Tadanobu Asano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1973
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Tadanobu Asano, born Tadanobu Sato (born November 27, 1973) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Aman in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, and Temudjin in Mongol. Most recently, Asano appeared as Hogun in the film Thor, based on the Marvel Comics character.
Filmography
- Funky Forest: The Second Contact
Funky Forest: The Second Contact TBA
Actor
Pseudo Idealist TBA
Actor
All the Lovers in the Night 2026
as Mitsutsuka
Morte Cucina 2026
as Artist
Mortal Kombat II 2026
as Lord Raiden
Ravens 2025
as Masahisa Fukase
Otoko to Tori 2024
Director, Writer
Broken Rage 2024
as Detective Inoue
The Box Man 2024
as Fake Doctor
Kanasando 2024
as Satoru Chinen
The Women in the Lakes 2024
Actor
Kubi 2023
as Kuroda Kanbei
We're Broke, My Lord! 2023
as Heihachiro Isogai
Mugonkan 2022
as Kuboshima Seiichiro
Kate 2021
as Renji
Mortal Kombat 2021
as Lord Raiden
Detective Chinatown 3 2021
as Tanaka Naoki
Independence of Japan 2020
Actor
Labyrinth of Cinema 2020
as Sako
Minamata 2020
as Tatsuo Matsumura
Midway 2019
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Wolf's Calling 2019
as Samurai
They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019
as Regular customer
Chiwawa-chan 2019
as Sakata
KASANE –Beauty and Fate– 2018
as Kingo Habuta
Punk Samurai Slash Down 2018
as Hanro Chayama
The Bastard and the Beautiful World 2018
as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
The Outsider 2018
as Kiyoshi
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers 2018
as Christ
Thor: Ragnarok 2017
as Hogun
Dear Etranger 2017
as Makoto Tanaka
Shinjuku Swan II 2017
as Masaki Taki
Silence 2016
as Interpreter
The Wasted Times 2016
as Watabe
Harmonium 2016
as Sotaro Yasaka
fuji_jukai.mov 2016
as Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son 2015
Actor
Grasshopper 2015
as Kujira
Journey to the Shore 2015
as Yusuke
Parasyte: Part 2 2015
as Goto
Parasyte: Part 1 2014
as Goto
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore 2014
as The Criminal
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema 2014
as Self
Lupin the 3rd 2014
as Koichi Zenigata
My Man 2014
as Jungo Kusarino
Kiki's Delivery Service 2014
as Dr. Ishi
47 Ronin 2013
as Lord Kira
The Kiyosu Conference 2013
as Toshiie Maeda
Thor: The Dark World 2013
as Hogun
Children Who Won’t Die 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes 2013
as Self
Ichi the Killer - Making Of 2013
as Self
An Interview with Tadanobu Asano 2013
as Self
An Interview with Alien Sun 2013
as Self
Fly with the Gold 2012
as Kitagawa
The Terminal Trust 2012
as Noriyuki Takai
Dearest 2012
as Policeman
Battleship 2012
as Captain Yugi Nagata
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special 2011
Actor
A Flawless Concierge 2011
as The Artist
A Ghost of a Chance 2011
as Kenichi Kido
That's the Way! 2011
as Fujio Akatsuka
Thor 2011
as Hogun
Moonlight Mask 2011
as Taro Okamoto
Wandering Home 2010
as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
Vengeance Can Wait 2010
as Hidenori Yamane
42 One Dream Rush 2010
Actor, Director
Snow Prince 2009
Actor
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters 2009
Actor
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda 2009
Actor
Villon's Wife 2009
as Otani
Eatrip 2009
Actor
Redline 2009
as Frisbee (voice)
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity 2009
as Shibasaki
Dumbeast 2009
as Dekogawa
- Dreaming Awake
Dreaming Awake 2008
Actor
R246 STORY 2008
Actor, Director
- Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle 2008
Actor
Kabei: Our Mother 2008
as Yamazaki Toru
Eli on Ichi 2007
as Self
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan 2007
as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
Sad Vacation 2007
as Kenji Shiraishi
The Capricious Robot 2007
as Mr. N
Cross the Lens 2006
as Self
Hana 2006
as Jubei Kanazawa
Invisible Waves 2006
as Kyoji
Tokyo Zombie 2005
as Fujio
SORANO 2005
Actor
Funky Forest: The First Contact 2005
as Masaru Tanaka
Portrait of the Wind 2005
Actor
Takeshis' 2005
Actor
The Buried Forest 2005
as San-chan
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? 2005
as Mizui
Rampo Noir 2005
as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
Vital 2004
as Hiroshi Takagi
Survive Style 5+ 2004
as Aman
Café Lumière 2004
as Hajime Takeuchi
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One 2004
as (voice)
The Face of Jizo 2004
as Mr. Kinoshita
The Taste of Tea 2004
as Ayano Haruno
- Tori
Tori 2004
Actor, Director
Soul Dancing 2004
Actor
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! 2004
as Self
Dead End Run 2003
Actor
Zatoichi 2003
as Hattori Genosuke
Last Life in the Universe 2003
as Kenji
My Grandpa 2003
as S. Nakatoh
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa 2003
as Himself
1-Ichi 2003
Original Music Composer
Bright Future 2003
as Mamoru Arita
Iden & Tity 2003
Actor
Woman of Water 2002
as Yusaku Miyazawa
Ichi the Killer 2001
as Kakihara
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle 2001
as Shanao
Distance 2001
as Sakata
Electric Dragon 80000V 2001
as Dragon Eye Morrison
Kaza-hana 2001
as Renji Sawashiro
Ah-So Graham Norton 2001
as Self
Party 7 2000
as Okita Souji
Taboo 1999
as Hyozo Tashiro
- One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over 1999
as Taizo Ichinose
Hakuchi: The Innocent 1999
as Isawa
Gemini 1999
as Revenger with Sword
Away with Words 1999
as Asano Takashi
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl 1999
as Kuroo Samehada
Document Love & Pop 1998
Actor
Falling into the Evening 1998
Actor
Screwed 1998
as Tsube
Typhoon Shelter 1998
Actor
Love & Pop 1998
as Captain XX
Motorola 1998
Actor
Tokyo Fair Weather 1997
Actor
Labyrinth of Dreams 1997
as Tatsuo Niitaka
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net 1996
as Man
Focus 1996
as Kanemura
Swallowtail Butterfly 1996
as Customer in the Club
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius 1996
as Hisoka
Helpless 1996
as Kenji Shiraishi
Picnic 1996
as Tsumuji
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘 1996
Actor
Maborosi 1995
as Ikuo
- Story of Four Sisters
Story of Four Sisters 1995
Actor
119 1994
as Satoshi Matsushita
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark 1993
as Koichi Sunagami
Fried Dragon Fish 1993
as Natsuro
The Rocking Horsemen 1992
as Seiichi Shirai
Waiting for the Flood 1991
as Sadahito Iwata
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! 1990
Actor
Swimming Upstream 1990
as Ushi
Credits from TMDB.