Shiro Sano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 4, 1955
- Birthplace
- Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
Shirō Sano (born March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. After working with several theater companies, he had his first starring film role in To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) and gained wider recognition through the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992). His film credits include Violent Cop (1989), Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He made his directorial debut with Karaoke in 1999.
Filmography
Living Corpse 2026
as (voice)
Blood on Snow 2026
Actor
The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind 2025
as Daizo Sawada
Two Seasons, Two Strangers 2025
as Uonuma
Good News 2025
as Sugimoto
AOSHO! Voices in Bloom 2025
Actor
Silence of the Sea 2024
as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game 2024
as Jung Hak-sun
Happyend 2024
as Principal Nagai
Brush of the God 2024
Actor
- 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－
警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－ 2024
Actor
Shimane Multiverse Den 2024
Actor
Dear Kaita Ablaze 2023
as Satoshi
Oshorin 2023
Actor
Between the White Key and the Black Key 2023
as Takumi
疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 2023
Actor
暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 2022
Actor
Intimate Stranger 2022
Actor
"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira 2022
Actor
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction 2021
as Kazuo Kudo
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie 2021
as Nobuo Asanuma
Nezura 1964 2020
as Azuma
Godzilla's Leading Ladies 2020
as Himself
Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano 2020
as Mitsunori Yagawa
Fukushima 50 2020
as Prime Minister
Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman 2020
Actor
Black Lizard 2019
Actor
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!! 2019
as Valma
BOLT 2019
Actor
An Artist of the Floating World 2019
as Dr. Saito
We Are Little Zombies 2019
as Kamo Keiichiro
The Great Buddha Arrival 2018
Actor
Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special 2018
Actor
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu 2018
Actor
My Little Monster 2018
as Taizo Yoshida, as Taizou Yoshida
I Will Never Forgive 2018
Actor
Roupeiro's Melancholy 2018
Actor
確証～警視庁捜査三課 2017
Actor
Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis 2017
Actor
Tatara Samurai 2017
as Tokugawa’s vassal
Parks 2017
Actor
Random Lives 2017
as Tadao
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders 2016
as Michihiko Zaizen / Dr. Pac-Man
Snow Woman 2016
Actor
Zen and Bones 2016
as Tatsuo Ishii
Yuriko's Picture Book 2016
Actor
The Woman Who Took the Local Paper 2016
Actor
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo 2016
as Yasuo Soda
黒の斜面 2016
Actor
Bikuu: The Movie 2015
as Zeshin
Police Precinct Soul 2015
as Muneo Yamaoka
Mr. Love Chemistry 2 2015
Actor
I Alone 2015
Actor
Kinki 2014
as Konomi Mitsuru
Phantom Limb 2014
Actor
Magnet Man 2014
Actor
Oh! Father 2014
as Satoru
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom 2014
as Tankuro Hinode
Housekeeper the Peeper 2014
as Taizan Kitamura
Piano in a Storeroom 2014
Actor
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel 2014
Actor
The Locked Room Murders SP 2014
as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
Miroku 2013
Actor
Under the Nagasaki Sky 2013
as Morikazu Kadota
The Intermission 2013
Actor
Reunion 2013
Actor
The Millennial Rapture 2012
as Reina
波の塔 2012
as 이시이 테츠오
Rock'n'Roll Housewives 2012
Actor
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie 2012
as Ashurada (voice) / Weeval
My Way 2011
as Tatsuo's Father
Hayabusa 2011
as Kawabuchi
- HESOMORI -ヘソモリ-
HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- 2011
Actor
Wasao 2011
as Shigeo
- Tenohira no memo
Tenohira no memo 2010
as 折川孝之
Railways 2010
as Nobuo Ishikawa
If Blessed 2010
Actor
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess 2009
as Michio Nishino
Miyoko 2009
Actor
The Code 2009
as Detective 501
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge 2009
as Yuji Kakiya
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster 2009
as Dr. Murakami
Life Improvement Club 2008
as Ueda
Genius Party Beyond 2008
as Shimada (segment "Toujin Kit") (voice)
The Yagyu Conspiracy 2008
Actor
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special 2008
Actor
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End 2008
as Yan-bô, as Mâ-bô
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 2008
as Himeself
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse 2008
as Jakotsu Babaa
The Taste of Fish 2008
Actor
The Glorious Team Batista 2008
as Yuji Kakiya
Persona 2008
Actor
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 2007
as Kagaya Genemon
Waiting in the Dark 2006
as Akihiro's Boss
Vanished 2006
Actor
A Drop of Dew: Shoji Ueda's Photographs that Woke the World 2006
Director
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special 2006
as 半沢杜夫
Detective Office 5 2005
as 501
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005
as 窪園 行雄
The Great Yokai War 2005
as "Mysterious" Editor
Arthouse Ultraman 2005
as Narrator
The Passed Scene 2005
as Kazuo Shimosaka
All About My Dog 2005
as Uncle
The Sun 2005
as The chamberlain
Godzilla: Final Wars 2004
as Assassin
Infection 2004
as Kiyoshi Akai
Perfect Education 6 2004
Actor
Takada Wataru Teki 2004
as Self
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid 2004
as Yamaji
- The Battling Angel
The Battling Angel 2003
as Ashida
朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件 2003
Actor
The Negotiator 2003
as Lt. Ando
Time Limit 2003
Actor
Rika 2003
Actor
Cop Festival: New Beginning 2003
Actor
An Autumn Afternoon 2003
as Koichi Hirayama
Aiki 2002
Actor
Shangri-La 2002
as Kuwata
Picaresque 2002
Actor
Kamaitachi no Yoru 2002
Actor
Kewaishi 2002
Actor
The Princess Blade 2001
as Kidokoro
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack 2001
as Haruki Kadokura
Pokémon 4Ever 2001
as Vicious (voice)
The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve 2000
Actor
Godzilla 2000: Millennium 1999
as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Karaoke 1999
Actor, Director, Story
Cat's Eye 1997
as Chief
The Defender 1997
as Wizard
Spring and Chaos 1996
as Kenji Miyazawa
Target 1996
Actor
The Trap 1996
as Masaru Kanno
Snow falls on a southern island 1995
Actor
Endless Waltz 1995
Actor
Sharaku 1995
as Utamaro
Burai-Heiya 1995
as Tadao
The Stairway to the Distant Past 1995
as Masaru Kanno
The Mystery of Rampo 1994
as Officer
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday 1994
as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
The Most Terrible Time in My Life 1994
as Masaru Kanno
Rampo - Bewitching Women 1994
Actor
The Anthropology of a Fight Scene 1993
Actor
The Room 1993
as The Dying Man
Rainbow Bridge 1993
Actor
Gensen-Kan Inn 1993
as Yoshiharu Tsuge
The Brutal Insanity of Love 1993
as Tetsuro Muraki
Haruka, Nostalgia 1993
as Tutor
My Beloved Ultraseven 1993
as Tetsuo Kinjo
Garo Video 3: Hisago 1992
Actor
The Rocking Horsemen 1992
as Noritane Itoh
Can You Collect It? 1992
Actor
Sosuke Loses His Lover 1992
as Shinji Kitamura
The Shadow Over Innsmouth 1992
as Takuji Hirata
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki 1992
as Kurahashi
Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo 1992
Actor
Red Foliage 1992
as Shunji Muroi
Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown 1992
Actor
Swimming with Tears 1992
Actor
Shimanto River 1991
Actor
TVO 1991
as Detective Takatsuka
King's Playing With Fire 1991
Actor
Seven Days War 2 1991
Actor
Discontinuous Bombing Incident 1991
Actor
Ready to Shoot 1990
as Kikuchi
Lady Battle Cop 1990
as Henry Ohba
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars 1990
as Correspondent Morita
Natsu no pēji 1990
as Kazuki
The Legend of Zipang 1990
as Bunshichi
Circus Boys 1989
as Hiroshi
The Dancer 1989
as Takashi Tanimura
Violent Cop 1989
as Yoshinari
Festival of Dreams 1989
Actor
Four Days of Snow and Blood 1989
as Yasuhide Kurihara
Lucky Sky Diamond 1989
as Katayama, a doctor
Tomorrow 1988
as Shoji Nakagawa
Seven Days War 1988
as Yashiro
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988
as Junichi Narumi
The Heartbreak Yakuza 1987
Actor
To Sleep So as to Dream 1986
as Detective Uozuka
Credits from TMDB.