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Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

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.

Born

Nov 27, 1973

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Known For

Acting

Movies

147 acting

6 crew

Popularity

2.4

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Known For

Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II

2026

as Lord Raiden
Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

as Hogun
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

as Hogun
Thor

Thor

2011

as Hogun
Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

2021

as Lord Raiden
Battleship

Battleship

2012

as Captain Yugi Nagata
Midway

Midway

2019

as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

2013

as Lord Kira
Zatoichi

Zatoichi

2003

as Hattori Genosuke
Silence

Silence

2016

as Interpreter
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II
2026 • as Lord Raiden
★ 7.7
Morte Cucina
Morte Cucina
2026 • as Artist
★ 5.4
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 • as Hogun
★ 7.6
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
2013 • as Hogun
★ 6.5
Thor
Thor
2011 • as Hogun
★ 6.8
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
2021 • as Lord Raiden
★ 7.0
Battleship
Battleship
2012 • as Captain Yugi Nagata
★ 5.9
Midway
Midway
2019 • as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
★ 7.1
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
2013 • as Lord Kira
★ 6.2
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
2003 • as Hattori Genosuke
★ 7.2
Silence
Silence
2016 • as Interpreter
★ 7.1
Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer
2001 • as Kakihara
★ 7.0
Detective Chinatown 3
Detective Chinatown 3
2021 • as Tanaka Naoki
★ 5.6
Kate
Kate
2021 • as Renji
★ 6.6
Redline
Redline
2009 • as Frisbee (voice)
★ 7.6
Taboo
Taboo
1999 • as Hyozo Tashiro
★ 6.6
The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea
2004 • as Ayano Haruno
★ 7.5
Lupin the 3rd
Lupin the 3rd
2014 • as Koichi Zenigata
★ 5.9
Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 1
2014 • as Goto
★ 7.1
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 • as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
★ 6.8
Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996 • as Customer in the Club
★ 7.5
Minamata
Minamata
2020 • as Tatsuo Matsumura
★ 6.9
The Outsider
The Outsider
2018 • as Kiyoshi
★ 6.1
Parasyte: Part 2
Parasyte: Part 2
2015 • as Goto
★ 7.0
Maborosi
Maborosi
1995 • as Ikuo
★ 7.5
Survive Style 5+
Survive Style 5+
2004 • as Aman
★ 7.3
Picnic
Picnic
1996 • as Tsumuji
★ 6.8
All the Lovers in the Night
All the Lovers in the Night
2026 • as Mitsutsuka
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
2014 • as Dr. Ishi
★ 6.0
Love & Pop
Love & Pop
1998 • as Captain XX
★ 7.7
Kubi
Kubi
2023 • as Kuroda Kanbei
★ 6.9
My Man
My Man
2014 • as Jungo Kusarino
★ 5.8
Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother
2008 • as Yamazaki Toru
★ 7.6
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
1999 • as Kuroo Samehada
★ 6.9
Takeshis'
Takeshis'
2005
★ 6.2
The Wasted Times
The Wasted Times
2016 • as Watabe
★ 6.8
Gemini
Gemini
1999 • as Revenger with Sword
★ 6.6
Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
2003 • as Kenji
★ 7.1
Harmonium
Harmonium
2016 • as Sotaro Yasaka
★ 6.5
A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
2011 • as Kenichi Kido
★ 7.1
Journey to the Shore
Journey to the Shore
2015 • as Yusuke
★ 6.5
Funky Forest: The First Contact
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005 • as Masaru Tanaka
★ 6.4
Broken Rage
Broken Rage
2024 • as Detective Inoue
★ 6.6
Sad Vacation
Sad Vacation
2007 • as Kenji Shiraishi
★ 7.0
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
2014 • as The Criminal
★ 6.3
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009 • as Shibasaki
★ 6.4
Hakuchi: The Innocent
Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999 • as Isawa
★ 6.0
Distance
Distance
2001 • as Sakata
★ 6.6
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
2015 • as Kujira
★ 5.9
Shinjuku Swan II
Shinjuku Swan II
2017 • as Masaki Taki
★ 4.8
Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020 • as Sako
★ 6.9
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
2018 • as Kingo Habuta
★ 6.8
The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen
1992 • as Seiichi Shirai
★ 7.4
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019 • as Regular customer
★ 6.9
Labyrinth of Dreams
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997 • as Tatsuo Niitaka
★ 7.0
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife
2009 • as Otani
★ 6.5
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
★ 6.9
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference
2013 • as Toshiie Maeda
★ 6.9
Café Lumière
Café Lumière
2004 • as Hajime Takeuchi
★ 6.9
Hana
Hana
2006 • as Jubei Kanazawa
★ 6.6
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
1996 • as Hisoka
★ 10.0
Vital
Vital
2004 • as Hiroshi Takagi
★ 6.7
Party 7
Party 7
2000 • as Okita Souji
★ 6.7
Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
★ 7.2
Electric Dragon 80000V
Electric Dragon 80000V
2001 • as Dragon Eye Morrison
★ 6.9
Rampo Noir
Rampo Noir
2005 • as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
★ 5.7
Fly with the Gold
Fly with the Gold
2012 • as Kitagawa
★ 6.0
119
119
1994 • as Satoshi Matsushita
★ 6.3
The Capricious Robot
The Capricious Robot
2007 • as Mr. N
★ 6.0
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
2010
★ 6.0
Ravens
Ravens
2025 • as Masahisa Fukase
★ 7.0
Dearest
Dearest
2012 • as Policeman
★ 6.7
Falling into the Evening
Falling into the Evening
1998
★ 7.0
The Women in the Lakes
The Women in the Lakes
2024
★ 6.1
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wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
1996 • as Man
★ 6.4
Bright Future
Bright Future
2003 • as Mamoru Arita
★ 6.9
Chiwawa-chan
Chiwawa-chan
2019 • as Sakata
★ 6.8
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004 • as Self
★ 8.5
Kaza-hana
Kaza-hana
2001 • as Renji Sawashiro
★ 5.6
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993 • as Koichi Sunagami
★ 9.0
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan
2020
Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger
2017 • as Makoto Tanaka
★ 7.1
Wandering Home
Wandering Home
2010 • as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
★ 6.4
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust
2012 • as Noriyuki Takai
★ 6.4
Invisible Waves
Invisible Waves
2006 • as Kyoji
★ 5.9
We're Broke, My Lord!
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023 • as Heihachiro Isogai
★ 7.4
My Grandpa
My Grandpa
2003 • as S. Nakatoh
★ 6.8
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 • as Self
★ 7.1
The Box Man
The Box Man
2024 • as Fake Doctor
★ 6.8
Ah-So Graham Norton
Ah-So Graham Norton
2001 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018 • as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
★ 4.2
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018 • as Christ
★ 2.0
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011
★ 6.7
The Face of Jizo
The Face of Jizo
2004 • as Mr. Kinoshita
★ 7.0
Typhoon Shelter
Typhoon Shelter
1998
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Punk Samurai Slash Down
2018 • as Hanro Chayama
★ 5.8
Screwed
Screwed
1998 • as Tsube
★ 4.9
Away with Words
Away with Words
1999 • as Asano Takashi
★ 6.4
Tokyo Zombie
Tokyo Zombie
2005 • as Fujio
★ 5.6
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
2013 • as Self
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 • as Shanao
★ 6.8
Fried Dragon Fish
Fried Dragon Fish
1993 • as Natsuro
★ 6.4
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
2004 • as (voice)
Iden & Tity
Iden & Tity
2003
★ 8.5
Dead End Run
Dead End Run
2003
★ 6.5
Focus
Focus
1996 • as Kanemura
★ 5.8
movie
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
1999 • as Taizo Ichinose
★ 7.0
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Dumbeast
Dumbeast
2009 • as Dekogawa
★ 7.5
That's the Way!
That's the Way!
2011 • as Fujio Akatsuka
Portrait of the Wind
Portrait of the Wind
2005
★ 7.0
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
2005 • as Mizui
★ 7.4
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
1990 • as Ushi
★ 4.2
An Interview with Alien Sun
An Interview with Alien Sun
2013 • as Self
Woman of Water
Woman of Water
2002 • as Yusaku Miyazawa
★ 6.2
Moonlight Mask
Moonlight Mask
2011 • as Taro Okamoto
Document Love & Pop
Document Love & Pop
1998
★ 7.0
Eatrip
Eatrip
2009
Kanasando
Kanasando
2024 • as Satoru Chinen
★ 7.0
Eli on Ichi
Eli on Ichi
2007 • as Self
movie
Dreaming Awake
2008
movie
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008
★ 4.0
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
2013 • as Self
R246 STORY
R246 STORY
2008
The Buried Forest
The Buried Forest
2005 • as San-chan
★ 6.6
movie
Funky Forest: The Second Contact
Vengeance Can Wait
Vengeance Can Wait
2010 • as Hidenori Yamane
★ 5.8
SORANO
SORANO
2005
Pseudo Idealist
Pseudo Idealist
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fuji_jukai.mov
2016 • as Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
★ 4.5
Cross the Lens
Cross the Lens
2006 • as Self
Snow Prince
Snow Prince
2009
★ 5.9
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003 • as Himself
Helpless
Helpless
1996 • as Kenji Shiraishi
★ 6.4
Wolf's Calling
Wolf's Calling
2019 • as Samurai
★ 6.6
movie
Story of Four Sisters
1995
★ 8.0
A Flawless Concierge
A Flawless Concierge
2011 • as The Artist
★ 5.0
Mugonkan
Mugonkan
2022 • as Kuboshima Seiichiro
Children Who Won’t Die
Children Who Won’t Die
2013 • as Narrator (voice)
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘
1996
Motorola
Motorola
1998
★ 4.8
Waiting for the Flood
Waiting for the Flood
1991 • as Sadahito Iwata
★ 10.0
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Soul Dancing
Soul Dancing
2004
movie
Tori
2004
★ 10.0
An Interview with Tadanobu Asano
An Interview with Tadanobu Asano
2013 • as Self