Tadanobu Asano
Though he wouldn't become well known to American audiences until 2011, actor Tadanobu Asano had already been acting in his native Japan for more than two decades when he made his English-language debut in "Thor" (2011). Born Tadanobu Satō, Asano came from a creative household. He and his brother Kujun both enjoyed performing music, and their father Yukihisa was an artist. Asano was also interested in acting, a pursuit that began solidifying when he made his on-screen debut at age 16 on an episode of the TV series "Kinpachi Sensei" (TBS, 1979-). By 1993, Asano was capturing the attention of critics for his moving performance as a suicidal husband and father in the drama "Fried Dragon Fish" (1993). Asano also continued his interest in music, playing with the rock band MACH-1.67. In 1995, he married pop star Chara, and the two gave birth to two children, though they would later divorce in 2009. Additionally, Asano joined his brother and father in founding a talent agency, Anore Inc., which would sign on major names like actor Rinko Kikuchi. Asano continued to appear in prominent films throughout the early 2000s, like the Thai movie "Last Life in the Universe" (2003), which earned him the Upstream Prize for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, and the sleeper hit "The Taste of Tea" (2004). Asano even spoke Mongolian for his role in "Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan" (2007) before trying his first English-speaking part as the supporting character Hogun in the superhero movie "Thor" (2011). More American movies followed, including "Battleship" (2012) and the "Thor" sequel, "Thor: The Dark World" (2013). In 2015, Asano was cast in Martin Scorsese's historical drama "Silence" (2016).
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Tadanobu Asano
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ravens | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Broken Rage | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Box Man | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Women in the Lakes | Yu Isami (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | We're Broke, My Lord! | Heihachiro Isogai (Character) | - | 2023 |
75% | No Score Yet | Kubi | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
46% |
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Kate | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
55% |
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Mortal Kombat | Lord Raiden (Character) | $42.2M | 2021 |
60% |
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Detective Chinatown 3 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
78% |
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Minamata | Tatsuo Matsumura (Character) | - | 2020 |
100% | No Score Yet | They Say Nothing Stays the Same | A Regular Customer (Character) | - | 2019 |
93% |
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Labyrinth of Cinema | Lt. Sako (Character) | - | 2019 |
42% |
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Midway | Tamon Yamaguchi (Character) | $56.8M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chiwawa | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
13% |
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The Outsider | Kiyoshi (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bastard and the Beautiful World | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kasane: Beauty and Fate | Kingo Habuta (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Punk Samurai Slash Down | Hanro Chayama (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Ichi the Killer: Definitive Remastered Edition | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear Etranger | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear Etranger (Osanago warera ni umare) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shinjuku Swan II | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
100% |
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Harmonium | Yasaka (Character) | $17.1K | 2016 |
83% |
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Silence | Interpreter (Character) | $7.1M | 2016 |
20% |
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The Wasted Times | Watabe (Character) | $348.9K | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Parasyte: Part 2 | Goto (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grasshopper | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | Kuroda (Character) | - | 2015 |
54% |
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Journey to the Shore | Yusuke (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Kiki's Delivery Service | Ishi (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Parasyte: Part 1 | Goto (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Lupin the Third | Inspector Zenigata (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Man | Unknown (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore | The Criminal (Character) | - | 2014 |
16% |
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47 Ronin | Lord Kira (Character) | $38.3M | 2013 |
67% |
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Thor: The Dark World | Hogun (Character) | $206.4M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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The Kiyosu Conference | Toshiie maeda (Character) | - | 2013 |
34% |
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Battleship | Capt. Yugi Nagata (Character) | $65.2M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Terminal Trust | Noriyuki Takai (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fly With the Gold | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moonlight Mask | Taro Okamoto (Character) | - | 2012 |
77% |
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Thor | Hogun (Character) | $268.0M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Ghost of a Chance | Witness (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vengeance Can Wait | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wandering Home | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Children Who Won't Die, Arakawa | Narrator | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Redline | Frisbee (Voice) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul Red: Yusaku Matsuda | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eatrip | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones | Shibasaki (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Villon's Wife | Otani (Character) | - | 2009 |
88% |
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Kabei: Our Mother | Toru Yamasaki (Character) | $13.6K | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dreaming Awake | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
86% |
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Mongol | Temudgin (Character) | $5.7M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Sad Vacation | Kenji Shiraishi (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Hana | Jubei Kanazawa (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Invisible Waves | Kyoji (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Tokyo Zombie | Fujio (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? | Mizui (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Eri Eri rema sabakutani (My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
86% |
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Vital | Hiroshi Takagi (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Face of Jizo | Kinoshita (Character) | - | 2004 |
87% |
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Zatoichi | Gennosuke Hattori (Character) | $853.7K | 2003 |
100% |
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The Taste of Tea | Ayano Haruno (Character) | - | 2003 |
91% |
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Café Lumière | Hajime Takeuchi (Character) | - | 2003 |
71% |
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Bright Future | Mamoru Arita (Character) | $4.8K | 2003 |
90% |
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Last Life in the Universe | Kenji (Character) | $31.7K | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Grandpa | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Dead End Run | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Mizu no onna (Woman of Water) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ambivalent Future: Kurosawa Kiyoshi | Self | - | 2002 |
63% |
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Ichi the Killer | Kakihara (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Electric Dragon 80,000 V | Dragon Eye Morrison (Character) | - | 2001 |
80% |
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Distance | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Distance | Sakata (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Party 7 | Okita Souji (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Gojoe | Shanao (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Kaza-hana | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
100% |
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Gemini | Revenger with Sword (Character) | - | 1999 |
71% |
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Taboo | Samurai Hyozo Tashiro (Character) | $133.9K | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Away With Words | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Step on a Mine, It's All Over | Taizo Ichinose (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hakuchi: The Innocent | Isawa (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Screwed | Tsube (Character) | - | 1998 |
45% |
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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl | Kuroo Samehada (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Labyrinth of Dreams | Tatsuo Niitaka (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Picnic | Tsumuji (Character) | - | 1996 |
100% |
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Maborosi | Ikuo (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rocking Horsemen | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Swimming Upstream | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |