Tadanobu Asano
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1973 (age 52)
Born in
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb142 acting credits
Biography
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.
Known For
Thor
21 Apr 2011
Thor: Ragnarok
02 Oct 2017
Thor: The Dark World
30 Oct 2013
Mortal Kombat
07 Apr 2021
Battleship
11 Apr 2012
47 Ronin
06 Dec 2013
Silence
23 Dec 2016
Midway
06 Nov 2019
Photos
Filmography
2026
- Morte Cucinaas Artist
- Mortal Kombat IIas Lord Raiden
2025
- Ravensas Masahisa Fukase
2024
- Broken Rageas Detective Inoue
- The Box Manas Fake Doctor
- Kanasando
- The Women in the Lakes
- Shōgunas Kashigi Yabushige10 episodes
2023
- Kubias Kuroda Kanbei
- We're Broke, My Lord!as Heihachiro Isogai
2022
- Mugonkanas Kuboshima Seiichiro
2021
- Kateas Renji
- Mortal Kombatas Lord Raiden
- Detective Chinatown 3as Tanaka Naoki
2020
- Independence of Japan
- Labyrinth of Cinemaas Sako
- Minamataas Tatsuo Matsumura
- Followersas Tamio Mochizuki9 episodes
2019
- Midwayas Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
- Wolf's Callingas Samurai
- They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas Regular customer
- Chiwawa-chanas Sakata
2018
- KASANE –Beauty and Fate–as Kingo Habuta
- Punk Samurai Slash Downas Hanro Chayama
- The Bastard and the Beautiful Worldas Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- The Outsideras Kiyoshi
- The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothersas Christ
2017
- Detective Yugamias Yukimasa Yugami10 episodes
- Thor: Ragnarokas Hogun
- Dear Etrangeras Makoto Tanaka
- Shinjuku Swan IIas Masaki Taki
- A Life: A Loveas Danjo Masao10 episodes
2016
- Silenceas Interpreter
- The Wasted Timesas Watabe
- Harmoniumas Sotaro Yasaka
- fuji_jukai.movas Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
2015
- Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
- Grasshopperas Kujira
- Journey to the Shoreas Yusuke
- Parasyte: Part 2as Goto
2014
- Parasyte: Part 1as Goto
- Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whoreas The Criminal
- Lupin the 3rdas Koichi Zenigata
- My Manas Jungo Kusarino
- The Long Goodbyeas Banji Masuzawa5 episodes
- Kiki's Delivery Serviceas Dr. Ishi
2013
- 47 Roninas Lord Kira
- The Kiyosu Conferenceas Toshiie Maeda
- Thor: The Dark Worldas Hogun
- Children Who Won’t Dieas Narrator (voice)
2012
- Fly with the Goldas Kitagawa
- The Terminal Trustas Noriyuki Takai
- Dearestas Policeman
- Battleshipas Captain Yugi Nagata
2011
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
- A Flawless Conciergeas The Artist
- A Ghost of a Chanceas Kenichi Kido
- That's the Way!as Fujio Akatsuka
- Thoras Hogun
- Moonlight Maskas Taro Okamoto
2010
- Wandering Homeas Yasuyuki Tsukahara
- Vengeance Can Waitas Hidenori Yamane
- 42 One Dream Rush
2009
2008
2007
- Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khanas Genghis Khan
- Sad Vacationas Kenji Shiraishi
- The Capricious Robotas Mr. N
2006
- Hanaas Jubei Kanazawa
- Invisible Wavesas Kyoji
2005
- Tokyo Zombieas Fujio
- SORANO
- Funky Forest: The First Contactas Masaru Tanaka
- Portrait of the Wind
- Takeshis'
- The Buried Forestas San-chan
- My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?as Mizui
- Rampo Noiras Man
2004
- Vitalas Hiroshi Takagi
- Survive Style 5+as Aman
- Café Lumièreas Hajime Takeuchi
- The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals Oneas (voice)
- The Face of Jizoas Mr. Kinoshita
- The Taste of Teaas Ayano Haruno
- Tori
- Soul Dancing
2003
- Dead End Run
- Zatoichias Hattori Genosuke
- Last Life in the Universeas Kenji
- My Grandpaas S. Nakatoh
- Bright Futureas Mamoru Arita
- Iden & Tity
2002
- Woman of Wateras Yusaku Miyazawa
- The Private Detective Mike1 episode
2001
- Ichi the Killeras Kakihara
- Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicleas Shanao
- Distanceas Sakata
- Electric Dragon 80000Vas Dragon Eye Morrison
- Kaza-hanaas Renji Sawashiro
2000
- PARTY7as Okita Souji
1999
- Tabooas Hyozo Tashiro
- One Step on a Mine, It's All Overas Taizo Ichinose
- Hakuchi: The Innocentas Isawa
- Geminias Revenger with Sword
- Away with Wordsas Asano Takashi
- Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girlas Kuroo Samehada
1998
- Document Love & Pop
- Falling into the Evening
- Screwedas Tsube
- Typhoon Shelter
- Love & Popas Captain XX
- Motorola
1997
- Tokyo Fair Weather
- Labyrinth of Dreamsas Tatsuo Niitaka
1996
- wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.netas Man
- Focusas Kanemura
- Swallowtail Butterflyas Customer in the Club
- ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarelliusas Hisoka
- Helplessas Kenji Shiraishi
- Picnicas Tsumuji
1995
1994
- 119as Satoshi Matsushita
1993
- The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Sharkas Koichi Sunagami
- Fried Dragon Fishas Natsuro
1992
- The Rocking Horsemenas Seiichi Shirai
1991
- Waiting for the Floodas Sadahito Iwata