Tadanobu Asano

November 27, 1973 (age 52) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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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.

His titles like Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and Thor: Ragnarok - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/102
Weighted avg: 6.48 /10
  • 1
    1
    Thor
    2011April 2011 by Kenneth Branagh
    Minor role as Hogun
    Minor role as Hogun
    6.34 Good-
  • 2
    2
    Thor: The Dark World
    2013October 2013 by Alan Taylor
    Minor role as Hogun
    Minor role as Hogun
    6.05 Okay++
  • 3
    3
    Thor: Ragnarok
    2017October 2017 by Taika Waititi
    Minor role as Hogun
    Minor role as Hogun
    7.23 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    Battleship
    2012April 2012 by Peter Berg
    Supporting as Captain Yugi Nagata
    Supporting as Captain Yugi Nagata
    5.43 Okay-
  • 5
    5
    Mortal Kombat
    2021April 2021 by Simon McQuoid
    Supporting as Lord Raiden
    Supporting as Lord Raiden
    6.58 Good
  • 6
    6
    47 Ronin
    2013December 2013 by Carl Rinsch
    Supporting as Lord Kira
    Supporting as Lord Kira
    5.73 Okay+
  • 7
    7
    Silence
    2016December 2016 by Martin Scorsese
    Supporting as Interpreter
    Supporting as Interpreter
    6.71 Good
  • 8
    8
    Ichi the Killer Japanese
    2001December 2001 by Takashi Miike
    Lead role as Kakihara
    Lead role as Kakihara
    6.56 Good
  • 9
    9
    Shōgun
    Airing since 2024 by Rachel Kondo
    Supporting as Kashigi Yabushige
    Supporting as Kashigi Yabushige
    7.79 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    Kate
    2021September 2021 by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
    Supporting as Renji
    Supporting as Renji
    6.16 Good--
  • 11
    11
    Midway
    2019November 2019 by Roland Emmerich
    Minor role as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
    Minor role as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
    6.69 Good
  • 12
    12
    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Chinese
    2007September 2007 by Sergei Bodrov
    Lead role as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
    Lead role as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
    6.33 Good-
  • 13
    13
    Zatoichi Japanese
    2003September 2003 by Takeshi Kitano
    Starring as Hattori Genosuke
    Starring as Hattori Genosuke
    6.81 Good+
  • 14
    14
    Mortal Kombat II
    2026May 2026 by Simon McQuoid
    Minor role as Lord Raiden
    Minor role as Lord Raiden
    7.47 Excellent-
  • 15
    15
    The Outsider
    2018March 2018 by Martin Zandvliet
    Starring as Kiyoshi
    Starring as Kiyoshi
    5.70 Okay+
  • 16
    16
    Redline Japanese
    2009August 2009 by Takeshi Koike
    Starring as Frisbee (voice)
    Starring as Frisbee (voice)
    7.05 Good++
  • 17
    17
    Survive Style 5+ Japanese
    2004September 2004 by Gen Sekiguchi
    Lead role as Aman
    Lead role as Aman
    6.73 Good
  • 18
    18
    Last Life in the Universe Thai
    2003August 2003 by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    Lead role as Kenji
    Lead role as Kenji
    6.54 Good-
  • 19
    19
    Maborosi Japanese
    1995October 1995 by Hirokazu Kore-eda
    Starring as Ikuo
    Starring as Ikuo
    6.92 Good+
  • 20
    20
    Minamata
    2020March 2020 by Andrew Levitas
    Supporting as Tatsuo Matsumura
    Supporting as Tatsuo Matsumura
    6.44 Good-
  • 21
    21
    Parasyte: Part 1 Japanese
    2014November 2014 by Takashi Yamazaki
    Supporting as Goto
    Supporting as Goto
    6.55 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Vital Japanese
    2004December 2004 by Shinya Tsukamoto
    Lead role as Hiroshi Takagi
    Lead role as Hiroshi Takagi
    6.20 Good--
  • 23
    23
    The Taste of Tea Japanese
    2004July 2004 by Katsuhito Ishii
    Starring as Ayano Haruno
    Starring as Ayano Haruno
    6.93 Good+
  • 24
    24
    Harmonium Japanese
    2016October 2016 by Koji Fukada
    Lead role as Sotaro Yasaka
    Lead role as Sotaro Yasaka
    6.04 Okay++
  • 25
    25
    Electric Dragon 80000V Japanese
    2001February 2001 by Gakuryu Ishii
    Lead role as Dragon Eye Morrison
    Lead role as Dragon Eye Morrison
    6.22 Good--
  • 26
    26
    Taboo Japanese
    1999December 1999 by Nagisa Ōshima
    Starring as Hyozo Tashiro
    Starring as Hyozo Tashiro
    6.11 Okay++
  • 27
    27
    Parasyte: Part 2 Japanese
    2015April 2015 by Takashi Yamazaki
    Minor role as Goto
    Minor role as Goto
    6.47 Good-
  • 28
    28
    Broken Rage Japanese
    2024September 2024 by Takeshi Kitano
    Starring as Detective Inoue
    Starring as Detective Inoue
    6.17 Good--
  • 29
    29
    Picnic Japanese
    1996June 1996 by Shunji Iwai
    Starring as Tsumuji
    Starring as Tsumuji
    6.24 Good--
  • 30
    30
    Lupin the 3rd Japanese
    2014August 2014 by Ryuhei Kitamura
    Supporting as Koichi Zenigata
    Supporting as Koichi Zenigata
    5.66 Okay
  • 31
    31
    Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl Japanese
    1999February 1999 by Katsuhito Ishii
    Lead role as Kuroo Samehada
    Lead role as Kuroo Samehada
    6.22 Good--
  • 32
    32
    Journey to the Shore Japanese
    2015September 2015 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Starring as Yusuke
    Starring as Yusuke
    6.09 Okay++
  • 33
    33
    Tokyo Zombie Japanese
    2005December 2005 by Sakichi Sato
    Lead role as Fujio
    Lead role as Fujio
    5.54 Okay
  • 34
    34
    Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Japanese
    2001October 2001 by Gakuryu Ishii
    Lead role as Shanao
    Lead role as Shanao
    6.19 Good--
  • 35
    35
    Funky Forest: The First Contact Japanese
    2005October 2005 by Hajime Ishimine
    Starring as Masaru Tanaka
    Starring as Masaru Tanaka
    5.96 Okay++
  • 36
    36
    Café Lumière Japanese
    2004September 2004 by Hou Hsiao-hsien
    Starring as Hajime Takeuchi
    Starring as Hajime Takeuchi
    6.22 Good--
  • 37
    37
    Bright Future Japanese
    2003January 2003 by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    Starring as Mamoru Arita
    Starring as Mamoru Arita
    6.20 Good--
  • 38
    38
    Invisible Waves Thai
    2006March 2006 by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    Lead role as Kyoji
    Lead role as Kyoji
    5.72 Okay+
  • 39
    39
    Rampo Noir Japanese
    2005May 2005 by Atsushi Kaneko
    Lead role as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
    Lead role as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
    5.67 Okay+
  • 40
    40
    The Wasted Times Chinese
    2016December 2016 by Cheng Er
    Starring as Watabe
    Starring as Watabe
    6.26 Good--
  • 41
    41
    Detective Chinatown 3 Chinese
    2021February 2021 by Chen Sicheng
    Minor role as Tanaka Naoki
    Minor role as Tanaka Naoki
    5.37 Okay-
  • 42
    42
    Labyrinth of Dreams Japanese
    1997February 1997 by Gakuryu Ishii
    Lead role as Tatsuo Niitaka
    Lead role as Tatsuo Niitaka
    6.21 Good--
  • 43
    43
    Love & Pop Japanese
    1998January 1998 by Hideaki Anno
    Minor role as Captain XX
    Minor role as Captain XX
    6.89 Good+
  • 44
    44
    Kabei: Our Mother Japanese
    2008January 2008 by Yoji Yamada
    Starring as Yamazaki Toru
    Starring as Yamazaki Toru
    6.47 Good-
  • 45
    45
    My Man Japanese
    2014June 2014 by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
    Lead role as Jungo Kusarino
    Lead role as Jungo Kusarino
    5.74 Okay+
  • 46
    46
    Swallowtail Butterfly Japanese
    1996September 1996 by Shunji Iwai
    Minor role as Customer in the Club
    Minor role as Customer in the Club
    6.76 Good
  • 47
    47
    Distance Japanese
    2001May 2001 by Hirokazu Kore-eda
    Supporting as Sakata
    Supporting as Sakata
    6.07 Okay++
  • 48
    48
    Gemini Japanese
    1999September 1999 by Shinya Tsukamoto
    Minor role as Revenger with Sword
    Minor role as Revenger with Sword
    6.03 Okay++
  • 49
    49
    Takeshis' Japanese
    2005September 2005 by Takeshi Kitano
    Minor role
    Minor role
    5.77 Okay+
  • 50
    50
    Kubi Japanese
    2023November 2023 by Takeshi Kitano
    Supporting as Kuroda Kanbei
    Supporting as Kuroda Kanbei
    6.22 Good--
  • 51
    51
    My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Japanese
    2005May 2005 by Shinji Aoyama
    Lead role as Mizui
    Lead role as Mizui
    6.28 Good--
  • 52
    52
    Dear Etranger Japanese
    2017August 2017 by Yukiko Mishima
    Lead role as Makoto Tanaka
    Lead role as Makoto Tanaka
    6.21 Good--
  • 53
    53
    Kaza-hana Japanese
    2001January 2001 by Shinji Sōmai
    Lead role as Renji Sawashiro
    Lead role as Renji Sawashiro
    5.75 Okay+
  • 54
    54
    wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net Japanese
    1996November 1996 by Wong Kar-Wai
    Lead role as Man
    Lead role as Man
    6.01 Okay++
  • 55
    55
    The Terminal Trust Japanese
    2012October 2012 by Masayuki Suō
    Starring as Noriyuki Takai
    Starring as Noriyuki Takai
    5.98 Okay++
  • 56
    56
    Away with Words
    1999August 1999 by Christopher Doyle
    Lead role as Asano Takashi
    Lead role as Asano Takashi
    5.99 Okay++
  • 57
    57
    The Buried Forest Japanese
    2005June 2005 by Kōhei Oguri
    Starring as San-chan
    Starring as San-chan
    6.04 Okay++
  • 58
    58
    Dead End Run Japanese
    2003October 2003 by Gakuryu Ishii
    Lead role
    Lead role
    6.01 Okay++
  • 59
    59
    Helpless Japanese
    1996July 1996 by Shinji Aoyama
    Lead role as Kenji Shiraishi
    Lead role as Kenji Shiraishi
    5.97 Okay++
  • 60
    60
    Villon's Wife Japanese
    2009October 2009 by Kichitaro Negishi
    Lead role as Otani
    Lead role as Otani
    6.01 Okay++
  • 61
    61
    A Ghost of a Chance Japanese
    2011October 2011 by Koki Mitani
    Minor role as Kenichi Kido
    Minor role as Kenichi Kido
    6.43 Good-
  • 62
    62
    PARTY7 Japanese
    2000September 2000 by Katsuhito Ishii
    Supporting as Okita Souji
    Supporting as Okita Souji
    6.09 Okay++
  • 63
    63
    Focus Japanese
    1996October 1996 by Satoshi Isaka
    Lead role as Kanemura
    Lead role as Kanemura
    5.89 Okay+
  • 64
    64
    Sad Vacation Japanese
    2007September 2007 by Shinji Aoyama
    Lead role as Kenji Shiraishi
    Lead role as Kenji Shiraishi
    6.11 Good--
  • 65
    65
    Vengeance Can Wait Japanese
    2010October 2010 by Masanori Tominaga
    Lead role as Hidenori Yamane
    Lead role as Hidenori Yamane
    5.96 Okay++
  • 66
    66
    KASANE –Beauty and Fate– Japanese
    2018September 2018 by Yuichi Satoh
    Supporting as Kingo Habuta
    Supporting as Kingo Habuta
    6.14 Good--
  • 67
    67
    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity Japanese
    2009June 2009 by Daisaku Kimura
    Lead role as Shibasaki
    Lead role as Shibasaki
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Shinjuku Swan II Japanese
    2017January 2017 by Sion Sono
    Starring as Masaki Taki
    Starring as Masaki Taki
    5.67 Okay+
  • 69
    69
    The Rocking Horsemen Japanese
    1992October 1992 by Nobuhiko Obayashi
    Starring as Seiichi Shirai
    Starring as Seiichi Shirai
    6.18 Good--
  • 70
    70
    Woman of Water Japanese
    2002November 2002 by Hidenori Sugimori
    Starring as Yusaku Miyazawa
    Starring as Yusaku Miyazawa
    5.95 Okay++
  • 71
    71
    Screwed Japanese
    1998June 1998 by Teruo Ishii
    Lead role as Tsube
    Lead role as Tsube
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    The Bastard and the Beautiful World Japanese
    2018April 2018 by Hikari Ota
    Lead role as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
    Lead role as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Followers Japanese
    2020 by Mika Ninagawa
    Supporting as Tamio Mochizuki
    Supporting as Tamio Mochizuki
    5.90 Okay++
  • 74
    74
    Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Japanese
    2015December 2015 by Yoji Yamada
    Supporting
    Supporting
    6.14 Good--
  • 75
    75
    Labyrinth of Cinema Japanese
    2020July 2020 by Nobuhiko Obayashi
    Minor role as Sako
    Minor role as Sako
    6.21 Good--
  • 76
    76
    Hakuchi: The Innocent Japanese
    1999October 1999 by Makoto Tezuka
    Lead role as Isawa
    Lead role as Isawa
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore Filipino
    2014October 2014 by Khavn
    Supporting as The Criminal
    Supporting as The Criminal
    5.91 Okay++
  • 78
    78
    Fried Dragon Fish Japanese
    1993March 1993 by Shunji Iwai
    Starring as Natsuro
    Starring as Natsuro
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Punk Samurai Slash Down Japanese
    2018June 2018 by Gakuryu Ishii
    Starring as Hanro Chayama
    Starring as Hanro Chayama
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Detective Yugami Japanese
    2017 by Kiyomi Fujii
    Lead role as Yukimasa Yugami
    Lead role as Yukimasa Yugami
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    The Long Goodbye Japanese
    2014–2015
    Lead role as Banji Masuzawa
    Lead role as Banji Masuzawa
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    The Kiyosu Conference Japanese
    2013November 2013 by Koki Mitani
    Minor role as Toshiie Maeda
    Minor role as Toshiie Maeda
    6.21 Good--
  • 83
    83
    Grasshopper Japanese
    2015November 2015 by Tomoyuki Takimoto
    Supporting as Kujira
    Supporting as Kujira
    5.87 Okay+
  • 84
    84
    The Face of Jizo Japanese
    2004July 2004 by Kazuo Kuroki
    Starring as Mr. Kinoshita
    Starring as Mr. Kinoshita
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    Dearest Japanese
    2012August 2012 by Yasuo Furuhata
    Supporting as Policeman
    Supporting as Policeman
    6.07 Okay++
  • 86
    86
    The Box Man Japanese
    2024August 2024 by Gakuryu Ishii
    Starring as Fake Doctor
    Starring as Fake Doctor
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Chinese
    2014October 2014 by Hsieh Chin-Lin
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    6.21 Good--
  • 88
    88
    Tokyo Fair Weather Japanese
    1997October 1997 by Naoto Takenaka
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Dumbeast Japanese
    2009May 2009 by Mr. Hide
    Lead role as Dekogawa
    Lead role as Dekogawa
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Chiwawa-chan Japanese
    2019January 2019 by Ken Ninomiya
    Minor role as Sakata
    Minor role as Sakata
    6.09 Okay++
  • 91
    91
    We're Broke, My Lord! Japanese
    2023June 2023 by Tetsu Maeda
    Supporting as Heihachiro Isogai
    Supporting as Heihachiro Isogai
    6.18 Good--
  • 92
    92
    Snow Prince Japanese
    2009December 2009 by Jōji Matsuoka
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    Portrait of the Wind Japanese
    2005October 2005 by Taro Hyugaji
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    Wandering Home Japanese
    2010December 2010 by Yōichi Higashi
    Lead role as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
    Lead role as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    The Women in the Lakes Japanese
    2024May 2024 by Tatsushi Ōmori
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    My Grandpa Japanese
    2003April 2003 by Yōichi Higashi
    Starring as S. Nakatoh
    Starring as S. Nakatoh
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    They Say Nothing Stays the Same Japanese
    2019September 2019 by Joe Odagiri
    Supporting as Regular customer
    Supporting as Regular customer
    Needs more reviews
  • 98
    98
    Wolf's Calling
    2019September 2019 by Toshiaki Toyoda
    Minor role as Samurai
    Minor role as Samurai
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    A Life Japanese
    2017
    Minor role as Danjo Masao
    Minor role as Danjo Masao
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    Morte Cucina Thai
    2026July 2026 by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    Supporting as Artist
    Supporting as Artist
    Needs more reviews
  • 101
    101
    Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special Japanese
    2011November 2011 by Yasushi Ueda
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
  • 102
    102
    119 Japanese
    1994November 1994 by Naoto Takenaka
    Supporting as Satoshi Matsushita
    Supporting as Satoshi Matsushita
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Takeshi Kitano 6 titles
Jun Kunimura 11 titles
Yoshiyuki Morishita 11 titles
Hiroyuki Sanada 6 titles
Ryunosuke Kamiki 3 titles
Tatsuya Gashuin 4 titles
Koji Yakusho 3 titles
Yuko Tanaka 2 titles
Mirai Shida 2 titles