Tadanobu Asano
Acting
153
Acting Credits
4
Directed
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
Filmography
Mortal Kombat II
2026
as Lord Raiden
Morte Cucina
2026
as Artist
All the Lovers in the Night
2026
as Mitsutsuka
Ravens
2025
as Masahisa Fukase
The Box Man
2024
as Fake Doctor
The Women in the Lakes
2024
Kanasando
2024
as Satoru Chinen
Broken Rage
2024
as Detective Inoue
Shōgun
2024
as Kashigi Yabushige
Kubi
2023
as Kuroda Kanbei
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023
as Heihachiro Isogai
Mugonkan
2022
as Kuboshima Seiichiro
Mortal Kombat
2021
as Lord Raiden
Kate
2021
as Renji
Detective Chinatown 3
2021
as Tanaka Naoki
Minamata
2020
as Tatsuo Matsumura
Labyrinth of Cinema
2020
as Sako
Independence of Japan
2020
Followers
2020
as Tamio Mochizuki
Chiwawa-chan
2019
as Sakata
Midway
2019
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Wolf's Calling
2019
as Samurai
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Regular customer
The Outsider
2018
as Kiyoshi
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018
as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
2018
as Kingo Habuta
Punk Samurai Slash Down
2018
as Hanro Chayama
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018
as Christ
Shinjuku Swan II
2017
as Masaki Taki
Dear Etranger
2017
as Makoto Tanaka
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Hogun
A Life: A Love
2017
as Danjo Masao
Detective Yugami
2017
as Yukimasa Yugami
The Wasted Times
2016
as Watabe
Silence
2016
as Interpreter
Harmonium
2016
as Sotaro Yasaka
fuji_jukai.mov
2016
as Doctor (Village of Reincarnation)
Grasshopper
2015
as Kujira
Parasyte: Part 2
2015
as Goto
Journey to the Shore
2015
as Yusuke
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
Lupin the 3rd
2014
as Koichi Zenigata
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
2014
as The Criminal
My Man
2014
as Jungo Kusarino
Kiki's Delivery Service
2014
as Dr. Ishi
Parasyte: Part 1
2014
as Goto
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014
as Self
The Long Goodbye
2014
as Banji Masuzawa
47 Ronin
2013
as Lord Kira
Children Who Won’t Die
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Thor: The Dark World
2013
as Hogun
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
as Toshiie Maeda
An Interview with Alien Sun
2013
as Self
An Interview with Tadanobu Asano
2013
as Self
Ichi the Killer - Making Of
2013
as Self
Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes
2013
as Self
Battleship
2012
as Captain Yugi Nagata
Dearest
2012
as Policeman
The Terminal Trust
2012
as Noriyuki Takai
Fly with the Gold
2012
as Kitagawa
Thor
2011
as Hogun
That's the Way!
2011
as Fujio Akatsuka
Moonlight Mask
2011
as Taro Okamoto
A Ghost of a Chance
2011
as Kenichi Kido
A Flawless Concierge
2011
as The Artist
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011
Wandering Home
2010
as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
Vengeance Can Wait
2010
as Hidenori Yamane
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Dumbeast
2009
as Dekogawa
Redline
2009
as Frisbee (voice)
Eatrip
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
as Shibasaki
Villon's Wife
2009
as Otani
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
Snow Prince
2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Kabei: Our Mother
2008
as Yamazaki Toru
Dreaming Awake
2008
R246 STORY
2008
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008
Family History
2008
as Self
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007
as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
Sad Vacation
2007
as Kenji Shiraishi
The Capricious Robot
2007
as Mr. N
Eli on Ichi
2007
as Self
Hana
2006
as Jubei Kanazawa
Invisible Waves
2006
as Kyoji
Cross the Lens
2006
as Self
Funky Forest: The First Contact
2005
as Masaru Tanaka
The Buried Forest
2005
as San-chan
Tokyo Zombie
2005
as Fujio
Rampo Noir
2005
as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
SORANO
2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
2005
as Mizui
Portrait of the Wind
2005
Takeshis'
2005
Vital
2004
as Hiroshi Takagi
The Taste of Tea
2004
as Ayano Haruno
Survive Style 5+
2004
as Aman
Café Lumière
2004
as Hajime Takeuchi
The Face of Jizo
2004
as Mr. Kinoshita
Tori
2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
2004
as Self
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
2004
as (voice)
Soul Dancing
2004
Zatoichi
2003
as Hattori Genosuke
Last Life in the Universe
2003
as Kenji
Bright Future
2003
as Mamoru Arita
Iden & Tity
2003
Dead End Run
2003
My Grandpa
2003
as S. Nakatoh
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2003
as Himself
Woman of Water
2002
as Yusaku Miyazawa
The Private Detective Mike
2002
Distance
2001
as Sakata
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001
as Shanao
Electric Dragon 80000V
2001
as Dragon Eye Morrison
Ichi the Killer
2001
as Kakihara
Kaza-hana
2001
as Renji Sawashiro
Ah-So Graham Norton
2001
as Self
Party 7
2000
as Okita Souji
Taboo
1999
as Hyozo Tashiro
Away with Words
1999
as Asano Takashi
Gemini
1999
as Revenger with Sword
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
1999
as Kuroo Samehada
Hakuchi: The Innocent
1999
as Isawa
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
1999
as Taizo Ichinose
Love & Pop
1998
as Captain XX
Screwed
1998
as Tsube
Falling into the Evening
1998
Document Love & Pop
1998
Motorola
1998
Typhoon Shelter
1998
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997
as Tatsuo Niitaka
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
Picnic
1996
as Tsumuji
Helpless
1996
as Kenji Shiraishi
Focus
1996
as Kanemura
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
1996
as Man
Swallowtail Butterfly
1996
as Customer in the Club
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
1996
as Hisoka
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘
1996
Maborosi
1995
as Ikuo
Story of Four Sisters
1995
119
1994
as Satoshi Matsushita
Fried Dragon Fish
1993
as Natsuro
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993
as Koichi Sunagami
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
as Seiichi Shirai
Waiting for the Flood
1991
as Sadahito Iwata
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Swimming Upstream
1990
as Ushi
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee