Tadanobu Asano

Acting · Born 1973-11-27 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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.

Filmography

• Zatoichi as Hattori Genosuke
• Ichi the Killer as Kakihara
• Survive Style 5+ as Aman
• Redline as Frisbee (voice)
• Parasyte: Part 1 as Goto
• Parasyte: Part 2 as Goto
• Silence as Interpreter
• Thor: Ragnarok as Hogun
• Midway as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
• Mortal Kombat as Lord Raiden

TV

• Shōgun as Kashigi Yabushige
• The Private Detective Mike
• The Long Goodbye as Banji Masuzawa
• A Life as Danjo Masao
• Detective Yugami as Yukimasa Yugami
• Followers as Tamio Mochizuki
• Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee