ACTOR
Tadanobu Asano
Known for Thor: Ragnarok · Thor: The Dark World · Mortal Kombat II
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-12
- Born
- Nov 27, 1973
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
FILM
Thor: RagnarokHogun · 2017
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
FILM
Thor: The Dark WorldHogun · 2013
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
FILM
Mortal Kombat IILord Raiden · 2026
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
FILM
ThorHogun · 2011
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
Swimming UpstreamUshi
1990
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Waiting for the FloodSadahito Iwata
1991
The Rocking HorsemenSeiichi Shirai
1992
Fried Dragon FishNatsuro
1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkKoichi Sunagami
1993
119Satoshi Matsushita
1994
SO
Story of Four Sisters
1995
MaborosiIkuo
1995
命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘
1996
PicnicTsumuji
1996
HelplessKenji Shiraishi
1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-AquarelliusHisoka
1996
Swallowtail ButterflyCustomer in the Club
1996
FocusKanemura
1996
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.netMan
1996
Labyrinth of DreamsTatsuo Niitaka
1997
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
Motorola
1998
Love & PopCaptain XX
1998
Typhoon Shelter
1998
ScrewedTsube
1998
Falling into the Evening
1998
Document Love & Pop
1998
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlKuroo Samehada
1999
Away with WordsAsano Takashi
1999
GeminiRevenger with Sword
1999
Hakuchi: The InnocentIsawa
1999
OS
One Step on a Mine, It's All OverTaizo Ichinose
1999
TabooHyozo Tashiro
1999
Party 7Okita Souji
2000
Ah-So Graham NortonSelf
2001
Kaza-hanaRenji Sawashiro
2001
Electric Dragon 80000VDragon Eye Morrison
2001
DistanceSakata
2001
Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleShanao
2001
Ichi the KillerKakihara
2001
Woman of WaterYusaku Miyazawa
2002
Iden & Tity
2003
Bright FutureMamoru Arita
2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi KurosawaHimself
2003
My GrandpaS. Nakatoh
2003
Last Life in the UniverseKenji
2003
ZatoichiHattori Genosuke
2003
Dead End Run
2003
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!Self
2004
Soul Dancing
2004
T
Tori
2004
The Taste of TeaAyano Haruno
2004
The Face of JizoMr. Kinoshita
2004
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One(voice)
2004
Café LumièreHajime Takeuchi
2004
Survive Style 5+Aman
2004
VitalHiroshi Takagi
2004
Rampo NoirMan / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?Mizui
2005
The Buried ForestSan-chan
2005
Takeshis'
2005
Portrait of the Wind
2005
Funky Forest: The First ContactMasaru Tanaka
2005
SORANO
2005
Tokyo ZombieFujio
2005
Invisible WavesKyoji
2006
HanaJubei Kanazawa
2006
Cross the LensSelf
2006
The Capricious RobotMr. N
2007
Sad VacationKenji Shiraishi
2007
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis KhanGenghis Khan / Temüjin
2007
Eli on IchiSelf
2007
Kabei: Our MotherYamazaki Toru
2008
BB
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008
R246 STORY
2008
DA
Dreaming Awake
2008
DumbeastDekogawa
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityShibasaki
2009
RedlineFrisbee (voice)
2009
Eatrip
2009
Villon's WifeOtani
2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
Snow Prince
2009
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Vengeance Can WaitHidenori Yamane
2010
Wandering HomeYasuyuki Tsukahara
2010
Moonlight MaskTaro Okamoto
2011
ThorHogun
2011
That's the Way!Fujio Akatsuka
2011
A Ghost of a ChanceKenichi Kido
2011
A Flawless ConciergeThe Artist
2011
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011
BattleshipCaptain Yugi Nagata
2012
DearestPoliceman
2012
The Terminal TrustNoriyuki Takai
2012
Fly with the GoldKitagawa
2012
An Interview with Alien SunSelf
2013
An Interview with Tadanobu AsanoSelf
2013
Ichi the Killer - Making OfSelf
2013
Ichi the Killer - Behind the ScenesSelf
2013
Children Who Won’t DieNarrator (voice)
2013
Thor: The Dark WorldHogun
2013
The Kiyosu ConferenceToshiie Maeda
2013
47 RoninLord Kira
2013
Kiki's Delivery ServiceDr. Ishi
2014
My ManJungo Kusarino
2014
Lupin the 3rdKoichi Zenigata
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New CinemaSelf
2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a WhoreThe Criminal
2014
Parasyte: Part 1Goto
2014
Parasyte: Part 2Goto
2015
Journey to the ShoreYusuke
2015
GrasshopperKujira
2015
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
fuji_jukai.movDoctor (Village of Reincarnation)
2016
HarmoniumSotaro Yasaka
2016
The Wasted TimesWatabe
2016
SilenceInterpreter
2016
Shinjuku Swan IIMasaki Taki
2017
Dear EtrangerMakoto Tanaka
2017
Thor: RagnarokHogun
2017
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust BrothersChrist
2018
The OutsiderKiyoshi
2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldDaimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
2018
Punk Samurai Slash DownHanro Chayama
2018
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–Kingo Habuta
2018
Chiwawa-chanSakata
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the SameRegular customer
2019
Wolf's CallingSamurai
2019
MidwayRear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
2019
MinamataTatsuo Matsumura
2020
Labyrinth of CinemaSako
2020
Independence of Japan
2020
Detective Chinatown 3Tanaka Naoki
2021
Mortal KombatLord Raiden
2021
KateRenji
2021
MugonkanKuboshima Seiichiro
2022
We're Broke, My Lord!Heihachiro Isogai
2023
KubiKuroda Kanbei
2023
The Women in the Lakes
2024
KanasandoSatoru Chinen
2024
The Box ManFake Doctor
2024
Broken RageDetective Inoue
2024
RavensMasahisa Fukase
2025
Mortal Kombat IILord Raiden
2026
Morte CucinaArtist
2026
All the Lovers in the NightMitsutsuka
2026
Pseudo Idealist
FF
Funky Forest: The Second Contact
Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
The Private Detective Mike1 eps
2002
Family HistorySelf · 1 eps
2008
The Long GoodbyeBanji Masuzawa · 5 eps
2014
A Life: A LoveDanjo Masao · 10 eps
2017
Detective YugamiYukimasa Yugami · 10 eps
2017
FollowersTamio Mochizuki · 9 eps
2020
ShōgunKashigi Yabushige · 10 eps
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