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