Shiro Sano
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Shirō Sano (born March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. After working with several theater companies, he had his first starring film role in To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) and gained wider recognition through the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992). His film credits include Violent Cop (1989), Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He made his directorial debut with Karaoke in 1999.
Known for
Credits
Fukushima 50 (2020)
as Prime Minister
Lucky Sky Diamond (1989)
as Katayama, a doctor
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Happyend (2024)
as Principal Nagai
Good News (2025)
as Sugimoto
My Way (2011)
as Tatsuo's Father
Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
as Vicious (voice)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
as Haruki Kadokura
Perfect Education 6 (2004)
Actor
We Are Little Zombies (2019)
as Kamo Keiichiro
Violent Cop (1989)
as Yoshinari
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
as Mâ-bô
Infection (2004)
as Kiyoshi Akai
The Great Yokai War (2005)
as "Mysterious" Editor
Snow Woman (2016)
Actor
Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025)
as Uonuma
The Room (1993)
as The Dying Man
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Yasuhide Kurihara
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012)
as Ashurada (voice) / Weeval
Living Corpse (2026)
as (voice)
My Little Monster (2018)
as Taizo Yoshida
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021)
as Nobuo Asanuma
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
as Noritane Itoh
Aiki (2002)
Actor
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992)
as Kurahashi
Seven Days War (1988)
as Yashiro
The Trap (1996)
as Masaru Kanno
The Locked Room Murders SP (2014)
as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)
as 窪園 行雄
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016)
as Michihiko Zaizen / Dr. Pac-Man
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo (2016)
as Yasuo Soda
Cat's Eye (1997)
as Chief
The Sun (2005)
as The chamberlain
The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
as Yuji Kakiya
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
as Kazuo Kudo
Seven Days War 2 (1991)
Actor
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Junichi Narumi
Sharaku (1995)
as Utamaro
Wasao (2011)
as Shigeo
The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
as Officer
Snow falls on a southern island (1995)
Actor
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
as Masaru Kanno
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
as Himeself
Lady Battle Cop (1990)
as Henry Ohba
The Code (2009)
as Detective 501
Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman (2020)
Actor
Parks (2017)
Actor
Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)
as Tutor
Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special (2018)
Actor
Hayabusa (2011)
as Kawabuchi
Under the Nagasaki Sky (2013)
as Morikazu Kadota
Housekeeper the Peeper (2014)
as Taizan Kitamura
Kinki (2014)
as Konomi Mitsuru
Godzilla's Leading Ladies (2020)
as Himself
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
as Jakotsu Babaa
All About My Dog (2005)
as Uncle
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)
as Dr. Murakami
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!! (2019)
as Valma
Kewaishi (2002)
Actor
波の塔 (2012)
as 이시이 테츠오
Persona (2008)
Actor
Railways (2010)
as Nobuo Ishikawa
I Will Never Forgive (2018)
Actor
Shangri-La (2002)
as Kuwata
Tatara Samurai (2017)
as Tokugawa’s vassal
The Princess Blade (2001)
as Kidokoro
An Autumn Afternoon (2003)
as Koichi Hirayama
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu (2018)
Actor
The Defender (1997)
as Wizard
Silence of the Sea (2024)
as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)
as Correspondent Morita
Waiting in the Dark (2006)
as Akihiro's Boss
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
as Michio Nishino
Rainbow Bridge (1993)
Actor
Ice Blood (2026)
Actor
An Artist of the Floating World (2019)
as Dr. Saito
The Intermission (2013)
Actor
Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis (2017)
Actor
The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind (2025)
as Daizo Sawada
Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024)
as Jung Hak-sun
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
as Masaru Kanno
The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)
Actor
Picaresque (2002)
Actor
Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)
as Takumi
To Sleep So as to Dream (1986)
as Detective Uozuka
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (2014)
Actor
Endless Waltz (1995)
Actor
The Negotiator (2003)
as Lt. Ando
Random Lives (2017)
as Tadao
Red Foliage (1992)
as Shunji Muroi
Tomorrow (1988)
as Shoji Nakagawa
Detective Office 5 (2005)
as 501
"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2022)
Actor
The Battling Angel (2003)
as Ashida
Brush of the God (2024)
Actor
Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992)
as Shinji Kitamura
Rampo - Bewitching Women (1994)
Actor
Vanished (2006)
Actor
Piano in a Storeroom (2014)
Actor
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special (2008)
Actor
BOLT (2019)
Actor
Ready to Shoot (1990)
as Kikuchi
Intimate Stranger (2022)
Actor
The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (2016)
Actor
Rock'n'Roll Housewives (2012)
Actor
Spring and Chaos (1996)
as Kenji Miyazawa
The Anthropology of a Fight Scene (1993)
Actor
HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- (2011)
Actor
Bikuu: The Movie (2015)
as Zeshin
My Beloved Ultraseven (1993)
as Tetsuo Kinjo
Reunion (2013)
Actor
Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)
Actor
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (2014)
as Tankuro Hinode
The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)
Actor
The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1992)
as Takuji Hirata
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
as Yuji Kakiya
Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (2015)
Actor
The Taste of Fish (2008)
Actor
Circus Boys (1989)
as Hiroshi
Target (1996)
Actor
確証～警視庁捜査三課 (2017)
Actor
The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)
as Tetsuro Muraki
Kamaitachi no Yoru (2002)
Actor
Arthouse Ultraman (2005)
as Narrator
The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)
Actor
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)
as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special (2006)
as 半沢杜夫
警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－ (2024)
Actor
黒の斜面 (2016)
Actor
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007)
as Kagaya Genemon
The Dancer (1989)
as Takashi Tanimura
Discontinuous Bombing Incident (1991)
Actor
疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2023)
Actor
Yuriko's Picture Book (2016)
Actor
AOSHO! Voices in Bloom (2025)
Actor
Time Limit (2003)
Actor
If Blessed (2010)
Actor
Festival of Dreams (1989)
Actor
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004)
as Yamaji
Natsu no pēji (1990)
as Kazuki
Oshorin (2023)
Actor
Shimanto River (1991)
Actor
Black Lizard (2019)
Actor
Oh! Father (2014)
as Satoru
暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2022)
Actor
レベル7 (2012)
as 犬山刑事
The Passed Scene (2005)
as Kazuo Shimosaka
The Millennial Rapture (2012)
as Reina
Garo Video 3: Hisago (1992)
Actor
TVO (1991)
as Detective Takatsuka
Roupeiro's Melancholy (2018)
Actor
Gensen-Kan Inn (1993)
as Yoshiharu Tsuge
The Legend of Zipang (1990)
as Bunshichi
朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件 (2003)
Actor
Karaoke (1999)
Actor
Miroku (2013)
Actor
Police Precinct Soul (2015)
as Muneo Yamaoka
Can You Collect It? (1992)
Actor
Magnet Man (2014)
Actor
Miyoko (2009)
Actor
Nezura 1964 (2020)
as Azuma
Rika (2003)
Actor
Zen and Bones (2016)
as Tatsuo Ishii
The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve (2000)
Actor
Life Improvement Club (2008)
as Ueda
Tenohira no memo (2010)
as 折川孝之
Burai-Heiya (1995)
as Tadao
Phantom Limb (2014)
Actor
Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023)
as Satoshi
Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown (1992)
Actor
Takada Wataru Teki (2004)
as Self
Swimming with Tears (1992)
Actor
Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo (1992)
Actor
King's Playing With Fire (1991)
Actor
I Alone (2015)
Actor
Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano (2020)
as Mitsunori Yagawa
Shimane Multiverse Den (2024)
Actor