Asano Tadanobu

Name: Asano Tadanobu
Native name: 浅野忠信
Given name: Sato Tadanobu
Also Known as: あさのただのぶ
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: November 27, 1973
Age: 50

Tadanobu Asano is an actor and musician born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He grew up with parents engaged in a bohemian lifestyle - his mother often drove Asano around while listening to Led Zeppelin and his father was a painter. At school, Asano often felt like an outcast, sometimes being taunted as a "gaijin" (foreigner), because of his unique physical features (his maternal grandfather was American.

As a teen, Tadanobu Asano made his acting debut in the 1988 drama "Kanpachi Sensei," thanks in large part to his father's urging. Two years later, he made his big-screen acting debut in Joji Matusuoka’s teen comedy Swimming Upstream (1990). On the set of the Shunji Iwai's 1995 film Picnic, Tadanobu Asano met his wife, pop singer & actress Chara. Since that time, Tadanobu Asano has worked steadily in the film world and has become one of the most sought after film actors of his generation.

Tadanobu Asano made his directorial debut with the short film Tori in 2004 and then directed a segment in the 2008 omnibus film R246 Story. While gaining professional recognition and popularity as an actor, the multi-talented Asano is also a musician, playing in the band Peace Pill, Mach 1.67 with film director Shogo Ishii, and using the stage name "Bunodata" for his solo music career ("Bunodata" being a reverse scramble of the syllables in his name). Asano has often expressed his fondness for the British punk the Sex Pistols. Beyond music, Asano is also an avid painter, poet, and calligrapher (even drawing the calligraphy for the intertitles in Electric Dragon 80000V).

In 2008, The Smithsonian’s Freer-Sackler Gallery in Washington D.C. held a five film restrospective of Asano's work titled "Rebel, Artist, Superstar: The Films of Tadanobu Asano." The films presented were Vital, Last Life in the Universe, Sad Vacation, Tori, and Bright Future, with Tadanobu Asano attending the screenings for the first three films. On July 18th 2009 Tadanobu Asano and Chara announced their divorce. His daughter is model and actress SUMIRE and son is model and actor Sato Himi.

On August 23, 2022 he registered marriage with actress/model Nakata Kumi.

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Year	Title	Type	Rating
2024	Mirrorliar Films Season 6	Movie	0.0
2008	R246 Story	Movie	5.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2024	Shogun Japanese Drama, 2024, 10 eps Kashigi Yabushige [Lord of Izu] (Support Role)	10	Kashigi Yabushige [Lord of Izu] Support Role	8.6
2023	Brush Up Life Japanese Drama, 2023, 10 eps [Mysterious Man] (Ep. 9-10) (Guest Role)	10	[Mysterious Man] (Ep. 9-10) Guest Role	8.6
2021	Okaeri Mone Japanese Drama, 2021, 120 eps Oikawa Shinji [Ryo's father] (Support Role)	120	Oikawa Shinji [Ryo's father] Support Role	8.1
2020	Followers Japanese Drama, 2020, 9 eps Mochizuki Tamio (Support Role)	9	Mochizuki Tamio Support Role	7.8
2019	Idaten Japanese Drama, 2019, 47 eps Kawashima Shojiro [Politician] (Support Role)	47	Kawashima Shojiro [Politician] Support Role	8.1
2017	Keiji Yugami Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps Yugami Yukimasa (Main Role)	10	Yugami Yukimasa Main Role	7.9
2017	A Life Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps Danjo Masao / Sodai (Main Role)	10	Danjo Masao / Sodai Main Role	7.6
2014	Long Goodbye Japanese Drama, 2014, 5 eps Masuzawa Banji (Main Role)	5	Masuzawa Banji Main Role	7.6
2002	Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike Japanese Drama, 2002, 12 eps Yamazaki Yukio (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	12	Yamazaki Yukio (Ep. 10) Guest Role	10.0
1996	Ultraman Tiga Japanese Drama, 1996, 52 eps [Young man with hair dyed brown] (Ep. 40) (Guest Role)	52	[Young man with hair dyed brown] (Ep. 40) Guest Role	7.8
1994	Masui Japanese Drama, 1994, 10 eps Fukushi Tatsuhiko (Support Role)	10	Fukushi Tatsuhiko Support Role	0.0
1993	Chance Japanese Drama, 1993, 12 eps Yamazaki Yoji (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	12	Yamazaki Yoji (Ep. 5) Guest Role	7.3
1988	3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1988, 12 eps Higashi Masahiro (Support Role)	12	Higashi Masahiro Support Role	7.3

Year	Title	Role	Rating
TBA	Pseudo Idealist Chinese Movie, 0000, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2025	Kanasando Japanese Movie, 2025, Akamine Satoru [Mika's father] (Support Role)	Akamine Satoru [Mika's father] Support Role	0.0
2024	Ravens Japanese Movie, 2024, Fukase Masahisa (Main Role)	Fukase Masahisa Main Role	0.0
2024	The Women in the Lakes Japanese Movie, 2024, Isami Yu [Veteran detective] (Support Role)	Isami Yu [Veteran detective] Support Role	7.2
2024	The Box Man Japanese Movie, 2024, [Fake doctor] (Support Role)	[Fake doctor] Support Role	0.0
2023	We're Broke, My Lord! Japanese Movie, 2023, Isogai Heihachiro (Support Role)	Isogai Heihachiro Support Role	7.6
2023	Kubi Japanese Movie, 2023, Kuroda Kanbei (Support Role)	Kuroda Kanbei Support Role	7.1
2021	Detective Chinatown 3 Chinese Movie, 2021, Tanaka Nao (Support Role)	Tanaka Nao Support Role	8.0
2020	Independence of Japan Japanese Movie, 2020, Shirasu Jiro (Main Role)	Shirasu Jiro Main Role	7.0
2020	Labyrinth of Cinema Japanese Movie, 2020, Lt. Sako (Support Role)	Lt. Sako Support Role	7.6
2020	Minamata Japanese Movie, 2020, Matsumura Tatsuo (Support Role)	Matsumura Tatsuo Support Role	7.9
2019	Wolf’s Calling Japanese Movie, 2019, (Main Role)	Main Role	7.0
2019	They Say Nothing Stays the Same Japanese Movie, 2019, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.5
2019	Chiwawa Japanese Movie, 2019, Sakata Joe (Support Role)	Sakata Joe Support Role	6.7
2018	Kasane Japanese Movie, 2018, Habuta Kingo (Support Role)	Habuta Kingo Support Role	7.8
2018	Punk Samurai Slash Down Japanese Movie, 2018, Chayama Hanro (Support Role)	Chayama Hanro Support Role	6.4
2018	The Bastard and the Beautiful World Japanese Movie, 2018, Daimon / Maddog (Ep. 1) (Main Role)	Daimon / Maddog (Ep. 1) Main Role	6.4
2018	The Outsider Japanese Movie, 2018, Kiyoshi (Support Role)	Kiyoshi Support Role	7.2
2017	Dear Etranger Japanese Movie, 2017, Makoto Tanaka (Main Role)	Makoto Tanaka Main Role	7.4
2017	Shinjuku Swan II Japanese Movie, 2017, Taki Masaki (Main Role)	Taki Masaki Main Role	7.1
2016	The Wasted Times Chinese Movie, 2016, Watabe (Main Role)	Watabe Main Role	7.3
2016	Harmonium Japanese Movie, 2016, Kusataro Yasaka (Main Role)	Kusataro Yasaka Main Role	7.4
2015	Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Japanese Movie, 2015, Kuroda (Support Role)	Kuroda Support Role	7.9
2015	Grasshopper Japanese Movie, 2015, Kujira / "Whale" (Main Role)	Kujira / "Whale" Main Role	7.2
2015	Journey to the Shore Japanese Movie, 2015, Yabuuchi Yusuke (Main Role)	Yabuuchi Yusuke Main Role	6.8
2015	Parasyte: Part 2 Japanese Movie, 2015, Goto [Takeshi’s bodyguard] (Support Role)	Goto [Takeshi’s bodyguard] Support Role	7.7
2014	Parasyte: Part 1 Japanese Movie, 2014, Goto [Takeshi’s bodyguard] (Guest Role)	Goto [Takeshi’s bodyguard] Guest Role	7.7
2014	Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore Filipino Movie, 2014, [Criminal] (Main Role)	[Criminal] Main Role	7.2
2014	Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Taiwanese Movie, 2014, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.0
2014	Lupin III Japanese Movie, 2014, Inspector Zenigata (Support Role)	Inspector Zenigata Support Role	7.5
2014	My Man Japanese Movie, 2014, Jungo Kusarino (Main Role)	Jungo Kusarino Main Role	6.7
2014	Kiki's Delivery Service Japanese Movie, 2014, Ishii [Doctor] (Guest Role)	Ishii [Doctor] Guest Role	7.3
2013	The Kiyosu Conference Japanese Movie, 2013, Maeda Toshiie (Support Role)	Maeda Toshiie Support Role	7.0
2012	Fly with the Gold Japanese Movie, 2012, Kitagawa Kouji (Main Role)	Kitagawa Kouji Main Role	6.7
2012	The Terminal Trust Japanese Movie, 2012, Takai Noriyuki (Support Role)	Takai Noriyuki Support Role	6.7
2012	Dearest Japanese Movie, 2012, [Police officer] (Support Role)	[Police officer] Support Role	7.4
2011	Once in a Blue Moon Japanese Movie, 2011, Kido Kenichi (Support Role)	Kido Kenichi Support Role	7.4
2011	That's the Way!! Japanese Movie, 2011, Akatsuka Fujio (Main Role)	Akatsuka Fujio Main Role	6.4
2011	Moonlight Mask Japanese Movie, 2011, Okamoto Taro (Main Role)	Okamoto Taro Main Role	6.2
2010	Wandering Home Japanese Movie, 2010, Yasuyuki Tsukahara (Main Role)	Yasuyuki Tsukahara Main Role	6.4
2010	Vengeance Can Wait Japanese Movie, 2010, Yamane Hidenori (Main Role)	Yamane Hidenori Main Role	6.3
2009	Snow Prince Japanese Movie, 2009, Haigo (Support Role)	Haigo Support Role	7.7
2009	SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda Japanese Movie, 2009, [Himself] (Support Role)	[Himself] Support Role	6.9
2009	Villon's Wife Japanese Movie, 2009, Otani (Main Role)	Otani Main Role	7.3
2009	The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity Japanese Movie, 2009, Shibazaki Yoshitarou (Main Role)	Shibazaki Yoshitarou Main Role	7.3
2009	Donju Japanese Movie, 2009, Dekoyan (Main Role)	Dekoyan Main Role	6.7
2008	Yume no Mani Mani Japanese Movie, 2008, [Black marketeer] (Support Role)	[Black marketeer] Support Role	6.0
2008	R246 Story Japanese Movie, 2008, {Segment "224466"} (Main Role)	{Segment "224466"} Main Role	5.0
2008	Kabei: Our Mother Japanese Movie, 2008, Yamazaki Toru (Support Role)	Yamazaki Toru Support Role	7.4
2007	Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Chinese Movie, 2007, Genghis Khan/Temüjin (Main Role)	Genghis Khan/Temüjin Main Role	7.6
2007	Sad Vacation Japanese Movie, 2007, Shiraishi Kenji (Main Role)	Shiraishi Kenji Main Role	6.8
2006	Funky Forest: The First Contact Japanese Movie, 2006, Tanaka Masaru (Main Role)	Tanaka Masaru Main Role	6.7
2006	Invisible Waves Thai Movie, 2006, Kyoji (Main Role)	Kyoji Main Role	6.8
2006	Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Japanese Movie, 2006, Mizui (Main Role)	Mizui Main Role	7.2
2005	Rampo Noir Japanese Movie, 2005, Private detective Akechi Kogorou / Masaki (Main Role)	Private detective Akechi Kogorou / Masaki Main Role	6.8
2005	Portrait of the Wind Japanese Movie, 2005, Tamio Murase (Main Role)	Tamio Murase Main Role	7.3
2005	The Buried Forest Japanese Movie, 2005, San-chan (Main Role)	San-chan Main Role	6.8
2005	Tokyo Zombie Japanese Movie, 2005, Fujio (Main Role)	Fujio Main Role	6.7
2004	Vital Japanese Movie, 2004, Hiroshi Takagi (Main Role)	Hiroshi Takagi Main Role	7.1
2004	Survive Style 5+ Japanese Movie, 2004, A man / Ishigaki (Main Role)	A man / Ishigaki Main Role	7.6
2004	Cafe Lumiere Japanese Movie, 2004, Takeuchi Hajime (Main Role)	Takeuchi Hajime Main Role	6.8
2004	The Taste of Tea Japanese Movie, 2004, Haruno Ayano (Main Role)	Haruno Ayano Main Role	7.5
2003	Dead End Run Japanese Movie, 2003, (3rd story: "Fly") (Main Role)	(3rd story: "Fly") Main Role	6.9
2003	Zatoichi Japanese Movie, 2003, Hattori Gennosuke (Support Role)	Hattori Gennosuke Support Role	7.6
2003	Last Life in the Universe Thai Movie, 2003, Kenji (Main Role)	Kenji Main Role	7.3
2003	My Grandpa Japanese Movie, 2003, Nakato Shinichi (Support Role)	Nakato Shinichi Support Role	7.3
2003	Ambivalent Future: Kurosawa Kiyoshi Japanese Movie, 2003, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2003	Bright Future Japanese Movie, 2003, Arita Mamoru (Main Role)	Arita Mamoru Main Role	7.1
2002	Woman of Water Japanese Movie, 2002, Yusaku (Support Role)	Yusaku Support Role	6.8
2001	Ichi the Killer Japanese Movie, 2001, Kakihara (Main Role)	Kakihara Main Role	7.2
2001	Electric Dragon 80.000 V Japanese Movie, 2001, Dragon Eye Morrison (Main Role)	Dragon Eye Morrison Main Role	6.9
2001	Distance Japanese Movie, 2001, Sakata (Main Role)	Sakata Main Role	7.1
2000	Party 7 Japanese Movie, 2000, Okita Soji (Support Role)	Okita Soji Support Role	6.5
2000	Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Japanese Movie, 2000, Shanao (Main Role)	Shanao Main Role	6.5
2000	Kaza Hana Japanese Movie, 2000, Sawaki (Main Role)	Sawaki Main Role	7.0
1999	Taboo Japanese Movie, 1999, Hyozo Tashiro [Samurai] (Support Role)	Hyozo Tashiro [Samurai] Support Role	6.7
1999	One Step on a Mine, It's All Over Japanese Movie, 1999, Ichinose Taizo (Main Role)	Ichinose Taizo Main Role	7.0
1999	Hakuchi: The Innocent Japanese Movie, 1999, Isawa (Main Role)	Isawa Main Role	7.0
1999	Away with Words Japanese Movie, 1999, Asano (Main Role)	Asano Main Role	7.4
1999	Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl Japanese Movie, 1999, Kuroo Samehada (Main Role)	Kuroo Samehada Main Role	7.1
1998	Falling into the Evening Japanese Movie, 1998, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.8
1998	Love & Pop Japanese Movie, 1998, Captain XX (Support Role)	Captain XX Support Role	7.4
1998	Screwed Japanese Movie, 1998, Tsube (Main Role)	Tsube Main Role	6.4
1997	Tokyo Biyori Japanese Movie, 1997, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.6
1997	Labyrinth of Dreams Japanese Movie, 1997, Niitaka Tatsuo (Main Role)	Niitaka Tatsuo Main Role	7.7
1996	Swallowtail Butterfly Japanese Movie, 1996, [Customer in club] (Support Role)	[Customer in club] Support Role	7.8
1996	Acri - The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius Japanese Movie, 1996, Hisoka (Main Role)	Hisoka Main Role	7.3
1996	Helpless Japanese Movie, 1996, Kenji (Main Role)	Kenji Main Role	6.6
1996	Picnic Japanese Movie, 1996, Tsumuji (Main Role)	Tsumuji Main Role	7.5
1995	Maborosi Japanese Movie, 1995, Ikuo (Support Role)	Ikuo Support Role	7.4
1995	Story of Four Sisters Japanese Movie, 1995, Higuchi Akira (Support Role)	Higuchi Akira Support Role	8.0
1994	119 Japanese Movie, 1994, Satoshi Matsushita (Support Role)	Satoshi Matsushita Support Role	8.0
1993	The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Japanese Movie, 1993, Sajo (Support Role)	Sajo Support Role	7.7
1993	Fried Dragon Fish Japanese Movie, 1993, Natsuro (Main Role)	Natsuro Main Role	6.9
1992	The Rocking Horsemen Japanese Movie, 1992, Shirai Seiichi (Support Role)	Shirai Seiichi Support Role	8.0
1990	Bataashi Kingyo Japanese Movie, 1990, Ushi (Support Role)	Ushi Support Role	7.1

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2022	Mugonkan Japanese Special, 2022, 1 eps Kuboshima Seiichiro (Main Role)	1	Kuboshima Seiichiro Main Role	8.0
2012	The Gold Case Japanese Special, 2012, 5 eps Kitagawa Koji (Support Role)	5	Kitagawa Koji Support Role	6.7
2011	Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 2011 Fall Special Japanese Special, 2011, 1 eps {Mimikaki} [Professional killer] (Main Role)	1	{Mimikaki} [Professional killer] Main Role	6.9
2011	Suteki na Kakushidori - Kanzen Muketsu no Concierge Japanese Special, 2011, 1 eps [Artist] (Support Role)	1	[Artist] Support Role	6.7
2007	Kimagure Robot Japanese Special, 2007, 8 eps Mr. N (Main Role)	8	Mr. N Main Role	7.0
2001	Nagasaki Burabura Bushi Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1995	Satsujin Sosa 2 Japanese Special, 1995, 1 eps Harada Tsugio (Guest Role)	1	Harada Tsugio Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2018	Kimura-saaan! Japanese TV Show, 2018, 250 eps (Ep. 10-11) (Guest)	250	(Ep. 10-11) Guest	8.6
2014	Sukatto Japan Japanese TV Show, 2014, 265 eps (Ep. 106) (Guest)	265	(Ep. 106) Guest	5.9
2014	Sakurai Ariyoshi the Yakai Japanese TV Show, 2014, 500 eps (Ep. 146) (Guest)	500	(Ep. 146) Guest	7.9
2011	Honne Biyori Japanese TV Show, 2011, 50 eps (Ep. 39) (Guest)	50	(Ep. 39) Guest	0.0
2010	Arashi ni Shiyagare Japanese TV Show, 2010, 460 eps (Ep. 373) (Guest)	460	(Ep. 373) Guest	8.4
2009	A-Studio+ Japanese TV Show, 2009, 810 eps (Ep. 397) (Guest)	810	(Ep. 397) Guest	10.0
2008	Shabekuri 007 Japanese TV Show, 2008, 600 eps (Ep. 201, 307) (Guest)	600	(Ep. 201, 307) Guest	8.2