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.
Mortal Kombat II
Lord Raiden
2025
Ravens
Masahisa Fukase
2024
Broken Rage
Detective Inoue
2024
The Box Man
Fake Doctor
2024
Kanasando
2024
The Women in the Lakes
2024
Shōgun
Kashigi Yabushige · (10 episodes)
2024
Kubi
Kuroda Kanbei
2023
We're Broke, My Lord!
Heihachiro Isogai
2023
Mugonkan
Kuboshima Seiichiro
2022
Kate
Renji
2021
Mortal Kombat
Lord Raiden
2021
Detective Chinatown 3
Tanaka Naoki
2021
Independence of Japan
2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
Sako
2020
Minamata
Tatsuo Matsumura
2020
Followers
Tamio Mochizuki · (9 episodes)
2020
Midway
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
2019
Wolf's Calling
Samurai
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Regular customer
2019
Chiwawa
Sakata
2019
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
Kingo Habuta
2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Hanro Chayama
2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
2018
The Outsider
Kiyoshi
2018
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Christ
2018
Detective Yugami
Yukimasa Yugami · (10 episodes)
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Hogun
2017
Dear Etranger
Makoto Tanaka
2017
Shinjuku Swan II
Masaki Taki
2017
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011
A Flawless Concierge
2011
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
2008
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Self
2004
Pseudo Idealist
A Life
Danjo Masao · (10 episodes)
2017
Silence
Interpreter
2016
The Wasted Times
Watabe
2016
Harmonium
Sotaro Yasaka
2016
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2015
Grasshopper
Kujira
2015
Journey to the Shore
Yusuke
2015
Parasyte: Part 2
Goto
2015
Parasyte: Part 1
Goto
2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
The Criminal
2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
2014
Lupin the 3rd
Koichi Zenigata
2014
My Man
Jungo Kusarino
2014
The Long Goodbye
Banji Masuzawa · (5 episodes)
2014
Kiki's Delivery Service
Dr. Ishi
2014
47 Ronin
Lord Kira
2013
The Kiyosu Conference
Toshiie Maeda
2013
Thor: The Dark World
Hogun
2013
Children Who Won’t Die
Narrator (voice)
2013
Fly with the Gold
Kitagawa
2012
The Terminal Trust
Noriyuki Takai
2012
Dearest
Policeman
2012
Battleship
Captain Yugi Nagata
2012
A Ghost of a Chance
Kenichi Kido
2011
That's the Way!
Fujio Akatsuka
2011
Thor
Hogun
2011
Moonlight Mask
Taro Okamoto
2011
Wandering Home
Yasuyuki Tsukahara
2010
Vengeance Can Wait
Hidenori Yamane
2010
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Snow Prince
2009
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Villon's Wife
Otani
2009
Eatrip
2009
Redline
Frisbee (voice)
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Shibasaki
2009
Dumbeast
Dekogawa
2009
Dreaming Awake
2008
R246 STORY
2008
Kabei: Our Mother
Yamazaki Toru
2008
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan / Temüjin
2007
Sad Vacation
Kenji Shiraishi
2007
The Capricious Robot
Mr. N
2007
Cross the Lens
Self
2006
Hana
Jubei Kanazawa
2006
Invisible Waves
Kyoji
2006
Tokyo Zombie
Fujio
2005
SORANO
2005
Funky Forest: The First Contact
Masaru Tanaka
2005
Portrait of the Wind
2005
Takeshis'
2005
The Buried Forest
San
2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
Mizui
2005
Rampo Noir
Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
2005
Vital
Hiroshi Takagi
2004
Survive Style 5+
Aman
2004
Café Lumière
Hajime Takeuchi
2004
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
(voice)
2004
The Face of Jizo
Mr. Kinoshita
2004
The Taste of Tea
Ayano Haruno
2004
Tori
2004
Soul Dancing
2004
Dead End Run
2003
Zatoichi
Hattori Genosuke
2003
Last Life in the Universe
Kenji
2003
My Grandpa
S. Nakatoh
2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Himself
2003
Bright Future
Mamoru Arita
2003
Iden & Tity
2003
Woman of Water
Yusaku Miyazawa
2002
The Private Detective Mike
(1 episode)
2002
Ichi the Killer
Kakihara
2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Shanao
2001
Distance
Sakata
2001
Electric Dragon 80000V
Dragon Eye Morrison
2001
Kaza-hana
Renji Sawashiro
2001
Ah-So Graham Norton
Self
2001
Party 7
Okita Souji
2000
Taboo
Hyozo Tashiro
1999
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
Taizo Ichinose
1999
Hakuchi: The Innocent
Isawa
1999
Gemini
Revenger with Sword
1999
Away with Words
Asano Takashi
1999
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Kuroo Samehada
1999
Document Love & Pop
1998
Falling into the Evening
1998
Screwed
Tsube
1998
Love & Pop
Captain XX
1998
Motorola
1998
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
Labyrinth of Dreams
Tatsuo Niitaka
1997
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Man
1996
Focus
Kanemura
1996
Swallowtail Butterfly
Customer in the Club
1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
Hisoka
1996
Helpless
Kenji Shiraishi
1996
Picnic
Tsumuji
1996
Maborosi
Ikuo
1995
Story of Four Sisters
1995
119
Satoshi Matsushita
1994
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993
Fried Dragon Fish
Natsuro
1993
The Rocking Horsemen
Seiichi Shirai
1992
Waiting for the Flood
Sadahito Iwata
1991
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
1990
Swimming Upstream
1990
Morte Cucina
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944