Tadanobu Asano
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.
Born: November 27, 1973
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Known For
Shōgun
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
The Private Detective Mike
Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff.
Detective Yugami
Yukimasa Yugami is a detective who chases after facts in cases. He will resort to illegal investigations and he uses his unique reasoning powers. His partner is rookie detective Torao Hanyu.
Iden & Tity
If you loved movies such as Shonen Merikensack and GS Wonderland, then this one, which predates the former, will impress you as well. The story is set in the 80s rock scene and revolves around Nakajima (Kazunobu Mineta), the lead singer of a band called 'Speed Way'. Because he refuses to write trite, pop-friendly songs he is constantly at odds with his own record company. However, he refuses to bend on his rock principles simply for better record sales. The most interesting parts of this movie is how they pay homage to music icon, Bob Dylan who gave the filmmaker his blessing, which is no small feat itself, especially for a Japanese indie debut.
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his main films, apart from the opinions about him by other filmmakers such as Takeshi Kitano or Kinji Fukasaku.
Love & Pop
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Dumbeast
How hard is it to kill an idiot? Just ask Kudo Kankuro! The acclaimed screenwriter brings his 2004 Kunio Kishida-winning stage play Donju (a.k.a. Dumb Animal) to the big screen in all its wacky tragicomedic glory. The one and only Asano Tadanobu sports a seriously nerdy bowl haircut to play the leading role of simple-minded novelist Dekogawa who has mysteriously disappeared. Dekogawa wrote an autobiography about his youth that reveals not only his past, but also some of his childhood friends’ best-forgotten secrets. In order to keep the skeletons in the closet, these buddies of yesteryear try to silence him permanently. But no matter how hard they try to kill Dekogawa, he just keeps coming back – because he’s simply too thickheaded to die!
Redline
A daredevil driver is determined to compete in Redline, the most popular race in the galaxy. The race only occurs every five years, but in order to participate he must overcome the mafia, the government and even love.
The Taste of Tea
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
Filmography
as Lord Raiden
as Masahisa Fukase
as Detective Inoue
as Fake Doctor
as Kashigi Yabushige
as Kuroda Kanbei
as Heihachiro Isogai
as Kuboshima Seiichiro
as Renji
as Lord Raiden
as Tanaka Naoki
as Sako
as Tatsuo Matsumura
as Tamio Mochizuki
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
as Samurai
as Regular customer
as Sakata
as Kingo Habuta
as Hanro Chayama
as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
as Kiyoshi
as Yukimasa Yugami
as Hogun
as Makoto Tanaka
as Masaki Taki
as Danjo Masao
as Interpreter
as Watabe
as Sotaro Yasaka
as Kujira
as Yusuke
as Goto
as Goto
as The Criminal
as Koichi Zenigata
as Jungo Kusarino
as Banji Masuzawa
as Dr. Ishi
as Lord Kira
as Toshiie Maeda
as Hogun
as Narrator (voice)
as Kitagawa
as Noriyuki Takai
as Policeman
as Captain Yugi Nagata
as The Artist
as Kenichi Kido
as Fujio Akatsuka
as Hogun
as Taro Okamoto
as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
as Hidenori Yamane
as Otani
as Frisbee (voice)
as Shibasaki
as Dekogawa
as Yamazaki Toru
as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
as Kenji Shiraishi
as Mr. N
as Self
as Jubei Kanazawa
as Kyoji
as Fujio
as Masaru Tanaka
as San
as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
as Hiroshi Takagi
as Aman
as Hajime Takeuchi
as Mr. Kinoshita
as Ayano Haruno
as Self
as Hattori Genosuke
as Kenji
as S. Nakatoh
as Himself
as Mamoru Arita
as Yusaku Miyazawa
as Kakihara
as Shanao
as Sakata
as Dragon Eye Morrison
as Renji Sawashiro
as Self
as Okita Souji
as Hyozo Tashiro
as Isawa
as Revenger with Sword
as Asano Takashi
as Kuroo Samehada
as Tsube
as Captain XX
as Tatsuo Niitaka
as Man
as Kanemura
as Customer in the Club
as Hisoka
as Kenji Shiraishi
as Tsumuji
as Ikuo
as Satoshi Matsushita
as Natsuro
as Seiichi Shirai
as Sadahito Iwata
as Ushi
as Self - Nominee