Actor
Tadanobu Asano
- Born: 27 November 1973, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Estimated net worth: $10 million
Tadanobu Asano is a versatile Japanese actor known for his roles in both Japanese and international films. He gained recognition for performances in movies like 'Ichi the Killer' and 'The Last Samurai.' With a distinctive style and presence, Asano often…
Tadanobu Asano: best films and shows
About Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano is a versatile Japanese actor known for his roles in both Japanese and international films. He gained recognition for performances in movies like 'Ichi the Killer' and 'The Last Samurai.' With a distinctive style and presence, Asano often portrays complex characters, showcasing his range across various genres, including drama and action.
- Born
- 27 November 1973, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Spouses
- Kumiko Goto (2011-present)
- Children
- 1 child, name not publicly known
- Parents
- Yoshio Asano, Akiko Asano
- Estimated net worth
- $10 million
Fun facts about Tadanobu Asano
- Tadanobu Asano is also a talented musician and has released music in addition to his acting career.
- He has appeared in over 50 films, making him one of the most prolific actors in Japan.
Famous Tadanobu Asano quotes
“I am what I am.”
“You think you can kill me?”
“We all have our own battles to fight.”
Tadanobu Asano: coming up
- All the Lovers in the Night (Movie, Mitsutsuka)13 November 2026
Credits and dates: TMDB.
Tadanobu Asano filmography
Cast (155)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | All the Lovers in the Night Movie | Mitsutsuka | |
| 2026 | Morte Cucina Movie | Artist | 5.4 |
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II Movie | Lord Raiden | 7.8 |
| 2025 | Ravens Movie | Masahisa Fukase | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Broken Rage Movie | Detective Inoue | 6.6 |
| 2024 | The Box Man Movie | Fake Doctor | 6.8 |
| 2024 | Kanasando Movie | Satoru Chinen | 7.0 |
| 2024 | The Women in the Lakes Movie | Unknown character | 6.1 |
| 2024 | Shōgun TV | Kashigi Yabushige | 8.4 |
| 2023 | Kubi Movie | Kuroda Kanbei | 6.9 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | We're Broke, My Lord! Movie | Heihachiro Isogai | 7.4 |
| 2022 | Mugonkan Movie | Kuboshima Seiichiro | |
| 2021 | Kate Movie | Renji | 6.6 |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat Movie | Lord Raiden | 7.0 |
| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 Movie | Tanaka Naoki | 5.6 |
| 2020 | Independence of Japan Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2020 | Labyrinth of Cinema Movie | Sako | 6.9 |
| 2020 | Minamata Movie | Tatsuo Matsumura | 6.9 |
| 2020 | Followers TV | Tamio Mochizuki | 6.7 |
| 2019 | Midway Movie | Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi | 7.1 |
| 2019 | Wolf's Calling Movie | Samurai | 6.6 |
| 2019 | They Say Nothing Stays the Same Movie | Regular customer | 6.8 |
| 2019 | Chiwawa-chan Movie | Sakata | 6.8 |
| 2018 | KASANE -Beauty and Fate- Movie | Kingo Habuta | 6.8 |
| 2018 | Punk Samurai Slash Down Movie | Hanro Chayama | 5.8 |
| 2018 | The Bastard and the Beautiful World Movie | Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) | 4.2 |
| 2018 | The Outsider Movie | Kiyoshi | 6.1 |
| 2018 | The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers Movie | Christ | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok Movie | Hogun | 7.6 |
| 2017 | Detective Yugami TV | Yukimasa Yugami | 8.2 |
| 2017 | Dear Etranger Movie | Makoto Tanaka | 7.1 |
| 2017 | Shinjuku Swan II Movie | Masaki Taki | 4.8 |
| 2017 | A Life: A Love TV | Danjo Masao | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Silence Movie | Interpreter | 7.1 |
| 2016 | The Wasted Times Movie | Watabe | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Harmonium Movie | Sotaro Yasaka | 6.5 |
| 2016 | fuji_jukai.mov Movie | Doctor (Village of Reincarnation) | 4.5 |
| 2015 | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Movie | Unknown character | 6.9 |
| 2015 | Grasshopper Movie | Kujira | 5.9 |
| 2015 | Journey to the Shore Movie | Yusuke | 6.5 |
| 2015 | Parasyte: Part 2 Movie | Goto | 7.0 |
| 2014 | Parasyte: Part 1 Movie | Goto | 7.0 |
| 2014 | Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore Movie | The Criminal | 6.3 |
| 2014 | Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2014 | Lupin the 3rd Movie | Koichi Zenigata | 6.0 |
| 2014 | My Man Movie | Jungo Kusarino | 5.8 |
| 2014 | The Long Goodbye TV | Banji Masuzawa | 6.8 |
| 2014 | Kiki's Delivery Service Movie | Dr. Ishi | 6.0 |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin Movie | Lord Kira | 6.2 |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference Movie | Toshiie Maeda | 6.9 |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World Movie | Hogun | 6.5 |
| 2013 | Children Who Won’t Die Movie | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2013 | An Interview with Alien Sun Movie | Self | |
| 2013 | Ichi the Killer - Behind the Scenes Movie | Self | |
| 2013 | Ichi the Killer - Making Of Movie | Self | |
| 2013 | An Interview with Tadanobu Asano Movie | Self | |
| 2012 | Fly with the Gold Movie | Kitagawa | 6.0 |
| 2012 | The Terminal Trust Movie | Noriyuki Takai | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Dearest Movie | Policeman | 6.7 |
| 2012 | Battleship Movie | Captain Yugi Nagata | 5.9 |
| 2011 | Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special Movie | Unknown character | 6.7 |
| 2011 | A Flawless Concierge Movie | The Artist | 5.0 |
| 2011 | A Ghost of a Chance Movie | Kenichi Kido | 7.1 |
| 2011 | That's the Way! Movie | Fujio Akatsuka | |
| 2011 | Thor Movie | Hogun | 6.8 |
| 2011 | Moonlight Mask Movie | Taro Okamoto | |
| 2010 | Wandering Home Movie | Yasuyuki Tsukahara | 6.4 |
| 2010 | Vengeance Can Wait Movie | Hidenori Yamane | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 42 One Dream Rush Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 2009 | Snow Prince Movie | Unknown character | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2009 | SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2009 | Villon's Wife Movie | Otani | 6.5 |
| 2009 | Eatrip Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2009 | Redline Movie | Frisbee (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2009 | The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity Movie | Shibasaki | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Dumbeast Movie | Dekogawa | 7.5 |
| 2008 | Dreaming Awake Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2008 | Family History TV | Self | |
| 2008 | R246 STORY Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2008 | Buyusenki Battle Chronicle Movie | Unknown character | 4.0 |
| 2008 | Kabei: Our Mother Movie | Yamazaki Toru | 7.6 |
| 2007 | Eli on Ichi Movie | Self | |
| 2007 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Movie | Genghis Khan / Temüjin | 6.8 |
| 2007 | Sad Vacation Movie | Kenji Shiraishi | 7.0 |
| 2007 | The Capricious Robot Movie | Mr. N | 6.0 |
| 2006 | Cross the Lens Movie | Self | |
| 2006 | Hana Movie | Jubei Kanazawa | 6.6 |
| 2006 | Invisible Waves Movie | Kyoji | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Tokyo Zombie Movie | Fujio | 5.6 |
| 2005 | SORANO Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2005 | Funky Forest: The First Contact Movie | Masaru Tanaka | 6.4 |
| 2005 | Portrait of the Wind Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2005 | Takeshis' Movie | Unknown character | 6.1 |
| 2005 | The Buried Forest Movie | San-chan | 6.6 |
| 2005 | My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Movie | Mizui | 7.4 |
| 2005 | Rampo Noir Movie | Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover | 5.7 |
| 2004 | Vital Movie | Hiroshi Takagi | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Survive Style 5+ Movie | Aman | 7.3 |
| 2004 | Café Lumière Movie | Hajime Takeuchi | 6.9 |
| 2004 | The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One Movie | (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Face of Jizo Movie | Mr. Kinoshita | 7.0 |
| 2004 | The Taste of Tea Movie | Ayano Haruno | 7.5 |
| 2004 | Tori Movie | Unknown character | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Soul Dancing Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2004 | Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! Movie | Self | 8.5 |
| 2003 | Dead End Run Movie | Unknown character | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Zatoichi Movie | Hattori Genosuke | 7.2 |
| 2003 | Last Life in the Universe Movie | Kenji | 7.1 |
| 2003 | My Grandpa Movie | S. Nakatoh | 6.8 |
| 2003 | Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movie | Himself | |
| 2003 | Bright Future Movie | Mamoru Arita | 6.9 |
| 2003 | Iden & Tity Movie | Unknown character | 8.5 |
| 2002 | Woman of Water Movie | Yusaku Miyazawa | 6.2 |
| 2002 | The Private Detective Mike TV | Unknown character | 8.5 |
| 2001 | Ichi the Killer Movie | Kakihara | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Movie | Shanao | 6.8 |
| 2001 | Distance Movie | Sakata | 6.6 |
| 2001 | Electric Dragon 80000V Movie | Dragon Eye Morrison | 6.9 |
| 2001 | Kaza-hana Movie | Renji Sawashiro | 5.6 |
| 2001 | Ah-So Graham Norton Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2000 | Party 7 Movie | Okita Souji | 6.7 |
| 1999 | Taboo Movie | Hyozo Tashiro | 6.6 |
| 1999 | One Step on a Mine, It's All Over Movie | Taizo Ichinose | 7.0 |
| 1999 | Hakuchi: The Innocent Movie | Isawa | 6.0 |
| 1999 | Gemini Movie | Revenger with Sword | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Away with Words Movie | Asano Takashi | 6.4 |
| 1999 | Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl Movie | Kuroo Samehada | 6.9 |
| 1998 | Document Love & Pop Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1998 | Falling into the Evening Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1998 | Screwed Movie | Tsube | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Typhoon Shelter Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1998 | Love & Pop Movie | Captain XX | 7.7 |
| 1998 | Motorola Movie | Unknown character | 4.8 |
| 1997 | Tokyo Fair Weather Movie | Unknown character | 7.2 |
| 1997 | Labyrinth of Dreams Movie | Tatsuo Niitaka | 7.0 |
| 1996 | wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net Movie | Man | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Focus Movie | Kanemura | 5.8 |
| 1996 | Swallowtail Butterfly Movie | Customer in the Club | 7.5 |
| 1996 | ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius Movie | Hisoka | 10.0 |
| 1996 | Helpless Movie | Kenji Shiraishi | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Picnic Movie | Tsumuji | 6.8 |
| 1996 | 命捧げ候 夢追い坂の決闘 Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1995 | Maborosi Movie | Ikuo | 7.5 |
| 1995 | Story of Four Sisters Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 1994 | 119 Movie | Satoshi Matsushita | 6.3 |
| 1993 | The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Movie | Koichi Sunagami | 9.0 |
| 1993 | Fried Dragon Fish Movie | Natsuro | 6.4 |
| 1992 | The Rocking Horsemen Movie | Seiichi Shirai | 7.4 |
| 1991 | Waiting for the Flood Movie | Sadahito Iwata | 10.0 |
| 1990 | Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1990 | Swimming Upstream Movie | Ushi | 4.2 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee | 7.0 |
| TBA | Pseudo Idealist Movie | Unknown character | |
| TBA | Funky Forest: The Second Contact Movie | Unknown character |
Crew (6)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Otoko to Tori Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2024 | Otoko to Tori Movie | Writer · Writing | |
| 2010 | 42 One Dream Rush Movie | Director · Directing | 6.0 |
| 2008 | R246 STORY Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2004 | Tori Movie | Director · Directing | 10.0 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1-Ichi Movie | Original Music Composer · Sound | 5.9 |
Latest releases
- Morte Cucina2026 / TMDB 5.4
- Mortal Kombat II2026 / TMDB 7.8
- Ravens2025 / TMDB 7.0
- Broken Rage2024 / TMDB 6.6
- The Box Man2024 / TMDB 6.8
- Kanasando2024 / TMDB 7.0
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Questions about Tadanobu Asano
What are Tadanobu Asano's most famous films?
Tadanobu Asano is best known for films such as 'Ichi the Killer,' 'The Last Samurai,' and 'Mongol.' His performances in these films have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base.
Has Tadanobu Asano won any awards?
Yes, Tadanobu Asano has won several awards throughout his career, including the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for 'Kamikaze Girls' in 2005.
What was Tadanobu Asano's first film?
Tadanobu Asano made his film debut in 'Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai' (1996), where he began to showcase his acting talent at a young age.
What is Tadanobu Asano's estimated net worth?
Tadanobu Asano's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.
How many children does Tadanobu Asano have?
Tadanobu Asano has one child, whose name is not publicly known, with his wife, Kumiko Goto.
What genres does Tadanobu Asano typically work in?
Tadanobu Asano works across various genres, including drama, action, and thriller. His ability to adapt to different roles has made him a sought-after actor.
What is a defining characteristic of Tadanobu Asano's acting style?
Tadanobu Asano is known for his intense and nuanced performances, often bringing depth to complex characters, which sets him apart in both Japanese and international cinema.
Has Tadanobu Asano worked in international films?
Yes, Tadanobu Asano has appeared in several international films, including 'The Last Samurai' and 'Silk,' showcasing his talent to a global audience.