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.
Known For
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Hogun
Kate
(2021)
Renji
Silence
(2016)
Interpreter
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Hogun (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midway
(2019)
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Battleship
(2012)
Captain Yugi Nagata
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Hogun
Thor
(2011)
Hogun
Mortal Kombat
(2021)
Lord Raiden
The Outsider
(2018)
Kiyoshi
47 Ronin
(2013)
Lord Kira
Parasyte: Part 2
(2015)
Goto
Parasyte: Part 1
(2014)
Goto
Ichi the Killer
(2001)
Kakihara
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
(2007)
Genghis Khan / Temüjin
Minamata
(2020)
Tatsuo Matsumura
Full Filmography
Acting
Swimming Upstream
(1990)
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star in my Pants!
(1990)
Waiting for the Flood
(1991)
Sadahito Iwata
The Rocking Horsemen
(1992)
Seiichi Shirai
Fried Dragon Fish
(1993)
Natsuro
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
(1993)
119
(1994)
Satoshi Matsushita
Maborosi
(1995)
Ikuo
Story of Four Sisters
(1995)
Picnic
(1996)
Tsumuji
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(1996)
Man
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
(1996)
Hisoka
Helpless
(1996)
Kenji Shiraishi
Swallowtail Butterfly
(1996)
Customer in the Club
Focus
(1996)
Kanemura
Labyrinth of Dreams
(1997)
Tatsuo Niitaka
Tokyo Fair Weather
(1997)
Screwed
(1998)
Tsube
Falling into the Evening
(1998)
Motorola
(1998)
Love & Pop
(1998)
Captain XX
Document Love & Pop
(1998)
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
(1998)
Kuroo Samehada
Gemini
(1999)
Revenger with Sword
Hakuchi: The Innocent
(1999)
Isawa
Away with Words
(1999)
Asano
Taboo
(1999)
Hyozo Tashiro
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
(1999)
Taizo Ichinose
Kaza-hana
(2000)
Renji Sawashiro
Party 7
(2000)
Okita Souji
Electric Dragon 80.000 V
(2001)
Dragon Eye Morrison
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
(2001)
Shanao
Distance
(2001)
Sakata
Ichi the Killer
(2001)
Kakihara
Ah-So Graham Norton
(2001)
Self
Woman of Water
(2002)
Yusaku Miyazawa
Iden & Tity
(2003)
Last Life in the Universe
(2003)
Kenji
Dead End Run
(2003)
The Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
(2003)
Himself
Bright Future
(2003)
Mamoru Arita
Zatoichi
(2003)
Hattori Genosuke
My Grandpa
(2003)
S. Nakatoh
Tori
(2004)
Soul Dancing
(2004)
Café Lumière
(2004)
Hajime Takeuchi
The Taste of Tea
(2004)
Ayano Haruno
Survive Style 5+
(2004)
Aman
Vital
(2004)
Hiroshi Takagi
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
(2004)
Self
The Face of Jizo
(2004)
Mr. Kinoshita
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
(2004)
(voice)
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
(2005)
Mizui
Portrait of the Wind
(2005)
Rampo Noir
(2005)
Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
SORANO
(2005)
Tokyo Zombie
(2005)
Fujio
Funky Forest: The First Contact
(2005)
Masaru Tanaka
The Buried Forest
(2005)
San
Takeshis'
(2005)
Invisible Waves
(2006)
Kyoji
Cross the Lens
(2006)
Self
Hana
(2006)
Jubei Kanazawa
Sad Vacation
(2007)
Kenji Shiraishi
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
(2007)
Genghis Khan / Temüjin
The Capricious Robot
(2007)
Mr. N
Dreaming Awake
(2008)
R246 STORY
(2008)
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
(2008)
Kabei: Our Mother
(2008)
Yamazaki Toru
Snow Prince
(2009)
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
(2009)
Villon's Wife
(2009)
Otani
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
(2009)
Shibasaki
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
(2009)
Dumbeast
(2009)
Dekogawa
Eatrip
(2009)
42 One Dream Rush
(2010)
Vengeance Can Wait
(2010)
Hidenori Yamane
Redline
(2010)
Frisbee (voice)
Wandering Home
(2010)
Yasuyuki Tsukahara
That's The Way!!
(2011)
Fujio Akatsuka
Moonlight Mask
(2011)
Taro Okamoto
Thor
(2011)
Hogun
A Flawless Concierge
(2011)
A Ghost of a Chance
(2011)
Kenichi Kido
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
(2011)
Dearest
(2012)
Policeman
The Terminal Trust
(2012)
Noriyuki Takai
Battleship
(2012)
Captain Yugi Nagata
Fly with the Gold
(2012)
Kitagawa
Children Who Won’t Die
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
The Kiyosu Conference
(2013)
Toshiie Maeda
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Hogun
47 Ronin
(2013)
Lord Kira
Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore
(2014)
The Criminal
Lupin the 3rd
(2014)
Koichi Zenigata
My Man
(2014)
Jungo Kusarino
Parasyte: Part 1
(2014)
Goto
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
(2014)
Self
Kiki's Delivery Service
(2014)
Dr. Ishi
Grasshopper
(2015)
Kujira
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
(2015)
Parasyte: Part 2
(2015)
Goto
Journey to the Shore
(2015)
Yusuke
Harmonium
(2016)
Sotaro Yasaka
The Wasted Times
(2016)
Watabe
Silence
(2016)
Interpreter
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Hogun
Dear Etranger
(2017)
Makoto Tanaka
Shinjuku Swan II
(2017)
Masaki Taki
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
(2018)
Christ
Punk Samurai Slash Down
(2018)
Hanro Chayama
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
(2018)
Daimon
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
(2018)
Kingo Habuta
The Outsider
(2018)
Kiyoshi
Wolf's Calling
(2019)
Samurai
Midway
(2019)
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Chiwawa
(2019)
Sakata
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(2019)
Regular customer
Labyrinth of Cinema
(2020)
Sako
Minamata
(2020)
Tatsuo Matsumura
Kate
(2021)
Renji
Mortal Kombat
(2021)
Lord Raiden
Detective Chinatown 3
(2021)
Tanaka Naoki
Mugonkan
(2022)
Kuboshima Seiichiro
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Hogun (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kubi
(2023)
Kuroda Kanbei
We're Broke, My Lord!
(2023)
Heihachiro Isogai
Kanasando
(2024)
The Box Man
(2024)
Fake Doctor
The Women in the Lakes
(2024)
Mortal Kombat 2
(2025)
Lord Raiden
Sound
Directing