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)
Thor
(2011)
Hogun
Battleship
(2012)
Captain Yugi Nagata
Mortal Kombat
(2021)
Lord Raiden
Midway
(2019)
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Hogun
47 Ronin
(2013)
Lord Kira
The Outsider
(2018)
Kiyoshi
Parasyte: Part 1
(2014)
Goto
Parasyte: Part 2
(2015)
Goto
Ichi the Killer
(2001)
Kakihara
Detective Chinatown 3
(2021)
Tanaka Naoki
Redline
(2010)
Frisbee (voice)
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
Helpless
(1996)
Kenji Shiraishi
Focus
(1996)
Kanemura
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(1996)
Man
Swallowtail Butterfly
(1996)
Customer in the Club
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
(1996)
Hisoka
Labyrinth of Dreams
(1997)
Tatsuo Niitaka
Tokyo Fair Weather
(1997)
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
(1998)
Kuroo Samehada
Love & Pop
(1998)
Captain XX
Screwed
(1998)
Tsube
Falling into the Evening
(1998)
Document Love & Pop
(1998)
Motorola
(1998)
Taboo
(1999)
Hyozo Tashiro
Away with Words
(1999)
Asano
Gemini
(1999)
Revenger with Sword
Hakuchi: The Innocent
(1999)
Isawa
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
(1999)
Taizo Ichinose
Party 7
(2000)
Okita Souji
Kaza-hana
(2000)
Renji Sawashiro
Distance
(2001)
Sakata
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
(2001)
Shanao
Ichi the Killer
(2001)
Kakihara
Electric Dragon 80.000 V
(2001)
Dragon Eye Morrison
Ah-So Graham Norton
(2001)
Self
Woman of Water
(2002)
Yusaku Miyazawa
Zatoichi
(2003)
Hattori Genosuke
Last Life in the Universe
(2003)
Kenji
Bright Future
(2003)
Mamoru Arita
Dead End Run
(2003)
My Grandpa
(2003)
S. Nakatoh
The Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
(2003)
Himself
Iden & Tity
(2003)
Vital
(2004)
Hiroshi Takagi
The Taste of Tea
(2004)
Ayano Haruno
Survive Style 5+
(2004)
Aman
The Face of Jizo
(2004)
Mr. Kinoshita
Café Lumière
(2004)
Hajime Takeuchi
Tori
(2004)
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
(2004)
Self
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
(2004)
(voice)
Soul Dancing
(2004)
Funky Forest: The First Contact
(2005)
Masaru Tanaka
The Buried Forest
(2005)
San
Tokyo Zombie
(2005)
Fujio
Rampo Noir
(2005)
Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
(2005)
Mizui
Portrait of the Wind
(2005)
Takeshis'
(2005)
SORANO
(2005)
Hana
(2006)
Jubei Kanazawa
Invisible Waves
(2006)
Kyoji
Cross the Lens
(2006)
Self
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
(2007)
Genghis Khan / Temüjin
Sad Vacation
(2007)
Kenji Shiraishi
The Capricious Robot
(2007)
Mr. N
Kabei: Our Mother
(2008)
Yamazaki Toru
Dreaming Awake
(2008)
R246 STORY
(2008)
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
(2008)
Dumbeast
(2009)
Dekogawa
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
(2009)
Shibasaki
Villon's Wife
(2009)
Otani
Snow Prince
(2009)
Eatrip
(2009)
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
(2009)
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
(2009)
Wandering Home
(2010)
Yasuyuki Tsukahara
Redline
(2010)
Frisbee (voice)
Vengeance Can Wait
(2010)
Hidenori Yamane
42 One Dream Rush
(2010)
Thor
(2011)
Hogun
That's The Way!!
(2011)
Fujio Akatsuka
A Ghost of a Chance
(2011)
Kenichi Kido
Moonlight Mask
(2011)
Taro Okamoto
A Flawless Concierge
(2011)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
(2011)
Battleship
(2012)
Captain Yugi Nagata
Dearest
(2012)
Policeman
The Terminal Trust
(2012)
Noriyuki Takai
Fly with the Gold
(2012)
Kitagawa
47 Ronin
(2013)
Lord Kira
Thor: The Dark World
(2013)
Hogun
The Kiyosu Conference
(2013)
Toshiie Maeda
Children Who Won’t Die
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore
(2014)
The Criminal
Lupin the 3rd
(2014)
Koichi Zenigata
My Man
(2014)
Jungo Kusarino
Kiki's Delivery Service
(2014)
Dr. Ishi
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
(2014)
Self
Parasyte: Part 1
(2014)
Goto
Grasshopper
(2015)
Kujira
Journey to the Shore
(2015)
Yusuke
Parasyte: Part 2
(2015)
Goto
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
(2015)
Harmonium
(2016)
Sotaro Yasaka
Silence
(2016)
Interpreter
The Wasted Times
(2016)
Watabe
Shinjuku Swan II
(2017)
Masaki Taki
Dear Etranger
(2017)
Makoto Tanaka
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Hogun
The Outsider
(2018)
Kiyoshi
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
(2018)
Kingo Habuta
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
(2018)
Daimon
Punk Samurai Slash Down
(2018)
Hanro Chayama
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
(2018)
Christ
Chiwawa
(2019)
Sakata
Midway
(2019)
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Wolf's Calling
(2019)
Samurai
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
(2019)
Regular customer
Minamata
(2020)
Tatsuo Matsumura
Labyrinth of Cinema
(2020)
Sako
Mortal Kombat
(2021)
Lord Raiden
Kate
(2021)
Renji
Detective Chinatown 3
(2021)
Tanaka Naoki
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Hogun (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mugonkan
(2022)
Kuboshima Seiichiro
Kubi
(2023)
Kuroda Kanbei
We're Broke, My Lord!
(2023)
Heihachiro Isogai
The Box Man
(2024)
Fake Doctor
The Women in the Lakes
(2024)
Sound
Directing