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Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Tadanobu Asano, born in Yokohama to an actors' agent father who suggested his first role, works in Japanese and international cinema as an actor, director and musician. He first acted at 16 on the television show Kinpachi Sensei, and his film debut followed in 1990's Swimming Upstream. Shunji Iwai's Fried Dragon Fish brought early critical success, and Hirokazu Kore-eda's Maborosi (1995) made his name abroad. He played Hyozo Tashiro in Taboo (1999), Kakihara in Ichi the Killer (2001), Kenji in Last Life in the Universe (2003) and parts in The Taste of Tea (2004). For Hollywood he played Hogun in Thor (2011) and its sequels Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017), while in 47 Ronin (2013) he was Lord Kira Yoshinaka. Silence (2016) cast him as the Interpreter, Midway (2019) as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi, and Mortal Kombat (2021) as Raiden. He won a Golden Globe for Shōgun and has five Japan Academy Film Prize nominations.

52years old

Turns 53 on November 27in 45 days

  • Born Yokohama
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • 佐藤 忠信 (birth name)Also credited as Tad and Asano Tadanobu

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
31 years1995 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Beyond film

    In 1996 Asano started the band MACH-1.67 together with director Sogo Ishii. He has also performed in the bands Peace Pill and Safari.

  2. A change of course

    Asano has worked as a model, most notably for the Japanese fashion designers Jun Takahashi and Takeo Kikuchi. He filmed a series of commercial spots for them that Wong Kar-wai directed, among them the short film wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net.

Tadanobu Asano movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Battleship2012 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Captain Yugi Nagata

    IMDb rating 5.8272K votes

  2. Thor: The Dark World2013 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Hogun

    IMDb rating 6.7793K votes

  3. Thor2011as Hogun

    IMDb rating 7.0984K votes

  4. 47 Ronin2013as Lord Kira

    IMDb rating 6.3181K votes

  5. Ichi the Killer2001as Kakihara

    IMDb rating 6.965K votes

  6. Silence2016as Interpreter

    IMDb rating 7.2136K votes

  7. Mortal Kombat2021as Lord Raiden

    IMDb rating 6.1223K votes

  8. Kate2021as Renji

    IMDb rating 6.378K votes

Most often with

Simon McQuoid directed two of these films, Katsuhito Ishii two and Takeshi Kitano two. Susumu Terajima appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Susumu Terajima, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Susumu TerajimaRyô Kase, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Ryô KaseHiroyuki Sanada, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Hiroyuki SanadaYoshiyuki Morishita, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Yoshiyuki MorishitaNao Ômori, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Nao ÔmoriAnthony Hopkins, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Anthony HopkinsSimon McQuoidDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Simon McQuoidKatsuhito IshiiDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Katsuhito IshiiTakeshi KitanoDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Takeshi Kitano

Films together

  • Susumu Terajima6 films together, 1999 to 2023
    Susumu Terajima's page
    • Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Asano as Kuroda KanbeiTerajima as Hanya no Sahei
    • Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6Asano as Masaru TanakaTerajima as Katsuichi Tanaka
    • Rampo Noir2005IMDb rating 6.2Asano as Private Detective Kogorô…Terajima as (story 'Kagami jigoku')
    • Takeshis'2005IMDb rating 6.3Terajima as Takeshi's Friend / Kitano's Yakuza Neighbor
    • Ichi the Killer2001IMDb rating 6.9Asano as KakiharaTerajima as Suzuki
    • Taboo1999IMDb rating 6.8Asano as Samurai Hyozo TashiroTerajima as Spy
  • Ryô Kase5 films together, 2004 to 2023
    Ryô Kase's page
    • Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Asano as Kuroda KanbeiKase as Oda Nobunaga
    • Minamata2020IMDb rating 7.2Asano as Tatsuo MatsumuraKase as Kiyoshi
    • Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6Asano as Masaru TanakaKase as Takefumi
    • Survive Style 5+2004IMDb rating 7.4Asano as AmanKase as Actor in Fantasy Commercial
    • The Taste of Tea2004IMDb rating 7.6Asano as Ayano Haruno - uncleKase as Rokutaro Hamadayama - Cosplayer
  • Hiroyuki Sanada4 films together, 2013 to 2026
    Hiroyuki Sanada's page
    • Mortal Kombat II2026IMDb rating 6.3Asano as Lord RaidenSanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
    • Mortal Kombat2021IMDb rating 6.1Asano as Lord RaidenSanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
    • Minamata2020IMDb rating 7.2Asano as Tatsuo MatsumuraSanada as Mitsuo Yamazaki
    • 47 Ronin2013IMDb rating 6.3Asano as Lord KiraSanada as Ôishi
  • Yoshiyuki Morishita4 films together, 2001 to 2005
    Yoshiyuki Morishita's page
    • Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6Asano as Masaru TanakaMorishita as Mr. Morishita
    • Takeshis'2005IMDb rating 6.3Morishita as Light Man in Film Crew / Audition Juror / Client at Bank
    • Survive Style 5+2004IMDb rating 7.4Asano as AmanMorishita as Morishita - Burglar
    • Ichi the Killer2001IMDb rating 6.9Asano as KakiharaMorishita as Man in Restaurant
  • Nao Ômori4 films together, 2001 to 2023
    Nao Ômori's page
    • Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Asano as Kuroda KanbeiÔmori as Hashiba Hidenaga
    • The Outsider2018IMDb rating 6.3Asano as KiyoshiÔmori as Hiromitsu
    • Rampo Noir2005IMDb rating 6.2Asano as Private Detective Kogorô…Ômori as First Lieutenant Sunaga (segment "Caterpillar")
    • Ichi the Killer2001IMDb rating 6.9Asano as KakiharaÔmori as Ichi
  • Anthony Hopkins3 films together, 2011 to 2017
    Anthony Hopkins's page
  • Simon McQuoidDirector, 2 films, 2021 to 2026
    All films by Simon McQuoid
  • Katsuhito IshiiDirector, 2 films, 2004 to 2005
  • Takeshi KitanoDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2023
    • Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Asano as Kuroda Kanbei
    • Takeshis'2005IMDb rating 6.3
  • Also three films together9 more actors
    • Idris ElbaThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
    • Chris HemsworthThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
    • Jun KunimuraKate (2021), Minamata (2020) and Ichi the Killer (2001)
    • Ray StevensonThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
    • Kanji TsudaKubi (2023), Takeshis' (2005) and Survive Style 5+ (2004)
    • Tom HiddlestonThor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor (2011)
    • Takeshi KitanoKubi (2023), Takeshis' (2005) and Taboo (1999)
    • Shun SugataThe Outsider (2018), Ichi the Killer (2001) and Taboo (1999)
    • Rinko Kikuchi47 Ronin (2013), Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) and The Taste of Tea (2004)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Tadanobu Asano's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.8 billion

14 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 14 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.

  • 14Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Thor: Ragnarok2017as Hogun$855 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Thor: Ragnarok2017as Hogun
    $855M30.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Thor: The Dark World2013as Hogun
    $645M23.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Thor2011as Hogun
    $449M16.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Battleship2012as Captain Yugi Nagata
    $303M10.8% of the total
  5. 5
    47 Ronin2013as Lord Kira
    $152M5.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Mortal Kombat II2026as Lord Raiden
    $129M4.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Midway2019as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
    $127M4.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Mortal Kombat2021as Lord Raiden
    $84M3.0% of the total
Silence (2016), $23.8 millionLupin the 3rd (2014), $22.3 millionKubi (2023), $6.1 millionMinamata (2020), $1.6 millionIchi the Killer (2001), $80,631Journey to the Shore (2015), $70,296

$54.0 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1998 to 2017.

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Tadanobu Asano's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2017Asian Film Award for Best ActorWon
2016Asian Film Award for Best Supporting ActorJourney to the ShoreWon
2015Blue Ribbon Awards for Best ActorWon
1998Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the YearWon
Mainichi Film Award for Best ActorWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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