Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

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.

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Known For

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

2017 • as Hogun

Shōgun

Shōgun

2024 • as Kashigi Yabushige

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013 • as Hogun

Thor

Thor

2011 • as Hogun

Battleship

Battleship

2012 • as Captain Yugi Nagata

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

2021 • as Lord Raiden

Filmography

2025

Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II
as Lord Raiden
Movie - Released: 10/22/2025

2024

The Box Man
The Box Man
as Fake Doctor
Movie - Released: 8/23/2024
The Women in the Lakes
The Women in the Lakes
Movie - Released: 5/17/2024
Kanasando
Kanasando
Movie - Released: 6/9/2024
Broken Rage
Broken Rage
as Detective Inoue
Movie - Released: 9/6/2024
Ravens
Ravens
as Masahisa Fukase
Movie - Released: 10/25/2024
Shōgun
Shōgun
as Kashigi Yabushige
TV - Released: 2/27/2024

2023

Kubi
Kubi
as Kuroda Kanbei
Movie - Released: 11/23/2023
We're Broke, My Lord!
We're Broke, My Lord!
as Heihachiro Isogai
Movie - Released: 6/23/2023

2022

Mugonkan
Mugonkan
as Kuboshima Seiichiro
Movie - Released: 8/27/2022

2021

Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
as Lord Raiden
Movie - Released: 4/7/2021
Kate
Kate
as Renji
Movie - Released: 9/10/2021
Detective Chinatown 3
Detective Chinatown 3
as Tanaka Naoki
Movie - Released: 2/12/2021

2020

Minamata
Minamata
as Tatsuo Matsumura
Movie - Released: 3/13/2020
Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema
as Sako
Movie - Released: 7/31/2020
Independence of Japan
Independence of Japan
Movie - Released: 12/18/2020
Followers
Followers
as Tamio Mochizuki
TV - Released: 2/27/2020

2019

Chiwawa
Chiwawa
as Sakata
Movie - Released: 1/18/2019
Midway
Midway
as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Movie - Released: 11/6/2019
Wolf's Calling
Wolf's Calling
as Samurai
Movie - Released: 9/20/2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
as Regular customer
Movie - Released: 9/13/2019

2018

The Outsider
The Outsider
as Kiyoshi
Movie - Released: 3/9/2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
as Daimon
Movie - Released: 4/6/2018
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
as Kingo Habuta
Movie - Released: 9/7/2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Punk Samurai Slash Down
as Hanro Chayama
Movie - Released: 6/30/2018
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
as Christ
Movie - Released: 1/20/2018

2017

Shinjuku Swan II
Shinjuku Swan II
as Masaki Taki
Movie - Released: 1/21/2017
Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger
as Makoto Tanaka
Movie - Released: 8/26/2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
as Hogun
Movie - Released: 10/2/2017
A Life
A Life
as Danjo Masao
TV - Released: 1/15/2017
Detective Yugami
Detective Yugami
as Yukimasa Yugami
TV - Released: 10/12/2017

2016

The Wasted Times
The Wasted Times
as Watabe
Movie - Released: 12/16/2016
Silence
Silence
as Interpreter
Movie - Released: 12/23/2016
Harmonium
Harmonium
as Sotaro Yasaka
Movie - Released: 10/8/2016
寄生兽 中国版
寄生兽 中国版
as Goto
Movie - Released: 9/2/2016

2015

Grasshopper
Grasshopper
as Kujira
Movie - Released: 11/7/2015
Parasyte: Part 2
Parasyte: Part 2
as Goto
Movie - Released: 4/25/2015
Journey to the Shore
Journey to the Shore
as Yusuke
Movie - Released: 9/30/2015
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Movie - Released: 12/12/2015

2014

Lupin the 3rd
Lupin the 3rd
as Koichi Zenigata
Movie - Released: 8/30/2014
Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore
Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal & a Whore
as The Criminal
Movie - Released: 10/24/2014
My Man
My Man
as Jungo Kusarino
Movie - Released: 6/14/2014
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service
as Dr. Ishi
Movie - Released: 3/1/2014
Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 1
as Goto
Movie - Released: 11/29/2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/1/2014
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
as Banji Masuzawa
TV - Released: 4/19/2014

2013

47 Ronin
47 Ronin
as Lord Kira
Movie - Released: 12/6/2013
Children Who Won’t Die
Children Who Won’t Die
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/30/2013
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World
as Hogun
Movie - Released: 10/30/2013
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference
as Toshiie Maeda
Movie - Released: 11/9/2013

2012

Battleship
Battleship
as Captain Yugi Nagata
Movie - Released: 4/11/2012
Dearest
Dearest
as Policeman
Movie - Released: 8/25/2012
The Terminal Trust
The Terminal Trust
as Noriyuki Takai
Movie - Released: 10/27/2012
Fly with the Gold
Fly with the Gold
as Kitagawa
Movie - Released: 11/3/2012

2011

Thor
Thor
as Hogun
Movie - Released: 4/21/2011
That's the Way!
That's the Way!
as Fujio Akatsuka
Movie - Released: 4/30/2011
Moonlight Mask
Moonlight Mask
as Taro Okamoto
Movie - Released: 3/26/2011
A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
as Kenichi Kido
Movie - Released: 10/29/2011
A Flawless Concierge
A Flawless Concierge
Movie - Released: 11/5/2011
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Movie - Released: 11/26/2011

2010

Wandering Home
Wandering Home
as Yasuyuki Tsukahara
Movie - Released: 12/4/2010
Vengeance Can Wait
Vengeance Can Wait
as Hidenori Yamane
Movie - Released: 10/9/2010
42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush
Movie - Released: 9/15/2010

2009

Dumbeast
Dumbeast
as Dekogawa
Movie - Released: 5/16/2009
Redline
Redline
as Frisbee (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/14/2009
Eatrip
Eatrip
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
as Shibasaki
Movie - Released: 6/20/2009
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife
as Otani
Movie - Released: 10/10/2009
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
Movie - Released: 11/14/2009
Snow Prince
Snow Prince
Movie - Released: 12/12/2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Movie - Released: 11/6/2009

2008

Kabei: Our Mother
Kabei: Our Mother
as Yamazaki Toru
Movie - Released: 1/26/2008
Movie
Dreaming Awake
Movie - Released: 10/18/2008
Movie
R246 STORY
Movie - Released: 8/23/2008
Movie
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle
Movie - Released: 6/27/2008

2007

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
as Genghis Khan / Temüjin
Movie - Released: 9/20/2007
Sad Vacation
Sad Vacation
as Kenji Shiraishi
Movie - Released: 9/8/2007
The Capricious Robot
The Capricious Robot
as Mr. N
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007

2006

Hana
Hana
as Jubei Kanazawa
Movie - Released: 6/3/2006
Invisible Waves
Invisible Waves
as Kyoji
Movie - Released: 3/2/2006
Cross the Lens
Cross the Lens
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/1/2006

2005

Funky Forest: The First Contact
Funky Forest: The First Contact
as Masaru Tanaka
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005
The Buried Forest
The Buried Forest
as San
Movie - Released: 5/12/2005
Tokyo Zombie
Tokyo Zombie
as Fujio
Movie - Released: 12/10/2005
Rampo Noir
Rampo Noir
as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
Movie - Released: 5/11/2005
SORANO
SORANO
Movie - Released: 11/13/2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
as Mizui
Movie - Released: 5/18/2005
Portrait of the Wind
Portrait of the Wind
Movie - Released: 10/15/2005
Takeshis'
Takeshis'
Movie - Released: 9/2/2005

2004

Vital
Vital
as Hiroshi Takagi
Movie - Released: 12/11/2004
The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea
as Ayano Haruno
Movie - Released: 7/17/2004
Survive Style 5+
Survive Style 5+
as Aman
Movie - Released: 9/25/2004
Café Lumière
Café Lumière
as Hajime Takeuchi
Movie - Released: 9/1/2004
The Face of Jizo
The Face of Jizo
as Mr. Kinoshita
Movie - Released: 7/31/2004
Movie
Tori
Movie - Released: 5/8/2004
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell!
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2004
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/11/2004
Soul Dancing
Soul Dancing
Movie - Released: 3/1/2004

2003

Zatoichi
Zatoichi
as Hattori Genosuke
Movie - Released: 9/6/2003
Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
as Kenji
Movie - Released: 8/3/2003
Bright Future
Bright Future
as Mamoru Arita
Movie - Released: 1/18/2003
Iden & Tity
Iden & Tity
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Dead End Run
Dead End Run
Movie - Released: 10/18/2003
My Grandpa
My Grandpa
as S. Nakatoh
Movie - Released: 4/5/2003
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Himself
Movie - Released: 2/8/2003

2002

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
as Kuroo Samehada
Movie - Released: 9/26/2002
Woman of Water
Woman of Water
as Yusaku Miyazawa
Movie - Released: 11/9/2002
The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike
TV - Released: 7/1/2002

2001

Distance
Distance
as Sakata
Movie - Released: 5/26/2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
as Shanao
Movie - Released: 10/7/2001
Electric Dragon 80.000 V
Electric Dragon 80.000 V
as Dragon Eye Morrison
Movie - Released: 2/8/2001
Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer
as Kakihara
Movie - Released: 12/22/2001
Kaza-hana
Kaza-hana
as Renji Sawashiro
Movie - Released: 1/27/2001
Movie
Ah-So Graham Norton
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/5/2001

2000

Party 7
Party 7
as Okita Souji
Movie - Released: 9/27/2000

1999

Taboo
Taboo
as Hyozo Tashiro
Movie - Released: 12/18/1999
Away with Words
Away with Words
as Asano Takashi
Movie - Released: 8/7/1999
Gemini
Gemini
as Revenger with Sword
Movie - Released: 9/15/1999
Hakuchi: The Innocent
Hakuchi: The Innocent
as Isawa
Movie - Released: 11/13/1999
Movie
One Step on a Mine, It's All Over
as Taizo Ichinose
Movie - Released: 12/4/1999

1998

Love & Pop
Love & Pop
as Captain XX
Movie - Released: 1/10/1998
Screwed
Screwed
as Tsube
Movie - Released: 6/17/1998
Falling into the Evening
Falling into the Evening
Movie - Released: 11/7/1998
Document Love & Pop
Document Love & Pop
Movie - Released: 11/27/1998
Motorola
Motorola
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

Labyrinth of Dreams
Labyrinth of Dreams
as Tatsuo Niitaka
Movie - Released: 2/15/1997
Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather
Movie - Released: 10/18/1997

1996

Picnic
Picnic
as Tsumuji
Movie - Released: 6/15/1996
Helpless
Helpless
as Kenji Shiraishi
Movie - Released: 7/27/1996
Focus
Focus
as Kanemura
Movie - Released: 10/12/1996
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wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
as Man
Movie - Released: 11/15/1996
Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly
as Customer in the Club
Movie - Released: 9/14/1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
as Hisoka
Movie - Released: 8/31/1996

1995

Maborosi
Maborosi
as Ikuo
Movie - Released: 10/1/1995
Movie
Story of Four Sisters
Movie - Released: 1/28/1995

1994

119
119
as Satoshi Matsushita
Movie - Released: 11/5/1994

1993

Fried Dragon Fish
Fried Dragon Fish
as Natsuro
Movie - Released: 3/22/1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
Movie - Released: 10/8/1993

1992

The Rocking Horsemen
The Rocking Horsemen
as Seiichi Shirai
Movie - Released: 10/31/1992

1991

Waiting for the Flood
Waiting for the Flood
as Sadahito Iwata
Movie - Released: 8/10/1991

1990

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
Movie - Released: 12/8/1990
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
Movie - Released: 6/2/1990

Unknown

Pseudo Idealist
Pseudo Idealist
Movie