
Tadanobu Asano
Actor · Born November 27, 1973 (52) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 3 other major award bodies
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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Biography from TMDB.
- November 27, 1973 (52)
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Actor
- 54 on MovieCove · 144 credits in all
What are Tadanobu Asano's films like?
Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 3 · Earnest 35
A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 10 · Dark 22
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 20
A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 13 · Intense 24
Steady 13 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 8
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 8
A split, not a type: Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 9
Casual 8 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 8
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 19
A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 14
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 14 of 35 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Seiichi Shirai in The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
- Allyas Ikuo in Maborosi (1995)
- Heraldas Tsumuji in Picnic (1996)
- Shadowas Captain XX in Love & Pop (1998)
- Heroas Kuroo Samehada in Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
- Shadowas Hyozo Tashiro in Taboo (1999)
- Shadowas Shanao in Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000)
- Heroas Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80,000V (2001)
- Shadowas Kakihara in Ichi the Killer (2001)
- Shadowas Mamoru Arita in Bright Future (2002)
- Heroas Kenji in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
- Shadowas Hattori Genosuke in The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
- Heroas Hiroshi Takagi in Vital (2004)
- Threshold guardianas Ayano Haruno in The Taste of Tea (2004)
- Heroas Ishigaki in Survive Style 5+ (2004)
- Threshold guardianas Limo driver in Rampo Noir (2005)
- Shadowas Private Detective Kogorô in Rampo Noir (2005)
- Heroas Temudjin in Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
- Mentoras Tôru Yamazaki in Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
- Shadowas Captain Yugi Nagata in Battleship (2012)
- Shadowas Lord Kira in 47 Ronin (2013)
- Shadowas Goto in Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
- Heroas Jungo in My Man (2014)
- Shadowas Goto in Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
- Mentoras Yusuke in Journey to the Shore (2015)
- Mentoras Yasaka in Harmonium (2016)
- Shadowas Watabe in The Wasted Times (2016)
- Mentoras Masao Danjo in A Life: A Love (2017)
- Mentoras Kiyoshi in The Outsider (2018)
- Shadowas Lt. Sako in Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
- Threshold guardianas Renji in Kate (2021)
- Mentoras Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat (2021)
- Shadowas Inoue in Broken Rage (2024)
- Threshold guardianas Kashigi Yabushige in Shōgun (2024)
- Mentoras Raiden in Mortal Kombat II (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet26
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous10
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tadanobu Asano's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
- Cineverse, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
- Midnight Pulp, show their 3 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Film Movement Plus, show their 2 titles on Film Movement Plus
- Screambox, show their 2 titles on Screambox
- Crunchyroll, show their title on Crunchyroll
- Hi-YAH!, show their title on Hi-YAH!
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- RetroCrush, show their title on RetroCrush
Subscription and free streaming for Tadanobu Asano's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
144 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

All the Lovers in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

Morte Cucina(2025)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Mortal Kombat II(2026)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Ravens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Otoko to Tori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Broken Rage(2024)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Box Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Kanasando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

The Women in the Lakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Shōgun(2024)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Kubi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

We're Broke, My Lord! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Mugonkan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Kate(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Mortal Kombat(2021)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Detective Chinatown 3(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Independence of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Minamata(2020)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Followers(2020)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Midway(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Wolf's Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Chiwawa-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

KASANE –Beauty and Fate– (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Punk Samurai Slash Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Bastard and the Beautiful World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

The Outsider(2018)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Detective Yugami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Thor: Ragnarok(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Dear Etranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Shinjuku Swan II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

A Life: A Love(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Silence(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Wasted Times(2016)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Harmonium(2016)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
fuji_jukai.mov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Grasshopper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Journey to the Shore(2015)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Parasyte: Part 2(2015)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Parasyte: Part 1(2014)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Lupin the 3rd(2014)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
My Man(2014)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Long Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Kiki's Delivery Service(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
47 Ronin(2013)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Kiyosu Conference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Thor: The Dark World(2013)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Children Who Won’t Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Fly with the Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

The Terminal Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Dearest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Battleship(2012)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

A Flawless Concierge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

A Ghost of a Chance(2011)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
That's the Way! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Thor(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Moonlight Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Wandering Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Vengeance Can Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

42 One Dream Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Snow Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Villon's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Eatrip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Redline(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Dumbeast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Dreaming Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

R246 STORY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Buyusenki Battle Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Kabei: Our Mother(2008)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Sad Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

The Capricious Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Hana(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Invisible Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Tokyo Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

SORANO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Portrait of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Takeshis'(2005)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Buried Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Rampo Noir(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Vital(2004)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Survive Style 5+(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Café Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

The Face of Jizo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

The Taste of Tea(2004)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsTori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Soul Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Dead End Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
My Grandpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

1-Ichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Bright Future(2002)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Iden & Tity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Woman of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Ichi the Killer(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Electric Dragon 80,000V(2001)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Kaza-hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Party 7(2000)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Taboo(1999)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsOne Step on a Mine, It's All Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Hakuchi: The Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Gemini(1999)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Away with Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Document Love & Pop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Falling into the Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Screwed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Typhoon Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Love & Pop(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Motorola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Tokyo Fair Weather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Labyrinth of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Focus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Swallowtail Butterfly(1996)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Helpless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Picnic(1996)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Maborosi(1995)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsStory of Four Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

119 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Fried Dragon Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

The Rocking Horsemen(1992)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Waiting for the Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Swimming Upstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Funky Forest: The Second Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Pseudo Idealist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 144 titles, 141 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2004.
Film career
Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1995Screen debut· Maborosi
- 1997First top-billed film· Labyrinth of Dreams
- 2001Career best· Ichi the Killer
- 2024Best so far· Shōgun
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 7 major nominations, 2003–2025.
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Venice award, won · Best Actor
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Tadanobu Asano's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 51; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up23
- 50th to 74th22
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
33 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser33
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Tadanobu Asano's work okay for kids?
Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Tadanobu Asano work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tadanobu Asano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jun Kunimura shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Katsuhito IshiiShared titles: Redline (2009), Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005), The Taste of Tea (2004), Party 7 (2000), Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)See all 5 shared titles with Katsuhito Ishii

- Takeshi KitanoShared titles: Broken Rage (2024), The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003), Taboo (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Takeshi Kitano

- Kiyoshi KurosawaShared titles: Journey to the Shore (2015), Guang yin de gu shi: Tai wan xin dian ying (2014), Bright Future (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Kiyoshi Kurosawa

- Simon McQuoidShared titles: Mortal Kombat II (2026), Mortal Kombat (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Simon McQuoid

Writers
- Ed BoonShared titles: Mortal Kombat II (2026), Mortal Kombat (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Boon

- John TobiasShared titles: Mortal Kombat II (2026), Mortal Kombat (2021)See all 2 shared titles with John Tobias

- Hitoshi IwaakiShared titles: Parasyte: Part 2 (2015), Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Hitoshi Iwaaki
- Ryôta KosawaShared titles: Parasyte: Part 2 (2015), Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ryôta Kosawa

Actors
- Jun KunimuraShared titles: Kate (2021), Minamata (2020), Parasyte: Part 2 (2015), Parasyte: Part 1 (2014), Vital (2004), Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000)See all 6 shared titles with Jun Kunimura

- Ryô KaseShared titles: Minamata (2020), Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005), The Taste of Tea (2004), Bright Future (2002), Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000), Party 7 (2000)See all 6 shared titles with Ryô Kase

- Ittoku KishibeShared titles: Survive Style 5+ (2004), Vital (2004), The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003), Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000), Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998), The Rocking Horsemen (1992)See all 6 shared titles with Ittoku Kishibe

- Nao ŌmoriShared titles: Broken Rage (2024), The Outsider (2018), Parasyte: Part 2 (2015), Rampo Noir (2005), Ichi the Killer (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Nao Ōmori

Composers and editors
- Naoki SatôShared titles: A Life: A Love (2017), Parasyte: Part 2 (2015), Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Naoki Satô

- Hiroyuki OnogawaShared titles: Harmonium (2016), Electric Dragon 80,000V (2001), Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Hiroyuki Onogawa

- Shūichi KakesuShared titles: Lupin the 3rd (2014), Electric Dragon 80,000V (2001), Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Shūichi Kakesu

- James ShimojiShared titles: Redline (2009), Survive Style 5+ (2004), Party 7 (2000)See all 3 shared titles with James Shimoji
Producers
- Hilo IizumiShared titles: The Taste of Tea (2004), Party 7 (2000), Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Hilo Iizumi
- Kazuto TakidaShared titles: The Taste of Tea (2004), Party 7 (2000), Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Kazuto Takida
- Takaaki KabutoShared titles: Parasyte: Part 2 (2015), Parasyte: Part 1 (2014), Picnic (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Takaaki Kabuto

- E. Bennett WalshShared titles: Mortal Kombat II (2026), Mortal Kombat (2021)See all 2 shared titles with E. Bennett Walsh

Mixed roles
- Hirokazu KoreedaShared titles: Guang yin de gu shi: Tai wan xin dian ying (2014), Maborosi (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Hirokazu Koreeda

- Hideaki AnnoShared titles: The Taste of Tea (2004), Love & Pop (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Hideaki Anno

- Keiichi SuzukiShared titles: The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003), Picnic (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Keiichi Suzuki

- Sakichi SatoShared titles: Last Life in the Universe (2003), Ichi the Killer (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Sakichi Sato





