Tadanobu Asano Japanese Actor Born 1973 in Yokohama

Tadanobu Asano (27 November 1973, Yokohama) is a Japanese actor. He is recognised for appearances in Silence (2016) and 47 Ronin (2013).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Suiran High School.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1993, with Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same. Work from the 1990s includes Maborosi (1995) and Taboo (1999). Zatōichi (2003) and Mongol (2007, as Genghis Khan) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Thor (2011, as Hogun) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017, as Hogun). The 2020s brought Mortal Kombat (2021, as Raiden) and Shōgun (2024, as Kashigi Yabushige).

The list below counts 77 films and 2 TV series from 1993 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (7), followed by fantasy (6) and adventure (5). His latest credit on record is Mortal Kombat II (2026). Of his four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Thor: Ragnarok (2017) has the highest, at $854 million. Tadanobu Asano also worked as director on 42 One Dream Rush.

Rinko Kikuchi appears in five of his listed titles, including The Taste of Tea (2004) and Survive Style 5+ (2004). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Anthony Hopkins (three titles) and Chris Hemsworth (three titles). Kōki Mitani directed two of his titles on record, among them A Ghost of a Chance (2011) and The Kiyosu Conference (2013). He is listed as playing guitar.

Recognition

Among his honours is the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year, won in 1998. Other wins include the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor (2015) and two Asian Film Awards (2016 and 2017). In all, Tadanobu Asano has won 5 awards and received 2 nominations.

Personal life

He has been married to Kurumi Nakata since 2022. Earlier marriages on record are to Chara (1995 to 2009, divorced). He has 2 children on record.