Who is tadanobu asano

Add it to your IMDb page. Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Tadanobu Asano's work have you seen? See more awards ». Known For. Battleship Captain Yugi Nagata. Thor: Ragnarok Hogun. Thor Hogun. Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Actor credits. Kashigi Yabushige. Tamio Mochizuki.

Show all 8 episodes. Yugami Yukimasa. Show all 10 episodes. Eiga Akatsuka Fujio Fujio Akatsuka. Tsurugidake Shibasaki. Hide Show Director 3 credits. Hide Show Composer 2 credits. Hide Show Soundtrack 2 credits. Hide Show Animation department 1 credit. Career Asano was born in to a Japanese father and a mother of Navajo ancestry. His father, an actors' agent, suggested he take on his first acting role in the TV show "Kinpachi Sensei" at the age of His first critical success internationally was Hirokazu Koreeda's Maboroshi no Hikari , in which he played a man who inexplicably throws himself in front of a train, widowing his wife and orphaning his infant son.

He also worked with Koreeda in the pseudo documentary Distance in His best known works internationally are the samurai films Gohatto and Zatoichi , as well as the critically acclaimed film Akarui Mirai Bright Future.

The extensive range of Asano's film career is due in part to his decision no longer to appear in television programmes, even though TV work in Japan is generally more lucrative than film acting.

In addition to his acting career, Asano directed commercial TV spots for his wife, Chara. He is also a musician; he formed the band MACH Asano and his father run the actor's agency Anore Inc. They were soon married and Chara became pregnant with their first child, Sumire.

In July , Chara announced on her website that the two would be getting a divorce. Filmibeat: Best Of Vote Now! Home » Celebs » Tadanobu Asano » Biography.

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