Tadanobu Asano: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 99
- on screen
- 1990–2026
- box office
- $1.79B
- average score
- 70
- Born
- November 27, 1973 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Full name
- Tadanobu Satō
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Occupations
- Actor, director, musician
- Years active
- 1988-present
- Spouses
- Chara, Kurumi Nakata
- Children
- 2
The Best Tadanobu Asano Movies
The highest-rated films Tadanobu Asano is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) scores highest, at 88. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 88 They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019 · Regular customer -
Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Harmonium 2017 · Drama -
Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Minamata 2022 · Tatsuo Matsumura -
Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Broken Rage 2025 · Inoue -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Lord Raiden -
Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Mortal Kombat 2021 · Lord Raiden
Tadanobu Asano's Career in Numbers
Tadanobu Asano's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Tadanobu Asano works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Swimming Upstream (1990) to Mortal Kombat II (2026), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Tadanobu Asano Movies by Decade
- 1990s 18
- 2000s 30
- 2010s 35
- 2020s 14
The 2010s were Tadanobu Asano's busiest decade, with 35 films.
Tadanobu Asano Movies by Genre
- Drama 34
- Action 14
- Comedy 11
- Crime 9
- Romance 5
- Fantasy 5
- Adventure 3
- Thriller 3
- History 2
- Sci-Fi 2
Drama is the genre Tadanobu Asano has worked in most, with 34 films, ahead of action (14).
Tadanobu Asano Career Milestones
- First film
- Swimming Upstream 1990
- Biggest box office hit
- Detective Chinatown 3 $686M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- They Say Nothing Stays the Same Movie Echo Score 88
- Newest film
- Mortal Kombat II 2026
Tadanobu Asano Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Tadanobu Asano is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 70. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Tadanobu Asano Movies as an Actor
97- 2026 Mortal Kombat II as Lord Raiden · Action Worldwide box office: $129M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2025
The Box Man as Fake Doctor · Drama Worldwide box office: $695 - 2025 Broken Rage as Inoue · Adventure Movie Echo Score: 80
- 2024
Ravens as Masahisa Fukase · Drama - 2024
Kanasando Drama - 2024
The Women in the Lakes Thriller - 2024
The Box Man as Fake Doctor · Drama - 2024
Shōgun as Kashigi Yabushige · Drama - 2023
We’re Broke, My Lord! as Heihachiro Isogai · History - 2023
Kubi as Kuroda Kanbei · Action Worldwide box office: $6.13M - 2022 Minamata as Tatsuo Matsumura · Drama Movie Echo Score: 81
- 2021
Kate as Renji · Action Movie Echo Score: 58 - 2021 Mortal Kombat as Lord Raiden · Action Worldwide box office: $84.4M Movie Echo Score: 61
- 2021
Detective Chinatown 3 as Tanaka Naoki · Action Worldwide box office: $686M - 2019
Midway as Tamon Yamaguchi · Action Worldwide box office: $127M Movie Echo Score: 45 - 2019
Wolf’s Calling as Samurai · Drama - 2019 They Say Nothing Stays the Same as Regular customer · Drama Movie Echo Score: 88
- 2019
Chiwawa as Sakata · Romance - 2018
KASANE –Beauty and Fate– as Kingo Habuta · Fantasy - 2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down as Hanro Chayama · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.23M - 2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful World as Daimon (Mad Dog) (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.46M - 2018
The Outsider as Kiyoshi · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.87K Movie Echo Score: 57 - 2017 Harmonium Drama Worldwide box office: $153K Movie Echo Score: 87
- 2017
Dear Etranger as Makoto Tanaka · Drama Worldwide box office: $8.86K - 2017
Shinjuku Swan II as Masaki Taki · Action Worldwide box office: $6.36M - 2017
Detective Yugami as Yukimasa Yugami · Crime - 2016
Silence Adventure Worldwide box office: $23.8M - 2015
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son Drama Worldwide box office: $14.5M - 2015
Grasshopper as Kujira · Action Worldwide box office: $7.97M - 2015
Parasyte: Part 2 as Goto · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $12.8M - 2014
Parasyte: Part 1 as Goto · Drama Worldwide box office: $9.65M - 2014
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore as The Criminal · Crime - 2014
Lupin the 3rd as Koichi Zenigata · Crime Worldwide box office: $22.4M - 2014
My Man as Jungo Kusarino · Drama - 2014
Kiki’s Delivery Service as Dr. Ishi · Adventure - 2014
The Long Goodbye as Banji Masuzawa · Drama - 2013
47 Ronin Action Worldwide box office: $152M - 2013
The Kiyosu Conference as Toshiie Maeda · Comedy Worldwide box office: $28.3M - 2012
Fly with the Gold as Kitagawa · Crime Worldwide box office: $5.44M - 2012
The Terminal Trust as Noriyuki Takai · Drama Worldwide box office: $745K - 2012
Dearest as Policeman · Drama Worldwide box office: $26.7M - 2012
Battleship Action Worldwide box office: $303M - 2011
A Flawless Concierge Tv movie - 2011
A Ghost of a Chance as Kenichi Kido · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $54.1M - 2011
That’s the Way! as Fujio Akatsuka · Comedy - 2010
Wandering Home as Yasuyuki Tsukahara · Drama - 2010
Vengeance Can Wait as Hidenori Yamane · Comedy - 2010
42 One Dream Rush Drama - 2010
Perfect Guide to Redline - 2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity as Shibasaki · Drama - 2009
Dumbeast as Dekogawa · Comedy Worldwide box office: $132K - 2008
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Biography Worldwide box office: $26.5M - 2008
Kabei: Our Mother as Yamazaki Toru · Drama Worldwide box office: $18.4M - 2007
Sad Vacation as Kenji Shiraishi · Drama Worldwide box office: $27.5K - 2006
Invisible Waves as Kyoji · Crime Worldwide box office: $24.8K - 2005
Tokyo Zombie as Fujio · Comedy - 2005
Funky Forest: The First Contact as Masaru Tanaka · Sci-Fi - 2005
Portrait of the Wind Crime - 2005
Takeshis’ Fantasy Worldwide box office: $1.27M - 2005
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? as Mizui · Music - 2005
The Buried Forest as San · Drama - 2005
Rampo Noir as Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $217 - 2004
Vital as Hiroshi Takagi · Romance - 2004
The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One as (voice) - 2004
Survive Style 5+ as Aman · Mystery - 2004
Last Life in the Universe Drama Worldwide box office: $63.1K - 2004
The Face of Jizo as Mr. Kinoshita · Drama - 2004
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Action Worldwide box office: $34.2M - 2004
Tori Drama - 2004
Soul Dancing - 2003
Dead End Run Action Worldwide box office: $899K - 2003
Zatoichi as Hattori Genosuke · Action - 2003
My Grandpa as S. Nakatoh · Comedy - 2002
Woman of Water as Yusaku Miyazawa · Drama - 2001
Distance as Sakata · Drama - 2001
Electric Dragon 80000V as Dragon Eye Morrison · Action - 2000
Party 7 as Okita Souji · Comedy - 2000
Kaza-hana as Renji Sawashiro · Drama - 2000
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle as Shanao · History - 1999
Hakuchi: The Innocent as Isawa · Fantasy - 1999
Away with Words as Asano Takashi · Comedy - 1998
Document Love & Pop Documentary - 1998
Falling into the Evening Drama - 1998
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl as Kuroo Samehada · Thriller - 1998
Screwed as Tsube · Drama - 1997
Tokyo Fair Weather Drama - 1997
Labyrinth of Dreams as Tatsuo Niitaka · Romance - 1996
wkw/tk/1996@7’55’’hk.net as Man · Romance - 1996
Focus as Kanemura · Crime - 1996
Swallowtail Butterfly as Customer in the Club · Crime Worldwide box office: $148K - 1996
ACRI: The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius as Hisoka · Horror - 1996
Helpless as Kenji Shiraishi · Drama - 1996
Picnic as Tsumuji · Drama - 1994
119 as Satoshi Matsushita · Comedy - 1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Thriller - 1993
Fried Dragon Fish as Natsuro · Crime - 1990
Swimming Upstream as Ushi · Romance
Tadanobu Asano in Documentaries & Specials
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Who Is Tadanobu Asano?
Tadanobu Asano was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan in 1973 and is 52 years old. Credited on films since 1990, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Tadanobu Satō or better known by his stage name Tadanobu Asano is an illustrious Japanese actor, director, and musician. Born on November 27, 1973, Asano has had an expansive career in both Japanese and international cinema, garnering five nominations for the Japan Academy Film Prize, claiming the Most Popular Performer award. He gained fame for roles in Hirokazu Kore-eda's Maboroshi no Hikari and Distance, Hyozo Tashiro in Gohatto, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, Temujin in Mongol, and appearances in Hollywood films like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 47 Ronin, Silence, Midway, and Mortal Kombat. In 2024, his portrayal of Lord Kashigi Yabushige in the American television series Shōgun clinched additional recognition.
Born in Honmoku area of Yokohama to artist Yukihisa Satō and mother Junko, Asano carries one-quarter American ancestry from his maternal side. His entry into acting happened at age 16, suggested by his father, an actors' agent. His first major critical success was in Shunji Iwai's Fried Dragon Fish (1993) and international success came with Hirokazu Kore-eda's Maboroshi no Hikari (1995). In addition to acting, he is known for his work in directing commercial TV spots and music. He has also worked with Japanese fashion designers and has modelled for them. Asano and his father, in 2022 left the actors' agency Anore Inc. but continued to support it.
Who Tadanobu Asano Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Tadanobu Asano shares the most films with. Masatoshi Nagase comes first, with 10 films together, followed by Kanji Tsuda (10).
Tadanobu Asano: Questions & Answers
How many movies Tadanobu Asano has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Tadanobu Asano been in?
Tadanobu Asano is credited on 99 films, from 1990 to 2026. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Tadanobu Asano's highest-grossing movie?
Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) is Tadanobu Asano's biggest box office hit, with $686M worldwide, ahead of Battleship (2012) ($303M). Across every film with box office figures, Tadanobu Asano's movies have made $1.79B.
Tadanobu Asano's biggest hits What is the best Tadanobu Asano movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Tadanobu Asano's best-rated film is They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019) with a score of 88, followed by Harmonium (2017) (87).
Best Tadanobu Asano movies, ranked How old is Tadanobu Asano?
Tadanobu Asano is 52 years old, born on November 27, 1973 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
What is Tadanobu Asano's newest movie?
The most recent film on Tadanobu Asano's filmography is Mortal Kombat II (2026), in the role of Lord Raiden.
Who does Tadanobu Asano work with most often?
Tadanobu Asano shares the most films with Masatoshi Nagase (10 films), Kanji Tsuda (10 films) and Jun Kunimura (9 films).
The Best Tadanobu Asano Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 99 credits.
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