Tadanobu Asano

Asano is one of those rare Japanese actors who feels equally at home in arthouse cinema and global blockbusters, and that range is what fascinates me. The awards speak for themselves, from Blue Ribbon and Mainichi honors to Asian Film Award wins, but what I value is his refusal to be boxed in: he plays guitar, sings, directs, models. That elusive, slightly otherworldly presence lets him slip into wildly different films without ever seeming out of place. I have a soft spot for performers who resist categorization, and Asano has quietly built one of the most uncategorizable careers around.

Name (English)

Tadanobu Asano

Name (Japanese)

浅野忠信

Reading

あさの ただのぶ

Born

November 27, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Origin

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

177 cm

Occupation

guitarist / musician / singer / film director / model

High school

Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Suiran High School

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
• 1998 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
• 2015 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
• Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
• 2017 Asian Film Award for Best Actor

• Official sitehttp://www.asanotadanobu.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tadanobu_asano/
• Xhttps://x.com/asano_tadanobu
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadanobu%20Asano
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B5%85%E9%87%8E%E5%BF%A0%E4%BF%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379824

Tags

• Kanagawa Prefecture
• guitarist
• musician
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.