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.

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Name (English)

Tadanobu Asano

Name (Japanese)

浅野忠信

Reading

あさの ただのぶ

Born

November 27, 1973 (age 52)

Origin

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

179 cm

Weight

64 kg

Occupation

guitarist / musician / singer / film director / model

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Blood type

A

Agency

ADONIS A (support)

Active years

1990 -

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

Works summary

Appearances

217 (1988–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

1988: 1, 1989: 1, 1990: 1, 1991: 2, 1992: 1, 1993: 4, 1994: 3, 1995: 6, 1996: 7, 1997: 5, 1998: 6, 1999: 9, 2000: 3, 2001: 6, 2002: 3, 2003: 9, 2004: 8, 2005: 5, 2006: 3, 2007: 6, 2008: 8, 2009: 9, 2010: 5, 2011: 8, 2012: 6, 2013: 4, 2014: 6, 2015: 4, 2016: 4, 2017: 7, 2018: 5, 2019: 6, 2020: 2, 2021: 5, 2022: 1, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 5, 2026: 3, year unknown: 30

Debut work

3年B組金八先生 第3シリーズ

Filmography / notable works

• 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

September 29, 2026

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