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== Overview ==

'''Tadanobu Asano''' was born on November 27, [[1973]] in [[Yokohama]], [[Kanagawa]], Japan. He is of both Japanese and Native American descent. He first began acting as a child in the television show [[Kinpachi-Sensei]], because his father was an agent and familiar with the business. He is married to [[Chara]], a Japanese musician, and they have two children. In addition to acting in both film and television, Asano enjoys drawing, karate, and playing the guitar in his band.

== Awards ==

Since [[1997]], Asano has won several acting awards. He has received the Best Actor in a Leading Role, from the [[Takasaki Film Festival]] three times (1997, [[2000]], and [[2005]]). He has also won best actor or actor in a leading role award from the [[Yokohama Film Festival]], the [[Mainichi Film contest]], the [[Venice Film Festival]] and the 6th [[Japanese Film Producer Awards]]. He has also taken home a Supporting Actor award from the [[Japanese Academy Awards]] ([[2004]]).

== Filmography ==

* [[Coin Locker Babies]] (2008) (pre-production)
* [[Kaabee]] (2007) (pre-production)
* [[Mongol]] (2007) (post-production) .... Temudjin
** ... aka Монгол (Russia)
* [[Hana yori mo naho]] (2006) .... Jubei Kanazawa
* [[Invisible Waves]] (2006) .... Kyoji
* [[Tôkyô zonbi]] (2005) .... Fujio
** ... aka Tokyo Zombie (International: English title)
* [[Rampo jigoku]] (2005) .... Private detective Kogorô Akechi (2x); A man; Masaki (story "Imomushi", "Kagami jigoku", "Kasei no unga", and "Mushi")
** ... aka Rampo Noir (International: English title)
* [[Naisu no mori: The First Contact]] (2005)
** ... aka Funky Forest: The First Contact (International: English title)
* [[Taga tameni]] (2005) .... Tamio Murase
** ... aka Portrait of the Wind (International: English title)
* [[Takeshis']] (2005)
* [[Eri, Eri, rema sabachttani?]] (2005) .... Mizui
** ... aka My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (International: English title)
* [[Umoregi]] (2005) .... San-chan
** ... aka The Buried Forest (International: English title)
* [[Survive Style 5+]] (2004) .... Aman
* [[Chichi to kuraseba]] (2004) .... Kinoshita
** ... aka The Face of Jizo (International: English title)
* [[Vital]] (2004) .... Hiroshi Takagi
* [[Cha no aji]] (2004) .... Ayano Haruno - uncle
** ... aka The Taste of Tea (International: English title)
* [[Tori]] (2004)
* [[Kôhî jikô]] (2003) .... Hajime Takeuchi
** ... aka Café Lumière (International: English title) (USA)
* [[Dead End Run]] (2003)
* [[Zatôichi]] (2003) .... Hattori Genosuke
** ... aka Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi (International: English title: informal title)
** ... aka The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (USA)
** ... aka Zatoichi (International: English title)
* [[Ruang rak noi nid mahasan]] (2003) .... Kenji
** ... aka Chikyû de saigo no futari (Japan)
** ... aka Last Life in the Universe (International: English title)
* [[Watashi no guranpa]] (2003)
** ... aka My Grandpa (International: English title)
* [[Akarui mirai]] (2003) .... Mamoru Arita
** ... aka Bright Future (International: English title) (USA)
* [[Mizu no onna]] (2002) .... Yusaku
** ... aka Woman of Water (International: English title)
* [[Koroshiya 1]] (2001) .... Kakihara
** ... aka Ichi the Killer (International: English title)
* [[Distance]] (2001) .... Sakata
* [[Electric Dragon 80.000 V]] (2001) .... Dragon Eye Morrison
* [[Party 7]] (2000) .... Okita Souji
* [[Kaza-hana]] (2000) .... Sawaki
* [[Gojo reisenki: Gojoe]] (2000) .... Shanao
** ... aka Gojoe (Japan: short title)
** ... aka Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (USA: DVD title)
* [[Gohatto]] (1999) .... Samurai Hyozo Tashiro
** ... aka Taboo (International: English title)
** ... aka Tabou (Gohatto) (France)
* [[Jirai wo fundara sayônara]] (1999) .... Ichinose, Taizo
** ... aka One Step on a Mine, It's All Over (International: English title)
* [[Hakuchi]] (1999) .... Isawa
** ... aka Hakuchi: The Innocent (International: English title)
* [[Sôseiji]] (1999) .... Revenger with Sword
** ... aka Gemini (USA)
* [[San tiao ren]] (1999) .... Asano
** ... aka Away with Words
** ... aka Kujaku (Japan)
* [[Samehada otoko to momojiri onna]] (1998) .... Kuroo Samehada
** ... aka Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
* [[Neji-shiki]] (1998) .... Tsube
** ... aka Screwed (International: English title)
* [[Love & Pop]] (1998) .... Captain XX
* [[Tokyo biyori]] (1997)
* [[Yume no ginga]] (1997) .... Tatsuo Niitaka
** ... aka Labyrinth of Dreams
* [[Focus]] (1996) .... Kanemura
* [[Swallowtail]] (1996) .... Customer in club
** ... aka Swallowtail & Butterfly (Hong Kong: English title)
* [[Acri]] (1996) .... Hisoka
** ... aka The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius
* [[Helpless]] (1996) .... Kenji
* [[Pikunikku]] (1996) .... Tsumuji
** ... aka Picnic (International: English title)
* [[wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net]] (1996) .... Man
* [[Maboroshi no hikari]] (1995) .... Ikuo
** ... aka Illusion (USA: festival title)
** ... aka Maborosi (USA)
* [[Yonshimai monogatari]] (1995) .... Akira Higuchi
* [[119]] (1994)
** ... aka Quiet Days of Firemen
* [[Fried Dragon Fish]] (1993) (TV) .... Natsuro
* [[Seishun dendekedekedeke]] (1992) .... Seiichi Shirai
** ... aka The Rocking Horsemen
* [[Aitsu]] (1991) .... Sadahito Iwata
** ... aka Waiting for the Flood
* [[Bataashi kingyo]] (1990) .... Ushi
** ... aka Swimming Upstream (Australia)
* [[San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei 3]] (1988) TV Series (as Sato Tadanobu)

== External link ==

* [http://www.asanotadanobu.com/ Official Website]

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Jpnfo at 00:57, 4 November 2007