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Tadanobu Asano (Tadanobu Satō 佐藤 忠信) was born on 27 November, 1973 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese actor. Discover Tadanobu Asano's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?

Popular As Tadanobu Satō 佐藤 忠信
Occupation Actor · musician
Age 50 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 27 November 1973
Birthday 27 November
Birthplace Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Tadanobu Asano Height, Weight & Measurements

At 50 years old, Tadanobu Asano height is 1.79 m .

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Height 1.79 m
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Who Is Tadanobu Asano's Wife?

His wife is Chara (m. 1995-2009) Kurumi Nakata (m. 2022)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Chara (m. 1995-2009) Kurumi Nakata (m. 2022)
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Children 2

Tadanobu Asano Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tadanobu Asano worth at the age of 50 years old? Tadanobu Asano’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Japan. We have estimated Tadanobu Asano's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Actor

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Tadanobu Satō (佐藤 忠信), better known by his stage name Tadanobu Asano (浅野 忠信), is a Japanese actor.

He is known for his roles as Dragon Eye Morrison in Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Kakihara in Ichi the Killer, Mamoru Arita in Bright Future, Hyozo Tashiro in Gohatto, Hattori Genosuke in Zatoichi, Kenji in Last Life in the Universe, A man in Survive Style 5+, Ayano in The Taste of Tea, Temujin in Mongol, Captain Yugi Nagata in Battleship, Lord Kira Yoshinaka in 47 Ronin and Hogun in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, based on the Marvel Comics character.

1971

Asano has an older brother, Kujun Satō, born in 1971, who is a musician and a partner in Anore Inc. (now Adonis A), a talent agency Asano and their father Yukihisa Satō founded.

Asano's father, an actors' agent, suggested he take on his first acting role in the TV show Kinpachi Sensei at the age of 16.

1990

His film debut was in the 1990 Swimming Upstream (Bataashi Kingyo), though his first major critical success was in Shunji Iwai's Fried Dragon Fish (1993).

1994

Asano met J-pop singer Chara on the set of Iwai's Picnic (1994).

1995

His first critical success internationally was Hirokazu Kore-eda's Maboroshi no Hikari (1995), in which he played a man who inexplicably throws himself in front of a train, widowing his wife and orphaning his infant son.

They were married in March 1995 while Chara was pregnant with their first child, a daughter named Sumire, who was born on July 4 that same year.

1996

He formed the band MACH-1.67 with director Sogo Ishii in 1996 and has also played in the bands Peace Pill and Safari.

He is an artist and a model, most notably for Japanese fashion designers Jun Takahashi and Takeo Kikuchi, for whom he filmed a series of commercial spots directed by Wong Kar-wai, including the short film wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net.

Asano and his father previously ran the actor's agency Anore Inc. (now Adonis A), but they left in 2022.

After leaving the agency, he continued to give it his support.

1997

Asano won the Most Popular Performer award at the 1997 Japanese Academy Awards for Acri and was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category in 2004 for his performance in Zatôichi. He also received the Upstream Prize for Best Actor at the 2003 Venice Film Festival for his role in Last Life in the Universe.

1999

His best known works internationally are the samurai films Gohatto (aka Taboo, 1999) and Zatoichi (2003), as well as the critically acclaimed Bright Future.

In 1999, they had a son named Himi.

2001

He also worked with Kore-eda in the pseudo-documentary Distance in 2001.

2003

Asano acted in Katsuhito Ishii's 2003 film The Taste of Tea, which premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

He appeared as the lead actor in Last Life in the Universe (2003) by Thai director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and starred in Ratanaruang's 2006 follow-up film, Invisible Waves.

2007

In 2007, he starred as the young Genghis Khan in Sergei Bodrov's Oscar-nominated film Mongol.

2009

In Villon's Wife (2009), he played the part of an alcoholic writer, stating that, since he doesn't drink alcohol, he based his performance on people he knows.

In July 2009, Chara announced on her website that the couple were divorcing.

She received custody of both their children.

In August 2022, Asano announced through his Twitter and Instagram accounts that he had married model and actress Kurumi Nakata (b. 1991) whom he has been dating for six years.

2011

In 2011, he starred in the Marvel Studios film Thor as the Asgardian warrior Hogun, a member of the Warriors Three and companion to Thor.

2013

He reprised the role in 2013's Thor: The Dark World and 2017's Thor: Ragnarok.

Asano appeared in the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot as Raiden.

In September 2021, Asano was announced as part of the cast of the FX limited series Shogun, adapted from the James Clavell novel.

In addition to his acting career, Asano directed commercial TV spots for his then-wife, Chara.

2014

In 2014, he won the award for Best Actor at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in My Man.

2016

In 2016, he appeared as the Interpreter in Martin Scorsese's Silence.

2019

Three years later, he portrayed Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi in Roland Emmerich's Midway (2019).

He portrayed the thunder god Raiden in the 2021 film Mortal Kombat and will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel.

Asano was born in the Honmoku area, Yokohama, to artist Yukihisa Satō (佐藤 幸久) and mother Junko (順子).

His maternal grandfather was Willard Overing, a U.S. citizen of Norwegian ancestry, whom Asano never met.