Portrait of Asao Sano

Acting

Asao Sano

Career

Active from 1957 to 1997, with a break from 1975 to 1987, busiest in 1963 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Black River
Black River
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Asao Sano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • 1960s Japan 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Social Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (2004)

TV show · as Kyōzō Furugata

1990s

3 titles
The Aesthetic Salon Murders 2
The Aesthetic Salon Murders 2 (1998)

as Detective Kato

水戸黄門のお年寄りの交通安全
水戸黄門のお年寄りの交通安全 (1997)

TV show

The Diary of Chuji's Travels
The Diary of Chuji's Travels (1992)

TV show

1980s

5 titles · average score 71
Ai to Fukushu no Umi
Ai to Fukushu no Umi (1988)

TV show

花ふぶき女スリ三姉妹
花ふぶき女スリ三姉妹 (1988)

TV show

Kagero-za
Kagero-za (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

as Head of a Hospital

The Blazing Valiant
The Blazing Valiant (1981)

as Wahei Sakamoto

May Love Be Restored
May Love Be Restored (1980)

as Sanzaemon Katagiri

1970s

9 titles · average score 69
The Incident
The Incident (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kihei Ueda

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

as 鬼头

Katsu Kaishu
Katsu Kaishu (1974)

TV show · as Tetsugoro

Japan Beauty Story
Japan Beauty Story (1974)

as Nikichi

Deeper Than Blue
Deeper Than Blue (1973)

as Shuzo Murakami

Ai yori aoku
Ai yori aoku (1972)

TV show · as 村上周造(周一の父)

Apart from Life
Apart from Life (1970)

as Yuji

High-School Outcasts
High-School Outcasts (1970)

as Vice-principal Sugiyama

Attention Please
Attention Please (1970)

TV show

1960s

21 titles · average score 70
Gambler's Dilemma
Gambler's Dilemma (1969)

as Kawada Shigekichi

Birth of a Fighter
Birth of a Fighter (1967)

as Sohei Marutani

The Heart of Hiroshima
The Heart of Hiroshima (1966)

as Iwai

Carmen from Kawachi
Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kanzo

Black Strait
Black Strait (1964)

as Ryusaku

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Father Tajima

The Incorrigible
The Incorrigible (1963)

as Dr. Okumura

Teenage Yakuza
Teenage Yakuza (1962)

as Noodle Shop Owner

The Man with a Shotgun
The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kuronuma

Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

as Inspector

Girl in the Glass
Girl in the Glass (1960)

as Otomo, Manager

Jungle Block
Jungle Block (1960)

as Nakatsuka

1950s

4 titles · average score 77
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Soldier

Black River
Black River (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sakazaki

Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jeep no Masa

Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone (1952)

as Private First Class Jino