Acting
Asao Sano
- Titles
- 27movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1957 to 1997, with a break from 1974 to 1987, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 3top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Black River73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.1average 2.6
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Violence6.1average 4.3
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Mystery5.6average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor3.4average 2.0
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.4, average 4.7
- Wholesome1.4, average 3.3
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age 3
- 1960s Japan 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- AAkira SuzukiEditorDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, Gone in the Rain, Black Strait, Teenage Yakuza
Hideki TakahashiActorGone in the Rain, Gambler's Dilemma, Birth of a Fighter
Kotoe HatsuiActorDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, Birth of a Fighter, Teenage Yakuza
Sayuri YoshinagaActorGone in the Rain, Girl in the Glass, The Heart of Hiroshima
Tamio KawachiActorDetective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!, Teenage Yakuza
Kin SugaiActorThe Diary of Chuji's Travels, Gone in the Rain
Isao BitōActorAi yori aoku, Deeper Than Blue
Tatsuya FujiActorGambler's Dilemma, Black Strait
Kōjirō KusanagiActorGirl in the Glass, Isseki Nicho
Shin'ya OhwadaActorAi yori aoku, Deeper Than Blue
Harue AkagiActorAi yori aoku, Deeper Than Blue
Yukiyo ToakeActorGone in the Rain, Black Strait
Movies and TV shows
352000s
1 title
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 (1998)
as Detective Kato
水戸黄門のお年寄りの交通安全 (1997)
TV show
1980s
5 titles · average score 69
花ふぶき女スリ三姉妹 (1988)
TV show
Ai to Fukushu no Umi (1988)
TV show
69
Kagero-za (1981)
as Head of a Hospital
The Blazing Valiant (1981)
as Wahei Sakamoto
May Love Be Restored (1980)
as Sanzaemon Katagiri
1970s
6 titles
Katsu Kaishu (1974)
TV show · as Tetsugoro
Deeper Than Blue (1973)
as Shuzo Murakami
Ai yori aoku (1972)
TV show · as 村上周造（周一の父）
Apart from Life (1970)
as Yuji
High-School Outcasts (1970)
as Vice-principal Sugiyama
Attention Please (1970)
TV show
1960s
17 titles · average score 70
Gambler's Dilemma (1969)
as Kawada Shigekichi
Birth of a Fighter (1967)
as Sohei Marutani
68
Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
as Kanzo
A Chain of Islands (1965)
as Sasaki
64
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
as Father Tajima
Teenage Yakuza (1962)
as Noodle Shop Owner
65
The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
as Kuronuma
83
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
as Inspector
Girl in the Glass (1960)
as Otomo, Manager
Jungle Block (1960)
as Nakatsuka
1950s
3 titles · average score 77
91
Fires on the Plain (1959)
as Soldier
73
Black River (1957)
as Sakazaki
68
Tales of Ginza (1955)
as Jeep no Masa