

Acting
Shiro Sano
- Titles
- 108movies96TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2026, busiest in 1993 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 47top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
To Sleep So as to Dream79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Mystery5.8average 4.1
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Scare3.5average 2.6
- Violence5.1average 4.2
- Uncanny3.4average 2.5
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
- Adrenaline5.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Family Dynamics4.0, average 4.8
- Situational Comedy1.9, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.4, average 2.2
- Contemporary Realism4.6, average 5.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 13
- Japanese Drama 10
- Social Commentary 9
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Psychological Thriller 8
- Character Study 6
- Melancholic Tone 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Heartwarming 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Revenge Plot 3
- Yokohama Setting 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Takashi NaitoActorKimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be back, Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira, 警視庁・樋口警部補, Jubaku Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira, Onibi Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira, +1 more
Yoko NogiwaActor長男の嫁, Watashi no Unmei, The Secret, Double Kitchen, Frozen Summer, +1 more
Kaizo HayashiDirectorTo Sleep So as to Dream, The Code, The Trap, The Most Terrible Time in My Life, The Legend of Zipang, +1 more
Kaho MinamiActorThe Great Yokai War, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Infection, Tomorrow, The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Akiko YadaActorKeishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira, 長男の嫁, Good News, Jubaku Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira, Onibi Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira
Maki SakaiActorZutto Anata ga Sukidatta, 長男の嫁, Watashi no Unmei, Double Kitchen
Naomasa MusakaActorGood News, LOVE&PEACE, Housekeeper the Peeper, The Princess Blade
Takashi MiikeDirectorThe Great Yokai War, The Negotiator, Shangri-La, Arthouse Ultraman
Chiaki J. KonakaWriterUltra Q: Dark Fantasy, Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki, The Defender, The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Daisuke TenganWriterWaiting in the Dark, The Trap, The Most Terrible Time in My Life, Detective Office 5
Toru NakamuraActorSilence of the Sea, An Autumn Afternoon, My Beloved Ultraseven
Akaji MaroActorThe Room, The Trap, Shangri-La
Movies and TV shows
2022020s
29 titles · average score 74
TV show · as Tateishi Funao
as (voice)
TV show · as Norio Toyohara
as Sugimoto
as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
as Principal Nagai
as Satoshi
TV show · as Takeshi Mizuguchi
TV show · as Enoshita Chikara
TV show · as Sōjurō Takatsuki
as Prime Minister
as Azuma
2010s
61 titles · average score 71
TV show · as Shuji Kishikawa
as Zeshin
as Konomi Mitsuru
as Satoru
TV show · as Machida Yuzo
as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
as Reina
TV show · as Ujiie Kiyoshi
TV show · as Tadashi Kirishima
as Kawabuchi
as Nobuo Ishikawa
TV show · as Yuya Fukuchi
2000s
54 titles · average score 65
as Dr. Murakami
as Akihiro's Boss
TV show · as Daiki Makuwari
as "Mysterious" Editor
as The chamberlain
TV show · as Tenran
as Kiyoshi Akai
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
as Lt. Ando
as Kuwata
as Kidokoro
1990s
48 titles · average score 62
as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
TV show · as Hiromu Watanuki
as Kenji Miyazawa
as Utamaro
as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
as The Dying Man
as Tetsuro Muraki
as Yoshiharu Tsuge
as Kurahashi
TV show · Creator
as Takuji Hirata
as Bunshichi
1980s
10 titles · average score 64
as Katayama, a doctor
as Yoshinari
as Yasuhide Kurihara
as Hiroshi
as Takashi Tanimura
as Shoji Nakagawa
as Junichi Narumi
as Yashiro
as Detective Uozuka


























































