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Portrait of Shiro Sano

Acting

Shiro Sano

Titles
110movies97TV shows
Career

Active from 1985 to 2026, busiest in 1993 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Sleep So as to Dream
To Sleep So as to Dream
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Shiro Sano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Japanese Drama 10
  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Character Study 6
  • Melancholic Tone 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Yokohama Setting 3
  • Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
TypeAllMovies108TV shows97
RoleAnyActing97
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s11990s212000s252010s352020s15
GenreAnyDrama59Mystery22Crime20Comedy18Sci-Fi & Fantasy11Action & Adventure6Family6War & Politics4Kids2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

15 titles · average score 74
Poster for Is It Too Late for Sushi?

TV show · as Tateishi Funao

GoodWatch74
Poster for S&X

TV show · as Norio Toyohara

Poster for Ultraman Teo

TV show · as Takayuki Tsukahara

Poster for The Ghost Writer's Wife

TV show · as Eto Yasumune

GoodWatch79
Poster for The Journalist

TV show · as Hisashi Nakagawa

Poster for The Killer Inside

TV show · as Masato Shirabishi

Poster for So Close! Detective Oshii 2

TV show · as Enoshita Chikara

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Poster for Cursed in Love

TV show · as Sōjurō Takatsuki

Poster for 24 JAPAN

TV show · as Genji Onitsuka

Poster for Secret of 10

TV show · as Yutaka Naganuma

All 15 titles from the 2020s

2010s

35 titles · average score 74
Poster for So Close! Detective Oshii

TV show · as Chikara Enoshita

Poster for Spring Has Come

TV show · as Shuji Kishikawa

Poster for Harassment Game

TV show · as Mizutani Itsuro

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Confidence Man JP

TV show · as Tsutomu Tawaraya

GoodWatch71
Poster for 99.9 Criminal Lawyer

TV show · as Masahiko Todo（藤堂 正彦）

GoodWatch79
Poster for Ultraman Orb

TV show · as Ryutaro Suganuma

GoodWatch70
Poster for Doppleganger

TV show · as Ujiie Kiyoshi

Poster for A Taste of Honey

TV show · as Tadashi Kirishima

Poster for Left-Eye Detective

TV show · as Yuya Fukuchi

GoodWatch79
Poster for SPEC ~ First Blood

TV show · as Yuichi Oshima

All 35 titles from the 2010s

2000s

25 titles · average score 77
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Poster for Clouds Over the Hill

TV show · as 陸羯（カツ）南

Poster for Satomi Hakkenden

TV show · as Daiki Makuwari

Poster for Kuitan

TV show · as Shuji Igarashi

Poster for Angels with Broken Wings

TV show · as Maekawa Takuro

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Poster for Ultraman Max

TV show · as Narration

Poster for Vampire Host

TV show · as Tenran

Poster for Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

Poster for Platonic Sex

TV show · as Ishikawa

All 25 titles from the 2000s

1990s

21 titles
Poster for Blue Bird

TV show · as Hiromu Watanuki

Poster for Hana no Ran

TV show · as Ashikaga Yoshimi

Poster for The Secret

TV show · as Yamada Mario

Poster for Tokyo Elevator Girl

TV show · Creator

All 21 titles from the 1990s

1980s

1 title