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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Trivia:
His maternal grandfather was of Native American (Navajo) descent. more
Awards:
8 wins
&
3 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(73 articles)
Natalie Portman Explains Her Decision to Star in Thor
(From ReelzChannel. 22 November 2009, 11:49 AM, PST)
Idris Elba Cast in Thor
(From HeyUGuys. 22 November 2009, 4:25 AM, PST)
(From ReelzChannel. 22 November 2009, 11:49 AM, PST)
Idris Elba Cast in Thor
(From HeyUGuys. 22 November 2009, 4:25 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Sato Tadanobu
Filmography
In Development: 
- Coin Locker Babies (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Great Khan (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Thor (2011) (pre-production) .... Hogun
... aka The Mighty Thor (International: English title: copyright title) - Sunô purinsu: Kinjirareta koi no merodi (2009) (completed)
... aka Snow Prince (International: English title) - Viyon no tsuma (2009)
... aka Villon's Wife (International: English title) - Donju (2009) .... Dekogawa
- Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009) .... Shibasaki
... aka Mt. Tsurugidake (International: English title) - Yume no mani mani (2008) .... Black Marketeer
- R246 Story (2008)
- Kâbê (2008) .... Yamazaki Toru
... aka Kabei: Our Mother (International: English title) (USA: new title)
... aka Kaabee (Japan: alternative transliteration)
... aka Kabei - Our Mother (Europe: English title: festival title)
... aka Our Mother (International: English title) - Sad Vacation (2007) .... Kenji Shiraishi
- Mongol (2007) .... Temudjin
... aka Монгол (Russia)
... aka Der Mongole (Germany)
... aka Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (USA)
... aka Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan (UK) - Hana yori mo naho (2006) .... Jubei Kanazawa
... aka Hana (International: English title) - Invisible Waves (2006) .... Kyoji
- Tôkyô zonbi (2005) .... Fujio
... aka Tokyo Zombie (International: English title) - Rampo jigoku (2005) .... Private detective Kogorô Akechi (2x); A man; Masaki (story "Imomushi", "Kagami jigoku", "Kasei no unga", and "Mushi")
... aka Rampo Noir (International: English title) - Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
... aka Funky Forest: The First Contact (International: English title) - Taga tameni (2005) .... Tamio Murase
... aka Portrait of the Wind (International: English title) - Takeshis' (2005)
- Eri Eri rema sabakutani (2005) .... Mizui
... aka Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? (Japan: promotional title)
... aka My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (International: English title: literal title) - Umoregi (2005) .... San-chan
... aka The Buried Forest (International: English title) - Survive Style 5+ (2004) .... Aman
- Chichi to kuraseba (2004) .... Kinoshita
... aka The Face of Jizo (International: English title) - Vital (2004) .... Hiroshi Takagi
- Cha no aji (2004) .... Ayano Haruno - uncle
... aka The Taste of Tea (International: English title) - Tori (2004)
- Kôhî jikô (2003) .... Hajime Takeuchi
... aka Café Lumière (International: English title) (USA) - Dead End Run (2003)
- Zatôichi (2003) .... Hattori Genosuke
... aka Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi (International: English title: informal title)
... aka The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (USA)
... aka Zatoichi (International: English title) - Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (2003) .... Kenji
... aka Chikyû de saigo no futari (Japan)
... aka Last Life in the Universe (International: English title) - Watashi no guranpa (2003)
... aka My Grandpa (International: English title) - Akarui mirai (2003) .... Mamoru Arita
... aka Bright Future (International: English title) (USA) - Mizu no onna (2002) .... Yusaku
... aka Woman of Water (International: English title) - Koroshiya 1 (2001) .... Kakihara
... aka Ichi the Killer (International: English title) - Distance (2001) .... Sakata
- Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) .... Dragon Eye Morrison
- Party 7 (2000) .... Okita Souji
- Kaza-hana (2000) .... Sawaki
- Gojo reisenki: Gojoe (2000) .... Shanao
... aka Gojoe (Japan: short title)
... aka Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (USA: DVD title) - Gohatto (1999) .... Samurai Hyozo Tashiro
... aka Taboo (International: English title)
... aka Tabou (Gohatto) (France) - Jirai wo fundara sayônara (1999) .... Taizo Ichinose
... aka One Step on a Mine, It's All Over (International: English title) - Hakuchi (1999) .... Isawa
... aka Hakuchi: The Innocent (International: English title) - Sôseiji (1999) .... Revenger with Sword
... aka Gemini (Japan: English title) - San tiao ren (1999) .... Asano
... aka Away with Words
... aka Kujaku (Japan) - Samehada otoko to momojiri onna (1998) .... Kuroo Samehada
... aka Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl - Neji-shiki (1998) .... Tsube
... aka Screwed (International: English title) - Love & Pop (1998) .... Captain XX
- Tokyo biyori (1997)
- Yume no ginga (1997) .... Tatsuo Niitaka
... aka Labyrinth of Dreams - Focus (1996) .... Kanemura
- Suwarôteiru (1996) .... Customer in club
... aka Swallowtail (Japan: English title)
... aka Swallowtail & Butterfly (Hong Kong: English title) - Acri (1996) .... Hisoka
... aka The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius - Helpless (1996) .... Kenji Shiraishi
- Pikunikku (1996) .... Tsumuji
... aka Picnic (International: English title) - wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net (1996) .... Man
- Maboroshi no hikari (1995) .... Ikuo
... aka Illusion (USA: festival title)
... aka Maborosi (USA) - Yonshimai monogatari (1995) .... Akira Higuchi
- 119 (1994) .... Satoshi Matsushita
... aka Quiet Days of Firemen - Nemuranai machi - Shinjuku same (1993) .... Sajo
... aka The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (literal English title) - Fried Dragon Fish (1993) (TV) .... Natsuro
- Seishun dendekedekedeke (1992) .... Seiichi Shirai
... aka The Rocking Horsemen - Aitsu (1991) .... Sadahito Iwata
... aka Waiting for the Flood - Bataashi kingyo (1990) .... Ushi
... aka Swimming Upstream (Australia) - "San-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei 3" (1988) TV series (as Sato Tadanobu)
Director:
- R246 Story (2008)
- Tori (2004)
Animation Department:
- Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) (animator: opening and closing credits)
Self:
- Soul Red: Matsuda Yûsaku (2009) .... Himself
... aka Soul Red: Yusaku Matsuda (International: English title) - Eatrip (2009)
- The Making of 'Mt. Tsurugidake' (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Bokura no jidai" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 16 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Cinema mil" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2003) .... Himself
- Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2003) (TV)
- Ah-So Graham Norton (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
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