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Shirō Sano
佐野 史郎
File:Sano Shiro from "Snow Woman" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 (32830733983).jpg
Born (1955-03-04) 4 March 1955 (age 70)
Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
(Raised: Matsue, Shimane)
OccupationActor, film director, musician
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)Maki Ishikawa
WebsiteKisseidō

Shirō Sano (佐野 史郎, Sano Shirō, born 4 March 1955) is a Japanese actor.

Career[]

Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Sano lived in Tokyo and Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school.[1] He joined several theatrical troupes, including Jurō Kara's Jōkyō Gekijō. He had his first starring role in a film in Kaizō Hayashi's To Sleep so as to Dream in 1986,[2] but gained fame for playing the character Fuyuhiko in the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta in 1992.[1] He directed his first film, Karaoke, in 1999.[3]

Filmography[]

Films[]

  • To Sleep so as to Dream (1986)
  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
  • Tomorrow (1988)
  • Violent Cop (1989)
  • It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)
  • Sharaku (1995)
  • Karaoke (1999) (as director)
  • Godzilla 2000 (1999)
  • The Princess Blade (2001)
  • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
  • Infection (2004) – Dr. Kiyoshi Akai[4]
  • Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
  • The Sun (2005)
  • Waiting in the Dark (2006)[5]
  • Persona (2008)
  • Railways (2010)
  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) – Chief of Space Police Weeval (Actor)/Makuu Prison Warden Ashurada (Voice)
  • Reunion (2012)
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (2016) – Michihiko Zaizen (Actor)/Dr. Pac-Man (Voice)/Genomes (Voice)
  • Bikuu: Yamigirinochi (2015) - Zesshin
  • Nariyuki na Tamashii (2017) – Tadao Tsuge
  • Parks (2017) – Professor Inoue
  • Roupeiro no Yūutsu (2018)
  • My Little Monster (2018)
  • We Are Little Zombies (2019), Keiichiro Kamo
  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger the Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!! (2019) - Valma
  • Fukushima 50 (2020) – The Prime Minister
  • Bolt (2020)
  • Independence of Japan (2020) – Tatsukichi Minobe
  • Hiroshima Piano (2020)
  • Nezura 1964 (2021) – Azuma[6]
  • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
  • Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021)
  • Intimate Stranger (2022)[7]

Television[]

  • Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992)
  • Hana no Ran (1994)
  • Platonic Sex (2001) – Ishikawa[8]
  • Vanpaia Hosuto (2004)
  • Water Boys 2 (2004)
  • Kuitan 2 (2007)
  • Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009–2011)
  • Deka Wanko (2011)
  • Shizumanu Taiyō (2016)
  • Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) – Sessai Choro
  • Spring Has Come (2017)
  • Ishitsubute (2017)
  • Segodon (2018) – Ii Naosuke
  • Genkai Danchi (2018) – Seiji Terauchi

Anime[]

  • GeGeGe no Kitarō (4th) (1996) – Vampire Elite (ep. 57)

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Haiyū Sano Shirō" . Kakaku.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite web}}:
  2. "Sano Shirō" . NPO Hōjin Myūjikku Somurie Kyōkai. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite web}}:
  3. "Shashin o, fotobukku ni". Refocus . Noritsu Koki. {{cite web}}:
  4. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=f7o8pq6G_dYC&pg=PA434. 
  5. "暗いところで待ち合わせ". eiga.com. Retrieved August 11, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  6. "佐野史郎インタビュー". 映画『ネズラ1964』公式サイト . Retrieved 2021-05-09. {{cite web}}:
  7. "黒沢あすかと神尾楓珠が主演、スリラー「親密な他人」2022年春に公開". Natalie. Retrieved September 29, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  8. Jonathan Clements; Motoko Tamamuro (1 November 2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-1-880656-81-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=LzeSd4SvU7cC&pg=PA238. 

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