Shirō Sano
Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · Sano Shiro from "Snow Woman" at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 · CC BY 2.0
- Name
- Shirō Sano
- Born
- 4 March 1955
- Birthplace
- Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan (Raised: Matsue, Shimane)
- Spouse
- Maki Ishikawa
- Occupation
- Actor, film director, musician
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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• Name — Shirō Sano • Native Name — 佐野 史郎 • Born — 4 March 1955 • Birthplace — Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan (Raised: Matsue, Shimane) • Spouse — Maki Ishikawa • Occupation — Actor, film director, musician • Years Active — 1975–present • Website — Kisseidō born March 4, 1955 is a Japanese actor.
Career
Career
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Sano lived in Tokyo and Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school. 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, but gained fame for playing the character Fuyuhiko in the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta in 1992. He directed his first film, Karaoke, in 1999.
Television
Television
• Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992) • Hana no Ran (1994), Ashikaga Yoshimi • Platonic Sex (2001), Ishikawa • Vanpaia Hosuto (2004) • Water Boys 2 (2004) • Kuitan 2 (2007) • Clouds Over the Hill (2009–2011), Kuga Katsunan • 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 • San'yūtei Enraku V (2019), Sanyūtei Enshō VI • Dr. Ashura (2025) – Katsuji Fudō • The Ghost Writer's Wife (2025–26), Etō • Shadows of the Ten Ninja (2026), Konchi'in Suden
Anime
Anime
• GeGeGe no Kitarō (4th) (1996) – Vampire Elite (ep. 57)
Album
Album
• Kimi Ga Sukidayo (1995) • Sano Shirou To Rice Curry - Shirou Sano with Rice Curry (2001) • Kindan No Kajitsu - Shirou Sano meets SKYE with Masataka Matsutoya (2019) • Album - Shirou Sano with SKYE (2023)
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1955
Shirō Sano born at Yamanashi.
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 • Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) • The Sun (2005) • Waiting in the Dark (2006) • 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) • The Millennial Rapture (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) – Prime Minister of Japan • Bolt (2020) • Independence of Japan (2020) – Tatsukichi Minobe • Hiroshima Piano (2020) • Nezura 1964 (2021) – Azuma • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021) • Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021) • Intimate Stranger (2022) • Oshorin (2023) • Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023) • Brush of the God (2024) • Ghosts Dream Selfish Dreams (2024) • Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game (2024) – Jung Hak-seon • Silence of the Sea (2024) • Happyend (2024), principal Nagai • Aosho! Voices in Bloom (2025), Takumi Shinome • Watashi no Mita Sekai (2025) • Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025) • It's a Wonderful Life (2025) • Magical Secret Tour (2026) • Hyoketsu (2026)
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- 2.NPO Hōjin Myūjikku Somurie Kyōkai. Sano Shirō.
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- 6.おかあさんの被爆ピアノ. Eiga.com.
- 7.佐野史郎インタビュー. 映画『ネズラ1964』公式サイト.
- 8.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.
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- 11.カミノフデ 怪獣たちのいる島. Eiga.com.
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- 13.スマホを落としただけなのに 最終章 ファイナル ハッキング ゲーム. Eiga.com.
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- 24.坂の上の雲. Haiyaku Jiten.
- 25.おんな城主直虎. Haiyaku Jiten.
- 26.西郷どん. Haiyaku Jiten.
- 27.笑点ドラマ第2弾で谷原章介が五代目三遊亭圓楽に、番組の誕生秘話も. Natalie.
- 28.Live-Action Dr. Ashura Series Reveals More Cast Members. animenewsnetwork.com. March 18, 2025.
- 29.「ばけばけ」新キャスト発表 主人公のお見合い相手役で寛一郎が朝ドラ初出演. Eiga.com. March 4, 2025.
- 30.Natalie. August 25, 2026.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Shiro Sano and Shirou Sano. His recorded language was Japanese. He married Maki Ishikawa.
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