Tadanobu Asano
13 titles
Filmography
13 results

Rampo Noir
(2005)Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan's celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, Blind Beast).

The Outsider
(2018)An American soldier imprisoned in postwar Japan enters the dark world of the yakuza, adopting their way of life in repayment for his freedom.

The Box Man
(2024)A nameless man gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, to meet a range of characters as he wanders in Tokyo.

The Taste of Tea
(2004)Filmmaker Katsuhito Ishii takes a break from the post-Tarantino excess of such highly-stylized outings as Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl for this low-key look at an eccentric family residing in a quiet countryside town just north of Tokyo. The Haruno family is a five-piece clan living the simple life in Japan. The summer sun shining gently down, this quiet quintet is transformed into a six-piece when urban-dwelling uncle Ayano (Tadanobu Asano), a successful music producer, arrives to visit his family and confront his feelings for the ex-girlfriend who married another man after Ayano moved to the city. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.

Redline
(2009)In this animated high-speed thrill, a daredevil driver and his secret love face off in the most dangerous and exciting car race in the universe.

Silence
(2016)Martin Scorsese (THE DEPARTED, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET) finally realises his long-held dream to direct SILENCE, an adaptation of the Shusaku Endo novel about 17th century Jesuits who risk their lives to bring Christianity to Japan.

Kate
(2021)Slipped a fatal poison on her final job, a ruthless assassin working in Tokyo has less than 24 hours to find out who ordered the hit and exact revenge.

47 Ronin
(2013)A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
(2014)Boy meets girl. But no, it’s not about that or the giddiness of a new romance. It’s about untimely death (no one’s sure of anything these days), true love, soul mates. It’s about the gun and the rose. Genre bending. Heart breaking. An avalanche of colors. Deadpan romance. Lips syncing, singing.

Battleship
(2012)From Hasbro the company that brought you Transformers, Battleship is an epic-scaled action adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior alien force. Battleship features some of the most incredible special effects and breathtakingly explosive action sequences ever filmed!

Minamata
(2020)War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan in 1971 where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Parasyte: Part 1
(2014)Tiny creatures called "Parasites" have arrived on Earth with the sole purpose of taking over human bodies and preying on mankind. One such Parasite latches on to ordinary high school student, Shinichi Izumi. Fortunately, he is able to fight it off before it reaches his brain. But unfortunately, it is now stuck within his right hand. Shinichi cannot reveal his terrible secret to those around him, but a strange relationship develops between himself and the creature he calls "Migi" (Righty). Before long, they begin to encounter other Parasites which launch savage attacks against them and endanger the life of his childhood friend, Satomi.

Mortal Kombat
(2021)MMA fighter Cole Young is unaware of his heritage or why Outworld Emperor Shang Tsung has sent warrior Sub-Zero to hunt him down. Fearing for his family, Cole turns to Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major bearing the same dragon marking Cole was born with. He finds himself at the temple of Elder God Lord Raiden, protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those bearing the mark. Cole trains with Liu Kang, Kung Lao and mercenary Kano to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies from Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana, the immense power from within his soul, in time to save his family and stop Outworld once and for all?