Shirō Sano Explained

Shirō Sano
Native Name:	佐野史郎
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1955 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan (Raised: Matsue, Shimane)
Spouse:	Maki Ishikawa
Occupation:	Actor, film director, musician
Years Active:	1975–present
Website:	Kisseidō

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. He directed his first film, Karaoke, in 1999.^[3]

Filmography

Films

To Sleep so as to Dream (1986)
(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)
(2001)
Infection (2004) – Dr. Kiyoshi Akai^[4]
(2004)
The Sun (2005)
Waiting in the Dark (2006)^[5]
Persona (2008)
Railways (2010)
(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) – Prime Minister of Japan
Bolt (2020)
Independence of Japan (2020) – Tatsukichi Minobe
Hiroshima Piano (2020)^[6]
Nezura 1964 (2021) – Azuma^[7]
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021)
Intimate Stranger (2022)^[8]
Oshorin (2023)^[9]
Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)^[10]
Brush of the God (2024)^[11]
Ghosts Dream Selfish Dreams (2024)^[12]
Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024) – Jung Hak-seon^[13]
The Silence of the Sea (2024)^[14]
Happyend (2024), principal Nagai^[15]

Television

Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992)
Hana no Ran (1994)
Platonic Sex (2001) – Ishikawa^[16]
Vanpaia Hosuto (2004)
Water Boys 2 (2004)
Kuitan 2 (2007)
Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009–2011) – Kuga Katsunan^[17]
Deka Wanko (2011)
Shizumanu Taiyō (2016)
(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^[18]

Anime

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

External links

Kisseidō (in Japanese)

Notes and References

Web site: Haiyū Sano Shirō. Kakaku.com. 26 February 2014. Japanese.
Web site: Sano Shirō. NPO Hōjin Myūjikku Somurie Kyōkai. 26 February 2014. Japanese.
Web site: Shashin o, fotobukku ni. Refocus. Noritsu Koki. Japanese.
Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 434.
Web site: 暗いところで待ち合わせ. August 11, 2021. eiga.com.
Web site: おかあさんの被爆ピアノ. October 6, 2022. eiga.com.
Web site: 佐野史郎インタビュー. 2021-05-09. 映画『ネズラ1964』公式サイト. ja.
Web site: 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. September 29, 2021. Natalie.
Web site: おしょりん. May 2, 2023. eiga.com.
Web site: 白鍵と黒鍵の間に. June 4, 2023. eiga.com.
Web site: カミノフデ怪獣たちのいる島. February 28, 2024. eiga.com.
Web site: 幽霊はわがままな夢を見る. April 25, 2024. eiga.com.
Web site: 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. 11 July 2024. eiga.com.
Web site: 海の沈黙. 9 August 2024. eiga.com.
Web site: HAPPYEND. 31 August 2024. eiga.com.
Book: Jonathan Clements. Motoko Tamamuro. The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. 1 November 2003. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-880656-81-5. 238–239.
Web site: 坂の上の雲. February 6, 2024. Haiyaku Jiten.
Web site: 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. March 21, 2024. Natalie.