Shiro Sano
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Shirō Sano (born March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. After working with several theater companies, he had his first starring film role in To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) and gained wider recognition through the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992). His film credits include Violent Cop (1989), Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He made his directorial debut with Karaoke in 1999.
Known for
Credits
My Way (2011)
as Tatsuo's Father
Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
as Vicious (voice)
Happyend (2024)
as Principal Nagai
Good News (2025)
as Sugimoto
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
as Assassin
The Trap (1996)
as Masaru Kanno
The Great Yokai War (2005)
as "Mysterious" Editor
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
as Haruki Kadokura
Violent Cop (1989)
as Yoshinari
Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman (2020)
Actor
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Kewaishi (2002)
Actor
Fukushima 50 (2020)
as Prime Minister
We Are Little Zombies (2019)
as Kamo Keiichiro
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
as Yan-bô
My Little Monster (2018)
as Taizo Yoshida
Lucky Sky Diamond (1989)
as Katayama, a doctor
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Yasuhide Kurihara
Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis (2017)
Actor
The Locked Room Murders SP (2014)
as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
Under the Nagasaki Sky (2013)
as Morikazu Kadota
Aiki (2002)
Actor
Wasao (2011)
as Shigeo
Cat's Eye (1997)
as Chief
Shangri-La (2002)
as Kuwata
Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025)
as Uonuma
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)
as Kazuo Kudo
I Will Never Forgive (2018)
Actor
波の塔 (2012)
as 이시이 테츠오
Waiting in the Dark (2006)
as Akihiro's Boss
Infection (2004)
as Kiyoshi Akai
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Junichi Narumi
Endless Waltz (1995)
Actor
Picaresque (2002)
Actor
朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件 (2003)
Actor
The Room (1993)
as The Dying Man
An Autumn Afternoon (2003)
as Koichi Hirayama
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
as Noritane Itoh
Persona (2008)
Actor
Kinki (2014)
as Konomi Mitsuru
Random Lives (2017)
as Tadao
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021)
as Nobuo Asanuma
The Princess Blade (2001)
as Kidokoro
Red Foliage (1992)
as Shunji Muroi
Rampo - Bewitching Women (1994)
Actor
The Sun (2005)
as The chamberlain
Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023)
as Satoshi
Tatara Samurai (2017)
as Tokugawa’s vassal
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
as Michio Nishino
If Blessed (2010)
Actor
Living Corpse (2026)
as (voice)
Silence of the Sea (2024)
as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
Snow falls on a southern island (1995)
Actor
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
as Jakotsu Babaa
The Anthropology of a Fight Scene (1993)
Actor
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)
as Correspondent Morita
Shimanto River (1991)
Actor
AOSHO! Voices in Bloom (2025)
Actor
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992)
as Kurahashi
Snow Woman (2016)
Actor
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
as Masaru Kanno
Police Precinct Soul (2015)
as Muneo Yamaoka
Sharaku (1995)
as Utamaro
Blood on Snow (2026)
Actor
To Sleep So as to Dream (1986)
as Detective Uozuka
Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game (2024)
as Jung Hak-sun
The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind (2025)
as Daizo Sawada
Seven Days War (1988)
as Yashiro
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)
as 窪園 行雄
Godzilla's Leading Ladies (2020)
as Himself
The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)
Actor
Perfect Education 6 (2004)
Actor
The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
as Officer
Parks (2017)
Actor
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016)
as Michihiko Zaizen / Dr. Pac-Man
Miyoko (2009)
Actor
Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)
as Tutor
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
as Masaru Kanno
The Code (2009)
as Detective 501
Reunion (2013)
Actor
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu (2018)
Actor
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (2014)
Actor
Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)
Actor
Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992)
as Shinji Kitamura
Bikuu: The Movie (2015)
as Zeshin
The Negotiator (2003)
as Lt. Ando
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)
as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)
as Himeself
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
as Yuji Kakiya
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)
as Dr. Murakami
Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special (2018)
Actor
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007)
as Kagaya Genemon
The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)
Actor
Kamaitachi no Yoru (2002)
Actor
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (2014)
as Tankuro Hinode
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!! (2019)
as Valma
Life Improvement Club (2008)
as Ueda
The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)
as Tetsuro Muraki
Housekeeper the Peeper (2014)
as Taizan Kitamura
Detective Office 5 (2005)
as 501
The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
as Yuji Kakiya
Spring and Chaos (1996)
as Kenji Miyazawa
Brush of the God (2024)
Actor
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012)
as Ashurada (voice) / Weeval
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo (2016)
as Yasuo Soda
Circus Boys (1989)
as Hiroshi
Hayabusa (2011)
as Kawabuchi
Piano in a Storeroom (2014)
Actor
Intimate Stranger (2022)
Actor
Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)
as Takumi
An Artist of the Floating World (2019)
as Dr. Saito
Tomorrow (1988)
as Shoji Nakagawa
Rainbow Bridge (1993)
Actor
The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)
Actor
Time Limit (2003)
Actor
"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2022)
Actor
Natsu no pēji (1990)
as Kazuki
Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo (1992)
Actor
Lady Battle Cop (1990)
as Henry Ohba
The Taste of Fish (2008)
Actor
The Intermission (2013)
Actor
Vanished (2006)
Actor
Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown (1992)
Actor
Black Lizard (2019)
Actor
Oshorin (2023)
Actor
警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－ (2024)
Actor
Magnet Man (2014)
Actor
The Legend of Zipang (1990)
as Bunshichi
The Passed Scene (2005)
as Kazuo Shimosaka
Karaoke (1999)
Actor
The Dancer (1989)
as Takashi Tanimura
Festival of Dreams (1989)
Actor
Seven Days War 2 (1991)
Actor
All About My Dog (2005)
as Uncle
Roupeiro's Melancholy (2018)
Actor
My Beloved Ultraseven (1993)
as Tetsuo Kinjo
The Battling Angel (2003)
as Ashida
Oh! Father (2014)
as Satoru
Ready to Shoot (1990)
as Kikuchi
The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (2016)
Actor
Miroku (2013)
Actor
Rock'n'Roll Housewives (2012)
Actor
Railways (2010)
as Nobuo Ishikawa
The Millennial Rapture (2012)
as Reina
Gensen-Kan Inn (1993)
as Yoshiharu Tsuge
Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (2015)
Actor
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004)
as Yamaji
Yuriko's Picture Book (2016)
Actor
Takada Wataru Teki (2004)
as Self
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special (2008)
Actor
Zen and Bones (2016)
as Tatsuo Ishii
黒の斜面 (2016)
Actor
BOLT (2019)
Actor
Nezura 1964 (2020)
as Azuma
疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2023)
Actor
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special (2006)
as 半沢杜夫
Discontinuous Bombing Incident (1991)
Actor
Shimane Multiverse Den (2024)
Actor
Burai-Heiya (1995)
as Tadao
Phantom Limb (2014)
Actor
The Defender (1997)
as Wizard
Arthouse Ultraman (2005)
as Narrator
確証～警視庁捜査三課 (2017)
Actor
Target (1996)
Actor
TVO (1991)
as Detective Takatsuka
The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1992)
as Takuji Hirata
I Alone (2015)
Actor
暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2022)
Actor
HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- (2011)
Actor
Garo Video 3: Hisago (1992)
Actor
Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano (2020)
as Mitsunori Yagawa
King's Playing With Fire (1991)
Actor
Tenohira no memo (2010)
as 折川孝之
Rika (2003)
Actor
Can You Collect It? (1992)
Actor
The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve (2000)
Actor
Swimming with Tears (1992)
Actor