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Shiro Sano

Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-04

Popularity

1.6

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Roupeiro's Melancholy

‌

0.0

2018

Roupeiro's Melancholy

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

‌

6.9

1999

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

Kamaitachi no Yoru

‌

3.7

2002

Kamaitachi no Yoru

Karaoke

‌

7.0

1999

Karaoke

Infection

‌

6.4

2004

Infection

Intimate Stranger

‌

7.0

2022

Intimate Stranger

Spring and Chaos

‌

7.5

1996

Spring and Chaos

Violent Cop

‌

7.2

1989

Violent Cop

Rampo - Bewitching Women

‌

0.0

1994

Rampo - Bewitching Women

The Trap

‌

6.8

1996

The Trap

The Negotiator

‌

7.2

2003

The Negotiator

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

‌

7.5

2001

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Cop Festival: New Beginning

‌

0.0

2003

Cop Festival: New Beginning

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

‌

6.7

2008

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

‌

6.7

2008

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special

‌

0.0

2006

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special

Can You Collect It?

‌

0.0

1992

Can You Collect It?

King's Playing With Fire

‌

0.0

1991

King's Playing With Fire

Discontinuous Bombing Incident

‌

0.0

1991

Discontinuous Bombing Incident

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki

‌

5.0

1992

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki

Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

‌

0.0

2018

Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

Shangri-La

‌

7.2

2002

Shangri-La

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

‌

6.2

2009

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

The Princess Blade

‌

5.6

2001

The Princess Blade

Seven Days War

‌

6.3

1988

Seven Days War

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

‌

6.1

1988

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Railways

‌

7.0

2010

Railways

Garo Video 3: Hisago

‌

0.0

1992

Garo Video 3: Hisago

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

‌

7.5

1994

The Most Terrible Time in My Life

The Defender

‌

4.0

1997

The Defender

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid

‌

5.7

2004

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid

Cat's Eye

‌

4.0

1997

Cat's Eye

Hayabusa

‌

7.5

2011

Hayabusa

The Sun

‌

6.7

2005

The Sun

Wasao

‌

6.8

2011

Wasao

The Stairway to the Distant Past

‌

7.2

1995

The Stairway to the Distant Past

My Little Monster

‌

7.6

2018

My Little Monster

波の塔

‌

0.0

2012

波の塔

Natsu no pēji

‌

0.0

1990

Natsu no pēji

Between the White Key and the Black Key

‌

7.8

2023

Between the White Key and the Black Key

Mr. Love Chemistry 2

‌

0.0

2015

Mr. Love Chemistry 2

Gensen-Kan Inn

‌

7.5

1993

Gensen-Kan Inn

Persona

‌

3.9

2008

Persona

Lucky Sky Diamond

‌

4.0

1989

Lucky Sky Diamond

Reunion

‌

8.0

2013

Reunion

Dear Kaita Ablaze

‌

0.0

2023

Dear Kaita Ablaze

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

‌

8.0

1990

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo

‌

0.0

1992

Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo

The Legend of Zipang

‌

5.8

1990

The Legend of Zipang

Seven Days War 2

‌

0.0

1991

Seven Days War 2

Oh! Father

‌

5.5

2014

Oh! Father

The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom

‌

7.0

2014

The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom

The Brutal Insanity of Love

‌

3.9

1993

The Brutal Insanity of Love

Aiki

‌

4.8

2002

Aiki

Miroku

‌

0.0

2013

Miroku

Circus Boys

‌

7.3

1989

Circus Boys

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

‌

6.7

2009

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

The Code

‌

6.2

2009

The Code

The Millennial Rapture

‌

4.0

2012

The Millennial Rapture

Ready to Shoot

‌

3.7

1990

Ready to Shoot

Kewaishi

‌

8.5

2002

Kewaishi

The Mystery of Rampo

‌

7.1

1994

The Mystery of Rampo

Detective Office 5

‌

0.0

2005

Detective Office 5

HESOMORI -ヘソモリ-

‌

4.5

2011

HESOMORI -ヘソモリ-

Perfect Education 6

‌

4.8

2004

Perfect Education 6

Oshorin

‌

0.0

2023

Oshorin

The Anthropology of a Fight Scene

‌

0.0

1993

The Anthropology of a Fight Scene

Rock'n'Roll Housewives

‌

0.0

2012

Rock'n'Roll Housewives

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special

‌

0.0

2008

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special

I Alone

‌

0.0

2015

I Alone

Sharaku

‌

7.0

1995

Sharaku

暁鐘警視庁強行犯係樋口顕

‌

7.0

2022

暁鐘警視庁強行犯係樋口顕

Brush of the God

‌

8.2

2024

Brush of the God

The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve

‌

0.0

2000

The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

‌

5.8

2014

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

‌

6.2

1992

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Tenohira no memo

‌

0.0

2010

Tenohira no memo

Endless Waltz

‌

5.0

1995

Endless Waltz

Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown

‌

6.0

1992

Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown

The Battling Angel

‌

7.0

2003

The Battling Angel

Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

‌

7.5

2009

Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

Silence of the Sea

‌

8.5

2024

Silence of the Sea

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

‌

6.0

2005

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

The Great Buddha Arrival

‌

6.0

2018

The Great Buddha Arrival

Shimane Multiverse Den

‌

0.0

2024

Shimane Multiverse Den

Tatara Samurai

‌

6.7

2017

Tatara Samurai

The Rocking Horsemen

‌

7.4

1992

The Rocking Horsemen

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

‌

10.0

1994

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker

‌

4.8

2024

Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

‌

8.5

2008

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Happyend

‌

6.9

2024

Happyend

Lady Battle Cop

‌

7.4

1990

Lady Battle Cop

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders

‌

7.6

2016

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders

Parks

‌

6.9

2017

Parks

All About My Dog

‌

6.3

2005

All About My Dog

Random Lives

‌

0.0

2017

Random Lives

Tomorrow

‌

8.0

1988

Tomorrow

The Locked Room Murders SP

‌

6.8

2014

The Locked Room Murders SP

The Dancer

‌

6.4

1989

The Dancer

Four Days of Snow and Blood

‌

7.3

1989

Four Days of Snow and Blood

My Way

‌

7.9

2011

My Way

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

‌

6.3

2016

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

My Little Monster

‌

7.6

2018

My Little Monster

I Will Never Forgive

‌

4.5

2018

I Will Never Forgive

Zen and Bones

‌

0.0

2016

Zen and Bones

Piano in a Storeroom

‌

0.0

2014

Piano in a Storeroom

Police Precinct Soul

‌

0.0

2015

Police Precinct Soul

Sosuke Loses His Lover

‌

3.7

1992

Sosuke Loses His Lover

Burai-Heiya

‌

9.0

1995

Burai-Heiya

Housekeeper the Peeper

‌

7.0

2014

Housekeeper the Peeper

Phantom Limb

‌

0.0

2014

Phantom Limb

To Sleep So as to Dream

‌

6.6

1986

To Sleep So as to Dream

TVO

‌

6.7

1991

TVO

Miyoko

‌

6.0

2009

Miyoko

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!

‌

5.0

2019

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007

‌

3.0

2007

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007

Kinki

‌

3.8

2014

Kinki

Swimming with Tears

‌

6.8

1992

Swimming with Tears

Time Limit

‌

7.0

2003

Time Limit

The Room

‌

6.3

1993

The Room

Pokémon 4Ever

‌

6.5

2001

Pokémon 4Ever

Shimanto River

‌

6.8

1991

Shimanto River

Life Improvement Club

‌

0.0

2008

Life Improvement Club

Target

‌

5.0

1996

Target

The Taste of Fish

‌

7.0

2008

The Taste of Fish

Yuriko's Picture Book

‌

0.0

2016

Yuriko's Picture Book

Bikuu: The Movie

‌

7.3

2015

Bikuu: The Movie

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie

‌

7.2

2021

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie

Fukushima 50

‌

6.5

2020

Fukushima 50

Magnet Man

‌

0.0

2014

Magnet Man

We Are Little Zombies

‌

6.6

2019

We Are Little Zombies

Under the Nagasaki Sky

‌

0.0

2013

Under the Nagasaki Sky

Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano

‌

0.0

2020

Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

‌

7.4

2021

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

Arthouse Ultraman

‌

6.0

2005

Arthouse Ultraman

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special

‌

6.0

2018

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special

BOLT

‌

0.0

2019

BOLT

Godzilla's Leading Ladies

‌

9.5

2020

Godzilla's Leading Ladies

Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis

‌

6.0

2017

Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis

The Intermission

‌

7.0

2013

The Intermission

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie

‌

6.8

2012

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie

Snow Woman

‌

6.2

2016

Snow Woman

Festival of Dreams

‌

7.0

1989

Festival of Dreams

The Yagyu Conspiracy

‌

0.0

2008

The Yagyu Conspiracy

The Great Yokai War

‌

6.3

2005

The Great Yokai War

Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman

‌

7.0

2020

Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman

An Artist of the Floating World

‌

0.0

2019

An Artist of the Floating World

Enishi: The Bride of Izumo

‌

6.5

2016

Enishi: The Bride of Izumo

If Blessed

‌

0.0

2010

If Blessed

Black Lizard

‌

0.0

2019

Black Lizard

The Glorious Team Batista

‌

6.8

2008

The Glorious Team Batista

Red Foliage

‌

7.0

1992

Red Foliage

Vanished

‌

6.1

2006

Vanished

Haruka, Nostalgia

‌

6.5

1993

Haruka, Nostalgia

Nezura 1964

‌

6.0

2020

Nezura 1964

The Passed Scene

‌

0.0

2005

The Passed Scene

レベル7

‌

0.0

2012

レベル7

疑念警視庁強行犯係樋口顕

‌

7.0

2023

疑念警視庁強行犯係樋口顕

警視庁強行犯係樋口顕－炎上－

‌

7.0

2024

警視庁強行犯係樋口顕－炎上－

黒の斜面

‌

0.0

2016

黒の斜面

確証～警視庁捜査三課

‌

0.0

2017

確証～警視庁捜査三課

The Heartbreak Yakuza

‌

5.0

1987

The Heartbreak Yakuza

Takada Wataru Teki

‌

0.0

2004

Takada Wataru Teki

Two Seasons, Two Strangers

‌

7.1

2025

Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Waiting in the Dark

‌

8.4

2006

Waiting in the Dark

My Beloved Ultraseven

‌

0.0

1993

My Beloved Ultraseven

AOSHO! Voices in Bloom

‌

0.0

2025

AOSHO! Voices in Bloom

Good News

‌

7.0

2025

Good News

The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind

‌

0.0

2025

The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind

An Autumn Afternoon

‌

0.0

2003

An Autumn Afternoon

朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件

‌

0.0

2003

朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件

Living Corpse

‌

0.0

2026

Living Corpse

Rika

‌

0.0

2003

Rika

Picaresque

‌

0.0

2002

Picaresque

Ice Blood

‌

5.0

2026

Ice Blood

Rainbow Bridge

‌

8.0

1993

Rainbow Bridge

"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

‌

7.3

2022

"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

‌

5.1

2008

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Snow falls on a southern island

‌

0.0

1995

Snow falls on a southern island

Tv Credits

So Close! Detective Oshii 2

‌

7.5

2021

So Close! Detective Oshii 2

How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!

‌

5.7

2021

How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!

Vampire Host

‌

1.5

2004

Vampire Host

Zutto Anata ga Sukidatta

‌

7.0

1992

Zutto Anata ga Sukidatta

Invisible Man

‌

5.0

1996

Invisible Man

Tokyo Elevator Girl

‌

0.0

1992

Tokyo Elevator Girl

Trick

‌

7.2

2000

Trick

The Secret

‌

7.0

1993

The Secret

仮釈放の条件出口の裁判官岬真斗香

‌

0.0

2016

仮釈放の条件出口の裁判官岬真斗香

Kuitan

‌

7.0

2006

Kuitan

PS－羅生門－　警視庁東都署

‌

0.0

2006

PS－羅生門－　警視庁東都署

Sashow The Last Case

‌

8.0

1995

Sashow The Last Case

Frozen Summer

‌

0.0

1998

Frozen Summer

The Glass Shoe

‌

0.0

1997

The Glass Shoe

Watashi no Unmei

‌

0.0

1994

Watashi no Unmei

Blue Bird

‌

5.8

1997

Blue Bird

誰にも言えない

‌

0.0

1993

誰にも言えない

Sky High

‌

5.0

2003

Sky High

Kimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be back

‌

6.5

1999

Kimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be back

Love and Lies

‌

0.0

1996

Love and Lies

Rich Man, Poor Woman

‌

7.2

2012

Rich Man, Poor Woman

LOVE&PEACE

‌

0.0

1998

LOVE&PEACE

Dokushin 3

‌

0.0

2003

Dokushin 3

Double Kitchen

‌

0.0

1993

Double Kitchen

The Last Cop

‌

6.7

2015

The Last Cop

長男の嫁

‌

6.0

1994

長男の嫁

Good News

‌

10.0

1999

Good News

グッドラック

‌

0.0

1996

グッドラック

Dollhouse

‌

9.0

2004

Dollhouse

Ultraman Orb

‌

7.7

2016

Ultraman Orb

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

‌

9.5

1990

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

‌

10.0

2004

Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

Future Diary Another World

‌

6.7

2012

Future Diary Another World

MOZU

‌

8.6

2014

MOZU

Doppleganger

‌

6.5

2012

Doppleganger

The Journalist

‌

7.5

2022

The Journalist

Scum of Lawyers

‌

6.8

2006

Scum of Lawyers

Osoroshi

‌

6.0

2014

Osoroshi

Spring Has Come

‌

8.8

2018

Spring Has Come

Detective Office 5: Another Story

‌

0.0

2005

Detective Office 5: Another Story

‌

0.0

2005

Detective Office 5: Another Story

Ultraman Max

‌

9.1

2005

Ultraman Max

Kao

‌

6.5

2003

Kao

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

‌

6.9

2016

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

Silver and Gold

‌

6.7

2017

Silver and Gold

樋口警部補

‌

0.0

2003

樋口警部補

Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira

‌

10.0

2021

Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira

SICK'S Jo no Shou

‌

9.0

2018

SICK'S Jo no Shou

警視庁・樋口警部補

‌

0.0

2003

警視庁・樋口警部補

The Confidence Man JP

‌

7.3

2018

The Confidence Man JP

Platonic Sex

‌

5.0

2001

Platonic Sex

Segodon

‌

8.3

2018

Segodon

24 JAPAN

‌

7.6

2020

24 JAPAN

The Habitation

‌

0.0

2018

The Habitation

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

‌

7.2

2011

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

‌

7.5

2002

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

闇の脅迫者　江戸川乱歩の《陰獣》より

‌

0.0

2001

闇の脅迫者　江戸川乱歩の《陰獣》より

Kumokiri Nizaemon

‌

9.0

2013

Kumokiri Nizaemon

The Farthest Galaxy

‌

0.0

2013

The Farthest Galaxy

Dandarin Rules

‌

9.5

2013

Dandarin Rules

Satomi Hakkenden

‌

7.3

2006

Satomi Hakkenden

Tales of the Bizarre

‌

7.8

1990

Tales of the Bizarre

Eat and Sleep Together, Live Together

‌

0.0

2014

Eat and Sleep Together, Live Together

Female Detective Yuko Kasumi

‌

0.0

1985

Female Detective Yuko Kasumi

SPEC ~ First Blood

‌

8.5

2010

SPEC ~ First Blood

Whispers from a Crime Scene

‌

7.8

2016

Whispers from a Crime Scene

Top League

‌

7.8

2019

Top League

The Killer Inside

‌

6.0

2022

The Killer Inside

Wives Make the World Go Round

‌

0.0

2007

Wives Make the World Go Round

Kyukei no Koya

‌

0.0

2010

Kyukei no Koya

Left-Eye Detective

‌

6.0

2010

Left-Eye Detective

Trembling Cow

‌

8.0

2013

Trembling Cow

Angels with Broken Wings

‌

4.8

2006

Angels with Broken Wings

A Taste of Honey

‌

8.5

2011

A Taste of Honey

Food Fight

‌

7.3

2000

Food Fight

So Close! Detective Oshii

‌

8.2

2019

So Close! Detective Oshii

Cursed in Love

‌

7.1

2020

Cursed in Love

ミエリーノ柏木

‌

0.0

2013

ミエリーノ柏木

Jubaku Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

‌

0.0

2020

Jubaku Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

Hana no Ran

‌

7.0

1994

Hana no Ran

Onibi Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

‌

0.0

2020

Onibi Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

Harassment Game

‌

7.0

2018

Harassment Game

Dr. Ashura

‌

5.5

2025

Dr. Ashura

Clouds Over the Hill

‌

7.7

2009

Clouds Over the Hill

しあわせのシッポ

‌

0.0

2002

しあわせのシッポ

王様の心臓〜リア王より〜

‌

0.0

2007

王様の心臓〜リア王より〜

Detective Office 5: Another Story

‌

0.0

2005

Detective Office 5: Another Story

The Ghost Writer's Wife

‌

9.1

2025

The Ghost Writer's Wife

Tokyo 23-ku Onna

‌

5.3

2019

Tokyo 23-ku Onna

Secret of 10

‌

5.5

2020

Secret of 10

The Locked Room Murders

‌

7.2

2012

The Locked Room Murders

Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari

‌

0.0

2005

Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari

Public Affairs Office in the Sky

‌

8.2

2013

Public Affairs Office in the Sky

Is It Too Late for Sushi?

‌

7.0

2026

Is It Too Late for Sushi?

S&X

‌

8.4

2026

S&X

Food Fight

‌

7.3

2000

Food Fight

Tokusou

‌

8.0

2014

Tokusou

Ultraman Teo

‌

9.0

2026

Ultraman Teo

Dōki

‌

0.0

2011

Dōki