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Shiro Sano

Acting Born Mar 4, 1955 Yamanashi, Japan 276 credits
276
Total Credits
2026
42 Years Career Span
32
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Shiro Sano is a Japanese actor born on March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. His stage name is written in Japanese as 佐野史郎. Active in the entertainment industry, Sano is known for his work in acting, with a career encompassing numerous films and television series. His known credits total 270. Among the productions associated with his filmography are Aibo, Haru ga Kita, and Mai wei. Biographical information and filmography details for the actor are documented across multiple film databases, identifying him as a male performer born in March 1955.

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Career

Career overview

Shiro Sano is a Japanese actor born on March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. His stage name is written in Japanese as 佐野史郎. Active in the entertainment industry, he is known for his work in both films and television shows, accumulating a substantial number of known credits over the course of his career.

As a prominent performer in many productions, Sano has been recognized for his contributions to the screen. Among the notable titles associated with his acting filmography are Aibo, Haru ga Kita, and Mai wei. His career spans numerous appearances in film and television projects, establishing his presence as a versatile actor within the media landscape.

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Known for

Film

Ice Blood

2026
Film

Living Corpse

as (voice)

The Ghost Writer's Wife

as Eto Yasumune

Segodon

as Ii Naosuke

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

as Masahiko Todo（藤堂 正彦）

I'm Not Afraid

as Satoru

Kumokiri Nizaemon

2013
Film

Sunday Bloody Sunday

as Yamashita

All American: Homecoming

2022

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

as Takeo Sone
Film

My Way

as Tatsuo's Father

Clouds Over the Hill

as 陸羯（カツ）南

Frequent co-stars

Keiko Kitagawa 2 shared titles
Tamori 2 shared titles
Ren Osugi 2 shared titles
Yusuke Santamaria 2 shared titles
Ken'ichi Ishii 2 shared titles
Masahiko Nishimura 2 shared titles
Hiroshi Abe 2 shared titles
Hinako Saeki 2 shared titles
Koichi Ueda 2 shared titles
Akari Takaishi 1 shared title

Career timeline

Ice BloodToki Sudeni Osushi!?Living Corpse
The Ghost Writer's WifeGood NewsTwo Seasons, Two StrangersDr. AshuraThe Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind
HappyendStolen Identity: The Last HackerSilence of the Sea警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－Brush of the God
疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕Between the White Key and the Black KeyOshorinDear Kaita Ablaze
The JournalistThe Killer Inside"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi AkiraIntimate Stranger暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕
Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi AkiraHow to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!So Close! Detective Oshii 2Caution, Hazardous Wife: The MovieKiba: The Fangs of Fiction
24 JAPANCursed in LoveGodzilla's Leading LadiesFukushima 50Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman
Tokyo 23-ku OnnaTop LeagueSo Close! Detective OshiiKishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!We Are Little Zombies
SegodonThe Confidence Man JPThe Confidence Man JPSICK'S Jo no ShouMy Little Monster
Random LivesSilver and GoldLes Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradisTatara SamuraiParks
99.9 Criminal LawyerUltraman OrbWhispers from a Crime SceneSnow WomanKamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
The Last CopBikuu: The MovieMr. Love Chemistry 2I AlonePolice Precinct Soul
MOZUOsoroshiKinkiThe Locked Room Murders SPEat and Sleep Together, Live Together
Kumokiri NizaemonPublic Affairs Office in the SkyDandarin RulesThe Farthest GalaxyTrembling Cow
Rich Man, Poor WomanThe Locked Room Murders波の塔Future Diary Another WorldKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie
CSI: Crime Scene TalksMy WayA Taste of HoneyWasaoHayabusa
SPEC ~ First BloodLeft-Eye DetectiveKyukei no KoyaIf BlessedRailways
Clouds Over the HillAmalfi: Rewards of the GoddessThe CodeGeharha: The Dark and Long-Haired MonsterThe Triumphant Return of General Rouge
Persona20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End20th Century Boys: Beginning of the EndBringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsThe Glorious Team Batista
Wives Make the World Go Round王様の心臓〜リア王より〜Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007
KuitanAngels with Broken WingsScum of LawyersSatomi HakkendenWaiting in the Dark
Detective Office 5: Another StoryDetective Office 5: Another StoryDetective Office 5: Another StoryUltraman MaxOnna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari
Ultra Q: Dark FantasyVampire HostPerfect Education 6DollhouseInfection
Sky High警視庁・樋口警部補Kao朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件An Autumn Afternoon
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoShangri-LaAikiKewaishiPicaresque
Pokémon 4EverGodzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackPlatonic SexThe Princess Blade闇の脅迫者　江戸川乱歩の《陰獣》より
TrickFood FightThe Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve
Godzilla 2000: MillenniumKimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be backGood NewsKaraokeKaraoke · Director
Frozen SummerLOVE&PEACE
Blue BirdCat's EyeThe Glass ShoeThe Defender

Full Filmography

276 titles
  • Ice Blood (2026)
  • Toki Sudeni Osushi!? (2026) as Tateishi Funao
  • Living Corpse (2026) as (voice)
  • The Ghost Writer's Wife (2025) as Eto Yasumune
  • Good News (2025) as Sugimoto
  • Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025) as Uonuma
  • Dr. Ashura (2025) as Katsuji Fudo
  • The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind (2025) as Daizo Sawada
  • AOSHO! Voices in Bloom (2025)
  • Happyend (2024) as Principal Nagai
  • Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024) as Jung Hak-sun
  • Silence of the Sea (2024) as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
  • 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－ (2024)
  • Brush of the God (2024)
  • Shimane Multiverse Den (2024)
  • 疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2023)
  • Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023) as Takumi
  • Oshorin (2023)
  • Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023) as Satoshi
  • The Journalist (2022) as Hisashi Nakagawa
  • The Killer Inside (2022) as Masato Shirabishi
  • "Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2022)
  • Intimate Stranger (2022)
  • 暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2022)
  • Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira (2021)
  • How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family! (2021) as Takeshi Mizuguchi
  • So Close! Detective Oshii 2 (2021) as Enoshita Chikara
  • Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021) as Nobuo Asanuma
  • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021) as Kazuo Kudo
  • 24 JAPAN (2020) as Genji Onitsuka
  • Cursed in Love (2020) as Sōjurō Takatsuki
  • Godzilla's Leading Ladies (2020) as Himself
  • Fukushima 50 (2020) as Prime Minister
  • Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman (2020)
  • Secret of 10 (2020)
  • Jubaku Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2020)
  • Onibi Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2020)
  • Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano (2020) as Mitsunori Yagawa
  • Nezura 1964 (2020) as Azuma
  • Tokyo 23-ku Onna (2019) as Hyuga
  • Top League (2019)
  • So Close! Detective Oshii (2019) as Chikara Enoshita
  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!! (2019) as Valma
  • We Are Little Zombies (2019) as Kamo Keiichiro
  • An Artist of the Floating World (2019) as Dr. Saito
  • Black Lizard (2019)
  • BOLT (2019)
  • Segodon (2018) as Ii Naosuke
  • The Confidence Man JP (2018)
  • The Confidence Man JP (2018) as Tsutomu Tawaraya
  • SICK'S Jo no Shou (2018) as Yuichi Oshima
  • My Little Monster (2018) as Taizo Yoshida
  • My Little Monster (2018) as Taizou Yoshida
  • Harassment Game (2018) as Mizutani Itsuro
  • Spring Has Come (2018) as Shuji Kishikawa
  • The Habitation (2018) as Seiji Terauchi
  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special (2018)
  • I Will Never Forgive (2018)
  • The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)
  • Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu (2018)
  • Roupeiro's Melancholy (2018)
  • Random Lives (2017) as Tadao
  • Silver and Gold (2017) as Akio Nakajima
  • Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis (2017)
  • Tatara Samurai (2017) as Tokugawa’s vassal
  • Parks (2017)
  • 確証～警視庁捜査三課 (2017)
  • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016) as Masahiko Todo（藤堂 正彦）
  • Ultraman Orb (2016) as Ryutaro Suganuma
  • Whispers from a Crime Scene (2016) as Yuzo Shindo
  • Snow Woman (2016)
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) as Michihiko Zaizen / Dr. Pac-Man
  • The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (2016)
  • 黒の斜面 (2016)
  • Enishi: The Bride of Izumo (2016) as Yasuo Soda
  • Zen and Bones (2016) as Tatsuo Ishii
  • Yuriko's Picture Book (2016)
  • 仮釈放の条件 出口の裁判官 岬真斗香 (2016)
  • The Last Cop (2015) as Endo Yuji
  • Bikuu: The Movie (2015) as Zeshin
  • Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (2015)
  • I Alone (2015)
  • Police Precinct Soul (2015) as Muneo Yamaoka
  • MOZU (2014) as Kiyoharu Ikezawa
  • Osoroshi (2014)
  • Kinki (2014) as Konomi Mitsuru
  • The Locked Room Murders SP (2014) as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
  • Eat and Sleep Together, Live Together (2014) as Machida Yuzo
  • Oh! Father (2014) as Satoru
  • The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (2014) as Tankuro Hinode
  • Housekeeper the Peeper (2014) as Taizan Kitamura
  • Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (2014)
  • Phantom Limb (2014)
  • Magnet Man (2014)
  • Piano in a Storeroom (2014)
  • Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)
  • Public Affairs Office in the Sky (2013) as Koichi Takigawa
  • Dandarin Rules (2013) as Shigeo Manabe
  • The Farthest Galaxy (2013)
  • Trembling Cow (2013)
  • ミエリーノ柏木 (2013)
  • Reunion (2013)
  • Under the Nagasaki Sky (2013) as Morikazu Kadota
  • The Intermission (2013)
  • Miroku (2013)
  • Rich Man, Poor Woman (2012) as Yamashita
  • The Locked Room Murders (2012) as Hiramatsu Tetsuji
  • 波の塔 (2012) as 이시이 테츠오
  • Future Diary Another World (2012) as Toru
  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) as Ashurada (voice) / Weeval
  • Doppleganger (2012) as Ujiie Kiyoshi
  • The Millennial Rapture (2012) as Reina
  • Rock'n'Roll Housewives (2012)
  • レベル7 (2012) as 犬山刑事
  • CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011) as Takeo Sone
  • My Way (2011) as Tatsuo's Father
  • A Taste of Honey (2011) as Tadashi Kirishima
  • Wasao (2011) as Shigeo
  • Hayabusa (2011) as Kawabuchi
  • HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- (2011)
  • SPEC ~ First Blood (2010) as Yuichi Oshima
  • Left-Eye Detective (2010) as Yuya Fukuchi
  • Kyukei no Koya (2010)
  • If Blessed (2010)
  • Railways (2010) as Nobuo Ishikawa
  • Tenohira no memo (2010) as 折川孝之
  • Clouds Over the Hill (2009) as 陸羯（カツ）南
  • Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009) as Michio Nishino
  • The Code (2009) as Detective 501
  • Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009) as Dr. Murakami
  • The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009) as Yuji Kakiya
  • Miyoko (2009)
  • Persona (2008)
  • 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008) as Mâ-bô
  • 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008) as Yan-bô
  • Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008) as Himeself
  • The Glorious Team Batista (2008) as Yuji Kakiya
  • Life Improvement Club (2008) as Ueda
  • The Taste of Fish (2008)
  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special (2008)
  • The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)
  • Wives Make the World Go Round (2007)
  • 王様の心臓〜リア王より〜 (2007) as 黒田数男
  • Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007) as Kagaya Genemon
  • Kuitan (2006) as Shuji Igarashi
  • Angels with Broken Wings (2006) as Maekawa Takuro
  • Scum of Lawyers (2006)
  • Satomi Hakkenden (2006) as Daiki Makuwari
  • Waiting in the Dark (2006) as Akihiro's Boss
  • PS－羅生門－　警視庁東都署 (2006)
  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special (2006) as 半沢杜夫
  • Vanished (2006)
  • A Drop of Dew: Shoji Ueda's Photographs that Woke the World (2006) Director
  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005) as Officer 501
  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005) as 501
  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005)
  • Ultraman Max (2005) as Narration
  • Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari (2005) as Okita Tomohito
  • The Great Yokai War (2005) as "Mysterious" Editor
  • The Sun (2005) as The chamberlain
  • The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005) as 窪園 行雄
  • All About My Dog (2005) as Uncle
  • Arthouse Ultraman (2005) as Narrator
  • Detective Office 5 (2005) as 501
  • The Passed Scene (2005) as Kazuo Shimosaka
  • Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy (2004) as Narrator (voice)
  • Vampire Host (2004) as Tenran
  • Perfect Education 6 (2004)
  • Dollhouse (2004) as Chief Tasaki
  • Infection (2004) as Kiyoshi Akai
  • Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004) as Yamaji
  • Takada Wataru Teki (2004) as Self
  • Sky High (2003)
  • 警視庁・樋口警部補 (2003) as 氏家譲
  • Kao (2003) as Osamu Minoda（箕田 修）
  • 朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件 (2003)
  • An Autumn Afternoon (2003) as Koichi Hirayama
  • Dokushin 3 (2003)
  • The Battling Angel (2003) as Ashida
  • The Negotiator (2003) as Lt. Ando
  • 樋口警部補 (2003)
  • Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)
  • Time Limit (2003)
  • Rika (2003)
  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
  • Shangri-La (2002) as Kuwata
  • Aiki (2002)
  • Kewaishi (2002)
  • Picaresque (2002)
  • しあわせのシッポ (2002) as 竹屋喜好
  • Kamaitachi no Yoru (2002)
  • Pokémon 4Ever (2001) as Vicious (voice)
  • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) as Haruki Kadokura
  • Platonic Sex (2001) as Ishikawa
  • The Princess Blade (2001) as Kidokoro
  • 闇の脅迫者　江戸川乱歩の《陰獣》より (2001)
  • Trick (2000)
  • Food Fight (2000) as Miyazono Kyosaku
  • The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve (2000)
  • Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
  • Kimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be back (1999)
  • Good News (1999)
  • Karaoke (1999)
  • Karaoke (1999) Director
  • Karaoke (1999) Story
  • Frozen Summer (1998) as Oikawa Kenichi
  • LOVE&PEACE (1998)
  • Blue Bird (1997) as Hiromu Watanuki
  • Cat's Eye (1997) as Chief
  • The Glass Shoe (1997)
  • The Defender (1997) as Wizard
  • Target (1996)
  • The Trap (1996) as Masaru Kanno
  • Invisible Man (1996)
  • Love and Lies (1996)
  • グッドラック (1996)
  • Spring and Chaos (1996) as Kenji Miyazawa
  • Sashow The Last Case (1995)
  • Sharaku (1995) as Utamaro
  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995) as Masaru Kanno
  • Endless Waltz (1995)
  • Burai-Heiya (1995) as Tadao
  • Hana no Ran (1994) as Ashikaga Yoshimi
  • Rampo - Bewitching Women (1994)
  • 長男の嫁 (1994)
  • Watashi no Unmei (1994) as Katagiri Shuntaro
  • The Mystery of Rampo (1994) as Officer
  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994) as Masaru Kanno
  • It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994) as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
  • The Anthropology of a Fight Scene (1993)
  • Double Kitchen (1993)
  • The Secret (1993) as Yamada Mario
  • The Room (1993) as The Dying Man
  • 誰にも言えない (1993)
  • Haruka, Nostalgia (1993) as Tutor
  • The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993) as Tetsuro Muraki
  • My Beloved Ultraseven (1993) as Tetsuo Kinjo
  • Gensen-Kan Inn (1993) as Yoshiharu Tsuge
  • Rainbow Bridge (1993)
  • Tokyo Elevator Girl (1992)
  • Tokyo Elevator Girl (1992) Creator
  • Red Foliage (1992) as Shunji Muroi
  • Zutto Anata ga Sukidatta (1992)
  • The Rocking Horsemen (1992) as Noritane Itoh
  • Garo Video 3: Hisago (1992)
  • Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992) as Shinji Kitamura
  • Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992) as Kurahashi
  • Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown (1992)
  • Can You Collect It? (1992)
  • Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo (1992)
  • Swimming with Tears (1992)
  • The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1992) as Takuji Hirata
  • Shimanto River (1991)
  • Seven Days War 2 (1991)
  • King's Playing With Fire (1991)
  • Discontinuous Bombing Incident (1991)
  • TVO (1991) as Detective Takatsuka
  • Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
  • Lady Battle Cop (1990) as Henry Ôba
  • The Legend of Zipang (1990) as Bunshichi
  • Ready to Shoot (1990) as Kikuchi
  • Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990) as Correspondent Morita
  • Natsu no pēji (1990) as Kazuki
  • Lucky Sky Diamond (1989) as Katayama, a doctor
  • Violent Cop (1989) as Yoshinari
  • Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Yasuhide Kurihara
  • Circus Boys (1989) as Hiroshi
  • Festival of Dreams (1989)
  • The Dancer (1989) as Takashi Tanimura
  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) as Junichi Narumi
  • Tomorrow (1988) as Shoji Nakagawa
  • Seven Days War (1988) as Yashiro
  • The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)
  • To Sleep So as to Dream (1986) as Detective Uozuka
  • Female Detective Yuko Kasumi (1985)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Shiro Sano best known for?

Shiro Sano is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Ice Blood (2026), Living Corpse (2026), The Ghost Writer's Wife (2025), Segodon (2018).

When and where was Shiro Sano born?

Shiro Sano was born on March 4, 1955 in Yamanashi, Japan.

How many credits does Shiro Sano have?

Shiro Sano has accumulated over 276 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1985 to 2026.

What is Shiro Sano's background in cinema and television?

Shiro Sano is a Japanese actor born on March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. His stage name is written in Japanese as 佐野史郎. Active in the entertainment industry, Sano is known for his work in acting, with a career encompassing numerous films and television series. His known credits total 270. Among the product...