Shiro Sano
Known for Acting · 267 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-04 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Yamanashi, Japan
- Also known as
- 佐野 史郎 · Shirou Sano · Shiroh Sano · 사노 시로 · Shirô Sano · Shirō Sano
Biography
Shiro Sano (佐野 史郎, Sano Shirō, born 4 March 1955) is a Japanese actor.
Known For
TV Shows (92)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
as Takeo Sone
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
2016
as Masahiko Todo（藤堂 正彦）
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 陸羯（カツ）南
Segodon
2018
as Ii Naosuke
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013
24 JAPAN
2020
as Genji Onitsuka
Trick
2000
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
as Officer 501
Ultraman Max
2005
as Narration
SPEC ~ First Blood
2010
as Yuichi Oshima
Ultraman Orb
2016
as Ryutaro Suganuma
Sky High
2003
The Journalist
2022
as Hisashi Nakagawa
The Confidence Man JP
2018
as Tsutomu Tawaraya
MOZU
2014
as Kiyoharu Ikezawa
SICK'S Jo no Shou
2018
as Yuichi Oshima
Angels with Broken Wings
2006
as Maekawa Takuro
My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought
2022
as Masato Shirabishi
Cursed in Love
2020
as Sōjurō Takatsuki
How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!
2021
as Takeshi Mizuguchi
Public Affairs Office in the Sky
2013
as Koichi Takigawa
Hana no Ran
1994
as Ashikaga Yoshimi
Future Diary Another World
2012
as Toru
The Last Cop
2015
as Endo Yuji
Rich Man, Poor Woman
2012
as Yamashita
Silver and Gold
2017
as Akio Nakajima
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Satomi Hakkenden
2006
as Daiki Makuwari
Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira
2021
The Ghost Writer's Wife
2025
as Eto Yasumune
Blue Bird
1997
as Hiromu Watanuki
Kao
2003
as Osamu Minoda（箕田 修）
Whispers from a Crime Scene
2016
as Yuzo Shindo
Trembling Cow
2013
Secret of 10
2020
Food Fight
2000
as Miyazono Kyosaku
Dr. Ashura
2025
as Katsuji Fudo
Tokyo Elevator Girl
1992
Top League
2019
Osoroshi
2014
Kimi to Ita Mirai no Tame ni ~ I'll be back
1999
Wives Make the World Go Round
2007
Kuitan
2006
as Shuji Igarashi
長男の嫁
1994
Dollhouse
2004
as Chief Tasaki
Scum of Lawyers
2006
Tokyo 23-ku Onna
2019
as Hyuga
Sashow The Last Case
1995
PS－羅生門－ 警視庁東都署
2006
A Taste of Honey
2011
as Tadashi Kirishima
Dandarin Rules
2013
as Shigeo Manabe
Female Detective Yuko Kasumi
1985
Harassment Game
2018
as Mizutani Itsuro
The Farthest Galaxy
2013
Spring Has Come
2018
as Shuji Kishikawa
Double Kitchen
1993
警視庁・樋口警部補
2003
as 氏家譲
Movies (175)
Lucky Sky Diamond
1989
as Katayama, a doctor
My Way
2011
as Tatsuo's Father
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999
as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Pokémon 4Ever
2001
as Vicious (voice)
Good News
2025
as Sugimoto
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
as Haruki Kadokura
Fukushima 50
2020
as Prime Minister
Happyend
2024
as Principal Nagai
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
2008
as Yan-bô / Mâ-bô
Perfect Education 6
2004
Violent Cop
1989
as Yoshinari
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
2016
as Michihiko Zaizen / Dr. Pac-Man
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie
2012
as Ashurada (voice) / Weeval
My Little Monster
2018
as Taizo Yoshida / Taizou Yoshida
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
2025
as Uonuma
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Yasuhide Kurihara
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
2008
as Himeself
The Great Yokai War
2005
as "Mysterious" Editor
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
as Tutor
Infection
2004
as Kiyoshi Akai
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special
2008
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
2014
as Tankuro Hinode
Cat's Eye
1997
as Chief
I Will Never Forgive
2018
Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
2024
as Jung Hak-sun
The Taste of Fish
2008
An Artist of the Floating World
2019
as Dr. Saito
Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction
2021
as Kazuo Kudo
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!
2019
as Valma
The Heartbreak Yakuza
1987
Under the Nagasaki Sky
2013
as Morikazu Kadota
The Legend of Zipang
1990
as Bunshichi
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Officer
The Princess Blade
2001
as Kidokoro
Tatara Samurai
2017
as Tokugawa’s vassal
Waiting in the Dark
2006
as Akihiro's Boss
Bikuu: The Movie
2015
as Zeshin
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
as Noritane Itoh
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Junichi Narumi
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
2009
as Dr. Murakami
The Intermission
2013
Tomorrow
1988
as Shoji Nakagawa
The Room
1993
as The Dying Man
We Are Little Zombies
2019
as Kamo Keiichiro
Reunion
2013
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie
2021
as Nobuo Asanuma
Sharaku
1995
as Utamaro
The Sun
2005
as The chamberlain
The Locked Room Murders SP
2014
as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
2005
as 窪園 行雄
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014
Kinki
2014
as Konomi Mitsuru
Seven Days War
1988
as Yashiro
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
1990
as Correspondent Morita
Spring and Chaos
1996
as Kenji Miyazawa
Between the White Key and the Black Key
2023
as Takumi
Lady Battle Cop
1990
as Henry Ôba
The Negotiator
2003
as Lt. Ando
Parks
2017
The Code
2009
as Detective 501
Ready to Shoot
1990
as Kikuchi
Snow Woman
2016
All About My Dog
2005
as Uncle
Magnet Man
2014
Takada Wataru Teki
2004
as Self
"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira
2022
Wasao
2011
as Shigeo
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki
1992
as Kurahashi
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Masaru Kanno
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009
as Yuji Kakiya
Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman
2020
Zen and Bones
2016
as Tatsuo Ishii
Vanished
2006
Black Lizard
2019
Seven Days War 2
1991
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
2018
Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis
2017
Endless Waltz
1995
Police Precinct Soul
2015
as Muneo Yamaoka
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
2009
as Michio Nishino
Phantom Limb
2014
Kewaishi
2002
Brush of the God
2024
Silence of the Sea
2024
as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
Sosuke Loses His Lover
1992
as Shinji Kitamura
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007
2007
as Kagaya Genemon
Circus Boys
1989
as Hiroshi
Housekeeper the Peeper
2014
as Taizan Kitamura
Shimanto River
1991
The Woman Who Took the Local Paper
2016
Railways
2010
as Nobuo Ishikawa
Hayabusa
2011
as Kawabuchi
Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special
2018
The Glorious Team Batista
2008
as Yuji Kakiya
The Dancer
1989
as Takashi Tanimura
Mr. Love Chemistry 2
2015
Yuriko's Picture Book
2016
The Trap
1996
as Masaru Kanno
Detective Office 5
2005
as 501
Miroku
2013
Cop Festival: New Beginning
2003
The Yagyu Conspiracy
2008
Kamaitachi no Yoru
2002
レベル7
2012
as 犬山刑事
Dear Kaita Ablaze
2023
as Satoshi
The Millennial Rapture
2012
as Reina
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
2006
as 半沢杜夫
Time Limit
2003
Arthouse Ultraman
2005
as Narrator
The Battling Angel
2003
as Ashida
The Great Buddha Arrival
2018
Karaoke
1999
Oshorin
2023
Enishi: The Bride of Izumo
2016
as Yasuo Soda
The Brutal Insanity of Love
1993
as Tetsuro Muraki
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Masaru Kanno
Rock'n'Roll Housewives
2012
Life Improvement Club
2008
as Ueda
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
1994
as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
Persona
2008
About Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano (佐野 史郎, Sano Shirō, born 4 March 1955) is a Japanese actor. With 267 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Shiro Sano has appeared in 175 films and 92 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shiro Sano Movies
- Lucky Sky Diamond (1989) — as Katayama, a doctor
- My Way (2011) — as Tatsuo's Father
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) — as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
- Pokémon 4Ever (2001) — as Vicious (voice)
- Good News (2025) — as Sugimoto
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