Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano
photo © Fuji TV

Shiro Sano (佐野史郎, Sano Shiro, born March 4, 1955 in Yamanashi City) is a Japanese actor, director, and musician. In 1975 he joined the troupe Shakespeare Theater as a founding member and has always remained active in theater regardless of his film and television career.

Personal

• He was born in Yamanashi City but moved to Matsue, Shimane.
• Author Keigo Higashino based the main character from his mystery novel Yougisha X no Kenshin on Sano's "intelligent man" image. The novel won Higashino the 134th Naoki Prize, his first in five nominations.
• He is 5' 9¼" tall (176cm).
• His blood type is B.
• He enjoys scuba diving.

Filmography

• [1986] To Sleep so as to Dream ... Uotsuka
• [1988] Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis ... Junichi Narumi
• [1988] Seven Days War ... Yashiro
• [1988] Tomorrow ... Shoji Nakagawa / Yae's bridegroom
• [1989] Lucky Sky Diamond ... Doctor
• [1989] Four Days of Snow and Blood ... Yasuhide Kurihara
• [1989] A Festival of Dreams ... Yuzo Kishi
• [1989] Violent Cop ... Yoshinari
• [1989] Circus Boys ... Hiroshi
• [1990] The Legend of Zipang ... Bunshichi
• [1990] Ware ni Utsu Yoi Ari ... Kikuchi
• [1991] Lady Battle Cop
• [1991] TVO
• [1991] Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki ... Kurashi
• [1991] Bokura no Nanoka-kan Senso 2
• [1991] Shimanto River
• [1992] Heya
• [1992] Swimming with Tears ... Ryoichi Kokubu
• [1992] Red Foliage ... Shunji Muroi
• [1992] Netorare Sosuke ... Shinji
• [1992] The Rocking Horsemen ... Noritane Itoh
• [1993] Gensen-kan Inn
• [1993] Waga Aishita Ultraseven
• [1993] Haruka, Nosutarujii ... Tutor
• [1993] Evil Dead Trap 3: Broken Love Killer ... Tetsuro Muraki
• [1993] Rainbow Bridge
• [1994] Uneasy Encounters ... Other man
• [1994] The Most Terrible Time in My Life ... Masaru Kanno
• [1994] It's a Summer Vacation Everyday ... Nariyuki Rinkaiji
• [1994] The Mystery of Rampo ... Officer
• [1995] Sharaku ... Utamaro
• [1995] Stairway to the Distant Past ... Masaru
• [1995] Burai Heiya ... Tadao
• [1995] Endless Waltz ... Shoji Eda
• [1996] Spring and Chaos: The Life Story of Kenji Miyazawa ... Kenji Miyazawa
• [1997] Cat's Eye
• [1999] Karaoke ... (also writer/director)
• [1999] Godzilla 2000: Millennium ... Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
• [2001] Pokemon 2001 ... Vicious
• [2001] Platonic Sex ... Ishikawa
• [2001] Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack ... Haruki Kadokura, Yuri's boss
• [2001] Kewaishi ... Kosuke Kitazawa
• [2001] The Princess Blade ... Kidokoro
• [2002] Picaresque
• [2002] Shangri-La ... Kuwata
• [2002] Aiki ... Video-ya no kyaku
• [2003] Time Limit
• [2003] Negotiator ... Lt. Ando
• [2003] The Battling Angel ... Ashida
• [2004] Kanzen Naru Shiiku: Akai Satsui ... Shinichi Yamada
• [2004] Infection ... Kiyoshi Akai
• [2004] Godzilla: Final Wars ... Assassin
• [2004] Oh! My Zombie Mermaid ... Yamaji
• [2005] Solntse ... The chamberlain
• [2005] All About My Dog
• [2005] The Great Yokai War ... Sata's Editor
• [2005] The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
• [2005] Koi no Karasawagi Drama Special
• [2006] Waiting in the Dark
• [2006] Vanished
• [2006] Atagoal wa Neko no Mori ... Ryukoma (voice)
• [2007] Kekkon Sagishi
• [2008] Persona
• [2008] Team Batista no Eiko
• [2008] The Most Beautiful Night in the World
• [2008] Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
• [2009] Guardian Angel

External Links

• Shiro Sano at the Internet Movie Database
• Shiro Sano at the Japanese Movie Database
• Official Website
• Shiro Sano at Japanese Wikipedia
• Interview at Cinema Today