Directed credits
2
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Shiro Sano
Acting
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1.4
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 73139
IMDb ID: nm0762965
Known for: Acting
Born: March 4, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Yamanashi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q3959632
Also known as
佐野 史郎 • Shirou Sano • Shiroh Sano • 사노 시로 • Shirô Sano • Shirō Sano
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Director (2)Creator (1)
Biography
Shiro Sano (佐野 史郎, Sano Shirō, born 4 March 1955) is a Japanese actor.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shiro Sano.
7.9
My Way
as Tatsuo's Father
2011 Movie
7.5
My Little Monster
as Taizo Yoshida
2018 Movie
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
as Haruki Kadokura
2001 Movie
7.2
Violent Cop
as Yoshinari
1989 Movie
6.9
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
1999 Movie
6.7
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
as Mâ-bô
2008 Movie
6.5
Pokémon 4Ever
as Vicious (voice)
2001 Movie
6.5
Fukushima 50
as Prime Minister
2020 Movie
6.3
Infection
as Kiyoshi Akai
2004 Movie
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shiro Sano.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shiro Sano.
7.6
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
Tales of the Bizarre
2 eps
1990 Series
9.5
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
18 eps
1990 Series
6.8
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
as Masahiko Todo（藤堂 正彦） • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.2
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
as Takeo Sone • 11 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Trick
2 eps
2000 Series
9.0
Kumokiri Nizaemon
3 eps
2013 Series
8.5
SPEC ~ First Blood
as Yuichi Oshima • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
as 陸羯（カツ）南 • 4 eps
2009 Series
8.3
Segodon
as Ii Naosuke • 8 eps
2018 Series
9.0
The Ghost Writer's Wife
as Eto Yasumune • 100 eps
2025 Series
9.2
Ultraman Max
as Narration • 39 eps
2005 Series
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shiro Sano.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shiro Sano.
Jul 1
Living Corpse
2026 Movie
翔んだタックル大旋風
2025 Movie
7.8
Two Seasons, Two Strangers
as Uonuma
2025 Movie
7.0
Good News
as Sugimoto
2025 Movie
AOSHO! Voices in Bloom
2025 Movie
8.5
Silence of the Sea
as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
2024 Movie
4.8
Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
as Jung Hak-sun
2024 Movie
6.9
Happyend
as Principal Nagai
2024 Movie
7.7
Brush of the God
2024 Movie
Shimane Multiverse Den
2024 Movie
Dear Kaita Ablaze
as Satoshi
2023 Movie
Oshorin
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Shiro Sano.
9.0
The Ghost Writer's Wife
as Eto Yasumune • 100 eps
2025 Series
6.0
Dr. Ashura
as Katsuji Fudo • 11 eps
2025 Series
5.3
My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought
as Masato Shirabishi • 9 eps
2022 Series
7.5
The Journalist
as Hisashi Nakagawa • 6 eps
2022 Series
5.7
How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!
as Takeshi Mizuguchi • 10 eps
2021 Series
7.5
So Close! Detective Oshii 2
as Enoshita Chikara • 8 eps
2021 Series
10.0
Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira
16 eps
2021 Series
Onibi Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira
1 eps
2020 Series
Jubaku Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira
1 eps
2020 Series
7.3
24 JAPAN
as Genji Onitsuka • 24 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Cursed in Love
as Sōjurō Takatsuki • 8 eps
2020 Series
5.5
Secret of 10
10 eps
2020 Series