Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Satō (佐藤 忠信 Satō Tadanobu; born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Tadanobu Asano (浅野 忠信 Asano Tadanobu), is a Japanese actor who is best known for his roles in many Japanese films, including Electric Dragon 80.000 V, Ichi the Killer, Zatōichi, Last Life in the Universe, Survive Style 5+, and The Taste of Tea. He is also well known for his role as Temüjin/Gengis Khan in the 2007 Russian semi-historical film Mongol.

He will play Hogun in the upcoming 2013 Marvel action film Thor: The Dark World.