Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

🎂 4th March 1955 (71 yrs) 📍 Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

Known For

Pokémon 4Ever

Biography

Shirō Sano (born March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. After working with several theater companies, he had his first starring film role in To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) and gained wider recognition through the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992).

His film credits include Violent Cop (1989), Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He made his directorial debut with Karaoke in 1999.

Shiro Sano

Movies Featuring Shiro Sano

Living Corpse

Living Corpse (2026)

as (voice)
Ice Blood

Ice Blood (2026)

The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind

The Flying Tackle: A Great Whirlwind (2025)

as Daizo Sawada
Two Seasons, Two Strangers

Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025)

as Uonuma
AOSHO! Voices in Bloom

AOSHO! Voices in Bloom (2025)

Good News

Good News (2025)

as Sugimoto
Silence of the Sea

Silence of the Sea (2024)

as Cabinet Minister Kirigaya
Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker

Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (2024)

as Jung Hak-sun
Happyend

Happyend (2024)

as Principal Nagai
Brush of the God

Brush of the God (2024)

No Image

警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 －炎上－ (2024)

Shimane Multiverse Den

Shimane Multiverse Den (2024)

Dear Kaita Ablaze

Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023)

as Satoshi
Oshorin

Oshorin (2023)

Between the White Key and the Black Key

Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)

as Takumi
疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕

疑念 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2023)

暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕

暁鐘 警視庁強行犯係 樋口顕 (2022)

Intimate Stranger

Intimate Stranger (2022)

"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira

"Renjou" Keishichou Kyoukouhan-gakari Higuchi Akira (2022)

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)

as Kazuo Kudo
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021)

as Nobuo Asanuma
Godzilla's Leading Ladies

Godzilla's Leading Ladies (2020)

as Himself
Nezura 1964

Nezura 1964 (2020)

as Azuma
Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano

Mother’s Bomb-struck Piano (2020)

as Mitsunori Yagawa
Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50 (2020)

as Prime Minister
Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman

Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman (2020)

Black Lizard

Black Lizard (2019)

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!!

Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie: Time Slip! Dinosaur Panic!! (2019)

as Valma
BOLT

BOLT (2019)

An Artist of the Floating World

An Artist of the Floating World (2019)

as Dr. Saito
We Are Little Zombies

We Are Little Zombies (2019)

as Kamo Keiichiro
The Great Buddha Arrival

The Great Buddha Arrival (2018)

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2018 Fall Special (2018)

Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu (2018)

My Little Monster

My Little Monster (2018)

as Taizo Yoshida
My Little Monster

My Little Monster (2018)

as Taizou Yoshida
I Will Never Forgive

I Will Never Forgive (2018)

Roupeiro's Melancholy

Roupeiro's Melancholy (2018)

確証～警視庁捜査三課

確証～警視庁捜査三課 (2017)

Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis

Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis (2017)

Tatara Samurai

Tatara Samurai (2017)

as Tokugawa’s vassal
Parks

Parks (2017)

Random Lives

Random Lives (2017)

as Tadao
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016)

as Michihiko Zaizen / Dr. Pac-Man
Snow Woman

Snow Woman (2016)

Zen and Bones

Zen and Bones (2016)

as Tatsuo Ishii
Yuriko's Picture Book

Yuriko's Picture Book (2016)

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (2016)

Enishi: The Bride of Izumo

Enishi: The Bride of Izumo (2016)

as Yasuo Soda
黒の斜面

黒の斜面 (2016)

Bikuu: The Movie

Bikuu: The Movie (2015)

as Zeshin
Police Precinct Soul

Police Precinct Soul (2015)

as Muneo Yamaoka
Mr. Love Chemistry 2

Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (2015)

I Alone

I Alone (2015)

Kinki

Kinki (2014)

as Konomi Mitsuru
Phantom Limb

Phantom Limb (2014)

Magnet Man

Magnet Man (2014)

Oh! Father

Oh! Father (2014)

as Satoru
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom

The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (2014)

as Tankuro Hinode
Housekeeper the Peeper

Housekeeper the Peeper (2014)

as Taizan Kitamura
Piano in a Storeroom

Piano in a Storeroom (2014)

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel (2014)

The Locked Room Murders SP

The Locked Room Murders SP (2014)

as Tetsuji Hiramatsu
Miroku

Miroku (2013)

Under the Nagasaki Sky

Under the Nagasaki Sky (2013)

as Morikazu Kadota
Reunion

Reunion (2013)

The Intermission

The Intermission (2013)

The Millennial Rapture

The Millennial Rapture (2012)

as Reina
波の塔

波の塔 (2012)

as 이시이 테츠오
レベル7

レベル7 (2012)

as 犬山刑事
Rock'n'Roll Housewives

Rock'n'Roll Housewives (2012)

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012)

as Ashurada (voice) / Weeval
My Way

My Way (2011)

as Tatsuo's Father
Hayabusa

Hayabusa (2011)

as Kawabuchi
No Image

HESOMORI -ヘソモリ- (2011)

Wasao

Wasao (2011)

as Shigeo
No Image

Tenohira no memo (2010)

as 折川孝之
Railways

Railways (2010)

as Nobuo Ishikawa
If Blessed

If Blessed (2010)

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)

as Michio Nishino
Miyoko

Miyoko (2009)

The Code

The Code (2009)

as Detective 501
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)

as Yuji Kakiya
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster (2009)

as Dr. Murakami
Life Improvement Club

Life Improvement Club (2008)

as Ueda
The Yagyu Conspiracy

The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special (2008)

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)

as Yan-bô
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)

as Mâ-bô
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects (2008)

as Himeself
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)

as Jakotsu Babaa
The Taste of Fish

The Taste of Fish (2008)

The Glorious Team Batista

The Glorious Team Batista (2008)

as Yuji Kakiya
Persona

Persona (2008)

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007 (2007)

as Kagaya Genemon
Waiting in the Dark

Waiting in the Dark (2006)

as Akihiro's Boss
Vanished

Vanished (2006)

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special (2006)

as 半沢杜夫
Detective Office 5

Detective Office 5 (2005)

as 501
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)

as 窪園 行雄
The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War (2005)

as "Mysterious" Editor
Arthouse Ultraman

Arthouse Ultraman (2005)

as Narrator
The Passed Scene

The Passed Scene (2005)

as Kazuo Shimosaka
All About My Dog

All About My Dog (2005)

as Uncle
The Sun

The Sun (2005)

as The chamberlain
Infection

Infection (2004)

as Kiyoshi Akai
Perfect Education 6

Perfect Education 6 (2004)

Takada Wataru Teki

Takada Wataru Teki (2004)

as Self
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (2004)

as Yamaji
No Image

The Battling Angel (2003)

as Ashida
The Negotiator

The Negotiator (2003)

as Lt. Ando
朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件

朱夏～警视厅恐吓事件 (2003)

Time Limit

Time Limit (2003)

Rika

Rika (2003)

Cop Festival: New Beginning

Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon (2003)

as Koichi Hirayama
Aiki

Aiki (2002)

Shangri-La

Shangri-La (2002)

as Kuwata
Picaresque

Picaresque (2002)

Kamaitachi no Yoru

Kamaitachi no Yoru (2002)

Kewaishi

Kewaishi (2002)

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

as Haruki Kadokura
The Princess Blade

The Princess Blade (2001)

as Kidokoro
Pokémon 4Ever

Pokémon 4Ever (2001)

as Vicious (voice)
The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve

The Armchair Detective's Christmas Eve (2000)

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)

as Prof. Shiro Miyasaka
Karaoke

Karaoke (1999)

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye (1997)

as Chief
The Defender

The Defender (1997)

as Wizard
Spring and Chaos

Spring and Chaos (1996)

as Kenji Miyazawa
Target

Target (1996)

The Trap

The Trap (1996)

as Masaru Kanno
Snow falls on a southern island

Snow falls on a southern island (1995)

Endless Waltz

Endless Waltz (1995)

Sharaku

Sharaku (1995)

as Utamaro
Burai-Heiya

Burai-Heiya (1995)

as Tadao
The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)

as Masaru Kanno
The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo (1994)

as Officer
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994)

as Nariyuki Rinkaiji
The Most Terrible Time in My Life

The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)

as Masaru Kanno
Rampo - Bewitching Women

Rampo - Bewitching Women (1994)

The Anthropology of a Fight Scene

The Anthropology of a Fight Scene (1993)

The Room

The Room (1993)

as The Dying Man
Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge (1993)

Gensen-Kan Inn

Gensen-Kan Inn (1993)

as Yoshiharu Tsuge
The Brutal Insanity of Love

The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)

as Tetsuro Muraki
Haruka, Nostalgia

Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)

as Tutor
My Beloved Ultraseven

My Beloved Ultraseven (1993)

as Tetsuo Kinjo
Garo Video 3: Hisago

Garo Video 3: Hisago (1992)

The Rocking Horsemen

The Rocking Horsemen (1992)

as Noritane Itoh
Can You Collect It?

Can You Collect It? (1992)

Sosuke Loses His Lover

Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992)

as Shinji Kitamura
The Shadow Over Innsmouth

The Shadow Over Innsmouth (1992)

as Takuji Hirata
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992)

as Kurahashi
Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo

Betonamu Nanmin Shoujo (1992)

Red Foliage

Red Foliage (1992)

as Shunji Muroi
Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown

Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown (1992)

Swimming with Tears

Swimming with Tears (1992)

Shimanto River

Shimanto River (1991)

TVO

TVO (1991)

as Detective Takatsuka
King's Playing With Fire

King's Playing With Fire (1991)

Seven Days War 2

Seven Days War 2 (1991)

Discontinuous Bombing Incident

Discontinuous Bombing Incident (1991)

Ready to Shoot

Ready to Shoot (1990)

as Kikuchi
Lady Battle Cop

Lady Battle Cop (1990)

as Henry Ohba
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)

as Correspondent Morita
Natsu no pēji

Natsu no pēji (1990)

as Kazuki
The Legend of Zipang

The Legend of Zipang (1990)

as Bunshichi
Circus Boys

Circus Boys (1989)

as Hiroshi
The Dancer

The Dancer (1989)

as Takashi Tanimura
Violent Cop

Violent Cop (1989)

as Yoshinari
Festival of Dreams

Festival of Dreams (1989)

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

as Yasuhide Kurihara
Lucky Sky Diamond

Lucky Sky Diamond (1989)

as Katayama, a doctor
Seven Days War

Seven Days War (1988)

as Yashiro
Tomorrow

Tomorrow (1988)

as Shoji Nakagawa
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)

as Junichi Narumi
The Heartbreak Yakuza

The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)

To Sleep So as to Dream

To Sleep So as to Dream (1986)

as Detective Uozuka