is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
, Sano lived in Tokyo and
Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school.
He joined several theatrical troupes, including
Jurō Kara's Jōkyō Gekijō. He had his first starring role in a film in
Kaizō Hayashi
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with ''To Sleep so as to Dream'' (1986). He is best known for his film noir, neo-noir ''Mike Hammer (character), Maiku Hama'' trilogy, ''The Most Terrible Time in My Life ...
's ''
To Sleep so as to Dream'' in 1986,
but gained fame for playing the character Fuyuhiko in the television drama ''Zutto Anata ga Suki datta'' in 1992.
He directed his first film, ''Karaoke'', in 1999.
Filmography
Films
*''To Sleep so as to Dream'' (1986)
*''
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988)
*''
Tomorrow
Tomorrow may refer to:
* Tomorrow (time), the day after today
* The future, that which occurs after the present
Periodicals
* ''To-Morrow'' (Chicago magazine), a magazine from 1903 to 1909
* ''Tomorrow'' (New Zealand magazine), a left-wing ma ...
'' (1988)
*''
Violent Cop'' (1989)
*''
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday
is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. Actress Hinako Saeki won the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Academy Awards and Best New Talent at the Yokohama Film Festival for her role in this film.
Cast
* Shirō Sano
*Hinako Saeki
...
'' (1994)
*''
Sharaku'' (1995)
*''Karaoke'' (1999) (as director)
*''
Godzilla 2000'' (1999)
*''
The Princess Blade'' (2001)
*''
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' (2001)
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Infection
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