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Shirô Sano

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Shirô Sano
In summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet seaside exchanging distant looks and clumsy words in the rainy ocean. In winter, screenwriter Li arrives at a snowy village meeting Benzo at his guesthouse. Despite disconnected talks they embark together.
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Shirô Sano was born on 4 March 1955 in Shimane, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) and Kurenai monogatari (1992). He has been married to Maki Ishikawa since 1986.
BornMarch 4, 1955
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    Known for

    Godzilla 2000 (1999)
    Godzilla 2000
    6.0
    • Shiro Miyasaka
    • 1999
    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
    7.0
    • Haruki Kadokura (Yuri's boss)
    • 2001
    Kurenai monogatari (1992)
    Kurenai monogatari
    7.1
    • Shunji Muroi
    • 1992
    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider (2016)
    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider
    7.2
    • Michihiko Zaizen
    • Dr. Pac-Man
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Ultraman Teo
      • Takayuki Tsukahara
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • The Woman Who Escaped from the Key
      • Torazou Mori
      • Completed
    • Ultraman Teo (2026)
      Ultraman Teo
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Takayuki Tsukahara
      • 2026
    • Clevatess (2025)
      Clevatess
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Romain (voice)
      • 2026
    • Hyoketsu
      5.6
      • 2026
    • Hiromi Nagasaku and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Toki Sude ni Osushi!? (2026)
      Toki Sude ni Osushi!?
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Funao Tateishi
      • 2026
    • The Living Corpse (2026)
      The Living Corpse
      • 2026
    • Hiromi Yamakawa and RAN in Aosho! Voices in Bloom (2025)
      Aosho! Voices in Bloom
      • takumi Shimeno
      • 2025
    • Tonda Tackle Dai Senpu (2025)
      Tonda Tackle Dai Senpu
      • Taizo Sawada
      • 2025
    • Sul Kyung-gu and Hong Kyung in Good News (2025)
      Good News
      6.6
      • Japanese Minister of Transport
      • 2025
    • Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025)
      Two Seasons, Two Strangers
      6.7
      • Uonuma
      • 2025
    • Kumiko Asō and Akihisa Shiono in The Monster Within (2025)
      The Monster Within
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Okutaro Noda
      • 2025
    • Wakana Matsumoto in Dr. Ashura (2025)
      Dr. Ashura
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Katsuharu Fudo
      • 2025
    • Eiji Akaso in Inheritance Detective (2025)
      Inheritance Detective
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi in Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000)
      Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Yuzuru Fujimaki
      • Tsuyoshi Okuda
      • 2006–2025
    • Bunt Man (2024)
      Bunt Man
      TV Mini Series
      • 2024
    • Silence of the Sea (2024)
      Silence of the Sea
      5.5
      • Cabinet minister Kirigaya
      • 2024

    Director

    • Tales of Terror from Tokyo (2003)
      Tales of Terror from Tokyo
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Karaoke (1999)
      Karaoke
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1999

    Writer

    • Karaoke (1999)
      Karaoke
      6.0
      • story
      • 1999

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    Violent Cop
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    Violent Cop
    The Princess Blade
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    The Princess Blade

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
    • Born
      • March 4, 1955
      • Shimane, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Maki Ishikawa1986 - present

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