| Asao Sano | |
|---|---|
| 佐野 浅夫 | |
| Born | 佐野 淺雄 (1925-08-13)13 August 1925 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 28 June 2022(2022-06-28) (aged 96) Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943–2022 |
| Known for | 3rd generation "Mito Kōmon" actor |
| Awards | Order of the Sacred Treasure (1996) |
Asao Sano (佐野 浅夫, Sano Asao, 13 August 1925 – 28 June 2022) was a Japanese actor. He was known for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon. Sano died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 96.
Selected filmography
Film
- Listen to the Voices of the Sea (1950)
- Season of the Sun (1956)
- Black River (1957)
- Fires on the Plain (1959)
- Ballad of the Cart (1959)
- Burari Bura-bura Monogatari (1962)
- Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
- Fighting Elegy (1966)
- A Warm Misty Night (1967)
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Apart from Life (1970)
- The Last Samurai (1974)
- Cops vs. Thugs (1976)
- Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
- The Incident (1978)
- Nichiren (1979)
- Kagero-za (1981)
- The Funeral (1984)
- Ooinaru Kan (1998)
Television
- Ten to Chi to (1969)
- Katsu Kaishū (1974)
- Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976)
- Mito Kōmon (1993–2000) as Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Voice acting
- Lawrence of Arabia (1978 Nippon TV edition) – General Edmund Allenby (Jack Hawkins)
References
- "佐野浅夫" (in Japanese). 佐野浅夫 Actor7 (official site). Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "佐野浅夫" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "佐野浅夫" (in Japanese). KB. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "佐野浅夫" (in Japanese). ピア. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "佐野浅夫さん死去 3代目「水戸黄門」". Tokyo NP. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "荷車の歌". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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