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Asao Sano

Actor

Asao Sano

August 13, 1925 – June 28, 2022 • Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan • 10 films in the catalog

Asao Sano was a Japanese actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon.

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Actor

10 films

Poster for Kagero-za

Kagero-za

1981

Poster for Fighting Elegy

Fighting Elegy

1966 • Japan

Poster for Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

1963

Poster for I Hate But Love

I Hate But Love

1962 • Japan

Poster for The Man with a Shotgun

The Man with a Shotgun

1961

Poster for Cruel Story of Youth

Cruel Story of Youth

1960 • Japan

Poster for Fires on the Plain

Fires on the Plain

1959 • Japan

Poster for The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

1956 • Japan

Poster for The Thick-Walled Room

The Thick-Walled Room

1956 • Japan

Poster for Black River

Black River

1956 • Japan

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