Shirō Sano

Shirō Sano (佐野 史郎, Sano Shirō, born 4 March 1955) is a Japanese actor.

Shirō Sano
佐野 史郎
Born (1955-03-04) 4 March 1955
Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
(Raised: Matsue, Shimane)
OccupationActor, film director, musician
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)Maki Ishikawa
WebsiteKisseidō

Career

Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Sano lived in Tokyo and Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school.[1] He joined several theatrical troupes, including Jurō Kara's Jōkyō Gekijō. He had his first starring role in a film in Kaizō Hayashi's To Sleep so as to Dream in 1986,[2] but gained fame for playing the character Fuyuhiko in the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta in 1992.[1] He directed his first film, Karaoke, in 1999.[3]

Filmography

Films

Television

Anime

References
  1. "Haiyū Sano Shirō" (in Japanese). Kakaku.com. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. "Sano Shirō" (in Japanese). NPO Hōjin Myūjikku Somurie Kyōkai. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Shashin o, fotobukku ni". Refocus (in Japanese). Noritsu Koki.
  4. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  5. Jonathan Clements; Motoko Tamamuro (1 November 2003). The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-1-880656-81-5.
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