Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano
Born	22 June 1948 Ichinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Known for	Departures

Takashi Sasano (笹野 高史 Sasano Takashi, born June 22, 1948) is a Japanese actor.

Career

Sasano appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film Bright Future.^[1] He also appeared in Amir Naderi's 2011 film Cut.^[2]

Filmography

Film

• Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
• A Class to Remember (1993)
• The Geisha House (1999)
• Keiho (1999)
• Last Scene (2002)
• Bright Future (2003)
• No One's Ark (2003)
• The Hidden Blade (2004)
• Ame Yori Setsunaku (2005)
• Metro ni Notte (2006)
• Love and Honor (2006)
• Nezu no Ban (2006)
• Tsuribaka Nisshi 17 (2006)
• Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
• 10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
• Departures (2008)
• Mt. Tsurugidake (2009)
• Dear Doctor (2009)
• Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (2009)
• Surely Someday (2010)
• Ototo (2010)
• Wasao (2011)
• Cut (2011)
• Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
• Slapstick Brothers (2011)
• Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
• Thermae Romae (2012)
• Creepy (2016)

Television

• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000) – Torii Mototada
• Tenchijin (2009) – Toyotomi Hideyoshi
• Shinzanmono (2010)
• Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1 (2015) – Inoue Kaoru
• Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (2015) – Yoshitaka Igasaki
• Nobunaga Moyu (2016) – Yoshida Kanemi

Awards

Years	Awards
2007	Awards of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for Love and Honor
2007	Yokohama Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor for Nezu no Ban, Tsuribaka Nisshi 17 and Metro ni Notte[3]

References

1. Manohla Dargis (12 November 2004). "Bright Future: The Horror of Everyday Reality and Otherworldly Weirdness". The New York Times.
2. Mark Schilling (16 December 2011). "'Cut'". The Japan Times.
3. 第２８回ヨコハマ映画祭 ２００６年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

External links

• Takashi Sasano at the Internet Movie Database
• Takashi Sasano at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)