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Asao Sano(1925-2022)

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Asao Sano was born on 13 August 1925 in Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (1963), Black River (1957) and Fighting Elegy (1966). He died on 28 June 2022 in Kyoto, Japan.
BornAugust 13, 1925
DiedJune 28, 2022(96)
BornAugust 13, 1925
DiedJune 28, 2022(96)
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Known for

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (1963)
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!
6.8
  • Father Tajima
  • 1963
Black River (1957)
Black River
7.2
  • Sakazaki
  • 1957
Fighting Elegy (1966)
Fighting Elegy
6.9
  • Actor
  • 1966
The Incident (1978)
The Incident
6.6
  • Kihei Ueda
  • 1978

Credits

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  • Gôka kyakusen kurûzu satsujin annai
    TV Movie
    • Takatou
    • 2001
  • Ooinaru kan bonno (1998)
    Ooinaru kan bonno
    • Shigeru ishida
    • 1998
  • Mito kômon gaiden: kagerô ninpôchô
    TV Mini Series
    • 1995
  • Chiroru no banka (1992)
    Chiroru no banka
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Meisô chizu
    TV Movie
    • Kenzo Nabeya - Kawamura's secretary
    • 1992
  • Family Without a Dinner Table (1985)
    Family Without a Dinner Table
    7.1
    • 1985
  • Hagoku
    TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Kazue Itô, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Hiroshi Katsuno, and Hiroyuki Sanada in Moeru yusha (1981)
    Moeru yusha
    5.8
    • Wahei Sakamoto
    • 1981
  • Takushî sanba
    TV Series
    • Miyashita - the dispatcher
    • 1981
  • Kagero-za (1981)
    Kagero-za
    6.9
    • Head of a hospital
    • 1981
  • Okaasan no tsuushinbo (1980)
    Okaasan no tsuushinbo
    TV Movie
    • Yuko's Grandather
    • 1980
  • Hadaka no taisho horoki (1980)
    Hadaka no taisho horoki
    TV Series
    • 1980
  • May Love Be Restored (1980)
    May Love Be Restored
    6.6
    • 1980
  • Ayu no uta
    TV Series
    • 1979–1980
  • Oyomeni yukimasu
    • Zenta morikawa
    • 1978

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    • Aaso Sano
  • Born
    • August 13, 1925
    • Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • June 28, 2022
    • Kyoto, Japan(natural causes)

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