Shirō Sano (born March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. After working with several theater companies, he had his first starring film role in To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) and gained wider recognition through the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992). His film credits include Violent Cop (1989), Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He made his directorial debut with Karaoke in 1999.

Shiro Sano

Acting Born March 4, 1955 Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

Shirō Sano (born March 4, 1955, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and director. After working with several theater companies, he had his first starring film role in To Sleep so as to Dream (1986) and gained wider recognition through the television drama Zutto Anata ga Suki datta (1992).

His film credits include Violent Cop (1989), Godzilla 2000 (1999), Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), and Godzilla: Final Wars (2004). He made his directorial debut with Karaoke in 1999.

Known For

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Tales of the Bizarre

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

Masahiko Todo（藤堂 正彦）

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

Takeo Sone

The Ghost Writer's Wife

Eto Yasumune

Segodon

Ii Naosuke

S&X

Norio Toyohara

Kumokiri Nizaemon

Ultraman Max

Narration

SPEC ~ First Blood

Yuichi Oshima

Trick