Asao Sano

Asao Sano
佐野 浅夫
Born
佐野 淺雄

(1925-08-13)13 August 1925
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died28 June 2022(2022-06-28) (aged 96)
Kyoto, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1943–2022
Known for3rd generation "Mito Kōmon" actor
AwardsOrder of the Sacred Treasure (1996)

Asao Sano (佐野 浅夫, Sano Asao, 13 August 1925 – 28 June 2022) was a Japanese actor.[1][2][3] He was known for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon.[4] Sano died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 96.[5]

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