Hiroyuki Sanada (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (下澤 廣之, Shimosawa Hiroyuki); 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. Before breaking in to the movie business, he trained at Sonny Chiba’s Japan Action Club hoping to one day become a martial arts action film star. Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s, but as it became clear he was actually a talented and well-rounded actor, he was able to branch out into all different types of roles in every genre. Today he is best known in the west for his involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Known For
| Birth Location | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960-10-12 |
Movies
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu
2023
Bullet Train
as The Elder
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
as Akihiko (archive footage)
2022
Army of Thieves
as Bly Tanaka (archive footage)
2021
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka
2021
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2021
Minamata
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
2020
Avengers: Endgame
as Akihiko
2019
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Kawabata
2018
Life
as Sho Murakami
2017
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki
2015
Minions
as Sumo (voice)
2015
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
as Self
2013
The Railway Man
as Nagase
2013
The Wolverine
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
2013
2009
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
2008
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
2007
Sunshine
as Kaneda
2007
The Promise
as General Guangming
2005
The White Countess
as Matsuda
2005
Aegis
as Hisashi Sengoku
2005
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
2003
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
2002
Vengeance for Sale
as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
2002
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
as Dōson
2001
All About Our House
as Bartender
2001
First Love
as Shinichirô Fujiki
2000
Round About Midnight
as Koji
1999
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama
1999
1998
Murder on D Street
as Seiichiro Fukiya
1998
The Spiral
as Ryûji Takayama
1998
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
1998
The Abe Clan
as Emoto Matashichiro
1995
East Meets West
as Kamijo Kenkichi
1995
Sharaku
as Tonbo
1995
1994
Crest of Betrayal
as Takuminokami Asano
1994
Hero Interview
as Jinta Todoroki
1994
1994
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
as Detective Same
1993
1993
Succession
as Masakazu Yoshinari
1992
1992
Tsugumi
as Kyoichi Takahashi
1990
Yellow Fangs
as Eiji
1990
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Aoi Shingo
1990
1989
Kaito Ruby
as Toru Hayashi
1988
1987
Sure Death 4
as Ukyo
1987
Royal Warriors
as Peter Yamamoto
1986
Cabaret
as Tanokura
1986
1986
House on Fire
as Chuya Nakahara
1986
The Dagger of Kamui
as Jirô
1985
Mahjong Horoki
as Bouya Tetsu
1984
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
as Date Yoshioka
1984
The Street of Desire
as Joji Tanaka
1984
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
1983
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Shizune Mejiro
1983
Ninja Wars
as Jotaro Fuefuki
1982
Fall Guy
as Actor
1982
Ninja In The Dragon's Den
as Genbu
1982
Lovers Lost
as Kunihiko Yasuoka
1982
The Blazing Valiant
as Joe
1981
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
as Akira Hoshino
1981
Roaring Fire
as Joji
1981
Samurai Reincarnation
as Kirimaru Iga
1981
Shogun's Ninja
as Momochi Takamaru
1980
Dreamy Fifteen
as Isozaki
1980
G.I. Samurai
as Takeda Katsuyori
1979
The Shogun Assassins
as Monk Miyoshi Isa
1979
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
1978
Message from Space
as Shiro Hongo
1978
Shogun's Samurai
as Hayate
1978
The Executioner
as Toga
1974
1967
1967
Game of Chance
as Kenichi Endo
1966
Mortal Kombat 2
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
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