Hiroyuki Sanada
- Acting
- October 12, 1960 · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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
Filmography
- Mortal Kombat II · Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Shōgun · Yoshii Toranaga, Producer
- John Wick: Chapter 4 · Shimazu
- Bullet Train · The Elder
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye · Akihiko (archive footage)
- Hawkeye · Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Army of the Dead · Bly Tanaka
- Mortal Kombat · Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Minamata · Mitsuo Yamazaki
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Avengers: Endgame · Akihiko
- The Catcher Was a Spy · Kawabata
- Life · Sho Murakami
- Westworld · Musashi
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Mr. Holmes · Tamiki Umezaki
- Minions · Sumo Villain (Voice)
- Extant · Hideki Yasumoto
- The Last Ship · Takehaya
- Helix · Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
- 47 Ronin · Kuranosuke Ôishi
- The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin · Self
- The Railway Man · Nagase
- The Wolverine · Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
- Revenge · Satoshi Takeda
- The City of Your Final Destination · Pete
- Speed Racer · Mr. Musha
- Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family · Mr. Musha
- Rush Hour 3 · Kenji
- Sunshine · Kaneda
- The Promise · General Guangming
- The White Countess · Matsuda
- Aegis · Hisashi Sengoku
- Lost · Dogen
- The Last Samurai · Ujio
- The Twilight Samurai · Seibei Iguchi
- Vengeance for Sale · Sukeroku Sukedachiya
- Onmyoji · Dōson
- Unmarried Family · Yosuke Matoba
- All About Our House · Bartender
- First Love · Shinichirô Fujiki
- Round About Midnight · Koji
- Keijitachi no Natsu
- Ring 2 · Ryuji Takayama
- Tadon and Chikuwa
- Tabloid
- Murder on D Street · Seiichiro Fukiya
- Ring · Ryuji Takayama
- The Spiral · Ryûji Takayama
- A Story of Love
- こんな恋のはなし
- Shin Hanshichi torimono chô · Hanshichi
- Hideyoshi · Ishida Mitsunari
- The Abe Clan · Emoto Matashichiro
- Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call · Hideyuki Harada
- East Meets West · Kamijo Kenkichi
- Sharaku · Tonbo
- 119
- Crest of Betrayal · Takuminokami Asano
- Why I borrowed money from her · Kunihiko Yamanobe
- Hero Interview · Jinta Todoroki
- Uneasy Encounters
- Furuhata Ninzaburo · 由良一夫
- The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark · Takashi Samejima
- We Are Not Alone
- High School Teacher · Hamura Takao
- Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
- Succession · Masakazu Yoshinari
- Oda Nobunaga
- Taiheiki · Takauji Ashikaga
- Tsugumi · Kyoichi Takahashi
- Let's Go to the Hospital · Kohei Shintani
- Yellow Fangs · Eiji, Music Director
- Shingo's Ten Duels · Aoi Shingo
- Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger · Ryoma Sakamoto
- Who Do I Choose? · Jun Yamamoto
- 坂本龍馬
- Oda Nobunaga
- I Love You So Much
- Kaito Ruby · Toru Hayashi