Hiroyuki Sanada
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.
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- Born:
- Oct 12, 1960 In Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 86
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Game of Chance 1966-10-22
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mortal Kombat 2 2025-10-23
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mortal Kombat 2 | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | 2025-10-23 |
| Movie | Mortal Kombat | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | 2021-04-07 |
| Movie | Minamata | Mitsuo Yamazaki | 2020-03-13 |
| Movie | Avengers: Endgame | Akihiko | 2019-04-24 |
| Movie | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | 2019-05-15 | |
| Movie | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018-04-25 | |
| Movie | The Catcher Was a Spy | Kawabata | 2018-06-22 |
| Movie | Life | Sho Murakami | 2017-03-22 |
| Series | Westworld | Musashi | 2016-10-02 |
| Movie | Minions | Sumo (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
| Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
| Movie | Mr. Holmes | Tamiki Umezaki | 2015-06-19 |
| Series | Helix | Dr. Hiroshi Hataki | 2014-01-10 |
| Series | Extant | Hideki Yasumoto | 2014-07-09 |
| Movie | The Wolverine | Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen | 2013-07-21 |
| Movie | The Railway Man | Nagase | 2013-12-02 |
| Movie | The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin | Self | 2013-12-03 |
| Movie | 47 Ronin | Kuranosuke Ôishi | 2013-12-06 |
| Movie | Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas, Thomas! | Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen | 2011-10-11 |
| Movie | The City of Your Final Destination | Pete | 2009-03-21 |
| Movie | Speed Racer | Mr. Musha | 2008-05-07 |
| Movie | Rush Hour 3 | Kenji | 2007-08-08 |
| Movie | Sunshine | Kaneda | 2007-04-05 |
| Movie | The White Countess | Matsuda | 2005-10-30 |
| Movie | Aegis | Hisashi Sengoku | 2005-07-30 |
| Movie | The Promise | General Guangming | 2005-12-15 |
| Series | Lost | Dogen | 2004-09-22 |
| Movie | The Last Samurai | Ujio | 2003-12-05 |
| Movie | The Twilight Samurai | Seibei Iguchi | 2002-11-02 |
| Movie | Vengeance for Sale | Sukeroku Sukedachiya | 2002-02-16 |
| Movie | All About Our House | Bartender | 2001-06-09 |
| Movie | Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master | Dōson | 2001-10-06 |
| Series | Unmarried Family | Yosuke Matoba | 2001-07-05 |
| Movie | First Love | Shinichirô Fujiki | 2000-04-01 |
| Movie | Ring 2 | Ryuji Takayama | 1999-01-23 |
| Movie | Round About Midnight | Koji | 1999-11-06 |
| Movie | The Spiral | Ryûji Takayama | 1998-01-31 |
| Movie | Ring | Ryuji Takayama | 1998-01-31 |
| Movie | Tadon and Chikuwa | 1998-12-05 | |
| Movie | Murder on D Street | Seiichiro Fukiya | 1998-05-16 |
| Movie | East Meets West | Kamijo Kenkichi | 1995-08-12 |
| Movie | Sharaku | Tonbo | 1995-06-02 |
| Movie | The Abe Clan | Emoto Matashichiro | 1995-11-24 |
| Movie | Hero Interview | Jinta Todoroki | 1994-09-03 |
| Movie | Uneasy Encounters | Unknown | 1994-04-23 |
| Movie | 119 | 1994-11-05 | |
| Movie | Crest of Betrayal | Takuminokami Asano | 1994-10-22 |
| Movie | The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark | Detective Same | 1993-10-08 |
| Movie | Succession | Masakazu Yoshinari | 1992-08-29 |
| Movie | Oda Nobunaga | 1992-01-05 | |
| Movie | Shingo's Ten Duels | Aoi Shingo | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Yellow Fangs | Eiji | 1990-02-10 |
| Movie | Let's Go to the Hospital | 1990-04-07 | |
| Movie | Tsugumi | Kyoichi Takahashi | 1990-10-20 |
| Movie | Why Do I Choose? | Unknown | 1989-08-26 |
| Movie | Kaito Ruby | Toru Hayashi | 1988-11-12 |
| Movie | Sure Death 4 | Ukyo | 1987-06-06 |
| Movie | House on Fire | Chuya Nakahara | 1986-04-12 |
| Movie | One Who Died in Vain | 1986-04-19 | |
| Movie | Royal Warriors | Peter Yamamoto | 1986-06-26 |
| Movie | Cabaret | Tanokura | 1986-04-26 |
| Movie | The Dagger of Kamui | Jirô | 1985-03-08 |
| Movie | The Street of Desire | Joji Tanaka | 1984-04-14 |
| Movie | Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy | Date Yoshioka | 1984-08-04 |
| Movie | Mahjong Horoki | Bouya Tetsu | 1984-10-10 |
| Movie | Kabamaru the Ninja Boy | Shizune Mejiro | 1983-08-06 |
| Movie | Legend of the Eight Samurai | Inue Shinbei Masashi | 1983-12-10 |
| Movie | Lovers Lost | Kunihiko Yasuoka | 1982-06-12 |
| Movie | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Genbu | 1982-06-23 |
| Movie | Fall Guy | Actor | 1982-10-09 |
| Movie | Ninja Wars | Jotaro Fuefuki | 1982-12-18 |
| Movie | Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark | 1981-01-01 | |
| Movie | Roaring Fire | Joji | 1981-08-08 |
| Movie | Samurai Reincarnation | Kirimaru Iga | 1981-06-06 |
| Movie | Kamikaze, the Adventurer | Akira Hoshino | 1981-11-07 |
| Movie | The Blazing Valiant | Joe | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | Dreamy Fifteen | Isozaki | 1980-07-26 |
| Movie | Shogun's Ninja | Momochi Takamaru | 1980-11-15 |
| Movie | G.I. Samurai | Takeda Katsuyori | 1979-09-17 |
| Movie | Shogun's Samurai | Hayate | 1978-01-21 |
| Movie | Message from Space | Shiro Hongo | 1978-04-29 |
| Movie | The Executioner | Toga | 1974-08-10 |
| Movie | New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town | 1969-12-27 | |
| Movie | Game of Chance 2 | 1967-04-01 | |
| Movie | Game of Chance 3 | 1967-10-21 | |
| Movie | Game of Chance | Kenichi Endo | 1966-10-22 |