Hiroyuki Sanada
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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
Credits
Mortal Kombat II (2026)
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as Akihiko
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
as Shimazu
Mortal Kombat (2021)
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Bullet Train (2022)
as The Elder
Minions (2015)
as Sumo Villain (voice)
The Last Samurai (2003)
as Ujio
Life (2017)
as Sho Murakami
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
as Kenji
47 Ronin (2013)
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Army of the Dead (2021)
as Bly Tanaka
Ring (1998)
as Ryuji Takayama
Sunshine (2007)
as Kaneda
Speed Racer (2008)
as Mr. Musha
The Street of Desire (1984)
as Joji Tanaka
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin (2013)
as Self
The Railway Man (2013)
as Nagase
Oda Nobunaga (1992)
Actor
Mr. Holmes (2015)
as Tamiki Umezaki
Uneasy Encounters (1994)
Actor
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Kawabata
The Wolverine (2013)
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Ring 2 (1999)
as Ryuji Takayama
Murder on D Street (1998)
as Seiichiro Fukiya
The Promise (2005)
as General Guangming
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
Actor
Royal Warriors (1986)
as Peter Yamamoto
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
as Seibei Iguchi
The Spiral (1998)
as Ryûji Takayama
Minamata (2020)
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
as Kirimaru Iga
Message from Space (1978)
as Shiro Hongo
Ninja Wars (1982)
as Jotaro Fuefuki
The White Countess (2005)
as Matsuda
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy (1983)
as Shizune Mejiro
G.I. Samurai (1979)
as Takeda Katsuyori
The Shogun Assassins (1979)
as Monk Miyoshi Isa
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
as Takuminokami Asano
Shogun's Ninja (1980)
as Momochi Takamaru
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (2022)
as Akihiko (archive footage)
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
as Hayate
Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
as Genbu
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call (1995)
as Hideyuki Harada
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family (2008)
as Mr. Musha
Lovers Lost (1982)
as Kunihiko Yasuoka
Onmyoji (2001)
as Dōson
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger (1989)
as Ryoma Sakamoto
East Meets West (1995)
as Kamijo Kenkichi
House on Fire (1986)
as Chuya Nakahara
Kaito Ruby (1988)
as Toru Hayashi
Roaring Fire (1981)
as Joji
All About Our House (2001)
as Bartender
Fall Guy (1982)
as Actor
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)
as Isozaki
Sharaku (1995)
as Tonbo
The Executioner (1974)
as Ryuichi Koga (child)
Aegis (2005)
as Hisashi Sengoku
Yagyu Abaretabi (1980)
Actor
First Love (2000)
as Shinichirô Fujiki
Kamikaze, the Adventurer (1981)
as Akira Hoshino
Succession (1992)
as Masakazu Yoshinari
Sure Death 4 (1987)
as Ukyo
Yellow Fangs (1990)
as Eiji
Mahjong Horoki (1984)
as Bouya Tetsu
The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
as Jirô
Tsugumi (1990)
as Kyoichi Takahashi
Vengeance for Sale (2002)
as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993)
as Takashi Samejima
The Blazing Valiant (1981)
as Joe
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy (1984)
as Date Yoshioka
One Who Died in Vain (1986)
Actor
Cabaret (1986)
as Tanokura
Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)
as Kohei Shintani
Swords of the Space Ark (1981)
as Hayato
Game of Chance (1966)
as Kenichi Endo
The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
as Pete
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (1969)
Actor
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)
Actor
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories (1987)
Actor
119 (1994)
Actor
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
as Aoi Shingo
Game of Chance 2 (1967)
Actor
Keijitachi no Natsu (1999)
Actor
Game of Chance 3 (1967)
Actor
We Are Not Alone (1993)
Actor
Round About Midnight (1999)
as Koji
The Abe Clan (1995)
as Emoto Matashichiro
Hero Interview (1994)
as Jinta Todoroki
Who Do I Choose? (1989)
as Jun Yamamoto
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie (1978)
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
The Awesome Circus Bastard (1984)
as Satomi Go
I Love You So Much (1988)
Actor
Tadon and Chikuwa (1998)
Actor