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