Hiroyuki Sanada
October 12, 1960 (64 years old) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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
- 2025 · Mortal Kombat 2 as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- 2024 · Shōgun as Yoshii Toranaga
- 2023 · John Wick: Chapter 4 as Shimazu
- 2022 · Bullet Train as The Elder
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage)
- 2021 · Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 · Army of the Dead as Bly Tanaka
- 2021 · Mortal Kombat as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- 2020 · Minamata as Mitsuo Yamazaki
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Avengers: Endgame as Akihiko
- 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Kawabata
- 2017 · Life as Sho Murakami
- 2016 · Westworld as Musashi
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Mr. Holmes as Tamiki Umezaki
- 2015 · Minions as Sumo (voice)
- 2014 · Extant as Hideki Yasumoto
- 2014 · The Last Ship as Takehaya
- 2014 · Helix as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
- 2013 · 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
- 2011 · Revenge as Satoshi Takeda
- 2009 · The City of Your Final Destination as Pete
- 2008 · Speed Racer as Mr. Musha
- 2007 · Rush Hour 3 as Kenji
- 2007 · Sunshine as Kaneda
- 2005 · The Promise as General Guangming
- 2005 · The White Countess as Matsuda
- 2005 · Aegis as Hisashi Sengoku
- 2004 · Lost as Dogen
- 2003 · The Last Samurai as Ujio
- 2002 · The Twilight Samurai as Seibei Iguchi
- 2002 · Vengeance for Sale as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
- 2001 · Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master as Dōson
- 2001 · Unmarried Family as Yosuke Matoba
- 2001 · All About Our House as Bartender
- 2000 · First Love as Shinichirô Fujiki
- 1999 · Round About Midnight as Koji
- 1999 · Keijitachi no Natsu as
- 1999 · Ring 2 as Ryuji Takayama
- 1998 · Tadon and Chikuwa as
- 1998 · Tabloid as
- 1998 · Murder on D Street as Seiichiro Fukiya
- 1998 · Ring as Ryuji Takayama
- 1998 · The Spiral as Ryûji Takayama
- 1997 · こんな恋のはなし as
- 1997 · A Story of Love as
- 1997 · Shin Hanshichi torimono chô as Hanshichi
- 1996 · Hideyoshi as Ishida Mitsunari
- 1995 · The Abe Clan as Emoto Matashichiro
- 1995 · East Meets West as Kamijo Kenkichi
- 1995 · Sharaku as Tonbo
- 1994 · 119 as
- 1994 · Crest of Betrayal as Takuminokami Asano
- 1994 · Why I borrowed money from her as Kunihiko Yamanobe
- 1994 · Hero Interview as Jinta Todoroki
- 1994 · Uneasy Encounters as
- 1994 · Furuhata Ninzaburo as 由良一夫
- 1993 · The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark as Detective Same
- 1993 · We Are Not Alone as
- 1993 · High School Teacher as Hamura Takao
- 1992 · Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 as
- 1992 · Succession as Masakazu Yoshinari
- 1992 · Oda Nobunaga as
- 1991 · Taiheiki as Takauji Ashikaga
- 1990 · Tsugumi as Kyoichi Takahashi
- 1990 · Let's Go to the Hospital as
- 1990 · Yellow Fangs as Eiji
- 1990 · Shingo's Ten Duels as Aoi Shingo
- 1989 · Why Do I Choose? as
- 1989 · 坂本龍馬 as
- 1989 · Oda Nobunaga as
- 1988 · Kaito Ruby as Toru Hayashi
- 1988 · New York Love Story as
- 1988 · Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special as
- 1988 · Tokugawa Ieyasu as
- 1987 · 松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ as
- 1987 · Sure Death 4 as Ukyo
- 1987 · Masamune Shogun as
- 1986 · Royal Warriors as Peter Yamamoto
- 1986 · Cabaret as Tanokura
- 1986 · One Who Died in Vain as
- 1986 · House on Fire as Chuya Nakahara
- 1985 · The Dagger of Kamui as Jirô
- 1984 · Mahjong Horoki as Bouya Tetsu
- 1984 · Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy as Date Yoshioka
- 1984 · The Street of Desire as Joji Tanaka
- 1984 · The Awesome Circus Bastard as Satomi Go
- 1984 · Choudenshi Bioman as Ken Hayase
- 1983 · Legend of the Eight Samurai as Inue Shinbei Masashi
- 1983 · Kabamaru the Ninja Boy as Shizune Mejiro
- 1983 · ふぞろいの林檎たち as 本田 修一
- 1982 · Ninja Wars as Jotaro Fuefuki
- 1982 · Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest as Matahira
- 1982 · Fall Guy as Actor
- 1982 · Ninja in the Dragon's Den as Genbu
- 1982 · Lovers Lost as Kunihiko Yasuoka
- 1981 · The Blazing Valiant as Joe
- 1981 · Kamikaze, the Adventurer as Akira Hoshino
- 1981 · Roaring Fire as Joji
- 1981 · Samurai Reincarnation as Kirimaru Iga
- 1981 · Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark as
- 1980 · Shogun's Ninja as Momochi Takamaru
- 1980 · Yagyu's Secret Quest as Matabei
- 1980 · Dreamy Fifteen as Isozaki
- 1980 · Shadow Warriors as
- 1979 · G.I. Samurai as Takeda Katsuyori
- 1979 · The Shogun Assassins as Monk Miyoshi Isa
- 1978 · Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
- 1978 · Message from Space: Galactic Wars as Hayato
- 1978 · Message from Space as Shiro Hongo
- 1978 · Shogun's Samurai as Hayate
- 1977 · J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai as Katsuya Nakayama
- 1974 · The Executioner as Toga
- 1969 · New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town as
- 1967 · Game of Chance 3 as
- 1967 · Game of Chance 2 as
- 1966 · Game of Chance as Kenichi Endo