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