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