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