Hiroyuki Sanada
Acting
Born: October 12, 1960 (age 65) · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Minions
2015
The Wolverine
2013
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Life
2017
Bullet Train
2022
The Last Samurai
2003
Mortal Kombat
2021
Westworld
2016
Lost
2004
Army of the Dead
2021
Sunshine
2007
Photos (8)
Movies (93)
Avengers: Endgame
Akihiko
Mortal Kombat II
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
John Wick: Chapter 4
Shimazu
The Last Samurai
Ujio
Minions
Sumo Villain (voice)
Bullet Train
The Elder
Mortal Kombat
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Life
Sho Murakami
Rush Hour 3
Kenji
47 Ronin
Kuranosuke Ôishi
Speed Racer
Mr. Musha
Ring
Ryuji Takayama
Sunshine
Kaneda
Army of the Dead
Bly Tanaka
Mr. Holmes
Tamiki Umezaki
The Catcher Was a Spy
Kawabata
The Spiral
Ryûji Takayama
Minamata
Mitsuo Yamazaki
Ring 2
Ryuji Takayama
The Promise
General Guangming
G.I. Samurai
Takeda Katsuyori
The Railway Man
Nagase
The Wolverine
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage)
Royal Warriors
Peter Yamamoto
The Twilight Samurai
Seibei Iguchi
The White Countess
Matsuda
Murder on D Street
Seiichiro Fukiya
Onmyoji
Dōson
Samurai Reincarnation
Kirimaru Iga
Crest of Betrayal
Takuminokami Asano
The City of Your Final Destination
Pete
The Street of Desire
Joji Tanaka
Shogun's Ninja
Momochi Takamaru
Message from Space
Shiro Hongo
Fall Guy
Actor
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Succession
Masakazu Yoshinari
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Mr. Musha
Ninja Wars
Jotaro Fuefuki
The Dagger of Kamui
Jirô
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Genbu
The Shogun Assassins
Monk Miyoshi Isa
Shogun's Samurai
Hayate
Lovers Lost
Kunihiko Yasuoka
Yellow Fangs
Eiji
House on Fire
Chuya Nakahara
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
Hideyuki Harada
Kaito Ruby
Toru Hayashi
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Oda Nobunaga
1992
Sharaku
Tonbo
Round About Midnight
Koji
Tsugumi
Kyoichi Takahashi
Mahjong Horoki
Bouya Tetsu
Hero Interview
Jinta Todoroki
The Executioner
Ryuichi Koga (child)
Let's Go to the Hospital
Kohei Shintani
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Date Yoshioka
The Awesome Circus Bastard
Satomi Go
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Shizune Mejiro
Aegis
Hisashi Sengoku
East Meets West
Kamijo Kenkichi
First Love
Shinichirô Fujiki
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Roaring Fire
Joji
Sure Death 4
Ukyo
The Blazing Valiant
Joe
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
Takashi Samejima
Dreamy Fifteen
Isozaki
Cabaret
Tanokura
All About Our House
Bartender
Game of Chance 2
1967
Vengeance for Sale
Sukeroku Sukedachiya
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Game of Chance
Kenichi Endo
We Are Not Alone
1993
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969
119
1994
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Shingo's Ten Duels
Aoi Shingo
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Akira Hoshino
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
One Who Died in Vain
1986
Who Do I Choose?
Jun Yamamoto
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Game of Chance 3
1967
Swords of the Space Ark
Hayato
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
I Love You So Much
1988
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
Ryoma Sakamoto
The Abe Clan
Emoto Matashichiro
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987
TV Shows (28)
Lost
Dogen · 5 eps
The Last Ship
Takehaya · 9 eps
Westworld
Musashi · 4 eps
Revenge
Satoshi Takeda · 4 eps
Shōgun
Yoshii Toranaga · 10 eps
Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Extant
Hideki Yasumoto · 13 eps
Helix
Dr. Hiroshi Hataki · 26 eps
Furuhata Ninzaburo
由良一夫 · 1 eps
Choudenshi Bioman
Ken Hayase · 1 eps
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
Katsuya Nakayama · 1 eps
Hideyoshi
Ishida Mitsunari · 49 eps
High School Teacher
Hamura Takao · 11 eps
Masamune Shogun
50 eps
Shadow Warriors
27 eps
Message from Space: Galactic Wars
Hayato · 27 eps
Taiheiki
Takauji Ashikaga · 49 eps
ふぞろいの林檎たち
本田 修一 · 47 eps
New York Love Story
11 eps
Why I borrowed money from her
Kunihiko Yamanobe · 11 eps
Unmarried Family
Yosuke Matoba · 12 eps
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Matabei · 26 eps
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Matahira · 26 eps
Tabloid
10 eps
坂本龍馬
1 eps
こんな恋のはなし
12 eps
A Story of Love
12 eps
Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
Hanshichi · 18 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self