
Hiroyuki Sanada
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 12, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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.
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Filmography

Mortal Kombat II
Movie · as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Shōgun
TV · as Yoshii Toranaga · 10 eps

John Wick: Chapter 4
Movie · as Shimazu

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Movie · as Akihiko (archive footage)

Bullet Train
Movie · as The Elder

Army of the Dead
Movie · as Bly Tanaka

Mortal Kombat
Movie · as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Hawkeye
TV · as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep

Minamata
Movie · as Mitsuo Yamazaki

Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Akihiko

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie · as Kawabata

Life
Movie · as Sho Murakami

Westworld
TV · as Musashi · 4 eps

Mr. Holmes
Movie · as Tamiki Umezaki

Minions
Movie · as Sumo Villain (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Helix
TV · as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki · 26 eps

Extant
TV · as Hideki Yasumoto · 13 eps

The Last Ship
TV · as Takehaya · 9 eps

47 Ronin
Movie · as Kuranosuke Ôishi

The Wolverine
Movie · as Shingen

The Railway Man
Movie · as Nagase

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Movie · as Self

Revenge
TV · as Satoshi Takeda · 4 eps

The City of Your Final Destination
Movie · as Pete

Speed Racer
Movie · as Mr. Musha

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Movie · as Mr. Musha

Sunshine
Movie · as Kaneda

Rush Hour 3
Movie · as Kenji

The Promise
Movie · as General Guangming

The White Countess
Movie · as Matsuda

Aegis
Movie · as Hisashi Sengoku

Lost
TV · as Dogen · 5 eps

The Last Samurai
Movie · as Ujio

The Twilight Samurai
Movie · as Seibei Iguchi

Vengeance for Sale
Movie · as Sukeroku Sukedachiya

All About Our House
Movie · as Bartender

Onmyoji
Movie · as Dōson

Unmarried Family
TV · as Yosuke Matoba · 12 eps

First Love
Movie · as Shinichirô Fujiki

Round About Midnight
Movie · as Koji

Ring 2
Movie · as Ryuji Takayama

Keijitachi no Natsu
Movie

Ring
Movie · as Ryuji Takayama

The Spiral
Movie · as Ryûji Takayama

Tadon and Chikuwa
Movie

Murder on D Street
Movie · as Seiichiro Fukiya

Tabloid
TV · 10 eps

A Story of Love
TV · 12 eps

こんな恋のはなし
TV · 12 eps

Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
TV · as Hanshichi · 18 eps

Hideyoshi
TV · as Ishida Mitsunari · 49 eps

East Meets West
Movie · as Kamijo Kenkichi

Sharaku
Movie · as Tonbo

The Abe Clan
Movie · as Emoto Matashichiro

Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
Movie · as Hideyuki Harada

119
Movie

Hero Interview
Movie · as Jinta Todoroki

Crest of Betrayal
Movie · as Takuminokami Asano

Uneasy Encounters
Movie

Why I borrowed money from her
TV · as Kunihiko Yamanobe · 11 eps

Furuhata Ninzaburo
TV · as 由良一夫 · 1 ep

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
Movie · as Takashi Samejima

We Are Not Alone
Movie

High School Teacher
TV · as Hamura Takao · 11 eps

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Movie

Oda Nobunaga
Movie

Succession
Movie · as Masakazu Yoshinari

Taiheiki
TV · as Takauji Ashikaga · 49 eps

Yellow Fangs
Movie · as Eiji

Tsugumi
Movie · as Kyoichi Takahashi

Let's Go to the Hospital
Movie · as Kohei Shintani

Shingo's Ten Duels
Movie · as Aoi Shingo

Who Do I Choose?
Movie · as Jun Yamamoto

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
Movie · as Ryoma Sakamoto
Oda Nobunaga
TV · 1 ep

坂本龍馬
TV · 1 ep

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Movie

Kaito Ruby
Movie · as Toru Hayashi

I Love You So Much
Movie

New York Love Story
TV · 11 eps
Tokugawa Ieyasu
TV · 1 ep

Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
Movie

Sure Death 4
Movie · as Ukyo

Masamune Shogun
TV · 50 eps

Royal Warriors
Movie · as Peter Yamamoto

House on Fire
Movie · as Chuya Nakahara

One Who Died in Vain
Movie

Cabaret
Movie · as Tanokura

The Dagger of Kamui
Movie · as Jirou (voice)

Mahjong Horoki
Movie · as Bouya Tetsu

The Awesome Circus Bastard
Movie · as Satomi Go

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Movie · as Date Yoshioka

The Street of Desire
Movie · as Joji Tanaka

Choudenshi Bioman
TV · as Ken Hayase · 1 ep

Legend of the Eight Samurai
Movie · as Inue Shinbei Masashi

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Movie · as Shizune Mejiro

ふぞろいの林檎たち
TV · as 本田 修一 · 47 eps

Fall Guy
Movie · as Actor

Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Movie · as Genbu

Ninja Wars
Movie · as Jotaro Fuefuki

Lovers Lost
Movie · as Kunihiko Yasuoka

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
TV · as Matahira · 26 eps

Roaring Fire
Movie · as Joji

Samurai Reincarnation
Movie · as Kirimaru Iga

Swords of the Space Ark
Movie · as Hayato

The Blazing Valiant
Movie · as Joe

Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Movie · as Akira Hoshino

Shogun's Ninja
Movie · as Momochi Takamaru

Dreamy Fifteen
Movie · as Isozaki

Yagyu Abaretabi
Movie

Shadow Warriors
TV · 27 eps

Yagyu's Secret Quest
TV · as Matabei · 26 eps

G.I. Samurai
Movie · as Takeda Katsuyori

The Shogun Assassins
Movie · as Monk Miyoshi Isa

Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
Movie · as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Movie · as Hayate

Message from Space
Movie · as Shiro Hongo

Message from Space: Galactic Wars
TV · as Hayato · 27 eps

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
TV · as Katsuya Nakayama · 1 ep

The Executioner
Movie · as Ryuichi Koga (child)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
Movie

Game of Chance 2
Movie

Game of Chance 3
Movie

Game of Chance
Movie · as Kenichi Endo

The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep







