About

Known credits:
113
Birthday:
1960-10-12
Place of birth:
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki Sanada

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Mortal Kombat 2 Actor Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion N/A
N/A
2024 Shōgun Actor Yoshii Toranaga 84
Very good
2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 Actor Shimazu 75
Good
2022 Bullet Train Actor The Elder 73
Good
2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye Actor Akihiko (archive footage) 59
Average
2021 Army of the Dead Actor Bly Tanaka 61
Fair
2021 Mortal Kombat Actor Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion 69
Fair
2020 Minamata Actor Mitsuo Yamazaki 62
Fair
2019 Avengers: Endgame Actor Akihiko 82
Very good
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Actor Kawabata 60
Fair
2017 Life Actor Sho Murakami 63
Fair
2015 Mr. Holmes Actor Tamiki Umezaki 63
Fair
2015 Minions Actor Sumo (voice) 63
Fair
2014 Helix Actor Dr. Hiroshi Hataki 67
Fair
2013 47 Ronin Actor Kuranosuke Ôishi 61
Fair
2013 The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin Actor Self 59
Average
2013 The Railway Man Actor Nagase 64
Fair
2013 The Wolverine Actor Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen 63
Fair
2009 The City of Your Final Destination Actor Pete 58
Average
2008 Speed Racer Actor Mr. Musha 61
Fair
2007 Rush Hour 3 Actor Kenji 64
Fair
2007 Sunshine Actor Kaneda 68
Fair
2005 The Promise Actor General Guangming 58
Average
2005 The White Countess Actor Matsuda 59
Average
2005 Aegis Actor Hisashi Sengoku 58
Average
2003 The Last Samurai Actor Ujio 74
Good
2002 The Twilight Samurai Actor Seibei Iguchi 66
Fair
2002 Vengeance for Sale Actor Sukeroku Sukedachiya 59
Average
2001 Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master Actor Dōson 59
Average
2001 Unmarried Family Actor Yosuke Matoba N/A
N/A
2001 All About Our House Actor Bartender 59
Average
2000 First Love Actor Shinichirô Fujiki 59
Average
1999 Round About Midnight Actor Koji 59
Average
1999 Keijitachi no Natsu Actor N/A
N/A
1999 Ring 2 Actor Ryuji Takayama 58
Average
1998 Tadon and Chikuwa Actor N/A
N/A
1998 Tabloid Actor N/A
N/A
1998 Murder on D Street Actor Seiichiro Fukiya 59
Average
1998 Ring Actor Ryuji Takayama 67
Fair
1998 The Spiral Actor Ryûji Takayama 57
Average
1997 こんな恋のはなし Actor N/A
N/A
1997 A Story of Love Actor N/A
N/A
1997 Shin Hanshichi torimono chô Actor Hanshichi N/A
N/A
1996 Hideyoshi Actor Ishida Mitsunari 70
Good
1995 The Abe Clan Actor Emoto Matashichiro 59
Average
1995 East Meets West Actor Kamijo Kenkichi 59
Average
1995 Sharaku Actor Tonbo 59
Average
1994 119 Actor 58
Average
1994 Crest of Betrayal Actor Takuminokami Asano 59
Average
1994 Why I borrowed money from her Actor Kunihiko Yamanobe N/A
N/A
1994 Hero Interview Actor Jinta Todoroki N/A
N/A
1994 Uneasy Encounters Actor N/A
N/A
1993 The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark Actor Detective Same N/A
N/A
1993 We Are Not Alone Actor 58
Average
1993 High School Teacher Actor Hamura Takao 71
Good
1993 高校教師 Actor Hamura Takao N/A
N/A
1992 Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 Actor 59
Average
1992 Succession Actor Masakazu Yoshinari 59
Average
1992 Oda Nobunaga Actor 59
Average
1991 Taiheiki Actor Takauji Ashikaga N/A
N/A
1990 Tsugumi Actor Kyoichi Takahashi 59
Average
1990 Let's Go to the Hospital Actor 59
Average
1990 Yellow Fangs Actor Eiji 59
Average
1990 Shingo's Ten Duels Actor Aoi Shingo N/A
N/A
1989 Why Do I Choose? Actor N/A
N/A
1989 坂本龍馬 Actor N/A
N/A
1989 Oda Nobunaga Actor N/A
N/A
1988 Kaito Ruby Actor Toru Hayashi 59
Average
1988 New York Love Story Actor N/A
N/A
1988 Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special Actor N/A
N/A
1988 Tokugawa Ieyasu Actor N/A
N/A
1987 松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ Actor N/A
N/A
1987 Sure Death 4 Actor Ukyo 59
Average
1987 Masamune Shogun Actor 71
Good
1986 Royal Warriors Actor Peter Yamamoto 59
Average
1986 Cabaret Actor Tanokura 58
Average
1986 One Who Died in Vain Actor 59
Average
1986 House on Fire Actor Chuya Nakahara 58
Average
1985 The Dagger of Kamui Actor Jirô 58
Average
1984 Mahjong Horoki Actor Bouya Tetsu 58
Average
1984 Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy Actor Date Yoshioka 59
Average
1984 The Street of Desire Actor Joji Tanaka N/A
N/A
1984 The Awesome Circus Bastard Actor Satomi Go N/A
N/A
1983 Legend of the Eight Samurai Actor Inue Shinbei Masashi 58
Average
1983 Kabamaru the Ninja Boy Actor Shizune Mejiro N/A
N/A
1983 ふぞろいの林檎たち Actor 本田 修一 69
Fair
1982 Ninja Wars Actor Jotaro Fuefuki 58
Average
1982 Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest Actor Matahira 70
Good
1982 Fall Guy Actor Actor 58
Average
1982 Ninja in the Dragon's Den Actor Genbu 60
Fair
1982 Lovers Lost Actor Kunihiko Yasuoka 59
Average
1981 The Blazing Valiant Actor Joe 58
Average
1981 Kamikaze, the Adventurer Actor Akira Hoshino 58
Average
1981 Roaring Fire Actor Joji 59
Average
1981 Samurai Reincarnation Actor Kirimaru Iga 58
Average
1981 Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark Actor 59
Average
1980 Shogun's Ninja Actor Momochi Takamaru 59
Average
1980 Yagyu's Secret Quest Actor Matabei N/A
N/A
1980 Dreamy Fifteen Actor Isozaki 59
Average
1979 G.I. Samurai Actor Takeda Katsuyori 59
Average
1979 The Shogun Assassins Actor Monk Miyoshi Isa 58
Average
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie Actor Gen Hayato / Maboroshi N/A
N/A
1978 Message from Space: Galactic Wars Actor Hayato 73
Good
1978 Message from Space Actor Shiro Hongo 58
Average
1978 Shogun's Samurai Actor Hayate 59
Average
1974 The Executioner Actor Toga 59
Average
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town Actor 59
Average
1967 Game of Chance 3 Actor 59
Average
1967 Game of Chance 2 Actor 59
Average
1966 Game of Chance Actor Kenichi Endo 59
Average

Production
2024 Shōgun Production Producer 84
Very good

Sound
1990 Yellow Fangs Sound Music Director 59
Average
1981 Roaring Fire Sound Theme Song Performance 59
Average