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