Hiroyuki Sanada
Born: 1960-10-12 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Mortal Kombat II as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2024
- Shōgun as Yoshii Toranaga
2023
- John Wick: Chapter 4 as Shimazu
2022
- Bullet Train as The Elder
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage)
2021
- Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mortal Kombat as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Army of the Dead as Bly Tanaka
2020
- Minamata as Mitsuo Yamazaki
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Akihiko
2018
- The Catcher Was a Spy as Kawabata
2017
- Life as Sho Murakami
2016
- Westworld as Musashi
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Minions as Sumo (voice)
- Mr. Holmes as Tamiki Umezaki
2014
- The Last Ship as Takehaya
- Extant as Hideki Yasumoto
- Helix as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
2013
- 47 Ronin as Kuranosuke Ôishi
- The Railway Man as Nagase
- The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin as Self
- The Wolverine as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
2011
- Revenge as Satoshi Takeda
2009
2008
- Speed Racer as Mr. Musha
2007
- Rush Hour 3 as Kenji
- Sunshine as Kaneda
2005
- The Promise as General Guangming
- The White Countess as Matsuda
- Aegis as Hisashi Sengoku
2004
- Lost as Dogen
2003
- The Last Samurai as Ujio
2002
- The Twilight Samurai as Seibei Iguchi
- Vengeance for Sale as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
2001
- Onmyoji as Dōson
- All About Our House as Bartender
- Unmarried Family as Yosuke Matoba
2000
- First Love as Shinichirô Fujiki
1999
- Ring 2 as Ryuji Takayama
- Round About Midnight as Koji
- Keijitachi no Natsu
1998
- Murder on D Street as Seiichiro Fukiya
- Ring as Ryuji Takayama
- Tadon and Chikuwa
- The Spiral as Ryûji Takayama
- Tabloid
1997
- こんな恋のはなし
- A Story of Love
- Shin Hanshichi torimono chô as Hanshichi
1996
- Hideyoshi as Ishida Mitsunari
1995
- Sharaku as Tonbo
- East Meets West as Kamijo Kenkichi
- Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call as Hideyuki Harada
- The Abe Clan as Emoto Matashichiro
1994
- Furuhata Ninzaburo as 由良一夫
- Crest of Betrayal as Takuminokami Asano
- Uneasy Encounters
- Hero Interview as Jinta Todoroki
- 119
- Why I borrowed money from her as Kunihiko Yamanobe
1993
- The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark as Detective Same
- High School Teacher as Hamura Takao
- We Are Not Alone
1992
- Succession as Masakazu Yoshinari
- Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
- Oda Nobunaga
1991
- Taiheiki as Takauji Ashikaga
1990
- Tsugumi as Kyoichi Takahashi
- Yellow Fangs as Eiji
- Shingo's Ten Duels as Aoi Shingo
- Let's Go to the Hospital as Kohei Shintani
1989
- Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger as Ryoma Sakamoto
- Why Do I Choose?
- Oda Nobunaga
- 坂本龍馬
1988
1987
1986
- Royal Warriors as Peter Yamamoto
- House on Fire as Chuya Nakahara
- One Who Died in Vain
- Cabaret as Tanokura
1985
- The Dagger of Kamui as Jirô
1984
- The Street of Desire as Joji Tanaka
- Mahjong Horoki as Bouya Tetsu
- Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy as Date Yoshioka
- The Awesome Circus Bastard as Satomi Go
- Choudenshi Bioman as Ken Hayase
1983
- Legend of the Eight Samurai as Inue Shinbei Masashi
- Kabamaru the Ninja Boy as Shizune Mejiro
- ふぞろいの林檎たち as 本田 修一
1982
- Ninja Wars as Jotaro Fuefuki
- Lovers Lost as Kunihiko Yasuoka
- Fall Guy as Actor
- Ninja in the Dragon's Den as Genbu
- Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest as Matahira
1981
- The Blazing Valiant as Joe
- Roaring Fire as Joji
- Samurai Reincarnation as Kirimaru Iga
- Kamikaze, the Adventurer as Akira Hoshino
- Swords of the Space Ark
1980
- Shogun's Ninja as Momochi Takamaru
- Shadow Warriors
- Dreamy Fifteen as Isozaki
- Yagyu's Secret Quest as Matabei
1979
- G.I. Samurai as Takeda Katsuyori
- The Shogun Assassins as Monk Miyoshi Isa
1978
- Shogun's Samurai as Hayate
- Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
- Message from Space: Galactic Wars as Hayato
- Message from Space as Shiro Hongo
1977
- J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai as Katsuya Nakayama
1974
- The Executioner as Ryuichi Koga (child)
1966
- Game of Chance as Kenichi Endo
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self - Winner
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee