Hiroyuki Sanada
Known for Acting · 128 credits
- Born
- 1960-10-12 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Duke Sanada · Hiroyuki Shimosawa · Hiroyuki Shimozawa · Henry Sanada · Harry Sanada
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
TV Shows (34)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Lost
2004
as Dogen
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Westworld
2016
as Musashi
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda
The Last Ship
2014
as Takehaya
Shōgun
2024
as Yoshii Toranaga
Hawkeye
2021
as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
as 由良一夫
Extant
2014
as Hideki Yasumoto
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
1977
as Katsuya Nakayama
Helix
2014
as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
High School Teacher
1993
as Hamura Takao
Hideyoshi
1996
as Ishida Mitsunari
Shadow Warriors
1980
Masamune Shogun
1987
Choudenshi Bioman
1984
as Ken Hayase
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Winner
Taiheiki
1991
as Takauji Ashikaga
Message from Space: Galactic Wars
1978
as Hayato
ふぞろいの林檎たち
1983
as 本田 修一
New York Love Story
1988
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
as Matahira
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
as Matabei
Unmarried Family
2001
as Yosuke Matoba
Tabloid
1998
こんな恋のはなし
1997
Oda Nobunaga
1989
Why I borrowed money from her
1994
as Kunihiko Yamanobe
坂本龍馬
1989
Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
1997
as Hanshichi
A Story of Love
1997
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
Movies (94)
Mortal Kombat II
2026
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Mortal Kombat
2021
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Akihiko
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Shimazu
Bullet Train
2022
as The Elder
The Last Samurai
2003
as Ujio
47 Ronin
2013
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Kenji
Sunshine
2007
as Kaneda
Speed Racer
2008
as Mr. Musha
Life
2017
as Sho Murakami
Minions
2015
as Sumo (voice)
Ring
1998
as Ryuji Takayama
Army of the Dead
2021
as Bly Tanaka
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Tamiki Umezaki
Ring 2
1999
as Ryuji Takayama
Minamata
2020
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
The Spiral
1998
as Ryûji Takayama
Royal Warriors
1986
as Peter Yamamoto
The Promise
2005
as General Guangming
The Railway Man
2013
as Nagase
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Seibei Iguchi
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
as Akihiko (archive footage)
Crest of Betrayal
1994
as Takuminokami Asano
The Wolverine
2013
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Hayate
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Kawabata
Murder on D Street
1998
as Seiichiro Fukiya
The White Countess
2005
as Matsuda
House on Fire
1986
as Chuya Nakahara
Message from Space
1978
as Shiro Hongo
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
as Kirimaru Iga
Lovers Lost
1982
as Kunihiko Yasuoka
Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Momochi Takamaru
Onmyoji
2001
as Dōson
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
Kaito Ruby
1988
as Toru Hayashi
Succession
1992
as Masakazu Yoshinari
Oda Nobunaga
1992
The City of Your Final Destination
2009
as Pete
Fall Guy
1982
as Actor
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
as Shizune Mejiro
Mahjong Horoki
1984
as Bouya Tetsu
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
as Date Yoshioka
Tsugumi
1990
as Kyoichi Takahashi
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
as Self
The Executioner
1974
as Ryuichi Koga (child)
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
1982
as Genbu
Ninja Wars
1982
as Jotaro Fuefuki
The Shogun Assassins
1979
as Monk Miyoshi Isa
The Dagger of Kamui
1985
as Jirô
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993
as Detective Same
Roaring Fire
1981
as Joji
G.I. Samurai
1979
as Takeda Katsuyori
Cabaret
1986
as Tanokura
All About Our House
2001
as Bartender
The Street of Desire
1984
as Joji Tanaka
We Are Not Alone
1993
Dreamy Fifteen
1980
as Isozaki
Aegis
2005
as Hisashi Sengoku
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
as Aoi Shingo
Sure Death 4
1987
as Ukyo
Sharaku
1995
as Tonbo
Round About Midnight
1999
as Koji
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
as Kohei Shintani
East Meets West
1995
as Kamijo Kenkichi
Swords of the Space Ark
1981
as Hayato
Hero Interview
1994
as Jinta Todoroki
119
1994
One Who Died in Vain
1986
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
1995
as Hideyuki Harada
First Love
2000
as Shinichirô Fujiki
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
as Akira Hoshino
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969
Yellow Fangs
1990
as Eiji
The Abe Clan
1995
as Emoto Matashichiro
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Game of Chance
1966
as Kenichi Endo
The Blazing Valiant
1981
as Joe
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Game of Chance 2
1967
Who Do I Choose?
1989
as Jun Yamamoto
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
as Satomi Go
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
1989
as Ryoma Sakamoto
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Game of Chance 3
1967
I Love You So Much
1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
1978
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
2008
as Mr. Musha
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
About Hiroyuki Sanada
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 invo… With 128 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Hiroyuki Sanada has appeared in 94 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hiroyuki Sanada Movies
- Mortal Kombat II (2026) — as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Mortal Kombat (2021) — as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as Akihiko
- John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) — as Shimazu
- Bullet Train (2022) — as The Elder
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