Hiroyuki Sanada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-10-12 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

  • Duke Sanada
  • Hiroyuki Shimosawa
  • Hiroyuki Shimozawa
  • Henry Sanada
  • Harry Sanada
  • 下沢広之
  • 真田 広之
  • 下澤廣之
  • هیرویوکی سانادا

Hiroyuki 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

Avengers: Endgame
8.2%

Avengers: Endgame

Apr 24, 2019

Minions
6.4%

Minions

Jun 17, 2015

The Wolverine
6.4%

The Wolverine

Jul 21, 2013

Life
6.4%

Life

Mar 22, 2017

The Last Samurai
7.6%

The Last Samurai

Dec 5, 2003

John Wick: Chapter 4
7.7%

John Wick: Chapter 4

Mar 22, 2023

Bullet Train
7.4%

Bullet Train

Aug 3, 2022

Mortal Kombat
7.0%

Mortal Kombat

Apr 7, 2021

Westworld
8.0%

Westworld

Oct 2, 2016

Lost
7.9%

Lost

Sep 22, 2004

Army of the Dead
6.2%

Army of the Dead

May 14, 2021

Sunshine
7.0%

Sunshine

Apr 5, 2007

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Acting

2025
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
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage)
2021
Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Army of the Dead as Bly Tanaka
2021
Mortal Kombat as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2020
Minamata as Mitsuo Yamazaki
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019
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
2015
Mr. Holmes as Tamiki Umezaki
2015
Minions as Sumo (voice)
2014
Extant as Hideki Yasumoto
2014
The Last Ship as Takehaya
2014
Helix as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
2013
47 Ronin as Kuranosuke Ôishi
2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin as Self
2013
The Railway Man as Nagase
2013
The Wolverine as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
2011
Revenge as Satoshi Takeda
2009
The City of Your Final Destination as Pete
2008
Speed Racer as Mr. Musha
2007
Rush Hour 3 as Kenji
2007
Sunshine as Kaneda
2005
The Promise as General Guangming
2005
The White Countess as Matsuda
2005
Aegis as Hisashi Sengoku
2004
Lost as Dogen
2003
The Last Samurai as Ujio
2002
The Twilight Samurai as Seibei Iguchi
2002
Vengeance for Sale as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
2001
Onmyoji as Dōson
2001
Unmarried Family as Yosuke Matoba
2001
All About Our House as Bartender
2000
First Love as Shinichirô Fujiki
1999
Round About Midnight as Koji
1999
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
Ring 2 as Ryuji Takayama
1998
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Tabloid
1998
Murder on D Street as Seiichiro Fukiya
1998
Ring as Ryuji Takayama
1998
The Spiral as Ryûji Takayama
1997
A Story of Love
1997
こんな恋のはなし
1997
Shin Hanshichi torimono chô as Hanshichi
1996
Hideyoshi as Ishida Mitsunari
1995
The Abe Clan as Emoto Matashichiro
1995
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call as Hideyuki Harada
1995
East Meets West as Kamijo Kenkichi
1995
Sharaku as Tonbo
1994
119
1994
Crest of Betrayal as Takuminokami Asano
1994
Why I borrowed money from her as Kunihiko Yamanobe
1994
Hero Interview as Jinta Todoroki
1994
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Furuhata Ninzaburo as 由良一夫
1993
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark as Detective Same
1993
We Are Not Alone
1993
High School Teacher as Hamura Takao
1992
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Succession as Masakazu Yoshinari
1992
Oda Nobunaga
1991
Taiheiki as Takauji Ashikaga
1990
Tsugumi as Kyoichi Takahashi
1990
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
Yellow Fangs as Eiji
1990
Shingo's Ten Duels as Aoi Shingo
1989
Why Do I Choose?
1989
坂本龍馬
1989
Oda Nobunaga
1988
I Love You So Much
1988
Kaito Ruby as Toru Hayashi
1988
New York Love Story
1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1987
松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ
1987
Sure Death 4 as Ukyo
1987
Masamune Shogun
1986
Royal Warriors as Peter Yamamoto
1986
Cabaret as Tanokura
1986
One Who Died in Vain
1986
House on Fire as Chuya Nakahara
1985
The Dagger of Kamui as Jirô
1984
Mahjong Horoki as Bouya Tetsu
1984
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy as Date Yoshioka
1984
The Street of Desire as Joji Tanaka
1984
The Awesome Circus Bastard as Satomi Go
1984
Choudenshi Bioman as Ken Hayase
1983
Legend of the Eight Samurai as Inue Shinbei Masashi
1983
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy as Shizune Mejiro
1983
ふぞろいの林檎たち as 本田 修一
1982
Ninja Wars as Jotaro Fuefuki
1982
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest as Matahira
1982
Fall Guy as Actor
1982
Ninja in the Dragon's Den as Genbu
1982
Lovers Lost as Kunihiko Yasuoka
1981
The Blazing Valiant as Joe
1981
Kamikaze, the Adventurer as Akira Hoshino
1981
Roaring Fire as Joji
1981
Samurai Reincarnation as Kirimaru Iga
1981
Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark
1980
Shogun's Ninja as Momochi Takamaru
1980
Yagyu's Secret Quest as Matabei
1980
Dreamy Fifteen as Isozaki
1980
Shadow Warriors
1979
G.I. Samurai as Takeda Katsuyori
1979
The Shogun Assassins as Monk Miyoshi Isa
1978
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
1978
Message from Space: Galactic Wars as Hayato
1978
Message from Space as Shiro Hongo
1978
Shogun's Samurai as Hayate
1977
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai as Katsuya Nakayama
1974
The Executioner as Toga
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1967
Game of Chance 3
1967
Game of Chance 2
1966
Game of Chance as Kenichi Endo

Production

2024
Shōgun as Producer

Sound

1990
Yellow Fangs as Music Director
1981
Roaring Fire as Theme Song Performance
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