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 involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
63 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | Film |
| 2024 | Shōgun | Yoshii Toranaga | TV |
| 2024 | Shōgun | Producer | TV |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Shimazu | Film |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | The Elder | Film |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | Film |
| 2021 | Army of the Dead | Bly Tanaka | Film |
| 2020 | Minamata | Mitsuo Yamazaki | Film |
| 2017 | Life | Sho Murakami | Film |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Tamiki Umezaki | Film |
| 2015 | Minions | Sumo Villain (voice) | Film |
| 2014 | Helix | Dr. Hiroshi Hataki | TV |
| 2013 | The Railway Man | Nagase | Film |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Kuranosuke Ôishi | Film |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen | Film |
| 2009 | The City of Your Final Destination | Pete | Film |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Mr. Musha | Film |
| 2008 | Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family | Mr. Musha | Film |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Kenji | Film |
| 2005 | The Promise | General Guangming | Film |
| 2005 | Aegis | Hisashi Sengoku | Film |
| 2005 | The White Countess | Matsuda | Film |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Ujio | Film |
| 2002 | The Twilight Samurai | Seibei Iguchi | Film |
| 2001 | All About Our House | Bartender | Film |
| 2001 | Onmyoji | Dōson | Film |
| 2000 | First Love | Shinichirô Fujiki | Film |
| 1999 | Ring 2 | Ryuji Takayama | Film |
| 1998 | Ring | Ryuji Takayama | Film |
| 1998 | The Spiral | Ryûji Takayama | Film |
| 1998 | Murder on D Street | Seiichiro Fukiya | Film |
| 1997 | A Story of Love | TV | |
| 1997 | Shin Hanshichi torimono chô | Hanshichi | TV |
| 1995 | East Meets West | Kamijo Kenkichi | Film |
| 1995 | Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call | Hideyuki Harada | Film |
| 1995 | Sharaku | Tonbo | Film |
| 1993 | High School Teacher | Hamura Takao | TV |
| 1993 | The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark | Takashi Samejima | Film |
| 1992 | Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 | Film | |
| 1990 | Tsugumi | Kyoichi Takahashi | Film |
| 1989 | Oda Nobunaga | TV | |
| 1988 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | TV | |
| 1986 | House on Fire | Chuya Nakahara | Film |
| 1986 | Royal Warriors | Peter Yamamoto | Film |
| 1986 | One Who Died in Vain | Film | |
| 1985 | The Dagger of Kamui | Jirô | Film |
| 1984 | Mahjong Horoki | Bouya Tetsu | Film |
| 1984 | Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy | Date Yoshioka | Film |
| 1983 | Kabamaru the Ninja Boy | Shizune Mejiro | Film |
| 1983 | Legend of the Eight Samurai | Inue Shinbei Masashi | Film |
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Genbu | Film |
| 1982 | Ninja Wars | Jotaro Fuefuki | Film |
| 1982 | Fall Guy | Actor | Film |
| 1982 | Lovers Lost | Kunihiko Yasuoka | Film |
| 1981 | Swords of the Space Ark | Hayato | Film |
| 1981 | Samurai Reincarnation | Kirimaru Iga | Film |
| 1981 | Roaring Fire | Joji | Film |
| 1980 | Shogun's Ninja | Momochi Takamaru | Film |
| 1980 | Dreamy Fifteen | Isozaki | Film |
| 1979 | The Shogun Assassins | Monk Miyoshi Isa | Film |
| 1978 | Message from Space | Shiro Hongo | Film |
| 1978 | Shogun's Samurai | Hayate | Film |
| 1974 | The Executioner | Ryuichi Koga (child) | Film |
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