Hiroyuki Sanada
Known for acting · Born 12 October 1960 · 65 · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
131 credits
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 Wolverine
2013
47 Ronin
2013
Rush Hour 3
2007
Ring
1998
Life
2017
Bullet Train
2022
The Last Samurai
2003
Sunshine
2007
Helix
2014
Mr. Holmes
2015
The Twilight Samurai
2002
Minamata
2020
Acting (128)
2026Mortal Kombat IIHanzo Hasashi / ScorpionFilm
2024ShōgunYoshii Toranaga · 10 episodesSeries
2023John Wick: Chapter 4ShimazuFilm
2022Bullet TrainThe ElderFilm
2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeAkihiko (archive footage)Film
2021Mortal KombatHanzo Hasashi / ScorpionFilm
2021Army of the DeadBly TanakaFilm
2021HawkeyeAkihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)Series
2020MinamataMitsuo YamazakiFilm
2019Avengers: EndgameAkihikoFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2018The Catcher Was a SpyKawabataFilm
2017LifeSho MurakamiFilm
2016WestworldMusashi · 4 episodesSeries
2015MinionsSumo Villain (voice)Film
2015Mr. HolmesTamiki UmezakiFilm
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
2014The Last ShipTakehaya · 9 episodesSeries
2014HelixDr. Hiroshi Hataki · 26 episodesSeries
2014ExtantHideki Yasumoto · 13 episodesSeries
2013The WolverineShingen Harada / Lord ShingenFilm
201347 RoninKuranosuke ÔishiFilm
2013The Railway ManNagaseFilm
2013The Wolverine: Path of a RoninSelfFilm
2011RevengeSatoshi Takeda · 4 episodesSeries
2009The City of Your Final DestinationPeteFilm
2008Speed RacerMr. MushaFilm
2008Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer FamilyMr. MushaFilm
2007SunshineKanedaFilm
2007Rush Hour 3KenjiFilm
2005The PromiseGeneral GuangmingFilm
2005The White CountessMatsudaFilm
2005AegisHisashi SengokuFilm
2004LostDogen · 5 episodesSeries
2003The Last SamuraiUjioFilm
2002The Twilight SamuraiSeibei IguchiFilm
2002Vengeance for SaleSukeroku SukedachiyaFilm
2001OnmyojiDōsonFilm
2001All About Our HouseBartenderFilm
2001Unmarried FamilyYosuke Matoba · 12 episodesSeries
2000First LoveShinichirô FujikiFilm
1999Ring 2Ryuji TakayamaFilm
1999Round About MidnightKojiFilm
1999Keijitachi no NatsuFilm
1998RingRyuji TakayamaFilm
1998The SpiralRyûji TakayamaFilm
1998Murder on D StreetSeiichiro FukiyaFilm
1998Tadon and ChikuwaFilm
1998Tabloid · 10 episodesSeries
1997こんな恋のはなし · 12 episodesSeries
1997Shin Hanshichi torimono chôHanshichi · 18 episodesSeries
1997A Story of Love · 12 episodesSeries
1996HideyoshiIshida Mitsunari · 49 episodesSeries
1995SharakuTonboFilm
1995East Meets WestKamijo KenkichiFilm
1995The Abe ClanEmoto MatashichiroFilm
1995Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency CallHideyuki HaradaFilm
1994Furuhata Ninzaburo由良一夫Series
1994Crest of BetrayalTakuminokami AsanoFilm
1994119Film
1994Hero InterviewJinta TodorokiFilm
1994Uneasy EncountersFilm
1994Why I borrowed money from herKunihiko Yamanobe · 11 episodesSeries
1993We Are Not AloneFilm
1993High School TeacherHamura Takao · 11 episodesSeries
1993The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkTakashi SamejimaFilm
1992Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2Film
1992Oda NobunagaFilm
1992SuccessionMasakazu YoshinariFilm
1991TaiheikiTakauji Ashikaga · 49 episodesSeries
1990Yellow FangsEijiFilm
1990TsugumiKyoichi TakahashiFilm
1990Let's Go to the HospitalKohei ShintaniFilm
1990Shingo's Ten DuelsAoi ShingoFilm
1989Who Do I Choose?Jun YamamotoFilm
1989Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai GunslingerRyoma SakamotoFilm
1989Oda NobunagaSeries
1989坂本龍馬Series
1988Kaito RubyToru HayashiFilm
1988Tokugawa IeyasuSeries
1988Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord SpecialFilm
1988I Love You So MuchFilm
1988New York Love Story · 11 episodesSeries
1987Sure Death 4UkyoFilm
1987Masamune Shogun · 50 episodesSeries
1987Seiko Matsuda's Sweet MemoriesFilm
1986Royal WarriorsPeter YamamotoFilm
1986House on FireChuya NakaharaFilm
1986One Who Died in VainFilm
1986CabaretTanokuraFilm
1985The Dagger of KamuiJirôFilm
1984Choudenshi BiomanKen HayaseSeries
1984Mahjong HorokiBouya TetsuFilm
1984Kotaro, An Audacious Karate BoyDate YoshiokaFilm
1984The Street of DesireJoji TanakaFilm
1984The Awesome Circus BastardSatomi GoFilm
1983Legend of the Eight SamuraiInue Shinbei MasashiFilm
1983Kabamaru the Ninja BoyShizune MejiroFilm
1983ふぞろいの林檎たち本田 修一 · 47 episodesSeries
1982Ninja in the Dragon's DenGenbuFilm
1982Fall GuyActorFilm
1982Ninja WarsJotaro FuefukiFilm
1982Lovers LostKunihiko YasuokaFilm
1982Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestMatahira · 26 episodesSeries
1981Samurai ReincarnationKirimaru IgaFilm
1981Roaring FireJojiFilm
1981Kamikaze, the AdventurerAkira HoshinoFilm
1981Swords of the Space ArkHayatoFilm
1981The Blazing ValiantJoeFilm
1980Shogun's NinjaMomochi TakamaruFilm
1980Dreamy FifteenIsozakiFilm
1980Shadow Warriors · 27 episodesSeries
1980Yagyu AbaretabiFilm
1980Yagyu's Secret QuestMatabei · 26 episodesSeries
1979G.I. SamuraiTakeda KatsuyoriFilm
1979The Shogun AssassinsMonk Miyoshi IsaFilm
1978Message from SpaceShiro HongoFilm
1978Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan ConspiracyHayateFilm
1978Message from Space: Galactic WarsHayato · 27 episodesSeries
1978Message from Space: Galactic Wars The MovieGen Hayato / MaboroshiFilm
1977J.A.K.Q. DengekitaiKatsuya NakayamaSeries
1974The ExecutionerRyuichi Koga (child)Film
1969New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port TownFilm
1967Game of Chance 3Film
1967Game of Chance 2Film
1966Game of ChanceKenichi EndoFilm
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf - WinnerSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
Production (1)
2024ShōgunProducerSeries
Sound (2)
1990Yellow FangsMusic DirectorFilm
1981Roaring FireTheme Song PerformanceFilm