Hiroyuki Sanada

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 12, 1960 (65 yrs)

place of birth

Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

also known as

Duke Sanada · Hiroyuki Shimosawa · Hiroyuki Shimozawa · Henry Sanada

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Mortal Kombat II
8.0

Mortal Kombat II

2026as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Mortal Kombat
7.0

Mortal Kombat

2021as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Avengers: Endgame
8.2

Avengers: Endgame

2019as Akihiko
John Wick: Chapter 4
7.7

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023as Shimazu
Bullet Train
7.4

Bullet Train

2022as The Elder
The Last Samurai
7.6

The Last Samurai

2003as Ujio
Rush Hour 3
6.5

Rush Hour 3

2007as Kenji
47 Ronin
6.2

47 Ronin

2013as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Minions
6.4

Minions

2015as Sumo Villain (voice)
Speed Racer
6.4

Speed Racer

2008as Mr. Musha
Ring
7.1

Ring

1998as Ryuji Takayama
Sunshine
7.0

Sunshine

2007as Kaneda
Life
6.5

Life

2017as Sho Murakami
Army of the Dead
6.2

Army of the Dead

2021as Bly Tanaka
Ring 2
5.8

Ring 2

1999as Ryuji Takayama
The Promise
5.6

The Promise

2005as General Guangming
The Twilight Samurai
7.8

The Twilight Samurai

2002as Seibei Iguchi
Mr. Holmes
6.5

Mr. Holmes

2015as Tamiki Umezaki
Royal Warriors
6.9

Royal Warriors

1986as Peter Yamamoto
The Spiral
5.4

The Spiral

1998as Ryûji Takayama
Crest of Betrayal
5.4

Crest of Betrayal

1994as Takuminokami Asano
Samurai Reincarnation
5.9

Samurai Reincarnation

1981as Kirimaru Iga
G.I. Samurai
5.9

G.I. Samurai

1979as Takeda Katsuyori
Minamata
6.9

Minamata

2020as Mitsuo Yamazaki
The Dagger of Kamui
5.8

The Dagger of Kamui

1985as Jirô
Shogun's Ninja
6.3

Shogun's Ninja

1980as Momochi Takamaru
House on Fire
4.6

House on Fire

1986as Chuya Nakahara
Legend of the Eight Samurai
5.8

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983as Inue Shinbei Masashi
The Wolverine
6.4

The Wolverine

2013as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Lovers Lost
6.4

Lovers Lost

1982as Kunihiko Yasuoka
Shogun's Samurai
6.9

Shogun's Samurai

1978as Hayate
Kaito Ruby
7.0

Kaito Ruby

1988as Toru Hayashi
The Shogun Assassins
5.4

The Shogun Assassins

1979as Monk Miyoshi Isa
The Railway Man
6.8

The Railway Man

2013as Nagase
Murder on D Street
7.2

Murder on D Street

1998as Seiichiro Fukiya
Message from Space
5.9

Message from Space

1978as Shiro Hongo
Fall Guy
6.4

Fall Guy

1982as Actor
Onmyoji
6.4

Onmyoji

2001as Dōson
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
7.1

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022as Akihiko (archive footage)
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
7.7

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

1982as Genbu
First Love
6.8

First Love

2000as Shinichirô Fujiki
Sure Death 4
7.0

Sure Death 4

1987as Ukyo
Sharaku
7.0

Sharaku

1995as Tonbo
Round About Midnight
7.0

Round About Midnight

1999as Koji
The Executioner
6.6

The Executioner

1974as Ryuichi Koga (child)
The Catcher Was a Spy
6.2

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018as Kawabata
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
6.5

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

1969
Yellow Fangs
7.1

Yellow Fangs

1990as Eiji
Succession
7.5

Succession

1992as Masakazu Yoshinari
Vengeance for Sale
6.8

Vengeance for Sale

2002as Sukeroku Sukedachiya