Person
Hiroyuki Sanada
Acting · 1960-10-12 · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography (71)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Shimazu |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | The Elder |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye | Akihiko (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Army of the Dead | Bly Tanaka |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion |
| 2020 | Minamata | Mitsuo Yamazaki |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Akihiko |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Kawabata |
| 2017 | Life | Sho Murakami |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Tamiki Umezaki |
| 2015 | Minions | Sumo Villain (voice) |
| 2013 | The Railway Man | Nagase |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Kuranosuke Ôishi |
| 2009 | The City of Your Final Destination | Pete |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Mr. Musha |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Kenji |
| 2007 | Sunshine | Kaneda |
| 2005 | Aegis | Hisashi Sengoku |
| 2005 | The Promise | General Guangming |
| 2004 | Shômei kumagai gakkô | Self |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Ujio |
| 2002 | The Twilight Samurai | Seibei Iguchi |
| 2001 | Vengeance for Sale | Sukeroku Sukedachiya |
| 2001 | Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master | Douson |
| 2000 | First Love | Shinichirô Fujiki |
| 1999 | Round About Midnight | Koji |
| 1999 | Ring 2 | Ryuji Takayama |
| 1998 | The Spiral | Ryûji Takayama |
| 1998 | Ring | Ryuji Takayama |
| 1998 | Tadon to chikuwa | Asami |
| 1998 | Murder on D Street | Seiichiro Fukiya |
| 1995 | Kinkyu yobidashi - Emâjenshî kôru | Hideyuki Harada |
| 1995 | East Meets West | Kamijo Kenkichi (Joe) |
| 1995 | Sharaku | Tonbo |
| 1994 | Hero Interview | Jinta Todoroki |
| 1994 | Uneasy Encounters | Actor |
| 1993 | Made in Japan | Keiichi Takahashi |
| 1993 | Nemuranai machi - Shinjuku same | Detective Same |
| 1992 | Succession | Masakazu Yoshinari |
| 1992 | Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 | Ichiro Katakura |
| 1990 | Let's Go to the Hospital | Kohei Shintani |
| 1990 | Tugumi | Kyoichi Takahashi |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs | Haiyaku Eiji |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs | Original Music Composer |
| 1989 | Docchini suruno | Jun Yamamoto |
| 1988 | Ruby, the Thief | Toru Hayashi |
| 1986 | Inujini sesi mono | Shigesa |
| 1986 | Royal Warriors | Peter Yamamoto |
| 1985 | The Dagger of Kamui | Jirô |
| 1984 | Mahjong Horoki | Bouya Tetsu |
| 1984 | The Street of Desire | Joji Tanaka |
| 1984 | Kotaro, an Audacious Karate Boy | Tatsuya Yoshioka |
| 1983 | Legend of the Eight Samurai | Inue Shinbei Masashi |
| 1983 | Shogun's Ninja | Actor |
| 1982 | Lovers Lost | Kunihiko Yasuoka |
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Genbu |
| 1982 | Death of a Ninja | Jotaro Fuefuki |
| 1981 | Roaring Fire | Joji Hibiki |
| 1981 | Roaring Fire | Toru Hinohara |
| 1981 | Bôkensha kamikaze | Akira Hoshino |
| 1981 | Samurai Reincarnation | Kirimaru Iga |
| 1981 | Moeru yusha | Joe |
| 1980 | Shogun's Ninja | Momochi Takamaru |
| 1980 | The Terrible Couple | Isozaki |
| 1978 | Message from Space | Shiro Hongo |
| 1974 | The Executioner | Toga as a boy |
| 1967 | Game of Chance 3 | Endo Kenichi |
| 1967 | Zoku rôkyoku komori uta | Endo Kenichi |
| 1966 | Game of Chance | Endo Kenichi |