Acting
Hiroyuki Sanada
PT, EN, ZH, JA cinema · 95 credits
Born
12 October 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Duke Sanada · Hiroyuki Shimosawa · Hiroyuki Shimozawa · Henry Sanada · Harry 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
Filmography
Speed Racer: O Limite da Velocidade
as Mr. Musha
Mortal Kombat II
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
as Akihiko (archive footage)
Bullet Train
as The Elder
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Minamata
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
Avengers: Endgame
as Akihiko
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Kawabata
Life
as Sho Murakami
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki
Minions
as Sumo Villain (voice)
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
The Wolverine
as Shingen
The Railway Man
as Nagase
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
Sunshine
as Kaneda
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
The Promise
as General Guangming
The White Countess
as Matsuda
Aegis
as Hisashi Sengoku
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
Vengeance for Sale
as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
All About Our House
as Bartender
Onmyoji
as Dōson
First Love
as Shinichirô Fujiki
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
The Spiral
as Ryûji Takayama
Murder on D Street
as Seiichiro Fukiya
East Meets West
as Kamijo Kenkichi
Sharaku
as Tonbo
The Abe Clan
as Emoto Matashichiro
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
as Hideyuki Harada
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Actor
Hero Interview
as Jinta Todoroki
Crest of Betrayal
as Takuminokami Asano
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
as Takashi Samejima
Succession
as Masakazu Yoshinari
Yellow Fangs
as Eiji, Music Director
Tsugumi
as Kyoichi Takahashi
Let's Go to the Hospital
as Kohei Shintani
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Aoi Shingo
Who Do I Choose?
as Jun Yamamoto
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
as Ryoma Sakamoto
Kaito Ruby
as Toru Hayashi
Sure Death 4
as Ukyo
Royal Warriors
as Peter Yamamoto
House on Fire
as Chuya Nakahara
Cabaret
as Tanokura
Mahjong Horoki
as Bouya Tetsu
The Awesome Circus Bastard
as Satomi Go
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
as Date Yoshioka
The Street of Desire
as Joji Tanaka
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
as Shizune Mejiro
Fall Guy
as Actor
Ninja Wars
as Jotaro Fuefuki
Lovers Lost
as Kunihiko Yasuoka
Roaring Fire
as Joji, Theme Song Performance
Samurai Reincarnation
as Kirimaru Iga
Swords of the Space Ark
as Hayato
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
as Akira Hoshino
Shogun's Ninja
as Momochi Takamaru
Dreamy Fifteen
as Isozaki
G.I. Samurai
as Takeda Katsuyori
The Shogun Assassins
as Monk Miyoshi Isa
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
Message from Space
as Shiro Hongo
The Executioner
as Ryuichi Koga (child)
Game of Chance
as Kenichi Endo