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Hiroyuki Sanada
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 12, 1960 (65 years)
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
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II · as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion |
| 2024 | Shōgun (TV Series) · as Yoshii Toranaga |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 · as Shimazu |
| 2022 | Bullet Train · as The Elder |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye · as Akihiko (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Hawkeye (2021) (TV Series) · as Akihiko (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2021 | Army of the Dead · as Bly Tanaka |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat · as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion |
| 2020 | Minamata · as Mitsuo Yamazaki |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Akihiko |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy · as Kawabata |
| 2017 | Life · as Sho Murakami |
| 2016 | Westworld (TV Series) · as Musashi |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes · as Tamiki Umezaki |
| 2015 | Minions · as Sumo (voice) |
| 2014 | Extant (TV Series) · as Hideki Yasumoto |
| 2014 | The Last Ship (TV Series) · as Takehaya |
| 2014 | Helix (TV Series) · as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki |
| 2013 | The Railway Man · as Nagase |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin · as Kuranosuke Ôishi |
| 2013 | The Wolverine · as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen |
| 2012 | Revenge: The First Chapter · as Satoshi Takeda |
| 2011 | Revenge (TV Series) · as Satoshi Takeda |
| 2009 | The City of Your Final Destination · as Pete |
| 2008 | Speed Racer · as Mr. Musha |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 · as Kenji |
| 2007 | Sunshine · as Kaneda |
| 2005 | The Promise · as General Guangming |
| 2005 | The White Countess · as Matsuda |
| 2005 | Aegis · as Hisashi Sengoku |
| 2004 | Lost (TV Series) · as Dogen |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai · as Ujio |
| 2002 | The Twilight Samurai · as Seibei Iguchi |
| 2001 | Vengeance for Sale · as Sukeroku Sukedachiya |
| 2001 | Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master · as Dōson |
| 2001 | Unmarried Family (TV Series) · as Yosuke Matoba |
| 2001 | All About Our House · as Bartender |
| 2000 | First Love · as Shinichirô Fujiki |
| 1999 | Round About Midnight · as Koji |
| 1999 | Ring 2 · as Ryuji Takayama |
| 1998 | Tabuloido (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Murder on D Street · as Seiichiro Fukiya |
| 1998 | Spiral · as Ryûji Takayama |
| 1998 | The Ring · as Ryuji Takayama |
| 1997 | A Story of Love (TV Series) · as Shuichiro Harashima |
| 1996 | Hideyoshi (TV Series) · as Ishida Mitsunari |
| 1995 | The Abe Clan · as Emoto Matashichiro |
| 1995 | East Meets West · as Kamijo Kenkichi |
| 1995 | Sharaku · as Tonbo |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | Crest of Betrayal · as Takuminokami Asano |
| 1994 | Boku ga kanojo ni, shakkin o shita riyu (TV Series) · as Kunihiko Yamanobe |
| 1994 | Lieutenant Ninzaburo Furuhata (TV Series) · as 由良一夫 |
| 1993 | Nemuranai machi - Shinjuku same · as Detective Same |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | High School Teacher (TV Series) · as Hamura Takao |
| 1992 | Succession · as Masakazu Yoshinari |
| 1991 | Taiheiki (TV Series) · as Takauji Ashikaga |
| 1990 | Tugumi · as Kyoichi Takahashi |
| 1990 | Let's Go to the Hospital · as Kohei Shintani |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs · as Eiji |
| 1989 | Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger · as Ryoma Sakamoto |
| 1988 | Kaitô Ruby · as Toru Hayashi |
| 1988 | New York Koi Monogatari (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Hissatsu 4: Urami harashimasu · as Ukyo |
| 1987 | Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Royal Warriors · as Peter Yamamoto |
| 1986 | Cabaret · as Tanokura |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | House on Fire · as Chuya Nakahara |
| 1985 | The Dagger of Kamui · as Jirô |
| 1984 | Mahjong Horoki · as Bouya Tetsu |
| 1984 | Kotaro, an Audacious Karate Boy · as Date Yoshioka |
| 1984 | The Street of Desire · as Joji Tanaka |
| 1984 | Choudenshi Bioman (TV Series) · as Ken Hayase |
| 1983 | Legend of the Eight Samurai · as Inue Shinbei Masashi |
| 1983 | Kabamaru the Ninja · as Shizune Mejiro |
| 1983 | Shogun's Ninja · as Cast |
| 1982 | Death of a Ninja · as Jotaro Fuefuki |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Lovers Lost · as Kunihiko Yasuoka |
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den · as Genbu |
| 1981 | Moeru yusha · as Joe |
| 1981 | Bôkensha kamikaze · as Akira Hoshino |
| 1981 | Roaring Fire · as Joji |
| 1981 | Samurai Reincarnation · as Kirimaru Iga |
| 1980 | Ninja Warriors · as Momochi Takamaru |
| 1980 | Yagyu Abaretabi (TV Series) · as Matabei |
| 1980 | The Terrible Couple · as Isozaki |
| 1980 | Shadow Warriors (TV Series) |
| 1979 | G.I. Samurai · as Takeda Katsuyori |
| 1979 | The Shogun Assassins · as Monk Miyoshi Isa |
| 1978 | The Yagyu Conspiracy (TV Series) · as Sasuke |
| 1978 | Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie · as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi |
| 1978 | Message from Space: Galactic Battle (TV Series) · as Hayato |
| 1978 | Message from Space · as Shiro Hongo |
| 1978 | Yagyu Clan Conspiracy · as Hayate |
| 1977 | J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (TV Series) · as Katsuya Nakayama |
| 1974 | The Executioner · as Ryuichi Koga (child) |
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| 1966 | Game of Chance · as Kenichi Endo |
| 1966 | The Threat · as Cast |