Actor
Hiroyuki Sanada
Born 1960 · 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.
Acting
Avengers: Endgame
Akihiko · 2019
Westworld
Musashi · 2016
John Wick: Chapter 4
Shimazu · 2023
The Last Samurai
Ujio · 2003
Lost
Dogen · 2004
Bullet Train
The Elder · 2022
Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
Shōgun
Yoshii Toranaga · 2024
Mortal Kombat
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion · 2021
Minions
Sumo (voice) · 2015
The Wolverine
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen · 2013
Sunshine
Kaneda · 2007
Life
Sho Murakami · 2017
Rush Hour 3
Kenji · 2007
Ring
Ryuji Takayama · 1998
Army of the Dead
Bly Tanaka · 2021
47 Ronin
Kuranosuke Ôishi · 2013
Revenge
Satoshi Takeda · 2011
Mr. Holmes
Tamiki Umezaki · 2015
The Last Ship
Takehaya · 2014
Speed Racer
Mr. Musha · 2008
The Twilight Samurai
Seibei Iguchi · 2002
The Railway Man
Nagase · 2013
Minamata
Mitsuo Yamazaki · 2020