Hiroyuki Sanada

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-10-12 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Sanada

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.

Acting

2007

Sunshine

as Kaneda

2003

2005

The Promise

as General Guangming

1998

Ring

as Ryuji Takayama

2007

Rush Hour 3

as Kenji

2008

Speed Racer

as Mr. Musha

1998

The Spiral

as Ryûji Takayama

1982

Fall Guy

as Actor

2002

The Twilight Samurai

as Seibei Iguchi

1986

Royal Warriors

as Peter Yamamoto

1981

2013

47 Ronin

as Kuranosuke Ôishi

2000

First Love

as Shinichirô Fujiki

1983

Legend of the Eight Samurai

as Inue Shinbei Masashi

2005

1982

Ninja Wars

as Jotaro Fuefuki

1978

1981

Samurai Reincarnation

as Kirimaru Iga

1979

G.I. Samurai

as Takeda Katsuyori

2022

2013

The Wolverine

as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen

2023

2013

2001

1984

Mahjong Horoki

as Bouya Tetsu

1995

East Meets West

as Kamijo Kenkichi

1982

Lovers Lost

as Kunihiko Yasuoka

2005

Aegis

as Hisashi Sengoku

2025

Mortal Kombat II

as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

2002

Vengeance for Sale

as Sukeroku Sukedachiya

1990

1974

1980

Shogun's Ninja

as Momochi Takamaru

1978

1994

1994

Hero Interview

as Jinta Todoroki

1980

Dreamy Fifteen

as Isozaki

2015

Mr. Holmes

as Tamiki Umezaki

1990

Tsugumi

as Kyoichi Takahashi

2015

Minions

as Sumo (voice)

1987

1995

Sharaku

as Tonbo

1998

Murder on D Street

as Seiichiro Fukiya

1966

Game of Chance

as Kenichi Endo

2017

Life

as Sho Murakami

1990

Shingo's Ten Duels

as Aoi Shingo

1983

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

as Shizune Mejiro

1995

The Abe Clan

as Emoto Matashichiro

1981

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

as Akira Hoshino

1994

Crest of Betrayal

as Takuminokami Asano

1988

Kaito Ruby

as Toru Hayashi

1986

House on Fire

as Chuya Nakahara

1984

The Street of Desire

as Joji Tanaka

2021

Army of the Dead

as Bly Tanaka

2021

Mortal Kombat

as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

2020

Minamata

as Mitsuo Yamazaki

1992

Succession

as Masakazu Yoshinari

1979

The Shogun Assassins

as Monk Miyoshi Isa

1986

Cabaret

as Tanokura

2019

1999

Ring 2

as Ryuji Takayama

1978

Message from Space

as Shiro Hongo

2001

Onmyoji

as Dōson

2022

Bullet Train

as The Elder

2018

1995

Production

1981

Roaring Fire

as Theme Song Performance

1990

Yellow Fangs

as Music Director

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