
Hiroyuki Sanada
Acting
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography

Mortal Kombat II
2026
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Shōgun
2024
as Yoshii Toranaga

John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Shimazu

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
as Akihiko (archive footage)

Bullet Train
2022
as The Elder

Army of the Dead
2021
as Bly Tanaka

Mortal Kombat
2021
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Hawkeye
2021
as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)

Minamata
2020
as Mitsuo Yamazaki

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Akihiko

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Kawabata

Life
2017
as Sho Murakami

Westworld
2016
as Musashi

Mr. Holmes
2015
as Tamiki Umezaki

Minions
2015
as Sumo (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Helix
2014
as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki

Extant
2014
as Hideki Yasumoto

The Last Ship
2014
as Takehaya

47 Ronin
2013
as Kuranosuke Ôishi

The Wolverine
2013
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen

The Railway Man
2013
as Nagase

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013
as Self

Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda

The City of Your Final Destination
2009
as Pete

Speed Racer
2008
as Mr. Musha

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
2008
as Mr. Musha

Sunshine
2007
as Kaneda

Rush Hour 3
2007
as Kenji

The Promise
2005
as General Guangming

The White Countess
2005
as Matsuda

Aegis
2005
as Hisashi Sengoku

Lost
2004
as Dogen

The Last Samurai
2003
as Ujio

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Seibei Iguchi

Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Sukeroku Sukedachiya

All About Our House
2001
as Bartender

Onmyoji
2001
as Dōson

Unmarried Family
2001
as Yosuke Matoba

First Love
2000
as Shinichirô Fujiki

Round About Midnight
1999
as Koji

Ring 2
1999
as Ryuji Takayama

Keijitachi no Natsu
1999

Ring
1998
as Ryuji Takayama

The Spiral
1998
as Ryûji Takayama

Tadon and Chikuwa
1998

Murder on D Street
1998
as Seiichiro Fukiya

Tabloid
1998

A Story of Love
1997

こんな恋のはなし
1997

Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
1997
as Hanshichi

Hideyoshi
1996
as Ishida Mitsunari

East Meets West
1995
as Kamijo Kenkichi

Sharaku
1995
as Tonbo

The Abe Clan
1995
as Emoto Matashichiro

Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
1995
as Hideyuki Harada

119
1994

Hero Interview
1994
as Jinta Todoroki

Crest of Betrayal
1994
as Takuminokami Asano

Uneasy Encounters
1994

Why I borrowed money from her
1994
as Kunihiko Yamanobe

Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
as 由良一夫

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993
as Detective Same

We Are Not Alone
1993

High School Teacher
1993
as Hamura Takao

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992

Oda Nobunaga
1992

Succession
1992
as Masakazu Yoshinari

Taiheiki
1991
as Takauji Ashikaga

Yellow Fangs
1990
as Eiji

Tsugumi
1990
as Kyoichi Takahashi

Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
as Kohei Shintani

Shingo's Ten Duels
1990
as Aoi Shingo

Who Do I Choose?
1989
as Jun Yamamoto
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
1989
as Ryoma Sakamoto
Oda Nobunaga
1989

坂本龍馬
1989

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988

Kaito Ruby
1988
as Toru Hayashi

I Love You So Much
1988

New York Love Story
1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988

Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987

Sure Death 4
1987
as Ukyo

Masamune Shogun
1987

Royal Warriors
1986
as Peter Yamamoto

House on Fire
1986
as Chuya Nakahara

One Who Died in Vain
1986

Cabaret
1986
as Tanokura

The Dagger of Kamui
1985
as Jirô

Mahjong Horoki
1984
as Bouya Tetsu

The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984
as Satomi Go

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984
as Date Yoshioka

The Street of Desire
1984
as Joji Tanaka

Choudenshi Bioman
1984
as Ken Hayase

Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983
as Inue Shinbei Masashi

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983
as Shizune Mejiro

ふぞろいの林檎たち
1983
as 本田 修一

Fall Guy
1982
as Actor

Ninja in the Dragon's Den
1982
as Genbu

Ninja Wars
1982
as Jotaro Fuefuki

Lovers Lost
1982
as Kunihiko Yasuoka

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
as Matahira

Roaring Fire
1981
as Joji

Samurai Reincarnation
1981
as Kirimaru Iga

Swords of the Space Ark
1981

The Blazing Valiant
1981
as Joe

Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981
as Akira Hoshino

Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Momochi Takamaru

Dreamy Fifteen
1980
as Isozaki

Yagyu Abaretabi
1980

Shadow Warriors
1980

Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
as Matabei

G.I. Samurai
1979
as Takeda Katsuyori

The Shogun Assassins
1979
as Monk Miyoshi Isa

Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
1978
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi

Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Hayate

Message from Space
1978
as Shiro Hongo

Message from Space: Galactic Wars
1978
as Hayato

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
1977
as Katsuya Nakayama

The Executioner
1974
as Ryuichi Koga (child)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969

Game of Chance 2
1967

Game of Chance 3
1967

Game of Chance
1966
as Kenichi Endo

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Winner

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee