Hiroyuki Sanada

ActorProducerSound Oct 12 (age 65) Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1966–2026 (60 year career)

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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

Film

Avengers: Endgame

Akihiko

Film

John Wick: Chapter 4

Shimazu

Film

The Last Samurai

Ujio

Film

Bullet Train

The Elder

Film

Shōgun

Yoshii Toranaga

Film

Mortal Kombat

Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Film

Minions

Sumo (voice)

Film

The Wolverine

Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen

Filmography

Acting (130)

Movies (95)

Mortal Kombat II

2026 Upcoming

as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

May 6

John Wick: Chapter 4

as Shimazu

Bullet Train

as The Elder

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022

as Akihiko (archive footage)

7.1

Mortal Kombat

2021

as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Army of the Dead

as Bly Tanaka

Minamata

as Mitsuo Yamazaki

Avengers: Endgame

as Akihiko

The Catcher Was a Spy

as Kawabata

Life

as Sho Murakami

Minions

as Sumo (voice)

Mr. Holmes

as Tamiki Umezaki

47 Ronin

as Kuranosuke Ôishi

The Railway Man

as Nagase

The Wolverine

as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen

6.4

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

2013

as Self

6.9

The City of Your Final Destination

as Pete

Speed Racer

as Mr. Musha

Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

2008

as Mr. Musha

Rush Hour 3

as Kenji

Sunshine

as Kaneda

The Promise

as General Guangming

Aegis

as Hisashi Sengoku

The White Countess

as Matsuda

The Last Samurai

as Ujio

The Twilight Samurai

as Seibei Iguchi

Vengeance for Sale

as Sukeroku Sukedachiya

Onmyoji

as Dōson

All About Our House

as Bartender

First Love

as Shinichirô Fujiki

Ring 2

as Ryuji Takayama

Keijitachi no Natsu

Round About Midnight

as Koji

Ring

as Ryuji Takayama

Murder on D Street

as Seiichiro Fukiya

The Spiral

as Ryûji Takayama

Tadon and Chikuwa

Emergency Call

Sharaku

as Tonbo

The Abe Clan

as Emoto Matashichiro

7.0

East Meets West

1995

as Kamijo Kenkichi

5.4

Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call

1995

as Hideyuki Harada

Hero Interview

1994

as Jinta Todoroki

Crest of Betrayal

1994

as Takuminokami Asano

119

Uneasy Encounters

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

1993

as Detective Same

We Are Not Alone

1993

5.0

Succession

1992

as Masakazu Yoshinari

6.0

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

Oda Nobunaga

Yellow Fangs

as Eiji

Tsugumi

as Kyoichi Takahashi

Let's Go to the Hospital

1990

as Kohei Shintani

6.0

Shingo's Ten Duels

1990

as Aoi Shingo

Who Do I Choose?

1989

as Jun Yamamoto

7.0

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

1989

as Ryoma Sakamoto

Kaito Ruby

1988

as Toru Hayashi

6.9

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

I Love You So Much

Sure Death 4

as Ukyo

Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories

Royal Warriors

as Peter Yamamoto

House on Fire

as Chuya Nakahara

Cabaret

as Tanokura

One Who Died in Vain

The Dagger of Kamui

as Jirô

The Street of Desire

as Joji Tanaka

The Awesome Circus Bastard

1984

as Satomi Go

Mahjong Horoki

1984

as Bouya Tetsu

6.5

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

1984

as Date Yoshioka

5.0

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983

as Inue Shinbei Masashi

5.6

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

as Shizune Mejiro

Ninja Wars

as Jotaro Fuefuki

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

as Genbu

Lovers Lost

as Kunihiko Yasuoka

Fall Guy

as Actor

Samurai Reincarnation

as Kirimaru Iga

Roaring Fire

as Joji

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

as Akira Hoshino

The Blazing Valiant

as Joe

Swords of the Space Ark

Dreamy Fifteen

as Isozaki

Shogun's Ninja

as Momochi Takamaru

Yagyu Abaretabi

G.I. Samurai

as Takeda Katsuyori

The Shogun Assassins

as Monk Miyoshi Isa

Message from Space

as Shiro Hongo

Shogun's Samurai

as Hayate

Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie

1978

as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi

The Executioner

1974

as Ryuichi Koga (child)

6.6

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

Game of Chance 3

Game of Chance 2

Game of Chance

as Kenichi Endo

Television (35)

Shōgun

2024

as Yoshii Toranaga

8.4

Hawkeye

2021

as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.8

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Westworld

as Musashi

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

The Last Ship

as Takehaya

Extant

as Hideki Yasumoto

Helix

as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki

Revenge

as Satoshi Takeda

Lost

as Dogen

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.4

Unmarried Family

2001

as Yosuke Matoba

Tabloid

こんな恋のはなし

A Story of Love

Shin Hanshichi torimono chô

1997

as Hanshichi

Hideyoshi

as Ishida Mitsunari

Furuhata Ninzaburo

as 由良一夫

Why I borrowed money from her

1994

as Kunihiko Yamanobe

High School Teacher

1993

as Hamura Takao

9.0

Taiheiki

1991

as Takauji Ashikaga

Oda Nobunaga

坂本龍馬

New York Love Story

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Masamune Shogun

Choudenshi Bioman

as Ken Hayase

ふぞろいの林檎たち

as 本田修一

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

as Matahira

Shadow Warriors

Yagyu's Secret Quest

as Matabei

Message from Space: Galactic Wars

as Hayato

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai

as Katsuya Nakayama

The Emmy Awards

as Self - Winner

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (3)

Movies (2)

Yellow Fangs

1990

Music Director

6.7

Roaring Fire

1981

Theme Song Performance

6.4

Television (1)

Shōgun

2024

Producer

8.4