Hiroyuki Sanada
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
Movie
Avengers: Endgame
as Akihiko
2019
Movie
Minions
as Sumo (voice)
2015
Movie
The Wolverine
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
2013
Movie
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu
2023
Movie
Life
as Sho Murakami
2017
Movie
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
2003
Movie
Bullet Train
as The Elder
2022
Movie
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2021
TV
Westworld
as Musashi
2016
TV
Lost
as Dogen
2004
Movie
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka
2021
Movie
Sunshine
as Kaneda
2007
Movie
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
2013
Movie
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
2007
TV
Hawkeye
as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Movie
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki
2015
Movie
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
2008
TV
Shōgun
as Yoshii Toranaga
2024
Movie
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
1998
TV
The Last Ship
as Takehaya
2014
TV
Revenge
as Satoshi Takeda
2011
Movie
The Railway Man
as Nagase
2013
TV
Helix
as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
2014
Movie
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama
1999
