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.
94 movies · 34 shows
Mortal Kombat II
2026·7.9
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023·7.7
Bullet Train
2022·7.4
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022·7.2
Army of the Dead
2021·6.2
Mortal Kombat
2021·7.1
Minamata
2020·6.9
Avengers: Endgame
2019·8.2
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018·6.2
Life
2017·6.5
Mr. Holmes
2015·6.5
Minions
2015·6.4
47 Ronin
2013·6.2
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
2013·7.0
The Railway Man
2013·6.8
The Wolverine
2013·6.4
The City of Your Final Destination
2009·5.7
Speed Racer
2008·6.4
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
2008·7.0
Rush Hour 3
2007·6.5
Sunshine
2007·7.0
The Promise
2005·5.6
The White Countess
2005·6.2
Aegis
2005·5.4
The Last Samurai
2003·7.6
The Twilight Samurai
2002·7.8
Vengeance for Sale
2002·6.8
Onmyoji
2001·6.4
All About Our House
2001·6.3
First Love
2000·6.9
Round About Midnight
1999·7.0
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999·0.0
Ring 2
1999·5.8
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998·8.0
Murder on D Street
1998·7.2
Ring
1998·7.1
The Spiral
1998·5.4
The Abe Clan
1995·7.7
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
1995·7.0
East Meets West
1995·5.7
Sharaku
1995·7.0
119
1994·6.3
Crest of Betrayal
1994·5.4
Hero Interview
1994·7.0
Uneasy Encounters
1994·8.0
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
1993·9.0
We Are Not Alone
1993·5.3
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992·6.0
Succession
1992·7.5
Oda Nobunaga
1992·8.0
Tsugumi
1990·7.5
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990·7.5
Yellow Fangs
1990·7.1
Shingo's Ten Duels
1990·0.0
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
1989·0.0
Who Do I Choose?
1989·7.5
I Love You So Much
1988·0.0
Kaito Ruby
1988·7.0
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988·0.0
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987·0.0
Sure Death 4
1987·7.0
Royal Warriors
1986·7.0
Cabaret
1986·4.8
One Who Died in Vain
1986·7.8
House on Fire
1986·4.5
The Dagger of Kamui
1985·5.8
Mahjong Horoki
1984·7.2
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
1984·6.5
The Street of Desire
1984·10.0
The Awesome Circus Bastard
1984·0.0
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983·5.8
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
1983·5.7
Ninja Wars
1982·5.6
Fall Guy
1982·6.4
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
1982·7.7
Lovers Lost
1982·6.5
The Blazing Valiant
1981·6.5
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981·6.3
Roaring Fire
1981·6.5
Samurai Reincarnation
1981·5.9
Swords of the Space Ark
1981·5.8
Shogun's Ninja
1980·6.3
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980·0.0
Dreamy Fifteen
1980·6.2
G.I. Samurai
1979·5.9
The Shogun Assassins
1979·5.4
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
1978·6.0
Message from Space
1978·5.9
Shogun's Samurai
1978·7.0
The Executioner
1974·6.6
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969·6.5
Game of Chance 3
1967·5.0
Game of Chance 2
1967·6.0
Game of Chance
1966·6.5