Personal Info
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1960-10-12 (65 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known For
Duke SanadaHiroyuki Shimosawa Hiroyuki Shimozawa Henry SanadaHarry Sanada下沢広之真田 広之下澤廣之
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
Mortal Kombat 2
| Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2023 --
John Wick: Chapter 4
| Shimazu
2022 --
Bullet Train
| The Elder
2022 --
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
| Akihiko (archive footage)
2021 --
Army of the Dead
| Bly Tanaka
2021 --
Mortal Kombat
| Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2020 --
Minamata
| Mitsuo Yamazaki
2019 --
Avengers: Endgame
| Akihiko
2018 --
The Catcher Was a Spy
| Kawabata
2017 --
Life
| Sho Murakami
2015 --
Mr. Holmes
| Tamiki Umezaki
2015 --
Minions
| Sumo (voice)
2013 --
47 Ronin
| Kuranosuke Ôishi
2013 --
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
| Self
2013 --
The Railway Man
| Nagase
2013 --
The Wolverine
| Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
2009 --
The City of Your Final Destination
| Pete
2008 --
Speed Racer
| Mr. Musha
2007 --
Rush Hour 3
| Kenji
2007 --
Sunshine
| Kaneda
2005 --
The Promise
| General Guangming
2005 --
The White Countess
| Matsuda
2005 --
Aegis
| Hisashi Sengoku
2003 --
The Last Samurai
| Ujio
2002 --
The Twilight Samurai
| Seibei Iguchi
2002 --
Vengeance for Sale
| Sukeroku Sukedachiya
2001 --
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
| Dōson
2001 --
All About Our House
| Bartender
2000 --
First Love
| Shinichirô Fujiki
1999 --
Round About Midnight
| Koji
1999 --
Keijitachi no Natsu
|
1999 --
Ring 2
| Ryuji Takayama
1998 --
Tadon and Chikuwa
|
1998 --
Murder on D Street
| Seiichiro Fukiya
1998 --
The Spiral
| Ryûji Takayama
1998 --
Ring
| Ryuji Takayama
1995 --
The Abe Clan
| Emoto Matashichiro
1995 --
East Meets West
| Kamijo Kenkichi
1995 --
Sharaku
| Tonbo
1994 --
119
|
1994 --
Crest of Betrayal
| Takuminokami Asano
1994 --
Hero Interview
| Jinta Todoroki
1994 --
Uneasy Encounters
|
1993 --
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
| Detective Same
1993 --
We Are Not Alone
|
1992 --
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
|
1992 --
Succession
| Masakazu Yoshinari
1992 --
Oda Nobunaga
|
1990 --
Tsugumi
| Kyoichi Takahashi
1990 --
Let's Go to the Hospital
|
1990 --
Yellow Fangs
| Eiji
1990 --
Shingo's Ten Duels
| Aoi Shingo
1989 --
Why Do I Choose?
|
1988 --
Kaito Ruby
| Toru Hayashi
1988 --
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
|
1987 --
松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ
|
1987 --
Sure Death 4
| Ukyo
1986 --
Royal Warriors
| Peter Yamamoto
1986 --
Cabaret
| Tanokura
1986 --
One Who Died in Vain
|
1986 --
House on Fire
| Chuya Nakahara
1985 --
The Dagger of Kamui
| Jirô
1984 --
Mahjong Horoki
| Bouya Tetsu
1984 --
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
| Date Yoshioka
1984 --
The Street of Desire
| Joji Tanaka
1984 --
The Awesome Circus Bastard
| Satomi Go
1983 --
Legend of the Eight Samurai
| Inue Shinbei Masashi
1983 --
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
| Shizune Mejiro
1982 --
Ninja Wars
| Jotaro Fuefuki
1982 --
Fall Guy
| Actor
1982 --
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
| Genbu
1982 --
Lovers Lost
| Kunihiko Yasuoka
1981 --
The Blazing Valiant
| Joe
1981 --
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
| Akira Hoshino
1981 --
Roaring Fire
| Joji
1981 --
Samurai Reincarnation
| Kirimaru Iga
1981 --
Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark
|
1980 --
Shogun's Ninja
| Momochi Takamaru
1980 --
Dreamy Fifteen
| Isozaki
1979 --
G.I. Samurai
| Takeda Katsuyori
1979 --
The Shogun Assassins
| Monk Miyoshi Isa
1978 --
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
| Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
1978 --
Message from Space
| Shiro Hongo
1978 --
Shogun's Samurai
| Hayate
1974 --
The Executioner
| Toga
1969 --
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
|
1967 --
Game of Chance 3
|
1967 --
Game of Chance 2
|
1966 --
Game of Chance
| Kenichi Endo