Hiroyuki Sanada
Japanese actor from Tokyo whose martial arts training and extraordinary range have made him one of cinema's most compelling international talents.
Hiroyuki Sanada - Personal Information
- Name: Hiroyuki Sanada
- Date of Birth: October 12, 1960
- Place of Birth: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Additional Roles: Theme Song Performance, Music Director, Producer
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. 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.
Selected Filmography
A selection of Hiroyuki Sanada's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Mortal Kombat II (2026) as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Shōgun (TV - 2024) as Yoshii Toranaga
- John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) as Shimazu
- Bullet Train (2022) as The Elder
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (2022) as Akihiko (archive footage)
- Hawkeye (TV - 2021) as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Army of the Dead (2021) as Bly Tanaka
- Mortal Kombat (2021) as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Minamata (2020) as Mitsuo Yamazaki
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV - 2019) as Self
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