Hiroyuki Sanada

1960-10-12 (64 years old) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Movies

Mortal Kombat 2

0 %|Oct 23, 2025

Action, Fantasy, Adventure

John Wick: Chapter 4

77.31 %|Mar 22, 2023

Action, Thriller, Crime

Bullet Train

74.49 %|Aug 3, 2022

Action, Comedy, Thriller

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

70 %|Feb 9, 2022

Documentary

Army of the Dead

62 %|May 14, 2021

Action, Crime, Horror

Mortal Kombat

70.33 %|Apr 7, 2021

Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Minamata

69 %|Mar 13, 2020

Drama, History

Avengers: Endgame

82 %|Apr 24, 2019

Adventure, Science Fiction, Action

The Catcher Was a Spy

62 %|Jun 22, 2018

Drama, War, Thriller

Life

64.42999999999999 %|Mar 22, 2017

Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller

Mr. Holmes

65 %|Jun 19, 2015

Drama, Crime, Family, Mystery

Minions

64 %|Jun 17, 2015

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

47 Ronin

62 %|Dec 6, 2013

Drama, Action, Fantasy

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

69 %|Dec 3, 2013

Documentary

The Railway Man

69 %|Dec 2, 2013

Drama, History

The Wolverine

64 %|Jul 21, 2013

Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

The City of Your Final Destination

57 %|Mar 21, 2009

Drama

Speed Racer

63 %|May 7, 2008

Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy

Rush Hour 3

65 %|Aug 8, 2007

Action, Comedy, Crime

Sunshine

69.58 %|Apr 5, 2007

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Promise

56 %|Dec 15, 2005

Fantasy, Drama, Action, Thriller, Romance

The White Countess

62 %|Oct 30, 2005

Drama, History, Family, Romance, War

Aegis

42 %|Jul 30, 2005

Action, Thriller, Drama

The Last Samurai

75.9 %|Dec 5, 2003

Drama, Action, War

The Twilight Samurai

78 %|Nov 2, 2002

Drama, Romance

Vengeance for Sale

64 %|Feb 16, 2002

Comedy, Action, Drama

Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master

62 %|Oct 6, 2001

Drama, Horror, History, Action

All About Our House

59 %|Jun 9, 2001

Comedy

First Love

69 %|Apr 1, 2000

Romance

Round About Midnight

68 %|Nov 6, 1999

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Keijitachi no Natsu

0 %|Apr 1, 1999

TV Movie, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ring 2

57 %|Jan 23, 1999

Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Tadon and Chikuwa

0 %|Dec 5, 1998

Drama

Murder on D Street

72 %|May 16, 1998

Thriller, Mystery, Horror

Ring

70.58 %|Jan 31, 1998

Horror, Thriller

The Spiral

53 %|Jan 31, 1998

Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The Abe Clan

70 %|Nov 24, 1995

History, Drama, Action

East Meets West

58 %|Aug 12, 1995

Western, Comedy, Action

Sharaku

61 %|Jun 2, 1995

Drama, History

119

60 %|Nov 5, 1994

Comedy, Drama

Crest of Betrayal

65 %|Oct 22, 1994

Horror, Drama, Action, History, Fantasy

Hero Interview

0 %|Sep 3, 1994

Uneasy Encounters

0 %|Apr 23, 1994

Comedy, Horror

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

0 %|Oct 8, 1993

Thriller, Crime

We Are Not Alone

56 %|Mar 13, 1993

Comedy, Drama

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

20 %|Dec 19, 1992

Comedy

Succession

60 %|Aug 29, 1992

Comedy

Oda Nobunaga

80 %|Jan 5, 1992

History, Action

Tsugumi

60 %|Oct 20, 1990

Drama

Let's Go to the Hospital

60 %|Apr 7, 1990

Comedy

Yellow Fangs

68 %|Feb 10, 1990

Drama, Horror, Adventure

Shingo's Ten Duels

0 %|Jan 1, 1990

Drama

Why Do I Choose?

0 %|Aug 26, 1989

Kaito Ruby

73 %|Nov 12, 1988

Comedy, Romance

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

0 %|Jul 12, 1988

War, Action, Drama, History

松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ

0 %|Sep 30, 1987

Sure Death 4

66 %|Jun 6, 1987

Drama

Royal Warriors

69 %|Jun 26, 1986

Crime, Action

Cabaret

47 %|Apr 26, 1986

Drama, Crime, Music

One Who Died in Vain

74 %|Apr 19, 1986

Drama

House on Fire

46 %|Apr 12, 1986

Drama

The Dagger of Kamui

60 %|Mar 8, 1985

Animation, Action, Adventure

Mahjong Horoki

65 %|Oct 10, 1984

Drama

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

50 %|Aug 4, 1984

Comedy, Action

The Street of Desire

0 %|Apr 14, 1984

Drama

The Awesome Circus Bastard

0 %|Apr 1, 1984

Thriller, Mystery

Legend of the Eight Samurai

58 %|Dec 10, 1983

Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Action

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

50 %|Aug 6, 1983

Comedy

Ninja Wars

56 %|Dec 18, 1982

Action, Drama

Fall Guy

60 %|Oct 9, 1982

Drama, Comedy

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

76 %|Jun 23, 1982

Action, Comedy

Lovers Lost

71 %|Jun 12, 1982

Drama, Romance

The Blazing Valiant

50 %|Dec 19, 1981

Drama, Action

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

56 %|Nov 7, 1981

Action, Adventure, Crime

Roaring Fire

63.33 %|Aug 8, 1981

Action, Crime, Drama, Comedy

Samurai Reincarnation

59 %|Jun 6, 1981

Action, Fantasy, Horror

Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark

20 %|Jan 1, 1981

Science Fiction

Shogun's Ninja

61 %|Nov 15, 1980

Action, Adventure

Dreamy Fifteen

57 %|Jul 26, 1980

Drama, Romance

G.I. Samurai

61 %|Sep 17, 1979

Action, Science Fiction, War

The Shogun Assassins

50 %|Sep 1, 1979

Action, Drama

Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie

0 %|Jul 22, 1978

Action, Science Fiction

Message from Space

57.64 %|Apr 29, 1978

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Shogun's Samurai

71 %|Jan 21, 1978

Action, Drama, Adventure

The Executioner

65 %|Aug 10, 1974

Action

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

60 %|Dec 27, 1969

Drama, Crime

Game of Chance 3

60 %|Oct 21, 1967

Action, Drama, Crime

Game of Chance 2

60 %|Apr 1, 1967

Crime, Drama

Game of Chance

60 %|Oct 22, 1966

Action

Series

Shōgun

85.22999999999999 %|Feb 27, 2024

Drama, War & Politics

Hawkeye

78.72 %|Nov 24, 2021

Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure

The Kelly Clarkson Show

62 %|Sep 9, 2019

Talk

The Kelly Clarkson Show

62 %|Sep 9, 2019

Talk

Westworld

80.45 %|Oct 2, 2016

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Western

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

66 %|Sep 8, 2015

Comedy, Talk

Extant

63.440000000000005 %|Jul 9, 2014

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

The Last Ship

68.23 %|Jun 22, 2014

Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Helix

66.28999999999999 %|Jan 10, 2014

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Revenge

76 %|Sep 21, 2011

Drama, Mystery, Soap

Lost

79.47 %|Sep 22, 2004

Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama

Unmarried Family

0 %|Jul 5, 2001

Drama

Tabloid

0 %|Oct 14, 1998

Drama, Crime

A Story of Love

0 %|Jul 3, 1997

こんな恋のはなし

0 %|Jul 3, 1997

Drama

Shin Hanshichi torimono chô

0 %|Apr 4, 1997

Drama

Hideyoshi

95 %|Jan 7, 1996

Drama, War & Politics

Why I borrowed money from her

0 %|Oct 14, 1994

Drama

Furuhata Ninzaburo

89 %|Apr 13, 1994

Drama, Crime

High School Teacher

90 %|Jan 8, 1993

Drama

Taiheiki

0 %|Jan 6, 1991

Drama

0 %|Mar 31, 1989

0 %|Jan 1, 1989

0 %|Oct 13, 1988

0 %|Jan 1, 1988

92 %|Jan 4, 1987

Drama, War & Politics

Choudenshi Bioman

76.67 %|Feb 4, 1984

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

ふぞろいの林檎たち

60 %|May 27, 1983

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

100 %|Oct 19, 1982

Drama, Action & Adventure

Yagyu's Secret Quest

0 %|Oct 14, 1980

Drama

Shadow Warriors

80 %|Apr 1, 1980

Drama, Action & Adventure

Message from Space: Galactic Wars

82 %|Jul 8, 1978

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai

85 %|Apr 2, 1977

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Kids