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.
Known for
![Shōgun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7O4iVfOMQmdCSxhOg1WnzG1AgYT.jpg)
Shōgun
![John Wick: Chapter 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZloFAK7NmvMGKE7VkF5UHaz0I.jpg)
John Wick: Chapter 4
![Bullet Train](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j8szC8OgrejDQjjMKSVXyaAjw3V.jpg)
Bullet Train
![Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pQOLNPHe4rwXl3RpKNa0VWjYNLR.jpg)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
![Hawkeye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ct5pNE5dDHryHLDnxyZPYcqO1sz.jpg)
Hawkeye
![Army of the Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z8CExJekGrEThbpMXAmCFvvgoJR.jpg)
Army of the Dead
![Mortal Kombat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ybrX94xQm8lXYpZAPRmwD9iIbWP.jpg)
Mortal Kombat
![Minamata](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tjn9yxa5QNFsV2mFPsaWdqOOk2g.jpg)
Minamata
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Avengers: Endgame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/or06FN3Dka5tukK1e9sl16pB3iy.jpg)
Avengers: Endgame
![The Catcher Was a Spy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3aBv9Oln0aoBrEbkMabHIVat6CY.jpg)
The Catcher Was a Spy
![Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lja0Kh17LLleh6DhtixEh7Z7T6D.jpg)
Life
![Westworld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8MfgyFHf7XEboZJPZXCIDqqiz6e.jpg)
Westworld
![Mr. Holmes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nNHkoefLcdtaHyG08G8aDn1yFMw.jpg)
Mr. Holmes
![Minions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dr02BdCNAUPVU07aOodwPYv6HCf.jpg)
Minions
![Extant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nFwqHXoP1FxFbd8G8dY13y9bfAX.jpg)
Extant
![The Last Ship](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/43pAddeD10rllMQMGN7ucuOi4NI.jpg)
The Last Ship
![Helix](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7goT0IcsXjRo9fdMlWKr6ZRmaNP.jpg)
Helix
![47 Ronin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xDHnmcroujCRG0ysYQaiswjbyHd.jpg)
47 Ronin
![The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tjGF5yjZF57mX1P1FFhRFKzRN3B.jpg)
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
![The Railway Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yuADLCxGCA5rFWk2QDXvX5plBrD.jpg)
The Railway Man
![The Wolverine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xNi8daRmN4XY8rXHd4rwLbJf1cU.jpg)
The Wolverine
![Revenge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qx7XytRgg1F03NN5BoK8jx3Cyft.jpg)
Revenge
![The City of Your Final Destination](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cZnLXkvocKkB2FVBNycouH5AopG.jpg)
The City of Your Final Destination
![Speed Racer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x800OyHuJ9JDuhHLtdPLkH1vBjw.jpg)
Speed Racer
![Rush Hour 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rZ7IxJlPhNNJ6Rn8z1rzsXuA70P.jpg)
Rush Hour 3
![Sunshine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oKGGeJ8qvm0UmClz43VJ31fzPP7.jpg)
Sunshine
![The Promise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tdm4mlc27S1d72ub4Y4xcU2OlDD.jpg)
The Promise
![The White Countess](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/65AKidOOKrfyQkiVYtkgDJVM4CA.jpg)
The White Countess
![Aegis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kzkQIs4lhsMuqziPQFPqLO33jiM.jpg)
Aegis
![Lost](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/og6S0aTZU6YUJAbqxeKjCa3kY1E.jpg)
Lost
![The Last Samurai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lsasOSgYI85EHygtT5SvcxtZVYT.jpg)
The Last Samurai
![The Twilight Samurai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bB2M8UF8wc9flfGWkcgkTTf8Mzr.jpg)
The Twilight Samurai
![Vengeance for Sale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6UyI7w2vvdxp07VoB4jvxHDCTb6.jpg)
Vengeance for Sale
![Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sxaUZdnD7ngCH5II4MF8EmoKXY4.jpg)
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
![Unmarried Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qtine5q5kWLSJXV95P7D8irLdcL.jpg)
Unmarried Family
![All About Our House](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Z7jBc56gsCsehcTCa9JNsRUkAf.jpg)
All About Our House
![First Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5nDrwGFflGs1xB7C49hYo9j3Qkm.jpg)
First Love
![Round About Midnight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a731XTWiMHOwzxyKPNmlx1PZn5z.jpg)
Round About Midnight
![Ring 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/HREqYQWkGnH2viRQEXupCSX7ID.jpg)
Ring 2
![Tabloid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nTNCEuCrqM9GcIvuxf3cARnUQY2.jpg)
Tabloid
![Murder on D Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ilYd7SaGQN96C4llxvbTgpbqNTg.jpg)
Murder on D Street
![The Spiral](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bRJwuJCkZZMsqzCyiM6frbDXljk.jpg)
The Spiral
![こんな恋のはなし](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jjVAe9S53fYo4MUIgF3ljFg9rKz.jpg)
こんな恋のはなし
![Shin Hanshichi torimono chô](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8sqYinb86gDfdEw27QoYO0PNmru.jpg)
Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
![Hideyoshi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z5iM8xexccatdttujrVWCAaBYdi.jpg)
Hideyoshi
![The Abe Clan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tQPLhj1KuXexw7jfrAOjKG3Nekj.jpg)
The Abe Clan
![East Meets West](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mR5w1dGJumTRUK8P7FSl1oSw1A0.jpg)
East Meets West
![Sharaku](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mrBayZ1nXHpn3GF9u9OKjyVpQPw.jpg)
Sharaku
![119](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gdYuX6qlcomM90OksF3fN5sQoRy.jpg)
119
![Crest of Betrayal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dymKBOSrCeUgjImJUauLkSx0y3u.jpg)
Crest of Betrayal
![Why I borrowed money from her](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u8rY0sMXRDdTWn825DqTnFstStw.jpg)
Why I borrowed money from her
![Hero Interview](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oO9DjVta9H9NB4Kfxi7uud8GGk7.jpg)
Hero Interview
![Uneasy Encounters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9gWDjsCADtqikuZuOWTCxLBzJzw.jpg)
Uneasy Encounters
![Furuhata Ninzaburo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/56aSKXj1zV2KVOc0FcSa9ENk4nc.jpg)
Furuhata Ninzaburo
![The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4PSZLnBgGmGKSipPBWydWdoDZI2.jpg)
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
![We Are Not Alone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mhWCvoNSgZzfr6kpOl6G3K6FoO1.jpg)
We Are Not Alone
![High School Teacher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dGrzAVXHFG6abm1UEYipltsN9in.jpg)
High School Teacher
![Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dafgl9QCNHrfgJCek9DpuwBQeWV.jpg)
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
![Succession](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3AE9mzbvPXtF13m8mP6Zk3iQRCl.jpg)
Succession
![Oda Nobunaga](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wu9k7H6LCtIUKa82bPWGStm3BgT.jpg)
Oda Nobunaga
![Taiheiki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4LgHUYfZHP1fVjvUK0JOcTaHVg9.jpg)
Taiheiki
![Tsugumi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fgiWi45gEvN7VIN7xxngmeJv2da.jpg)
Tsugumi
![Let's Go to the Hospital](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kVBwlJDdQ46s5ZyPPO91lRN2Krz.jpg)
Let's Go to the Hospital
![Yellow Fangs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fdB5RSrtJQCZFXSwDYqLMUdGE0S.jpg)
Yellow Fangs
![Shingo's Ten Duels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9foKyJ73BJUig5h9Llqd8PECzg.jpg)
Shingo's Ten Duels
![Why Do I Choose?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nbuX26fX4Q1fvpSDo5XkhIgV61j.jpg)
Why Do I Choose?
![坂本龍馬](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ym9mvdwe1RL20AKkANK2XoKXO3s.jpg)
坂本龍馬
![Kaito Ruby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wInsBjPsBoHKlCbQ4gV5U9S47eB.jpg)
Kaito Ruby
![New York Love Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mquRwHq8J6VQ4WBhzSV2Wo72iUd.jpg)
New York Love Story
![Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A1jzGkTAkbD9kHDOdmq5NlYs61f.jpg)
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
![松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7cNJuFocCXDuMN7FpGgnN9XDAbS.jpg)
松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ
![Sure Death 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vAi6OPwFMrDkJNO5ldZPjrwCKVG.jpg)
Sure Death 4
![Masamune Shogun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hrsc0fTMp3G5BG4vp0TCKqiSMkQ.jpg)
Masamune Shogun
![Royal Warriors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/79QtxrBbDG2FbvgJSxWQpYCKJbM.jpg)
Royal Warriors
![Cabaret](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dKRP54n1qc7ndoor2ju7lJaurbS.jpg)
Cabaret
![One Who Died in Vain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/85FLlMIQhATW6tGVvPbZRqWPXvi.jpg)
One Who Died in Vain
![House on Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fyiupRAWjas6oKnS9YPsZpoYtpN.jpg)
House on Fire
![The Dagger of Kamui](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uqVlbFFaAPrYYrlbkMg4qGHAEx5.jpg)
The Dagger of Kamui
![Mahjong Horoki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6AeS8DI3I8RT6jq3OI2jQZ1uAkl.jpg)
Mahjong Horoki
![Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2tBt2fveR95g1BP1xdwQAmn3deH.jpg)
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
![The Street of Desire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dVKnPvIX6C5lkMXRrN6bE7u00jg.jpg)
The Street of Desire
![The Awesome Circus Bastard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9DyFpPjc4YvXprzknGtpeR7ExI.jpg)
The Awesome Circus Bastard
![Choudenshi Bioman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8FIVZuMMTo1nQtJovx2YmFENPP5.jpg)
Choudenshi Bioman
![Legend of the Eight Samurai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2qtCOr2Vqn18UhoxF2clA7chArH.jpg)
Legend of the Eight Samurai
![Kabamaru the Ninja Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hUXJaIp3cw5NoX5kYo6SnmPEtOK.jpg)
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
![ふぞろいの林檎たち](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zD28C1SpqQ5vexNYDrrD9GlWEF9.jpg)
ふぞろいの林檎たち
![Ninja Wars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vudiVyhirl5d7qEMtAKKLbPf086.jpg)
Ninja Wars
![Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mMOhjyFYU8lN30ZOl5s3komqdFa.jpg)
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
![Fall Guy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bxdIaFnQSKpUUjYOeWqAf3HNcaI.jpg)
Fall Guy
![Ninja In The Dragon's Den](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fm7QgfznxYfVcbmf6akdXkoAUU0.jpg)
Ninja In The Dragon's Den
![Lovers Lost](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tBgIMPKwo5w6m0794659GnofJVc.jpg)
Lovers Lost
![The Blazing Valiant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rd8eiWQjZ9Tns1VpHPPUSVmS4WC.jpg)
The Blazing Valiant
![Kamikaze, the Adventurer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32trK4nChewYQ7mIdhgT667Kuhx.jpg)
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
![Roaring Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mM6Y20D4Pn8wCEi1tEgEDX6Nxw4.jpg)
Roaring Fire
![Samurai Reincarnation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1RREOQRTYdjkzNxMv37winNPXFt.jpg)
Samurai Reincarnation
![Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zbqDlHG9QgLwjSUwztwxthI24OP.jpg)
Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark
![Shogun's Ninja](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9WQAb6rePtvn8X0LGA3JGMVxhb2.jpg)
Shogun's Ninja
![Yagyu's Secret Quest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/31V6Qyf0pTCuMHG1FnIjn4WtLCf.jpg)
Yagyu's Secret Quest
![Dreamy Fifteen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Zv4WpxMRv856cTfp82GTMwZwfE.jpg)
Dreamy Fifteen
![Shadow Warriors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/adzyUDtiZSEoUAtKHbpDcns07WR.jpg)
Shadow Warriors
![G.I. Samurai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hdrclppnNg9FGK1wGBklRXdQonY.jpg)
G.I. Samurai
![The Shogun Assassins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bgT4q7IKTem9RaAqQchRHzDFtZB.jpg)
The Shogun Assassins
![Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nv1sdEx7DBjguoEovgiOyuSpSxh.jpg)
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
![Message from Space: Galactic Wars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/idPi7ekFM7jPQDDc2ZYOxqVBXSo.jpg)
Message from Space: Galactic Wars
![Message from Space](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gLUYuY5dc4zE44zQ5tHN58Dy0vO.jpg)
Message from Space
![Shogun's Samurai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4m3ohN3XWkjKVMMUbrWWWxQv3wI.jpg)
Shogun's Samurai
![J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNoyaknjYpJ5h5aohTkW7f6vrCG.jpg)
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
![The Executioner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8z04kflOIbiXdGMYKfhVajqZhIx.jpg)
The Executioner
![New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jlxxENx7uN005mnlfwUSEBhhwd1.jpg)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
![Game of Chance 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cQ5EENDA1kIAnHrxzwiXul0wi9x.jpg)
Game of Chance 3
![Game of Chance 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/itfdL54xwxCnX9EGy5BjktmU4E9.jpg)
Game of Chance 2
![Game of Chance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cdCT6OV0dWfonHssgzvqEtfzXKP.jpg)
Game of Chance