Hiroyuki Sanada
Actor
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.
Filmography
Minions
as Sumo (voice) 2015
The Wolverine
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen 2013
Life
as Sho Murakami 2017
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu 2023
The Last Samurai
as Ujio 2003
Bullet Train
as The Elder 2022
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion 2021
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka 2021
Sunshine
as Kaneda 2007
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi 2013
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji 2007
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki 2015
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha 2008
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama 1998
The Railway Man
as Nagase 2013
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama 1999