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Hiroyuki Sanada
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 busi…
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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
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2026
Mortal Kombat II
Movie Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
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2024
Shōgun
TV show Yoshii Toranaga
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2023
John Wick: Chapter 4
Movie Shimazu
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2022
Bullet Train
Movie The Elder
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2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Movie Akihiko (archive footage)
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2021
Hawkeye
TV show Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2021
Army of the Dead
Movie Bly Tanaka
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2021
Mortal Kombat
Movie Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
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2020
Minamata
Movie Mitsuo Yamazaki
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Avengers: Endgame
Movie Akihiko
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2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie Kawabata
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2017
Life
Movie Sho Murakami
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2016
Westworld
TV show Musashi
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
Mr. Holmes
Movie Tamiki Umezaki
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2015
Minions
Movie Sumo Villain (voice)
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2014
Extant
TV show Hideki Yasumoto
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2014
The Last Ship
TV show Takehaya
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2014
Helix
TV show Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
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2013
47 Ronin
Movie Kuranosuke Ôishi
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2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Movie Self
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2013
The Railway Man
Movie Nagase
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2013
The Wolverine
Movie Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
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2011
Revenge
TV show Satoshi Takeda
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2009
The City of Your Final Destination
Movie Pete
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2008
Speed Racer
Movie Mr. Musha
- 2008
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2007
Rush Hour 3
Movie Kenji
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2007
Sunshine
Movie Kaneda
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2005
The Promise
Movie General Guangming
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2005
The White Countess
Movie Matsuda
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2005
Aegis
Movie Hisashi Sengoku
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2004
Lost
TV show Dogen
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2003
The Last Samurai
Movie Ujio
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2002
The Twilight Samurai
Movie Seibei Iguchi
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2002
Vengeance for Sale
Movie Sukeroku Sukedachiya
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2001
Onmyoji
Movie Dōson
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2001
Unmarried Family
TV show Yosuke Matoba
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2001
All About Our House
Movie Bartender
