Hiroyuki Sanada
Known for: Acting
Born: October 11, 1960 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.
Known for
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Sunshine
Kaneda
The Last Samurai
Ujio
The Promise
General Guangming
Ring
Ryuji Takayama
Rush Hour 3
Kenji
Speed Racer
Mr. Musha
The Spiral
Ryûji Takayama
Fall Guy
Actor
The Twilight Samurai
Seibei Iguchi
The City of Your Final Destination
Pete
Royal Warriors
Peter Yamamoto
Roaring Fire
Joji
47 Ronin
Kuranosuke Ôishi
First Love
Shinichirô Fujiki
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Inue Shinbei Masashi
The Dagger of Kamui
Jirô
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Genbu
The White Countess
Matsuda
Ninja Wars
Jotaro Fuefuki
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
Samurai Reincarnation
Kirimaru Iga
G.I. Samurai
Takeda Katsuyori
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage)
The Wolverine
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen