Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Age 65 — born October 12, 1960·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.

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60Credits30 TV · 30 films
1977–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedYagyu Jubei Secret Quest
7.7 Average ratingacross 53 titles

Top TV shows 30best Hiroyuki Sanada shows

  1. 1Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest posterYagyu Jubei Secret QuestMatahira · 26 eps · 198210.0
  2. 2Tabloid posterTabloid10 eps · 199810.0
  3. 3Hideyoshi posterHideyoshiIshida Mitsunari · 49 eps · 19969.7
  4. 4High School Teacher posterHigh School TeacherHamura Takao · 11 eps · 19939.2
  5. 5Masamune Shogun posterMasamune Shogun50 eps · 19879.0
  6. 6Furuhata Ninzaburo posterFuruhata Ninzaburo由良一夫 · 1 ep · 19948.8
  7. 7Message from Space: Galactic Wars posterMessage from Space: Galactic WarsHayato · 27 eps · 19788.4
  8. 8Shōgun posterShōgunYoshii Toranaga · 10 eps · 20248.4
  9. 9Westworld posterWestworldMusashi · 4 eps · 20168.0
  10. 10Shadow Warriors posterShadow Warriors27 eps · 19808.0
  11. 11Shin Hanshichi torimono chô posterShin Hanshichi torimono chôHanshichi · 18 eps · 19978.0
  12. 12Unmarried Family posterUnmarried FamilyYosuke Matoba · 12 eps · 20018.0
  13. 13Tokugawa Ieyasu1 ep · 19888.0
  14. 14J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai posterJ.A.K.Q. DengekitaiKatsuya Nakayama · 1 ep · 19778.0
  15. 15Lost posterLostDogen · 5 eps · 20048.0
  16. 16Choudenshi Bioman posterChoudenshi BiomanKen Hayase · 1 ep · 19847.8
  17. 17Hawkeye posterHawkeyeAkihiko (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep · 20217.8
  18. 18Revenge posterRevengeSatoshi Takeda · 4 eps · 20117.6
  19. 19The Last Ship posterThe Last ShipTakehaya · 9 eps · 20146.9
  20. 20Helix posterHelixDr. Hiroshi Hataki · 26 eps · 20146.5
  21. 21Extant posterExtantHideki Yasumoto · 13 eps · 20146.3
  22. 22ふぞろいの林檎たち posterふぞろいの林檎たち本田 修一 · 47 eps · 19836.0
  23. 23こんな恋のはなし posterこんな恋のはなし12 eps · 19976.0
  24. 24Taiheiki posterTaiheikiTakauji Ashikaga · 49 eps · 1991
  25. 25Yagyu's Secret Quest posterYagyu's Secret QuestMatabei · 26 eps · 1980
  26. 26A Story of Love posterA Story of Love12 eps · 1997
  27. 27New York Love Story posterNew York Love Story11 eps · 1988
  28. 28Why I borrowed money from her posterWhy I borrowed money from herKunihiko Yamanobe · 11 eps · 1994
  29. 29Oda Nobunaga1 ep · 1989
  30. 30坂本龍馬 poster坂本龍馬1 ep · 1989

Top movies 30best Hiroyuki Sanada movies

  1. 1The Street of Desire posterThe Street of DesireJoji Tanaka · 198410.0
  2. 2The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark posterThe City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkTakashi Samejima · 19939.0
  3. 3Avengers: Endgame posterAvengers: EndgameAkihiko · 20198.2
  4. 4Oda Nobunaga posterOda Nobunaga19928.0
  5. 5Tadon and Chikuwa posterTadon and Chikuwa19988.0
  6. 6Uneasy Encounters posterUneasy Encounters19948.0
  7. 7Mortal Kombat II posterMortal Kombat IIHanzo Hasashi / Scorpion · 20268.0
  8. 8One Who Died in Vain posterOne Who Died in Vain19867.8
  9. 9The Twilight Samurai posterThe Twilight SamuraiSeibei Iguchi · 20027.8
  10. 10John Wick: Chapter 4 posterJohn Wick: Chapter 4Shimazu · 2023 · Action7.7
  11. 11Ninja in the Dragon's Den posterNinja in the Dragon's DenGenbu · 19827.7
  12. 12The Abe Clan posterThe Abe ClanEmoto Matashichiro · 19957.7
  13. 13The Last Samurai posterThe Last SamuraiUjio · 2003 · Drama7.6
  14. 14Let's Go to the Hospital posterLet's Go to the HospitalKohei Shintani · 19907.5
  15. 15Succession posterSuccessionMasakazu Yoshinari · 19927.5
  16. 16Tsugumi posterTsugumiKyoichi Takahashi · 19907.5
  17. 17Who Do I Choose? posterWho Do I Choose?Jun Yamamoto · 19897.5
  18. 18Bullet Train posterBullet TrainThe Elder · 2022 · Action7.4
  19. 19Mahjong Horoki posterMahjong HorokiBouya Tetsu · 19847.2
  20. 20Murder on D Street posterMurder on D StreetSeiichiro Fukiya · 19987.2
  21. 21Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye posterMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeAkihiko (archive footage) · 20227.1
  22. 22Yellow Fangs posterYellow FangsEiji · 19907.1
  23. 23Ring posterRingRyuji Takayama · 19987.1
  24. 24Mortal Kombat posterMortal KombatHanzo Hasashi / Scorpion · 2021 · Action7.0
  25. 25Sunshine posterSunshineKaneda · 2007 · Science Fiction7.0
  26. 26Rush Hour 3 posterRush Hour 3Kenji · 2007 · Action6.5
  27. 27Life posterLifeSho Murakami · 2017 · Horror6.5
  28. 28The Wolverine posterThe WolverineShingen Harada / Lord Shingen · 2013 · Action6.4
  29. 2947 Ronin poster47 RoninKuranosuke Ôishi · 2013 · Drama6.2
  30. 30Army of the Dead posterArmy of the DeadBly Tanaka · 2021 · Crime6.2

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