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
Character: General Guangming
Character: Ryuji Takayama
Character: Ryûji Takayama
Character: Peter Yamamoto
Character: Kuranosuke Ôishi
Character: Shinichirô Fujiki
Character: Inue Shinbei Masashi
Character: Jotaro Fuefuki
Character: Takeda Katsuyori
Character: Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Character: Kamijo Kenkichi
Character: Kunihiko Yasuoka
Character: Hisashi Sengoku
Character: Jinta Todoroki
Character: Sukeroku Sukedachiya
Character: Momochi Takamaru
Character: Detective Same
Character: Tamiki Umezaki
Character: Kyoichi Takahashi
Character: Seiichiro Fukiya
Character: Shizune Mejiro
Character: Emoto Matashichiro
Character: Takuminokami Asano
Character: Chuya Nakahara
Character: Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Character: Mitsuo Yamazaki
Character: Monk Miyoshi Isa
Character: Masakazu Yoshinari
Character: Ryuji Takayama
Character: Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
Character: Akihiko (archive footage)
Character: Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Job: Theme Song Performance