Hiroyuki Sanada
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
Kaneda
Ujio
General Guangming
Ryuji Takayama
Kenji
Mr. Musha
Ryûji Takayama
Actor
Seibei Iguchi
Peter Yamamoto
Joji
Kuranosuke Ôishi
Shinichirô Fujiki
Inue Shinbei Masashi
Matsuda
Jotaro Fuefuki
Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
Kirimaru Iga
Takeda Katsuyori
Akihiko (archive footage)
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Shimazu
Nagase
Bartender
Bouya Tetsu
Kamijo Kenkichi
Kunihiko Yasuoka
Hisashi Sengoku
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Sukeroku Sukedachiya
Eiji
Toga
Momochi Takamaru
Hayate
Detective Same
Jinta Todoroki
Isozaki
Tamiki Umezaki
Kyoichi Takahashi
Sumo (voice)
Ukyo
Tonbo
Seiichiro Fukiya
Satomi Go
Kenichi Endo
Sho Murakami
Aoi Shingo
Shizune Mejiro
Emoto Matashichiro
Akira Hoshino
Takuminokami Asano
Toru Hayashi
Chuya Nakahara
Date Yoshioka
Joji Tanaka
Bly Tanaka
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Mitsuo Yamazaki
Masakazu Yoshinari
Monk Miyoshi Isa
Tanokura
Akihiko
Ryuji Takayama
Shiro Hongo
Dōson
The Elder
Kawabata
Hideyuki Harada
