Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

1960-10-12 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 93 Credits

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...

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Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II

2025

as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Acting

A sequel to the 2021 film 'Mortal Kombat'.

John Wick: Chapter 4

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

as Shimazu

7.7
Acting

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face ...

Bullet Train

Bullet Train

2022

as The Elder

7.4
Acting

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as La...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

2022

as Akihiko (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” was conceived and...

Army of the Dead

Army of the Dead

2021

as Bly Tanaka

6.2
Acting

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest...

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

2021

as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

7.0
Acting

Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth...

Minamata

Minamata

2020

as Mitsuo Yamazaki

6.9
Acting

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

2019

as Akihiko

8.2
Acting

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

2018

as Kawabata

6.2
Acting

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

Life

Life

2017

as Sho Murakami

6.4
Acting

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial lif...

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015

as Tamiki Umezaki

6.5
Acting

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he re...

Minions

Minions

2015

as Sumo (voice)

6.4
Acting

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over...

47 Ronin

47 Ronin

2013

as Kuranosuke Ôishi

6.2
Acting

Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and ...

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin

2013

as Self

6.8
Acting

A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews ...

The Railway Man

The Railway Man

2013

as Nagase

6.9
Acting

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

2013

as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen

6.4
Acting

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

The City of Your Final Destination

The City of Your Final Destination

2009

as Pete

5.7
Acting

28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get throu...

Speed Racer

Speed Racer

2008

as Mr. Musha

6.3
Acting

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the poli...

Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3

2007

as Kenji

6.5
Acting

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous...

Sunshine

Sunshine

2007

as Kaneda

7.0
Acting

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but th...

The Promise

The Promise

2005

as General Guangming

5.6
Acting

An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, sh...

The White Countess

The White Countess

2005

as Matsuda

6.2
Acting

In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American ...

Aegis

Aegis

2005

as Hisashi Sengoku

4.2
Acting

The Isokaze, an Aegis-class escort vessel, sets sail on a routine training exercise, playing host to a platoon from the Fleet Training Group. No soone...

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003

as Ujio

7.6
Acting

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and th...

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002

as Seibei Iguchi

7.8
Acting

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles ...

Vengeance for Sale

Vengeance for Sale

2002

as Sukeroku Sukedachiya

6.4
Acting

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Suker...

Onmyoji

Onmyoji

2001

as Dōson

6.2
Acting

During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the onmyōji to keep the supernatural forces in li...

All About Our House

All About Our House

2001

as Bartender

5.9
Acting

Two newlyweds decide to build their dream home, and hire an old friend named Yanagisawa to design it. Unfortunately, Yanagisawa isn’t licensed to buil...

First Love

First Love

2000

as Shinichirô Fujiki

6.9
Acting

This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mother is hospitalized with a mal...

Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight

1999

as Koji

6.8
Acting

While on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers...

Keijitachi no Natsu

Keijitachi no Natsu

1999

Acting

The TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a corruption case involving the prime minister's office.

Ring 2

Ring 2

1999

as Ryuji Takayama

5.7
Acting

While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako...

Tadon and Chikuwa

Tadon and Chikuwa

1998

Acting

A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations....

Murder on D Street

Murder on D Street

1998

as Seiichiro Fukiya

7.2
Acting

Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks.

Ring

Ring

1998

as Ryuji Takayama

7.1
Acting

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a...

The Spiral

The Spiral

1998

as Ryûji Takayama

5.3
Acting

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death...

The Abe Clan

The Abe Clan

1995

as Emoto Matashichiro

7.0
Acting

A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual? In the spring of the 18th year of ...

Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call

Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call

1995

as Hideyuki Harada

Acting

The North General Hospital in the Tondo district of Manila was as busy as a battlefield. Hideyuki Harada, an intern on duty at the Department of Obste...

East Meets West

East Meets West

1995

as Kamijo Kenkichi

5.4
Acting

A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a...

Sharaku

Sharaku

1995

as Tonbo

6.1
Acting

A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtur...

119

119

1994

6.0
Acting

In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for nearly twenty years. Each day passes eventlessly... unt...

Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal

1994

as Takuminokami Asano

5.6
Acting

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beauti...

Hero Interview

Hero Interview

1994

as Jinta Todoroki

Acting

Kasumi Sawaki (Honami Suzuki) works for a top-ranked newspaper publishing company as a capable economic reporter. Speaking six languages fluently, she...

Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

1994

Acting

A five-part comedy and horror anthology

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark

1993

as Detective Same

Acting

Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

1993

5.6
Acting

Businessmen competing for international building contracts in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure.

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

1992

2.0
Acting

A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer.

Succession

Succession

1992

as Masakazu Yoshinari

6.0
Acting

A former stockbroker-turned-yakuza must make sure his alcoholic boss is up to the task of swearing in the next leader of their syndicate.

Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

1992

8.0
Acting

Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to the ultimate unification of ...

Tsugumi

Tsugumi

1990

as Kyoichi Takahashi

6.0
Acting

Tsugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and she is rough and selfish. However, a f...

Let's Go to the Hospital

Let's Go to the Hospital

1990

6.0
Acting

When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip rock-paper-sciss...

Yellow Fangs

Yellow Fangs

1990

as Eiji

6.7
Acting

Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are ...

Yellow Fangs

Yellow Fangs

1990

Music Director

6.7
Directing

Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are ...

Shingo's Ten Duels

Shingo's Ten Duels

1990

as Aoi Shingo

Acting

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his fa...

Why Do I Choose?

Why Do I Choose?

1989

Acting

Who Do I Choose? is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko.

I Love You So Much

I Love You So Much

1988

Acting

The Sagami family has been running an Edo-style woodworking shop in downtown Tokyo for generations. The head of the family, Bunzo (Kunie Tanaka), has ...

Kaito Ruby

Kaito Ruby

1988

as Toru Hayashi

6.9
Acting

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is...

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

1988

Acting

From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, t...

Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories

Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories

1987

Acting
Sure Death 4

Sure Death 4

1987

as Ukyo

6.6
Acting

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in t...

Royal Warriors

Royal Warriors

1986

as Peter Yamamoto

6.7
Acting

When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective, does everything it takes to...

Cabaret

Cabaret

1986

as Tanokura

4.7
Acting

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist start...

One Who Died in Vain

One Who Died in Vain

1986

7.4
Acting

After returning from the Burmese front in WWII, a man finds trouble brewing back home.

House on Fire

House on Fire

1986

as Chuya Nakahara

4.8
Acting

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work

The Dagger of Kamui

The Dagger of Kamui

1985

as Jirô

5.9
Acting

A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest na...

Mahjong Horoki

Mahjong Horoki

1984

as Bouya Tetsu

6.5
Acting

A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy

1984

as Date Yoshioka

5.0
Acting

Lewd, long-haired karate kid Kotaro Shindo spends his days causing amok at the prestigious Tsurugamine Academy, until the Disciplinary Committee decid...

The Street of Desire

The Street of Desire

1984

as Joji Tanaka

Acting

A valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father's death.

The Awesome Circus Bastard

The Awesome Circus Bastard

1984

as Satomi Go

Acting

Daigaku, member of the circus, is involved in a certain case and is suspected by Detective Hattori and others that he's the culprit. In order to unrav...

Legend of the Eight Samurai

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983

as Inue Shinbei Masashi

5.9
Acting

The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Sh...

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

Kabamaru the Ninja Boy

1983

as Shizune Mejiro

4.5
Acting

Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his gr...

Ninja Wars

Ninja Wars

1982

as Jotaro Fuefuki

5.5
Acting

A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with th...

Fall Guy

Fall Guy

1982

as Actor

6.1
Acting

Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a...

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

1982

as Genbu

7.6
Acting

A Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is killed by a mortal enemy.

Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost

1982

as Kunihiko Yasuoka

7.1
Acting

A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year...

The Blazing Valiant

The Blazing Valiant

1981

as Joe

5.0
Acting

Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in Africa where the family had been living throughout...

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

1981

as Akira Hoshino

5.6
Acting

An ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the school collected as “spec...

Roaring Fire

Roaring Fire

1981

as Joji

6.4
Acting

On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly...

Roaring Fire

Roaring Fire

1981

Theme Song Performance

6.4

On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly...

Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

1981

as Kirimaru Iga

6.0
Acting

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Sata...

Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark

Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark

1981

2.0
Acting

Sci-fi meets martial arts in this lively chronicle of a warrior pilot who returns to his native planet to find it controlled by a wicked tyrant Captai...

Shogun's Ninja

Shogun's Ninja

1980

as Momochi Takamaru

6.2
Acting

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the...

Dreamy Fifteen

Dreamy Fifteen

1980

as Isozaki

5.8
Acting

Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school ...

G.I. Samurai

G.I. Samurai

1979

as Takeda Katsuyori

6.0
Acting

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai ...

The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins

1979

as Monk Miyoshi Isa

5.0
Acting

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie

Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie

1978

as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi

Acting

The movie version of Ryu and Hayato fighting against the Gavanas Empire.

Message from Space

Message from Space

1978

as Shiro Hongo

5.8
Acting

The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaib...

Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

1978

as Hayate

7.0
Acting

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the sho...

The Executioner

The Executioner

1974

as Toga

6.6
Acting

Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuichi Koga, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura wor...

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

1969

6.0
Acting

Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.

Game of Chance 3

Game of Chance 3

1967

5.0
Acting

Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his...

Game of Chance 2

Game of Chance 2

1967

6.0
Acting

Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to leav...

Game of Chance

Game of Chance

1966

as Kenichi Endo

6.0
Acting

Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, driftin...