Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/12/1960
Place of Birth
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Duke SanadaHiroyuki Shimosawa Hiroyuki Shimozawa
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...
Known For
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu
Avengers: Endgame
as Akihiko
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
Bullet Train
as The Elder
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Mortal Kombat II
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Life
as Sho Murakami
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka
Murder on D Street
as Seiichiro Fukiya
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
Royal Warriors
as Peter Yamamoto
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama
Sunshine
as Kaneda
Minions
as Sumo (voice)
Crest of Betrayal
as Takuminokami Asano
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki
Shogun's Ninja
as Momochi Takamaru