Cast & creator
Hiroyuki Sanada
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Lost
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.
Also known as: Duke Sanada, Hiroyuki Shimosawa , Hiroyuki Shimozawa , Henry Sanada, Harry Sanada
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film credits
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television credits
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (132)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Lost
Dogen
2004
Westworld
Musashi
2016
Avengers: Endgame
Akihiko
2019
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Last Ship
Takehaya
2014
Revenge
Satoshi Takeda
2011
Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Shōgun
Yoshii Toranaga
2024Shōgun
Producer
2024
Mortal Kombat II
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2026
John Wick: Chapter 4
Shimazu
2023
Bullet Train
The Elder
2022
Extant
Hideki Yasumoto
2014
The Last Samurai
Ujio
2003
Mortal Kombat
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2021
Life
Sho Murakami
2017
Minions
Sumo Villain (voice)
2015
Furuhata Ninzaburo
由良一夫
1994
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
Katsuya Nakayama
1977
Rush Hour 3
Kenji
2007
Army of the Dead
Bly Tanaka
2021
Helix
Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
2014
47 Ronin
Kuranosuke Ôishi
2013
Hideyoshi
Ishida Mitsunari
1996
Speed Racer
Mr. Musha
2008
Mr. Holmes
Tamiki Umezaki
2015
Choudenshi Bioman
Ken Hayase
1984
Shadow Warriors
1980
Masamune Shogun
1987
Sunshine
Kaneda
2007
Ring
Ryuji Takayama
1998
High School Teacher
Hamura Takao
1993
The Twilight Samurai
Seibei Iguchi
2002
Taiheiki
Takauji Ashikaga
1991
The Emmy Awards
Self - Winner
1949The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Message from Space: Galactic Wars
Hayato
1978
The Railway Man
Nagase
2013
ふぞろいの林檎たち
本田 修一
1983
The Catcher Was a Spy
Kawabata
2018
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Matabei
1980
The Wolverine
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
2013
Fall Guy
Actor
1982
119
1994
The City of Your Final Destination
Pete
2009
Minamata
Mitsuo Yamazaki
2020
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage)
2022
Ring 2
Ryuji Takayama
1999
Royal Warriors
Peter Yamamoto
1986
The White Countess
Matsuda
2005
The Spiral
Ryûji Takayama
1998
Why I borrowed money from her
Kunihiko Yamanobe
1994
Samurai Reincarnation
Kirimaru Iga
1981
The Promise
General Guangming
2005
G.I. Samurai
Takeda Katsuyori
1979
Unmarried Family
Yosuke Matoba
2001
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Matahira
1982
New York Love Story
1988
Tabloid
1998
Crest of Betrayal
Takuminokami Asano
1994
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Inue Shinbei Masashi
1983
Murder on D Street
Seiichiro Fukiya
1998
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
Self
2013
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family
Mr. Musha
2008
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
Genbu
1982
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call
Hideyuki Harada
1995
Ninja Wars
Jotaro Fuefuki
1982
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Hayate
1978
Message from Space
Shiro Hongo
1978
House on Fire
Chuya Nakahara
1986
A Story of Love
1997こんな恋のはなし
1997
Shogun's Ninja
Momochi Takamaru
1980
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
Takashi Samejima
1993
Vengeance for Sale
Sukeroku Sukedachiya
2002
Sharaku
Tonbo
1995
Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
Hanshichi
1997Oda Nobunaga
1989
Cabaret
Tanokura
1986
Lovers Lost
Kunihiko Yasuoka
1982
Yellow Fangs
Eiji
1990Yellow Fangs
Music Director
1990
East Meets West
Kamijo Kenkichi
1995
Shingo's Ten Duels
Aoi Shingo
1990
Aegis
Hisashi Sengoku
2005
The Street of Desire
Joji Tanaka
1984
Onmyoji
Dōson
2001
The Dagger of Kamui
Jirô
1985
Succession
Masakazu Yoshinari
1992
Roaring Fire
Joji
1981Roaring Fire
Theme Song Performance
1981
Round About Midnight
Koji
1999Tokugawa Ieyasu
1988
Swords of the Space Ark
Hayato
1981
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
1987
The Shogun Assassins
Monk Miyoshi Isa
1979
We Are Not Alone
1993
Kaito Ruby
Toru Hayashi
1988
Tsugumi
Kyoichi Takahashi
1990
Oda Nobunaga
1992
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
Game of Chance 3
1967
Mahjong Horoki
Bouya Tetsu
1984
Sure Death 4
Ukyo
1987
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Akira Hoshino
1981
Uneasy Encounters
1994
Game of Chance 2
1967
All About Our House
Bartender
2001
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Shizune Mejiro
1983
The Executioner
Ryuichi Koga (child)
1974
Let's Go to the Hospital
Kohei Shintani
1990
Hero Interview
Jinta Todoroki
1994
The Blazing Valiant
Joe
1981
Game of Chance
Kenichi Endo
1966
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
坂本龍馬
1989
One Who Died in Vain
1986
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
Date Yoshioka
1984
Dreamy Fifteen
Isozaki
1980
First Love
Shinichirô Fujiki
2000
Who Do I Choose?
Jun Yamamoto
1989
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger
Ryoma Sakamoto
1989
The Abe Clan
Emoto Matashichiro
1995
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969
Keijitachi no Natsu
1999
I Love You So Much
1988
The Awesome Circus Bastard
Satomi Go
1984
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
1978