Hiroyuki Sanada Biography, Age, Family, Education, Net Worth, Movies & More

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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.

Hiroyuki Sanada

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NameHiroyuki Sanada
Also KnowDuke Sanada, Hiroyuki Shimosawa , Hiroyuki Shimozawa , Henry Sanada, Harry Sanada, 真田廣之, 真田広之, 사나다 히로유키, 真田广之
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthShinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Date of BirthOctober 12, 1960
Age(as in 2023)62
Deathday

Hiroyuki Sanada Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
The Twilight SamuraiSeibei Iguchi2002-11-02Seibei 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 …
Roaring FireJoji1982-05-22On 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. Short…
The Dagger of KamuiJirô1985-01-01A 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…
Ninja WarsJotaro Fuefuki1982-12-18A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with th…
East Meets WestKamijo Kenkichi1995-08-12A 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…
Mahjong HorokiBouya Tetsu1984-10-10A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match….
AegisHisashi Sengoku2005-07-30The 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…
Yellow FangsEiji1990-02-10Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are …
Vengeance for SaleSukeroku Sukedachiya2002-02-16In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Suker…
Shogun’s NinjaMomochi Takamaru1980-11-15In 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…
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkDetective Same1993-10-08Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark….
SharakuTonbo1995-06-02A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtur…
The Blazing ValiantJoe1981-12-19Jo 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…
Murder on D StreetSeiichiro Fukiya1998-05-16Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks….
Round About MidnightKoji1999-11-06Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being p…
Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark1981-01-01Sci-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…
Let’s Go to the Hospital1990-04-07When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip rock-paper-sciss…
We Are Not Alone1993-03-13Businessmen competing for international building contracts in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure….
The Street of DesireJoji Tanaka1984-04-14A valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father’s death….
Inuji ni seshi mono1986-04-19After returning from the Burmese front in WWII, a man finds trouble brewing back home….
SuccessionMasakazu Yoshinari1992-08-29A former stockbroker-turned-yakuza must make sure his alcoholic boss is up to the task of swearing in the next leader of their syndicate….
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The MovieGen Hayato / Maboroshi1978-07-22The movie version of Ryu and Hayato fighting against the Gavanas Empire….
47 RoninKuranosuke Ôishi2013-12-06Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master …
Legend of the Eight SamuraiInue Shinbei Masashi1983-12-10The 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…
Ninja In The Dragon’s DenGenbu1982-06-23A 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 LostKunihiko Yasuoka1982-06-12A 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…
Hero InterviewJinta Todoroki1994-09-03Kasumi Sawaki (Honami Suzuki) works for a top-ranked newspaper publishing company as a capable economic reporter. Speaking six languages fluently, she…
Tadon and Chikuwa1998-12-05A 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….
Game of ChanceKenichi Endo1966-10-22Bungo 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…
Oda Nobunaga1992-01-05Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to the ultimate unification…
Kamikaze, the AdventurerAkira Hoshino1981-11-07An ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the school collected as “sp…
Kaito RubyToru Hayashi1988-11-12Toru 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…
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeAkihiko (archive footage)2022-02-09Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye” was conce…
RingRyuji Takayama1998-01-30A 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…
Rush Hour 3Kenji2007-08-08After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous…
Royal WarriorsPeter Yamamoto1986-06-26Michelle Yip of the Hong Kong police is a mild-mannered Kung Fu expert; Michael Wong from air security is happy-go-lucky, stuck on himself, constantly…
First LoveShinichirô Fujiki2000-04-01This 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…
The White CountessMatsuda2005-10-30In 1930s Shanghai, ‘The White Countess’ is both Sofia—a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy—and a nightclub created by a blind American diplo…
Why Do I Choose?1989-08-26Who Do I Choose? is a Japanese film directed by ShÅ«suke Kaneko….
Kabamaru the Ninja BoyShizune Mejiro1983-08-06Kabamaru 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…
Game of Chance 31967-10-21Bungo, 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…
MinamataMitsuo Yamazaki2020-03-13War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities….
Fallen MoonUpcoming noir-crime drama about a New York City detective investigating the murder of his daughter….
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 21992-12-19A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer….
Samurai ReincarnationKirimaru Iga1981-06-06After 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…
The WolverineShingen Harada / Lord Shingen2013-07-23Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis – and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits – in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan….
The Executioner1974-08-10Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer….
Mr. HolmesTamiki Umezaki2015-06-19In 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…
TsugumiKyoichi Takahashi1990-10-20Tsugumi, 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…
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate BoyDate Yoshioka1984-08-04Lewd, long-haired karate kid Kotaro Shindo spends his days causing amok at the prestigious Tsurugamine Academy, until the Disciplinary Committee decid…
Game of Chance 21967-04-01Bungo 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…
The Last SamuraiUjio2003-12-05Nathan 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 Railway ManNagase2013-12-02A victim from World War II’s “Death Railway” sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story….
LifeSho Murakami2017-03-22The 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…
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang MasterDōson2001-10-06During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the Onmyoji to keep the supernatural forces in li…
Mortal Kombat 2Hanzo Hasashi / ScorpionA sequel to the 2021 film ‘Mortal Kombat’….
SunshineKaneda2007-04-05Fifty 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 …
The PromiseGeneral Guangming2005-12-15An 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 City of Your Final DestinationPete2009-03-2128-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…
Bullet TrainThe Elder2022-07-03Unlucky 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…
The Catcher Was a SpyKawabata2018-06-22Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe….
Speed RacerMr. Musha2008-05-07Speed Racer is the tale of a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, he must team up with…
John Wick: Chapter 4Shimazu2023-03-22With 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 …
The Abe ClanEmoto Matashichiro1995-11-24A 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 …
Army of the DeadBly Tanaka2021-05-14Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest…
Sure Death 4Ukyo1987-06-06Having 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…
House on FireChuya Nakahara1986-04-12In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work…
Mortal KombatHanzo Hasashi / Scorpion2021-04-07Washed-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…
Uneasy Encounters1994-04-23A five-part comedy and horror anthology…
Shogun’s SamuraiHayate1978-01-21Following 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…
Dreamy FifteenIsozaki1980-07-26Aspiring 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 …
Message from SpaceShiro Hongo1978-04-29The 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…
Fall GuyActor1982-10-09Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro’s pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a…
MinionsSumo (voice)2015-06-17Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over…
Shingo’s Ten DuelsAoi Shingo1990-01-01The 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…
The Shogun AssassinsMonk Miyoshi Isa1979-09-01This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu….
All About Our HouseBartender2001-06-09Two newlyweds decide to build their dream home, and hire an old friend named Yanagisawa to design it. Unfortunately, Yanagisawa isn’t licensed to bu…
CabaretTanokura1986-04-26A 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…
The SpiralRyûji Takayama1998-01-31A 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…
Ring 2Ryuji Takayama1999-01-23While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named Sadako…
The Wolverine: Path of a RoninSelf2013-12-03A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews …
G.I. SamuraiTakeda Katsuyori1979-09-17A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country’s warring states era, when rival samurai …
Avengers: EndgameAkihiko2019-04-24After 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…
Crest of BetrayalTakuminokami Asano1994-10-22Weaving 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…
Army of ThievesBly Tanaka (archive footage)2021-10-27A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie …

Hiroyuki Sanada Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
ProducerIn 17th century Japan, shipwrecked British sailor John Blackthorne rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toran…

Sound

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Yellow FangsMusic Director1990-02-10Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are …

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