Actor · Voice Actor
Hiroyuki Sanada
Also known as: Duke Sanada · Hiroyuki Shimosawa · Hiroyuki Shimozawa · Henry Sanada
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.
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Filmography
20 credits47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
The City of Your Final Destination
as Pete
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
Sunshine
as Kaneda
The Promise
as General Guangming
The White Countess
as Matsuda
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
First Love
as Shinichirô Fujiki
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
The Spiral
as Ryûji Takayama
Royal Warriors
as Peter Yamamoto
The Dagger of Kamui
as Jirô
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
Fall Guy
as Actor
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
as Genbu
Ninja Wars
as Jotaro Fuefuki
Roaring Fire
as Joji
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi