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 The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Sunshine
as Kaneda
2007
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
2003
The Promise
as General Guangming
2005
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
1998
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
2007
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
2008
The Spiral
as Ryûji Takayama
1998
Fall Guy
as Actor
1982
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
2002
The City of Your Final Destination
as Pete
2009
Royal Warriors
as Peter Yamamoto
1986
Roaring Fire
as Joji
1981
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
2013
First Love
as Shinichirô Fujiki
2000
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
1983
The Dagger of Kamui
as Jirô
1985
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
as Genbu
1982
The White Countess
as Matsuda
2005
Ninja Wars
as Jotaro Fuefuki
1982
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
1978
