Actor profile
Hiroyuki 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.
94 Movies
33 TV Shows
129 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
Keijitachi no Natsu
1st April 1999
Tadon and Chikuwa
5th December 1998
119
5th November 1994
Uneasy Encounters
23rd April 1994
We Are Not Alone
13th March 1993
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
19th December 1992
Oda Nobunaga
5th January 1992
I Love You So Much
17th December 1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
12th July 1988
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
30th September 1987
One Who Died in Vain
19th April 1986
Yagyu Abaretabi
14th October 1980
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
27th December 1969
Game of Chance 3
21st October 1967
Game of Chance 2
1st April 1967
Tabloid
14th October 1998
A Story of Love
3rd July 1997
こんな恋のはなし
3rd July 1997
坂本龍馬
31st March 1989
New York Love Story
13th October 1988
Masamune Shogun
4th January 1987
Shadow Warriors
1st April 1980