Hiroyuki Sanada was born in Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan, on October 12, 1960, is a Japanese actor. Young Hiroyuki Sanada began his acting career at the age of five. He made his big screen debut in crime film Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) in role as Endo Kenichi. He got his television debut in drama series Ahirugaoka 77 (1968-1969) in role as Tahei Danno. Hiroyuki's breakthrough performance came as Ujio in epic period action drama film The Last Samurai (2003).
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Hiroyuki Sanada
October 12, 1960
64 years old
Japan
Libra
Black
Dark Brown
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
$10 Million
63 kg | 139 lbs
Not available
He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year for his role as Iga no Kirimaru in dark fantasy film Samurai Reincarnation (1981).
He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year for his role as Joji Hibiki / Toru Hinoharu in martial arts movie Roaring Fire (1981).
He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for his role as Tonbo in drama film Sharaku (1995).
He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for his role as Kamijo Kenkichi in Western movie East Meets West (1995).
He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his role as Seibei Iguchi in historical drama film The Twilight Samurai (2002).
Rush Hour 3 (2003) buddy cop action comedy as Kenji
The Wolverine (2013) superhero as Shingen Yashida
47 Ronin (2013) historical fantasy action as Ōishi Yoshio
The Railway Man (2013) war romance as Takashi Nagase
He voiced Dumo the Sumo in animated comedy film Minions (2015).
Life (2017) science fiction horror as Sho Murakami
He played Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion in martial arts fantasy films Mortal Kombat (2021) and Mortal Kombat 2 (2025).
Avengers: Endgame (2019) superhero as Akihiko
Army of the Dead (2021) post-apocalyptic zombie heist as Bly Tanaka
Bullet Train (2022) action comedy as The Elder
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) neo-noir action thriller film as Shimazu Koji
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the OFTA Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Yoshii Toranaga in FX on Hulu historical drama television series Shōgun (2024).
Lost (2010) ABC science fiction adventure drama series as Dogen
Revenge (2011-2012) ABC drama series as Satoshi Takeda
Helix (2014-2015) Syfy science fiction horror drama series as Dr. Hiroshi Hatake
Extant (2014) CBS science fiction drama series as Hideki Yasumoto
The Last Ship (2016) TNT action drama series as Takehaya
Westworld (2018-2020) HBO dystopian science fiction Western series as Musashi / Dolores "Sato" Abernathy
Graduated from Horikoshi High School.
Graduated from Nihon University (1982), with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Science.
He joined the Himawari Theatre Group at the age of five.
He also released several singles and albums.
Has black belt in Kyokushin Karate.
He received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government in 2018.
He was married to Japanese actress Satomi Tezuka (1990-1997), they have two children.