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).
Hiroyuki Sanada height is 5' 7" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 170 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 139 іn pоunds or 63 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 64 years old. His net worth is around 10 million dollars.
Hiroyuki Sanada
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Birth Date:
October 12, 1960
Age:
64 years old
Nationality:
Japan
Sun Sign:
Libra
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
Net Worth:
$10 Million
Weight:
63 kg | 139 lbs
Shoe Size:
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) - Kenji
The Wolverine (2013) - Shingen Yashida
47 Ronin (2013) - Ōishi Yoshio
The Railway Man (2013) - Takashi Nagase
He voiced Dumo the Sumo in animated comedy film Minions (2015).
Life (2017) - Sho Murakami
He played Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion in martial arts fantasy films Mortal Kombat (2021) and Mortal Kombat 2 (2025).
Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Akihiko
Army of the Dead (2021) - Bly Tanaka
Bullet Train (2022) - The Elder
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) - Shimazu Koji
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and 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 - Dogen
Revenge (2011-2012) ABC - Satoshi Takeda
Helix (2014-2015) Syfy - Dr. Hiroshi Hatake
Extant (2014) CBS - Hideki Yasumoto
The Last Ship (2016) TNT - Takehaya
Westworld (2018-2020) HBO - 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.