Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada is a Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both Japanese and international films. He gained recognition for roles in films such as 'The Last Samurai' and 'Westworld.' Sanada is acclaimed for his strong screen presence and ability to portray complex characters,... Read More
Known for
The Wolverine (2013)
In Japan, and vulnerable for the first time, Wolverine confronts lethal samurai steel and grapples with the ghosts of his own haunted past.
47 Ronin (2013)
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their...
Life (2018)
At Korea's top university medical center, ideals and interests collide between a patient-centered ER doctor and the hospital's newly-appointed CEO.
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Mortal Kombat IIThe fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle... |
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | |
| 2024 |
ShōgunIn Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for... |
Yoshii Toranaga | |
| 2023 |
John Wick: Chapter 4With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before... |
Shimazu | |
| 2022 |
Bullet TrainUnlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate,... |
The Elder | |
| 2022 |
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeJoin the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’ “Hawkeye”... |
Akihiko (archive footage) | |
| 2021 |
HawkeyeFormer Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the... |
Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2021 |
Army of the DeadFollowing a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone... |
Bly Tanaka | |
| 2021 |
Mortal KombatWashed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out... |
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | |
| 2020 |
MinamataWar photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal... |
Mitsuo Yamazaki | |
| 2019 |
The Kelly Clarkson ShowKelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
Avengers: EndgameAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad... |
Akihiko | |
| 2018 |
The Catcher Was a SpyFormer major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World... |
Kawabata | |
| 2017 |
LifeThe six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the... |
Sho Murakami | |
| 2016 |
WestworldA dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the... |
Musashi | |
| 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2015 |
Mr. HolmesIn 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely... |
Tamiki Umezaki | |
| 2015 |
MinionsMinions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a... |
Sumo Villain (voice) | |
| 2014 |
ExtantAn astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and... |
Hideki Yasumoto | |
| 2014 |
The Last ShipTheir mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty... |
Takehaya | |
| 2014 |
HelixHelix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a... |
Dr. Hiroshi Hataki | |
| 2013 |
47 RoninKai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their... |
Kuranosuke Ôishi | |
| 2013 |
The Wolverine: Path of a RoninA nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
The Railway ManA victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story. |
Nagase | |
| 2013 |
The WolverineWolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage... |
Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen | |
| 2011 |
RevengeWhen Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including... |
Satoshi Takeda | |
| 2009 |
The City of Your Final Destination28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund.... |
Pete | |
| 2008 |
Speed RacerSpeed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life,... |
Mr. Musha | |
| 2008 |
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer FamilyThe first half shows the cast being interviewed in character and provides movie plot back story. The second half shows... |
Mr. Musha | |
| 2007 |
Rush Hour 3After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names,... |
Kenji | |
| 2007 |
SunshineFifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts... |
Kaneda | |
| 2005 |
The PromiseAn orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for... |
General Guangming | |
| 2005 |
The White CountessIn 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub... |
Matsuda | |
| 2005 |
AegisThe Isokaze, an Aegis-class escort vessel, sets sail on a routine training exercise, playing host to a platoon from the... |
Hisashi Sengoku | |
| 2004 |
LostStripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds... |
Dogen | |
| 2003 |
The Last SamuraiNathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him... |
Ujio | |
| 2002 |
The Twilight SamuraiSeibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower... |
Seibei Iguchi | |
| 2002 |
Vengeance for SaleIn a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki... |
Sukeroku Sukedachiya | |
| 2001 |
OnmyojiDuring a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the onmyōji... |
Dōson | |
| 2001 |
Unmarried FamilySanada plays a salariman who just lost his job. Yonekura, his wife, is a dancer who gave up her career... |
Yosuke Matoba | |
| 2001 |
All About Our HouseTwo newlyweds decide to build their dream home, and hire an old friend named Yanagisawa to design it. Unfortunately, Yanagisawa... |
Bartender | |
| 2000 |
First LoveThis coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mother is... |
Shinichirô Fujiki | |
| 1999 |
Round About MidnightWhile on a cigarette break in between sets, Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder and runs into a girl,... |
Koji | |
| 1999 |
Keijitachi no NatsuThe TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a corruption... |
Unknown character | |
| 1999 |
Ring 2While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a... |
Ryuji Takayama | |
| 1998 |
Tadon and ChikuwaA film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his... |
Unknown character | |
| 1998 |
TabloidTokiwa plays a sharp tongued reporter for a major daily newspaper. She was demoted to a sleazy tabloid as a... |
Unknown character | |
| 1998 |
Murder on D StreetDetective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks. |
Seiichiro Fukiya | |
| 1998 |
RingA mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and... |
Ryuji Takayama | |
| 1998 |
The SpiralA young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same... |
Ryûji Takayama | |
| 1997 | Unknown character | ||
| 1997 |
A Story of LoveKonna Koi no Hanashi is a Japanese television drama starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Nanako Matsushima. It aired during the Summer... |
Unknown character | |
| 1997 |
Shin Hanshichi torimono chôThis series is based on the series of 68 novels written by Okamoto Kido in the early 20th century. The... |
Hanshichi | |
| 1996 |
HideyoshiA dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of... |
Ishida Mitsunari | |
| 1995 |
The Abe ClanA Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual?... |
Emoto Matashichiro | |
| 1995 |
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency CallThe North General Hospital in the Tondo district of Manila was as busy as a battlefield. Hideyuki Harada, an intern... |
Hideyuki Harada | |
| 1995 |
East Meets WestA disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official... |
Kamijo Kenkichi | |
| 1995 |
SharakuA crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold... |
Tonbo | |
| 1994 |
119In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for nearly... |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Crest of BetrayalWeaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a... |
Takuminokami Asano | |
| 1994 |
Why I borrowed money from herKunihiko Yamanobe, played by Hiroyuki Sanada, owes money to Yuki Tachibana, played by Kyoko Koizumi, because of his wife's credit... |
Kunihiko Yamanobe | |
| 1994 |
Hero InterviewKasumi Sawaki (Honami Suzuki) works for a top-ranked newspaper publishing company as a capable economic reporter. Speaking six languages fluently,... |
Jinta Todoroki | |
| 1994 |
Uneasy EncountersA five-part comedy and horror anthology |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Furuhata NinzaburoFuruhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in... |
由良一夫 | |
| 1993 |
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku SharkA lone-wolf detective known as "The Shark" must navigate hostile territory within both the criminal underworld and his own corrupt... |
Takashi Samejima | |
| 1993 |
We Are Not AloneBusinessmen competing for international building contracts in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure. |
Unknown character | |
| 1993 |
High School TeacherHamura entered a high school as a biology teacher. Unexpectedly, one of his students, Mayu, fell in love with him.... |
Hamura Takao | |
| 1992 |
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer. |
Unknown character | |
| 1992 |
SuccessionA bumbling stockbroker-turned-yakuza is tasked with ensuring that an alcoholic boss is up to the task of arbitrating his syndicate's... |
Masakazu Yoshinari | |
| 1992 |
Oda NobunagaAmong the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to... |
Unknown character | |
| 1991 |
TaiheikiThe drama centers on Ashikaga Takauji's rise to power, overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate and eventually establishing the Ashikaga shogunate. |
Takauji Ashikaga | |
| 1990 |
TsugumiTsugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and... |
Kyoichi Takahashi | |
| 1990 |
Let's Go to the HospitalWhen a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip... |
Kohei Shintani | |
| 1990 |
Yellow FangsBased on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of... |
Eiji | |
| 1990 |
Shingo's Ten DuelsThe classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become... |
Aoi Shingo | |
| 1989 |
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai GunslingerAfter more than 200 years of Isolation, Japan is ready for a modern samurai who isn't afraid to use guns... |
Ryoma Sakamoto | |
| 1989 |
Who Do I Choose?A computer error puts entry level workers Nobuko (Miho Nakayama) and Junko (Chieri Ito) in charge of a toy company.... |
Jun Yamamoto | |
| 1989 | Unknown character | ||
| 1989 | Unknown character | ||
| 1988 |
I Love You So MuchThe Sagami family has been running an Edo-style woodworking shop in downtown Tokyo for generations. The head of the family,... |
Unknown character | |
| 1988 |
Kaito RubyToru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves... |
Toru Hayashi | |
| 1988 | Unknown character | ||
| 1988 |
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord SpecialFrom his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu,... |
Unknown character | |
| 1988 | Unknown character | ||
| 1987 | Unknown character | ||
| 1987 |
Sure Death 4Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group... |
Ukyo | |
| 1987 |
Masamune ShogunBroadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by... |
Unknown character | |
| 1986 |
Royal WarriorsWhen a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective,... |
Peter Yamamoto | |
| 1986 |
CabaretA young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki... |
Tanokura | |
| 1986 |
One Who Died in VainAfter returning from the Burmese front in WWII, a man finds trouble brewing back home. |
Unknown character | |
| 1986 |
House on FireIn the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous... |
Chuya Nakahara | |
| 1985 |
The Dagger of KamuiA young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he... |
Jirô | |
| 1984 |
Mahjong HorokiA mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for... |
Bouya Tetsu | |
| 1984 |
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate BoyLewd, long-haired karate kid Kotaro Shindo spends his days causing amok at the prestigious Tsurugamine Academy, until the Disciplinary Committee... |
Date Yoshioka | |
| 1984 |
The Street of DesireA valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father's death. |
Joji Tanaka | |
| 1984 |
The Awesome Circus BastardDaigaku, member of the circus, is involved in a certain case and is suspected by Detective Hattori and others that... |
Satomi Go | |
| 1984 |
Choudenshi BiomanFive descendants of the people showered with Bio Particles by Bio Robots five centuries in the past have become Biomen.... |
Ken Hayase | |
| 1983 |
Legend of the Eight SamuraiThe evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face... |
Inue Shinbei Masashi | |
| 1983 |
Kabamaru the Ninja BoyKabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his... |
Shizune Mejiro | |
| 1983 | 本田 修一 | ||
| 1982 |
Ninja WarsA fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her... |
Jotaro Fuefuki | |
| 1982 |
Yagyu Jubei Secret QuestThe sequel to The Yagyu Conspiracy picks up when Yagyu Jubei (Sonny Chiba) has a falling out with the Shogun,... |
Matahira | |
| 1982 |
Fall GuyGinshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu... |
Actor | |
| 1982 |
Ninja in the Dragon's DenA Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is... |
Genbu | |
| 1982 |
Lovers LostA poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of... |
Kunihiko Yasuoka | |
| 1981 |
The Blazing ValiantJo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in... |
Joe | |
| 1981 |
Kamikaze, the AdventurerAn ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the... |
Akira Hoshino | |
| 1981 |
Roaring FireOn his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s... |
Joji | |
| 1981 |
Samurai ReincarnationAfter surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers.... |
Kirimaru Iga | |
| 1981 |
Swords of the Space ArkSci-fi meets martial arts in this lively chronicle of a warrior pilot who returns to his native planet to find... |
Hayato | |
| 1980 |
Shogun's NinjaIn the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He... |
Momochi Takamaru | |
| 1980 |
Yagyu's Secret QuestYagyu Abaretabi is the tale of members of the Yagyu Clan and their travels all around the nation seeking to... |
Matabei | |
| 1980 |
Yagyu AbaretabiThe story of the Yagyu clan and their journeys across the country in their quest to fight injustice and corruption...... |
Unknown character | |
| 1980 |
Dreamy FifteenAspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls... |
Isozaki | |
| 1980 |
Shadow WarriorsShadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s.... |
Unknown character | |
| 1979 |
G.I. SamuraiA squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival... |
Takeda Katsuyori | |
| 1979 |
The Shogun AssassinsThis is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu. |
Monk Miyoshi Isa | |
| 1978 |
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The MovieThe movie version of Ryu and Hayato fighting against the Gavanas Empire. |
Gen Hayato / Maboroshi | |
| 1978 |
Message from Space: Galactic WarsThe 15th solar system is invaded by the Stressos. Two men, Ryû and Ayato, and a man-ape, Baru, organize the... |
Hayato | |
| 1978 |
Message from SpaceThe peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother... |
Shiro Hongo | |
| 1978 |
Shogun's SamuraiFollowing the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son... |
Hayate | |
| 1977 |
J.A.K.Q. DengekitaiCyborg warriors were created by the Special Science Investigation Squad to bear nuclear, gravitational, magnetic, and electrical forces. They fight... |
Katsuya Nakayama | |
| 1974 |
The ExecutionerThree men, the skilled ninja Ryuichi Koga, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind... |
Ryuichi Koga (child) | |
| 1969 |
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port TownKatsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend. |
Unknown character | |
| 1967 |
Game of Chance 3Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the... |
Unknown character | |
| 1967 |
Game of Chance 2Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking... |
Unknown character | |
| 1966 |
Game of ChanceBungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his... |
Kenichi Endo | |
| 1949 |
The Emmy AwardsAn annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television... |
Self - Winner | |
| 1949 |
The Emmy AwardsAn annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television... |
Self | |
| 1944 |
Golden Globe AwardsAn annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press... |
Self - Nominee |
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Got a question about Hiroyuki Sanada?
Hiroyuki Sanada is known for his performances in 'The Last Samurai,' 'The Wolverine,' and '47 Ronin.' He has also appeared in notable productions like 'Westworld' and 'Avengers: Endgame.'
Yes, Hiroyuki Sanada has received several awards throughout his career, including the Best Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his role in 'The Twilight Samurai.'
Hiroyuki Sanada's first film was 'The Green Card' in 1985, which marked the beginning of his acting career in cinema.
Hiroyuki Sanada's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.
Hiroyuki Sanada typically acts in action, drama, and historical films, showcasing his range and versatility as an actor.
Yes, Hiroyuki Sanada has appeared in several television series, including his notable role in HBO's 'Westworld' and the Netflix series 'The Forest of Love.'
Hiroyuki Sanada has trained in various martial arts, including Kendo and Aikido, which have influenced his action roles in films.
Hiroyuki Sanada's acting style is marked by his strong emotional presence and physicality, often bringing depth to his characters through subtle expressions and movements.