Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada, MBE (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (下澤 廣之, Shimosawa Hiroyuki); 12 October 1960),[1] is a Japanese actor. In Asia, he is most famous for his role in Kirito No Séngyo as the 'Immortal', and Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai) and his role as 'The Fool' in the Shakespeare play King Lear gave him notable theatrical notice in the UK. Sanada is also known as a recording artist in Japan. He also is a stage actor, working in Japanese and British plays and theatre.

Hiroyuki Sanada

MBE
真田 広之
Sanada in October 2013
Born
Hiroyuki Shimosawa

(1960-10-12) October 12, 1960
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1965–present
Spouse(s)Satomi Tezuka (1990–1997)
Children2
Japanese name
Kanji真田 広之
Hiraganaさなだ ひろゆき
Katakanaサナダ ヒロユキ
Japanese name
Kanji下澤 廣之
Hiraganaしもさわ ひろゆき
Katakanaシモサワ ヒロユキ

He made his first major Hollywood appearance portraying Ujio in 2003's The Last Samurai, later also appearing in 2013's The Wolverine and 47 Ronin. Additionally, he is set to portray the Mortal Kombat character Scorpion in the 2021 reboot film of the same name.[2][3]

Life and career

Sanada was born in Tokyo. Originally planning to be an action star, he studied Shorinji Kempo and later took up Kyokushin kaikan karate.[4] Sanada began training at the age of 11 with actor and martial arts star Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club, where he developed good all-round martial arts ability, and soon became Chiba's protégé. Sanada's martial arts film career introduced him to Michelle Yeoh, with whom he co-starred in Royal Warriors, and then later in Danny Boyle's Sunshine. He has a long-standing friendship with Jackie Chan. Outside of Japan, Sanada was often credited in his younger days as Henry Sanada, Harry Sanada, or Duke Sanada.

Sanada received a Bachelor of Arts from Nihon University. From 1980 to 1991, Sanada released a series of albums and singles in Japan as a singer; several of these were tied to films, TV shows, or stage productions he was starring in. In 2010 and 2011, compilations were released covering his songs for movies and pop hits respectively.

Sanada has established himself as a character actor who is adept at playing a variety of roles. He was first noticed as a serious actor in the movie Mahjong Hourouki directed by Makoto Wada. Since then he has acted in Wada's movies — works filled with humor and a nostalgia for classic films.

In 1999 and 2000, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in their production of King Lear, which earned him an honorary MBE in 2002, citing his "contribution to spreading British culture in Japan through his performance in a joint Shakespeare production."[5] Some media reports erroneously stated that Sanada received the honorary MBE for being the first Japanese actor to perform with the RSC, but Togo Igawa had joined the troupe much earlier, in 1986.[6]

Some of Sanada's more famous movies are Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai), Ring, Kaitō Ruby, and The Last Samurai. Sanada played Matsuda (the Japanese imperialist who befriends Ralph Fiennes' character Todd Jackson) in the 2005 film The White Countess directed by James Ivory. He starred in the Chinese film The Promise directed by Chen Kaige as General Guangming. Sanada has appeared in Rush Hour 3 in 2007 with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and in The City of Your Final Destination in 2009 in which he plays the younger lover of Anthony Hopkins' character Adam Gund.

Sanada joined the cast of the ABC TV series Lost in 2010 during its sixth and final season. He portrayed Dogen, a high-ranking member of "The Others".[7] In 2013, he appears in 47 Ronin (the first English-language adaptation of the Chushingura legend, Japan's most famous tale of samurai loyalty and revenge) alongside Keanu Reeves,[8] and as Shingen Yashida in The Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman.[9]

Sanada was a guest star as Takehaya, a former Japanese Navy officer and legendary pirate captain in post-plague Asia, in the apocalyptic drama series The Last Ship.[10] He also starred in the 2017 movie Life with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds, and played the minor role of Akihiko in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. In August 2019, Sanada was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Scorpion.[11]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1966Game of Chance
(浪曲子守唄)
Kenichi EndōRyūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
1967Game of Chance 2
(続 浪曲子守唄)
Kenichi EndōRyūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
Game of Chance 3: Lullaby for My Son
(出世子守唄)
Kenichi EndōRyūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
1969Abashiri Prison: Drifter at the Edge of the World
(新網走番外地 さいはての流れ者)
ShōichiTeruo Ishii
(石井輝男)
1970Legacy of Honor
(遊侠列伝)
Ichiro KawamataShigehiro Ozawa
(小沢 茂弘)
[12]
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7
(昭和残侠伝 死んで貰います)
Yasuo HanadaMasahiro Makino
(マキノ雅弘)
1974The Executioner
(直撃! 地獄拳)
Young Ryūichi KōgaTeruo Ishii
(石井輝男)
1978Shogun's Samurai
(柳生一族の陰謀)
HayateKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Message from Space
(宇宙からのメッセージ)
Shirō HongōKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
1979Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku
(真田幸村の謀略)
Isa Nyūdō MiyoshiSadao Nakajima
(中島貞夫)
G.I. Samurai
(戦国自衛隊)
Takeda KatsuyoriKōsei Saitō
(斎藤光正)
Tonda Couple
(翔んだカップル)
HoshidaShinji Sōmai
(相米慎二)
Shogun's Ninja
(忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫)
Takamaru MomochiNorifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
1981Samurai Reincarnation
(魔界転生)
Iga no KirimaruKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Roaring Fire
(吼えろ鉄拳)
Jōji Hibiki/Tōru HinoharaNorifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
The Kamikaze Adventurer
(冒険者カミカゼ -ADVENTURER KAMIKAZE-)
Akira HoshinoRyūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
The Blazing Valiant
(燃える勇者)
JoeToru Dobashi
(土橋亨)
1982Lovers Lost
(道頓堀川)
Kunihiko YasuokaKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
(Chinese: 龍之忍者)
GenbuCorey Yuen
(Chinese: 元奎)
Hong Kong film
Fall Guy
(蒲田行進曲)
HimselfKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Cameo
Ninja Wars
(伊賀忍法帖)
JōtarōKōsei Saitō
(斎藤光正)
1983Kabamaru the Ninja
(伊賀野カバ丸)
Shizune MejiroNorifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
Legend of the Eight Samurai
(里見八犬伝)
Shinbei InueKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
1984The Street of Desire
(彩り河)
Jōji TanakaHaruhiko Mimura
(三村晴彦)
Kōtarō Makaritōru!
(コータローまかりとおる!)
Tatsuya YoshiokaNorifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
Mahjong hōrōki
(麻雀放浪記)
Tetsu BōyaMakoto Wada
(和田誠)
1985The Dagger of Kamui
(カムイの剣)
JiroRintaro
(りんたろう)
Voice
1986House on Fire
(火宅の人)
Chūya NakaharaKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Inuji ni Seshi Mono
(犬死にせしもの)
ShigesaKazuyuki Izutsu
(井筒和幸)
Cabaret
(キャバレー)
TanokuraHaruki Kadokawa
(角川春樹)
In the Line of Duty: Royal Warriors
(Chinese: 皇家戰士)
Kenji "Peter" YamamotoDavid ChungHong Kong film
1987Sure Death 4: Revenge
(必殺IV 恨みはらします)
Ukyōnosuke OkudaKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
1988Kaitō Ruby
(快盗ルビイ)
Tōru HayashiMakoto Wada
(和田誠)
1989Who Do I Choose?
(どっちにするの。)
Jun YamamotoShusuke Kaneko
(金子修介)
1990Yellow Fangs
(リメインズ_美しき勇者たち)
EijiSonny Chiba
(千葉真一)
Let's Go to the Hospital
(病院へ行こう)
Kōhei ShintaniYōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
Tugumi
(つぐみ)
KyōichiJun Ichikawa
(市川準)
1992Succession
(継承盃)
Masakazu YoshinariKazuki Ōmori
(大森一樹)
Let's Go to the Hospital 2
(病は気から 病院へ行こう2)
Ichirō KatakuraYōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
1993We Are Not Alone
(僕らはみんな生きている)
Keiichi TakahashiYōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same
(眠らない街 新宿鮫)
Takashi SamejimaYōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
1994Uneasy Encounters
(怖がる人々)
ManMakoto Wada
(和田誠)
Episode 1
Hero Interview
(ヒーローインタビュー)
Jinta TodorokiMichio Mitsuno
(光野道夫)
Crest of Betrayal
(忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談)
Takumi-no-kami AsanoKinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Special appearance
119
(119)
Headquarters memberNaoto Takenaka
(竹中直人)
1995Sharaku
(写楽)
TonboMasahiro Shinoda
(篠田正浩)
East Meets WestKenkichi KamijōKihachi Okamoto
(岡本喜八)
Emergency Call
(緊急呼出し エマージェンシー・コール)
Hideyuki HaradaKazuki Ōmori
(大森一樹)
1998Ring
(リング)
Ryūji TakayamaHideo Nakata
(中田秀夫)
Spiral
(らせん)
Ryūji TakayamaGeorge Iida
(飯田譲治)
Murder on D Street
(D坂の殺人事件)
Seiichirō FukiyaAkio Jissoji
(実相寺昭雄)
Tadon to Chikuwa
(たどんとちくわ)
AsamiJun Ichikawa
(市川準)
1999Ring 2
(リング2)
Ryūji TakayamaHideo Nakata
(中田秀夫)
Special appearance
2000First Love
(はつ恋)
Shinichirō FujikiTetsuo Shinohara
(篠原哲雄)
2001Minna no Ie
(みんなのいえ)
BartenderKōki Mitani
(三谷幸喜)
Round About Midnight
(真夜中まで)
Kōji MoriyamaMakoto Wada
(和田誠)
Onmyōji
(陰陽師)
DōsonYōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
2002Vengeance for Sale
(助太刀屋助六)
Sukeroku SukedachiyaKihachi Okamoto
The Twilight Samurai
(たそがれ清兵衛)
Seibei IguchiYoji Yamada
(山田洋次)
2003The Last SamuraiUjioEdward Zwick
2005Aegis
(亡国のイージス)
Hisashi SengokuJunji Sakamoto
The White CountessMatsudaJames Ivory
The Promise
(Chinese: 無極)
General GuangmingChen KaigeChinese film
2007SunshineKanedaDanny Boyle
Rush Hour 3KenjiBrett Ratner
2008Speed RacerMr. MushaThe Wachowskis
2009The City of Your Final DestinationPeteJames Ivory
2012Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
(天地明察)
NarratorYōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
2013The WolverineShingen YashidaJames Mangold
The Railway ManTakashi NagaseJonathan Teplitzky
47 RoninŌishi YoshioCarl Rinsch
2015Mr. HolmesTamiki UmezakiBill Condon
MinionsDumo the SumoPierre Coffin and Kyle BaldaVoice
2017LifeSho MurakamiDaniel Espinosa
2018The Catcher Was a SpyKawabataBen Lewin
2019Avengers: EndgameAkihikoRusso brothers
2020MinamataMitsuo YamazakiAndrew Levitas
2021Mortal KombatScorpionSimon McQuoidPost-production
TBAArmy of the DeadHunter BlyZack SnyderPost-production
TBABullet TrainDavid LeitchFilming

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1966Freezing Point
JNR Inspector No. 36
1967Special Tactical Police
1968Ahirugaoka 77Tahei Danno
1970Mito KōmonKanta
Key Hunter
1975The Gorilla Seven
1977J.A.K.Q. DengekitaiKatsuya Nakayama
Shinkansen KōankanYasuo
1978Message from Space: Galactic WarsHayato Gen/Maboroshi
The Yagyu ConspiracyHyōma Hattori
Seven Detectives
1979The Unfettered ShogunOtome Moroki
1980Roar! Doberman CopHiroshi Sawaki
Yagyu AbaretabiMatahei
1981Shadow Warriors IIHayate Kozō
1982Shadow Warriors IIISasuke
Yagyu Jubei AbaretabiMatahei
1984Wonderful Circus GuyTsuyoshi SatomiTV film
Chōdenshi BiomanKen HayaseSpecial guest
1985Shadow Warriors IVKatsu Rintarō
And Then the War is OverTetsutarō SuzukiTV film
Kamen no Ninja AkakageGenjiTV film
Shadow Warriors: The End of An EraKatsu Rintarō
1986Interviewer Saeko: A Returnless JourneyTV film
1987Classmate is 13-years-oldKenkō Inawashiro
Dokuganryu MasamuneMatsudaira Tadateru
Sweet MemoriesKiyoshi IshiharaTV film
Me and SisterTV film
1988Tokugawa IeyasuIshida MitsunariTV film
Love Story in New YorkMasahiro Sakairi
I Love You So MuchSeiichiTV film
1989Oda NobunagaTokugawa IeyasuTV film
Ryoma SakamotoSakamoto RyōmaTV film
1990Shingo's Ten DuelsShingo AoiTV film
1991TaiheikiAshikaga Takauji
Fall Guy: Gin-chan GoesTV film
1992Seiteki Mokushi RokuMitsuo WadaTV film
Seizoroi Shimizu Ikka: Jirocho UridasuShinya no AsakichiTV film
1993Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Conqueror of a NationAzai NagamasaTV film
High School TeacherTakao Hamura[13]
1994The Reason I Owed to HerKunihiko Yamanobe
1995The Abe ClanMatashichirō EmotoTV film
Miracles in the Holy Night:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Yūji NonomuraEpisode 2, TV film
1996HideyoshiIshida Mitsunari
1997Shin Hanshichi TorimonochoHanshichi
Konna Koi no HanashiShūichirō Harashima
1998That Man's FearKeisuke KishikawaTV film
TabloidToshihito Manabe
1999Summer of DetectivesKazuki KurokawaTV film
Furuhata NinzaburōKazuo YuraEpisode 29[14]
Kujira o Mita hiTamio ŌbaTV film
2001Unmarried FamilyYōsuke Matoba
2004Locked-in SyndromeShunsuke KōsakaTV film
2010LostDogen
2011-2012RevengeSatoshi Takeda
2014HelixDr. Hiroshi Hatake
ExtantHideki Yasumoto
2016The Last ShipTakehaya
2018-2020WestworldMusashi

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
1981Yagyu Jubei Makai TenshoIga no Kirimaru
Stuntman StoryHiroyuki
1982-1984The Big Adventure of The Fantastic PiratesIcarus (Young Pirate)/Eagle Spirit
1984Little Shop of Horrors
1985The Drunken DukeNapoleon Bonaparte
Tenshu Story
1986Adventure Youth Departure
Stuntman Love Story
Romeo and JulietRomeo
1987Biloxi BluesEugene
1988Big RiverHuckleberry
1989-1990Broadway BoundEugene
1993Moonlit Club
1995-1998HamletHamlet
1999-2000King LearThe Fool
2000The Orchestra PitConductor

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