Hiroyuki Sanada
Popularity:34.143
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1960-10-12
Place of Birth:Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Homepage:https://www.axonentertainment.co.jp/hiroyukisanada/index.html
Also Known As:Duke Sanada, Hiroyuki Shimosawa , Hiroyuki Shimozawa , Henry Sanada, Harry Sanada, 下沢広之, 真田 広之, 下澤廣之
Sunshine (2007)
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun —...
The Last Samurai (2003)
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and...
The Promise (2005)
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man,...
Ring (1998)
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion...
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the...
Speed Racer (2008)
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the...
The Spiral (1998)
A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the...
Fall Guy (1982)
Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes...
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles...
The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
28-year-old Kansas University doctoral student Omar Razaghi wins a grant to write a biography of Latin American writer Jules Gund. Omar must get...
Royal Warriors (1986)
When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective, does everything it takes...
Roaring Fire (1981)
On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash....
47 Ronin (2013)
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed...
First Love (2000)
This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mother is hospitalized with a...
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess...
The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest...
Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
A Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is killed by a mortal enemy.
The White Countess (2005)
In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia—a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy—and a nightclub created by a blind...
Ninja Wars (1982)
A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with...
Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie (1978)
The movie version of Ryu and Hayato fighting against the Gavanas Empire.
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to...
G.I. Samurai (1979)
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai...
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (2022)
Join the likes of Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D’Onofrio as they reveal how Marvel Studios’...
The Wolverine (2013)
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face...
The Railway Man (2013)
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
All About Our House (2001)
Two newlyweds decide to build their dream home, and hire an old friend named Yanagisawa to design it. Unfortunately, Yanagisawa isn’t licensed...
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)
From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns,...
Mahjong Horoki (1984)
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
East Meets West (1995)
A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when...
Lovers Lost (1982)
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a...
Aegis (2005)
The Isokaze, an Aegis-class escort vessel, sets sail on a routine training exercise, playing host to a platoon from the Fleet Training Group. No...
Mortal Kombat 2 (2025)
A sequel to the 2021 film 'Mortal Kombat'.
Vengeance for Sale (2002)
In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as...
Yellow Fangs (1990)
Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are...
The Executioner (1974)
Three men, the skilled ninja Ryuchi Kog, the deadly assassin and former drug detective Takeshi Hayato, and the criminal mastermind Ichiro Sakura work...
Shogun's Ninja (1980)
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of...
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the...
Tadon and Chikuwa (1998)
A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers'...
119 (1994)
In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for nearly twenty years. Each day passes eventlessly......
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993)
Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.
Hero Interview (1994)
Kasumi Sawaki (Honami Suzuki) works for a top-ranked newspaper publishing company as a capable economic reporter. Speaking six languages fluently,...
Why Do I Choose? (1989)
Who Do I Choose? is a Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko.
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer.
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school...
Mr. Holmes (2015)
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he...
Tsugumi (1990)
Tsugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and she is rough and selfish. However, a...
Minions (2015)
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take...
Sure Death 4 (1987)
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in...
Sharaku (1995)
A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and...
Murder on D Street (1998)
Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks.
Round About Midnight (1999)
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being...
Space Ninja: Sword of the Space Ark (1981)
Sci-fi meets martial arts in this lively chronicle of a warrior pilot who returns to his native planet to find it controlled by a wicked tyrant...
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (1969)
Katsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by Katsuji’s friend.
The Blazing Valiant (1981)
Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in Africa where the family had been living...
The Awesome Circus Bastard (1984)
Daigaku, member of the circus, is involved in a certain case and is suspected by Detective Hattori and others that he's the culprit. In order to...
Game of Chance (1966)
Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs,...
Oda Nobunaga (1992)
Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to the ultimate...
Life (2017)
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial...
Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)
When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip...
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his...
Kabamaru the Ninja Boy (1983)
Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his...
The Abe Clan (1995)
A Choice between Loyalty or Duty of the Samurai! Can the heartlessness of society crush the honor of an individual? In the spring of the 18th year of...
Kamikaze, the Adventurer (1981)
An ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the school collected as...
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a...
Kaito Ruby (1988)
Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi...
House on Fire (1986)
In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work
Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy (1984)
Lewd, long-haired karate kid Kotaro Shindo spends his days causing amok at the prestigious Tsurugamine Academy, until the Disciplinary Committee...
Game of Chance 2 (1967)
Bungo is released from prison to find his son Kenichi in the care of strangers. Teruko, the woman originally looking after the boy, was forced to...
We Are Not Alone (1993)
Businessmen competing for international building contracts in this globe-trotting comedy-adventure.
The Street of Desire (1984)
A valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father's death.
Army of the Dead (2021)
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the...
One Who Died in Vain (1986)
After returning from the Burmese front in WWII, a man finds trouble brewing back home.
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with...
Game of Chance 3 (1967)
Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with...
Minamata (2020)
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
Succession (1992)
A former stockbroker-turned-yakuza must make sure his alcoholic boss is up to the task of swearing in the next leader of their syndicate.
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin (2013)
A nice exploration of the samurai-ninja aspect of the story, including its roots in the actual Marvel comic books. There are the requisite interviews...
The Shogun Assassins (1979)
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Cabaret (1986)
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist...
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of...
Ring 2 (1999)
While investigating the horrifying death of her boyfriend, Mai Takano learns about a videotape haunted by the spirit of a disturbing girl named...
Message from Space (1978)
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King...
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (2001)
During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the Onmyoji to keep the supernatural forces in...
Bullet Train (2022)
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as...
Uneasy Encounters (1994)
A five-part comedy and horror anthology
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
Keijitachi no Natsu (1999)
The TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a corruption case involving the prime minister's office.
Lost (2004)
Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.
Shadow Warriors (1980)
Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Chiba played different...
A Story of Love (1997)
Konna Koi no Hanashi is a Japanese television drama starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Nanako Matsushima. It aired during the Summer of 1997 in Japan and...
Shōgun (2024)
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council...
Unmarried Family (2001)
Sanada plays a salariman who just lost his job. Yonekura, his wife, is a dancer who gave up her career when they got married. In the middle of family...
Helix (2014)
Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the...
Revenge (2011)
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her...
Why I borrowed money from her (1994)
Kunihiko Yamanobe, played by Hiroyuki Sanada, owes money to Yuki Tachibana, played by Kyoko Koizumi, because of his wife's credit card bankruptcy....
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977)
Cyborg warriors were created by the Special Science Investigation Squad to bear nuclear, gravitational, magnetic, and electrical forces. They fight...
Extant (2014)
An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her...
Choudenshi Bioman (1984)
Five descendants of the people showered with Bio Particles by Bio Robots five centuries in the past have become Biomen. They transform with the Bio...
Hawkeye (2021)
Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a...
Yagyu's Secret Quest (1980)
Yagyu Abaretabi is the tale of members of the Yagyu Clan and their travels all around the nation seeking to fight injustice and corruption... and...
Message from Space: Galactic Wars (1978)
The 15th solar system is invaded by the Stressos. Two men, Ryû and Ayato, and a man-ape, Baru, organize the resistance. They are helped by...
Masamune Shogun (1987)
Broadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by NHK, it is shining in the...
The Last Ship (2014)
Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet's population, the...
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...
Westworld (2016)
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined...
High School Teacher (1993)
Hamura entered a high school as a biology teacher. Unexpectedly, one of his students, Mayu, fell in love with him. The forbidden love between the...
Hideyoshi (1996)
A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga....
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was...
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...
Tabloid (1998)
Tokiwa plays a sharp tongued reporter for a major daily newspaper. She was demoted to a sleazy tabloid as a punishment for breaking the reporter's...
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...
Shin Hanshichi torimono chô (1997)
This series is based on the series of 68 novels written by Okamoto Kido in the early 20th century. The hero is Hanshichi, a young but highly skilled...
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest (1982)
The sequel to The Yagyu Conspiracy picks up when Yagyu Jubei (Sonny Chiba) has a falling out with the Shogun, and sets out on his own as a wanted...
Taiheiki (1991)
The drama centers on Ashikaga Takauji's rise to power, overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate and eventually establishing the Ashikaga shogunate.
Taiheiki (1970)
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council...