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Hiroyuki Sanada

10/12/1960 (63 years old) | Shinagawa, Japan | Actor | Male

Hiroyuki Sanada (?? ??, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (?? ??, Shimosawa Hiroyuki); 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. Before breaking in to the movie business, he trained at Sonny Chiba’s Japan Action Club hoping to one day become a martial arts action film star. Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s, but as it became clear he was actually a talented and well-rounded actor, he was able to branch out into all different types of roles in every genre. Today he is best known in the west for his involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.

Hiroyuki Sanada Top Movies and TV Shows in 2024

Chart List

1.	Shōgun	48,048
2.	John Wick: Chapter 4	30,204
3.	Minions	6,919
4.	Bullet Train	4,517
5.	Mortal Kombat	1,979
6.	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	889
7.	47 Ronin	482
8.	The Last Samurai	114
9.	Rush Hour 3	102
10.	Life	78
11.	The Wolverine	37
12.	Mr. Holmes	31
13.	Minamata	17
14.	Sunshine	14
15.	The Catcher Was a Spy	1
16.	Speed Racer	0
17.	Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master	0

Shōgun

In 17th century Japan, shipwrecked British sailor John Blackthorne rises from outsider to samurai, while being used as a pawn in Japanese leader Toranaga's struggle to reach the top of the ruling chain.

9.3/10

23,919

John Wick: Chapter 4

Movie | United States | 03/23/2023 | Action | Revenge

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Osaka to Berlin.

7.7/10

94%

166,582

Minions

Movie | United States | 06/17/2015 | Animation | For babies

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

6.4/10

55%

67,443

Bullet Train

Movie | United States | 07/03/2022 | Action | Hitman

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 Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

7.3/10

54%

161,139

Mortal Kombat

Movie | United States | 04/07/2021 | Action | Kung-fu

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 Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

6.0/10

54%

138,856

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Movie | United States | 05/15/2019 | Action | Revenge

In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

7.4/10

89%

72,497

47 Ronin

Movie | United States | 12/25/2013 | Fantasy | Fantasy Adventure

Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.

6.2/10

16%

6,093

The Last Samurai

Movie | United States | 12/05/2003 | History | Far East

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare -- in this lush epic set in the 1870s, which finds Algren learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

7.8/10

66%

1,948

Rush Hour 3

Movie | United States | 08/10/2007 | Action | Buddies

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother.

6.2/10

17%

1,079

Life

Movie | United States | 03/23/2017 | Science Fiction | Alien Invasion

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 life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

6.6/10

67%

1,877

The Wolverine

Movie | United States | 07/23/2013 | Superhero | Marvel

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

6.7/10

71%

709

Mr. Holmes

Movie | United Kingdom | 07/17/2015 | Crime | Mystery

6.8/10

88%

175

Minamata

Movie | United States | 03/13/2020 | Drama | Journalists

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

7.2/10

363

Sunshine

Movie | United Kingdom | 04/05/2007 | Science Fiction | Space

50 years from now the sun is dying and life on earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. Mankind puts together all its resources and sends a spaceship carrying a huge bomb designed to re-ignite the dying sun.

7.2/10

76%

215

The Catcher Was a Spy

Movie | United States | 06/22/2018 | Biography

Major league baseball player, Moe Berg, a probably gay man lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services.

6.2/10

32%

272

Speed Racer

Movie | United States | 05/07/2008 | Action | Cars

Speed Racer is the tale of a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, he must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities. Inspired by the cartoon series.

6.1/10

41%

Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master

Movie | China | 10/06/2001 | Fantasy

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 line. But as political events become highly charged, friction within the order leads to betrayal. Now, Seimei (Mansai Nomura), a talented member of the clan, must face down his master, Doson (Hiroyuki Sanada), in the hopes of restoring peace to the kingdom.

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