Hiroyuki Sanada
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as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen The Wolverine Hiroyuki Sanada (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (下澤 廣之, 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.
Filmography
Avengers: Endgame
as Akihiko
Minions
as Sumo (voice)
The Wolverine
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Life
as Sho Murakami
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
Bullet Train
as The Elder
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka
Sunshine
as Kaneda
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
The Railway Man
as Nagase
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
Minamata
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Kawabata