Hiroyuki Sanada

Also known as Sanada Hiroyuki, Hiroyuki Shimosawa, Shimosawa Hiroyuki

Japanese actor

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Hiroyuki Sanada, born 下澤廣之 on October 12, 1960, in Shinagawa, is a Japanese actor, child actor, singer, and karateka. He holds Japanese citizenship and resides in Tokyo. His professional career began in 1974, and he has worked in the genres of drama fiction and action film. He is educated at Nihon University and Horikoshi High School.

Sanada has received several awards, including the Member of the Order of the British Empire, the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, the Hochi Film Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He is recognized in the Time 100 collection. His notable works include Shogun's Samurai, Shogun's Ninja, Makai Tenshō, and The Last Samurai. He speaks and writes in Japanese and English.

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Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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…

Known for

Mortal Kombat II — Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion2026
Shōgun — Yoshii Toranaga2024
John Wick: Chapter 4 — Shimazu2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye — Akihiko (archive footage)2022
Bullet Train — The Elder2022
Army of the Dead — Bly Tanaka2021
Mortal Kombat — Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion2021
Hawkeye — Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
Minamata — Mitsuo Yamazaki2020
Avengers: Endgame — Akihiko2019

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Born: Hiroyuki Shimozawa, (下澤廣之) , ( 1960-10-12 ) 12 October 1960 (age 65) , Shinagawa , Tokyo, Japan
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1965–present
Spouse: Satomi Tezuka ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 )
Awards: See list
Kanji: 真田広之
Hiragana: さなだひろゆき
Katakana: サナダヒロユキ
Romanization: Sanada Hiroyuki

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Japan
Place of birth: Shinagawa
Occupation: television actor
Educated at: Horikoshi High School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Japanese
Award: Time 100
Notable work: Shōgun
Field of work: acting
Genre: action film
Instrument: voice
Sport: karate
Image: Hiro Sanada.png
Residence: Tokyo

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date of birth: 1960-10-12
Commons category: Hiroyuki Sanada
name in kana: さなだひろゆき
ethnic group: Japanese people
name in native language: 真田広之
start of work period: 1974-00-00
birth name: 下澤廣之
writing language: Japanese
pseudonym: デューク真田

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Alternative Japanese name Kanji下澤廣之

Hiroyuki Sanada (Japanese: 真田広之; né Shimozawa; born 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Television Award, a Japan Academy Film Prize, two Hochi Film Awards, a Mainichi Film Award, three Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, four Kinema Junpo Awards, and honors from the Yokohama Film Festival. In 2018, he received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his "artistic developments, improvements, and accomplishments", and in 2025, Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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