Hiroyuki Sanada
Japanese actor (born 1960)
真田広之 · 眞田広之 · 사나다 히로유키
- Born
- 12 October 1960, Shinagawa
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- actor, child actor, singer, karateka, stage actor
Hiroyuki Sanada (Japanese: 真田 広之; né Shimozawa; born 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor and martial artist. 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.
Awards and honours
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1982
- Japan Academy Prize for Newcomer of the Year 1982
- Golden Arrow Newcomer Award (theatre) 1985
- Hochi Film Award 1988
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1994
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1996
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor 2002
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2003
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 2006
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 2024
- Time 100 2025
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Films
| Film | Year | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Shogun's Samurai | 1978 | cast |
| G.I. Samurai | 1979 | cast |
| Roaring Fire | 1982 | cast |
| Ninja in the Dragon's Den | 1982 | cast |
| Ninja Wars | 1982 | cast |
| Sure Death 4: Revenge | 1987 | cast |
| Onmyōji | 2001 | cast |
| The Last Samurai | 2003 | cast |
| Rush Hour 3 | 2007 | cast |
| The Wolverine | 2013 | cast |
| 47 Ronin | 2013 | cast |
| Mortal Kombat | 2021 | cast |
| Mortal Kombat II | 2026 | cast |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q705522 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.