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Hiroyuki Sanada MBE (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Shimozawa; 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor, producer, singer and martial artist. He began his career in the mid-1960s at the age of six, and gained prominence for his roles in Japanese and Hong Kong action films, later establishing himself as a dramatic actor.
Hiroyuki Sanada. Actor: The Twilight Samurai. Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club, organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12.
Actor: The Twilight Samurai. Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11.
Apr 4, 2023 · Hiroyuki Sanada Still Kicks Ass. At 62 years old, the legendary Japanese actor now stars in John Wick: Chapter 4, in a role written just for him.
Mar 7, 2024 · Hiroyuki Sanada’s first Hollywood moment came in the pouring rain. As a fearsome majordomo in Edward Zwick’s 2003 war epic The Last Samurai, he challenges Tom Cruise’s captive American soldier to...
Mar 1, 2024 · When Hiroyuki Sanada was a teenager, he read something that had a profound effect on how he viewed the future. Written by Tokugawa Ieyasu on the occasion of his abdication as shōgun, the military leader of Japan , the Testament of Ieyasu contained many lessons, but what stuck out to Sanada was Ieyasu’s first precept: “Life is like walking ...
Mar 6, 2024 · One of the standout names to come out of Japan in the past 20 years has been actor and martial arts expert Hiroyuki Sanada. The actor has appeared in dozens of films – from J-horror flicks to the biggest superhero epics from Marvel. Most recently, he starred as the lead in the new FX show, Shogun.
Mar 29, 2023 · Japan’s Hiroyuki Sanada has become one of Hollywood’s most familiar Asian actors, with action roles in franchises like “Mortal Kombat,” “Avengers: Endgame” and now “John Wick 4,” as...
Apr 25, 2024 · Shogun's Hiroyuki Sanada, the Japanese producer and star, talks Lord Toranaga's intentions, unpacks the finale and says no current plans for season 2.
Apr 26, 2024 · With “Shogun,” Hiroyuki Sanada wanted to get things right. “Sometimes (Hollywood) misunderstands our culture,” the actor, one of Japan’s biggest movie stars, told CNN.
