Hiroyuki Sanada: movies and TV shows
Hiroyuki Sanada has 132 credits in the archive: 96 films and 36 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: Hideyoshi (9.7/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1981 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mortal Kombat II | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2024 | Shōgun | Yoshii Toranaga | TV | 8.4 | 63 |
| 2024 | Shōgun | TV | 8.4 | 63 | |
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Shimazu | Film | 7.7 | 62 |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | The Elder | Film | 7.4 | 61 |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye | Akihiko (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2021 | Hawkeye | Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 2021 | Army of the Dead | Bly Tanaka | Film | 6.2 | 60 |
| 2020 | Minamata | Mitsuo Yamazaki | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 58 |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Akihiko | Film | 8.2 | 58 |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Kawabata | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 2017 | Life | Sho Murakami | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 2016 | Westworld | Musashi | TV | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 2015 | Minions | Sumo Villain (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Tamiki Umezaki | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2014 | The Last Ship | Takehaya | TV | 6.9 | 53 |
| 2014 | Extant | Hideki Yasumoto | TV | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2014 | Helix | Dr. Hiroshi Hataki | TV | 6.6 | 53 |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | Kuranosuke Ôishi | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 2013 | The Railway Man | Nagase | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2013 | The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin | Self | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2011 | Revenge | Satoshi Takeda | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 2009 | The City of Your Final Destination | Pete | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Mr. Musha | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 2008 | Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family | Mr. Musha | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Kenji | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2007 | Sunshine | Kaneda | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 2005 | The Promise | General Guangming | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 2005 | The White Countess | Matsuda | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 2005 | Aegis | Hisashi Sengoku | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 2004 | Lost | Dogen | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Ujio | Film | 7.6 | 42 |
| 2002 | The Twilight Samurai | Seibei Iguchi | Film | 7.8 | 41 |
| 2002 | Vengeance for Sale | Sukeroku Sukedachiya | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 2001 | Unmarried Family | Yosuke Matoba | TV | 8.0 | 40 |
| 2001 | Onmyoji | Dōson | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 2001 | All About Our House | Bartender | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 2000 | First Love | Shinichirô Fujiki | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1999 | Ring 2 | Ryuji Takayama | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1999 | Keijitachi no Natsu | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1999 | Round About Midnight | Koji | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1998 | Ring | Ryuji Takayama | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1998 | The Spiral | Ryûji Takayama | Film | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1998 | Murder on D Street | Seiichiro Fukiya | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1998 | Tabloid | TV | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1998 | Tadon and Chikuwa | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1997 | Shin Hanshichi torimono chô | Hanshichi | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1997 | こんな恋のはなし | TV | 6.0 | 36 | |
| 1997 | A Story of Love | TV | — | 36 | |
| 1996 | Hideyoshi | Ishida Mitsunari | TV | 9.7 | 35 |
| 1995 | Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call | Hideyuki Harada | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1995 | Sharaku | Tonbo | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1995 | East Meets West | Kamijo Kenkichi | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1995 | The Abe Clan | Emoto Matashichiro | Film | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1994 | Furuhata Ninzaburo | 由良一夫 | TV | 8.8 | 33 |
| 1994 | Uneasy Encounters | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1994 | Crest of Betrayal | Takuminokami Asano | Film | 5.4 | 33 |
| 1994 | Why I borrowed money from her | Kunihiko Yamanobe | TV | — | 33 |
| 1994 | Hero Interview | Jinta Todoroki | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1994 | 119 | Film | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1993 | High School Teacher | Hamura Takao | TV | 9.2 | 32 |
| 1993 | The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark | Takashi Samejima | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1993 | We Are Not Alone | Film | 5.3 | 32 | |
| 1992 | Oda Nobunaga | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1992 | Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 | Film | 6.0 | 31 | |
| 1992 | Succession | Masakazu Yoshinari | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1991 | Taiheiki | Takauji Ashikaga | TV | — | 30 |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs | Eiji | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1990 | Yellow Fangs | Film | 7.1 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Tsugumi | Kyoichi Takahashi | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1990 | Let's Go to the Hospital | Kohei Shintani | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1990 | Shingo's Ten Duels | Aoi Shingo | Film | — | 29 |
| 1989 | Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger | Ryoma Sakamoto | Film | — | 28 |
| 1989 | Oda Nobunaga | TV | — | 28 | |
| 1989 | 坂本龍馬 | TV | — | 28 | |
| 1989 | Who Do I Choose? | Jun Yamamoto | Film | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1988 | New York Love Story | TV | — | 27 | |
| 1988 | Kaito Ruby | Toru Hayashi | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1988 | Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1988 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | TV | 8.0 | 27 | |
| 1988 | I Love You So Much | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1987 | Masamune Shogun | TV | 9.0 | 26 | |
| 1987 | Sure Death 4 | Ukyo | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1987 | Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1986 | Royal Warriors | Peter Yamamoto | Film | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1986 | House on Fire | Chuya Nakahara | Film | 4.5 | 25 |
| 1986 | Cabaret | Tanokura | Film | 4.8 | 25 |
| 1986 | One Who Died in Vain | Film | 7.8 | 25 | |
| 1985 | The Dagger of Kamui | Jirô | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1984 | Choudenshi Bioman | Ken Hayase | TV | 7.8 | 23 |
| 1984 | The Street of Desire | Joji Tanaka | Film | 10.0 | 23 |
| 1984 | The Awesome Circus Bastard | Satomi Go | Film | — | 23 |
| 1984 | Mahjong Horoki | Bouya Tetsu | Film | 7.2 | 23 |
| 1984 | Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy | Date Yoshioka | Film | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1983 | ふぞろいの林檎たち | 本田 修一 | TV | 6.0 | 22 |
| 1983 | Kabamaru the Ninja Boy | Shizune Mejiro | Film | 5.7 | 22 |
| 1983 | Legend of the Eight Samurai | Inue Shinbei Masashi | Film | 5.8 | 22 |
| 1982 | Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest | Matahira | TV | 10.0 | 21 |
| 1982 | Ninja Wars | Jotaro Fuefuki | Film | 5.6 | 21 |
| 1982 | Lovers Lost | Kunihiko Yasuoka | Film | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1982 | Fall Guy | Actor | Film | 6.4 | 21 |
| 1982 | Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Genbu | Film | 7.7 | 21 |
| 1981 | Samurai Reincarnation | Kirimaru Iga | Film | 5.9 | 20 |
| 1981 | Roaring Fire | Joji | Film | 6.5 | 20 |
| 1981 | Roaring Fire | Film | 6.5 | 20 | |
| 1981 | Swords of the Space Ark | Hayato | Film | 5.8 | 20 |
| 1981 | The Blazing Valiant | Joe | Film | 6.5 | 20 |
| 1981 | Kamikaze, the Adventurer | Akira Hoshino | Film | 6.3 | 20 |
| 1980 | Shadow Warriors | TV | 8.0 | 19 | |
| 1980 | Yagyu's Secret Quest | Matabei | TV | — | 19 |
| 1980 | Shogun's Ninja | Momochi Takamaru | Film | 6.3 | 19 |
| 1980 | Yagyu Abaretabi | Film | — | 19 | |
| 1980 | Dreamy Fifteen | Isozaki | Film | 6.2 | 19 |
| 1979 | G.I. Samurai | Takeda Katsuyori | Film | 5.9 | 18 |
| 1979 | The Shogun Assassins | Monk Miyoshi Isa | Film | 5.4 | 18 |
| 1978 | Message from Space: Galactic Wars | Hayato | TV | 8.5 | 17 |
| 1978 | Shogun's Samurai | Hayate | Film | 7.0 | 17 |
| 1978 | Message from Space | Shiro Hongo | Film | 5.9 | 17 |
| 1978 | Message from Space: Galactic Wars The Movie | Gen Hayato / Maboroshi | Film | 6.0 | 17 |
| 1977 | J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai | Katsuya Nakayama | TV | 8.0 | 16 |
| 1974 | The Executioner | Ryuichi Koga (child) | Film | 6.6 | 13 |
| 1969 | New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town | Film | 6.5 | 8 | |
| 1967 | Game of Chance 3 | Film | 5.0 | 6 | |
| 1967 | Game of Chance 2 | Film | 6.0 | 6 | |
| 1966 | Game of Chance | Kenichi Endo | Film | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | TV | 7.9 | 11 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 11 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 16 |