Acting
Hiroyuki Sanada
- Titles
- 76movies34TV shows
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 49top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Last Samurai89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Warfare3.1average 1.2
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Violence5.9average 4.3
- Wonder4.8average 3.4
- Fantasy3.1average 1.8
- Adrenaline6.4average 5.1
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor1.1, average 2.2
- Satire & Parody1.5, average 2.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Feudal Japan 6
- Martial Arts 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Fast-Paced 5
- Character Study 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Historical Fantasy 4
- Japanese Drama 4
- Samurai Action 4
- Intrigue 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Ninja Action 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sonny ChibaActorShadow Warriors, Yagyu's Secret Quest, Samurai Reincarnation, Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest, Shogun's Ninja, +11 more
Etsuko ShihomiActorShadow Warriors, Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest, Shogun's Ninja, Legend of the Eight Samurai, Roaring Fire, +1 more
Hikaru KurosakiActorYagyu's Secret Quest, Yellow Fangs, Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy, The Blazing Valiant, Kabamaru the Ninja Boy- IIsamu IchidaEditorSamurai Reincarnation, Ninja Wars, Roaring Fire, The Blazing Valiant, Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Tadanobu AsanoActorShōgun, 47 Ronin, Shōgun, Minamata
Yūko NatoriActorThe Street of Desire, Oda Nobunaga, 坂本龍馬, Tokugawa Ieyasu
Norifumi SuzukiDirectorShogun's Ninja, Roaring Fire, Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy, Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
Kinji FukasakuWriterShadow Warriors, Samurai Reincarnation, Legend of the Eight Samurai, Lovers Lost- RRyuichi TakamoriDirectorShadow Warriors, Game of Chance, Kamikaze, the Adventurer, The Awesome Circus Bastard
Jun'ichi HarutaActorShadow Warriors, Round About Midnight, The Awesome Circus Bastard
Yukiyo ToakeActorOda Nobunaga, 坂本龍馬, Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ittoku KishibeActorEast Meets West, Vengeance for Sale, Round About Midnight
Movies and TV shows
106Upcoming
1 title
86
as Yoshii Toranaga
2020s
9 titles · average score 72
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
85
TV show · as Yoshii Toranaga
76
as Shimazu
73
as The Elder
73
as Akihiko (archive footage)
76
TV show · as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
65
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
60
as Bly Tanaka
71
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
2010s
14 titles · average score 68
90
as Akihiko
59
TV show · as Self
62
as Kawabata
65
as Sho Murakami
77
TV show · as Musashi
66
as Tamiki Umezaki
64
TV show · as Hideki Yasumoto
71
TV show · as Takehaya
61
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
65
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
69
as Nagase
76
TV show · as Satoshi Takeda
2000s
16 titles · average score 70
61
as Mr. Musha
63
as Kenji
70
as Kaneda
75
as Matsuda
48
as Hisashi Sengoku
77
as General Guangming
89
as Ujio
79
as Seibei Iguchi
as Sukeroku Sukedachiya
TV show · as Yosuke Matoba
70
as Shinichirô Fujiki
1990s
25 titles · average score 66
71
as Ryuji Takayama
70
as Seiichiro Fukiya
as Kamijo Kenkichi
63
as Tonbo
as Hideyuki Harada
as Jinta Todoroki
TV show · as Hamura Takao
as Masakazu Yoshinari
TV show · as Takauji Ashikaga
as Eiji
as Kyoichi Takahashi
1980s
32 titles · average score 64
TV show
68
as Peter Yamamoto
63
as Jirô
as Joji Tanaka
65
as Inue Shinbei Masashi
56
as Jotaro Fuefuki
67
as Kunihiko Yasuoka
64
as Joji
62
as Kirimaru Iga
61
as Momochi Takamaru
TV show
1970s
8 titles · average score 65
57
as Takeda Katsuyori
as Monk Miyoshi Isa
77
TV show · as Hayato
70
as Hayate
53
as Shiro Hongo
as Gen Hayato / Maboroshi
TV show · as Katsuya Nakayama
66
as Toga
1960s
1 title
as Kenichi Endo