Hiroyuki Sanada

Age: 65

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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 talented and well-rounded actor, he was able to branch out into all different types of roles in every genre. Today he is best known in the west for his involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.

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Hiroyuki Sanada

Yamana Sōzen

for Yamana Sōzen in Ōnin

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Ōnin

Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the shogun of Ōnin era Japan convinces his younger brother Yoshimi to become his successor in lieu of being of a monk. A year later, Yoshimasa's wife Hino Tomiko bears a child, whose birth commences a civil war that spans an entire decade.

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