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.
The Sinister Six appear in The Spectacular Spider-Man. Introduced in the episode "Group Therapy", Doctor Octopus, Sandman, the Shocker, the Vulture, the Rhino, and Electro pool their resources together and organize a jail break via Hammerhead, then go after Spider-Man, though they are defeated by his symbiote suit.
