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.
Hamato Yoshi, betrayed by his life-long friend and adopted brother, retreats to New York, where he and four pet turtles are mutated into andromorphic animals. Teaching his new sons in the ways of Japanese martial arts, Hamato Yoshi and Leo, Donnie, Raph and Mikey protect the city of New York from criminal, mutant and alien threats.
