Sanada gained acclaim for his role in the FX historical drama series Shōgun (2024) as Yoshii Toranaga, the titular character, a fictionalized version of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Sanada won various best actor accolades for this role.

Hiroyuki Sanada. Actor: The Twilight Samurai. Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club, organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12.

Hiroyuki Sanada. Actor: The Twilight Samurai. Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club, organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12.

Feb 28, 2024 · Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada not only stars as Lord Yoshii Toranaga in the FX epic series "Shogun," he ensured authenticity as first-time producer.

Jan 21, 2025 · Hiroyuki Sanada is one of the best Japanese actors of all time, and one of just a handful that has found incredible success outside the Japanese film industry. Sanada began his acting career at an early age, appearing in his first role at just five years old in the 1966 film, Game of Chance.

Feb 29, 2024 · Hiroyuki Sanada is producing and starring in the new show on FX — and he has no plans to slow down.

Aug 14, 2024 · Hiroyuki Sanada, first-time Emmy nominee for his nuanced lead performance as the strategic and cunning Lord Toranaga in “Shōgun,” is one of the most celebrated, prolific screen actors in the...

Feb 27, 2024 · For the first time in his nearly 60 years of acting, the Last Samurai breakout and John Wick: Chapter 4 scene-stealer topped the call sheet of a Hollywood production on FX’s Shōgun, the...

Apr 26, 2024 · With “Shogun,” Hiroyuki Sanada wanted to get things right. “Sometimes (Hollywood) misunderstands our culture,” the actor, one of Japan’s biggest movie stars, told CNN.

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 …