List of the best Hiroyuki Sanada movies: Sharaku(1995), East Meets West(1995), The Twilight Samurai(2002), The Wolverine(2013), 47 Ronin(2013), The Ring(1998), Ninja in the Dragon's Den(1982), Ninja Wars(1982), Minamata(2020), Onmyoji(2001), Rush Hour 3(2007), Mr. Holmes(2015) ... ...
Drama
Japan
1995
116 Minutes
Tonbo
Hiroyuki Sanada Shima Iwashita Tsurutaro Kataoka Shiro Sano Riona Hazuki Toshiya Nagasawa Frankie Sakai
A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal... See full summary »
Western
Japan
1995
124 Minutes
Kamijo Kenkichi
Hiroyuki Sanada Chip Mayer Scott Bachicha Tatsuya Nakadai Ittoku Kishibe Richard Nason Etsushi Takahashi Angelique Roehm Jay Kerr David Midthunder Jed Curtis
(Japanese with English subtitles) A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band... See full summary »
Drama
2002
129 Minutes
Seibei Iguchi
Hiroyuki Sanada Rie Miyazawa Nenji Kobayashi Ren Ôsugi Hiroshi Kanbe Min Tanaka Erina Hashiguchi Miki Itô
samurai childhood sweetheart daughter sister husband mother brooding somber moving japan village house countryside office first love honor code family ties aging class distinctions domestic violence
In the 19th century a woman (Rie Miyazawa) helps a widowed samurai (Hiroyuki Sanada) who must kill a rebellious swordsman.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2013
126 Minutes
Shingen Yashida
Hugh Jackman Hiroyuki Sanada Famke Janssen Will Yun Lee Rila Fukushima Tao Okamoto Svetlana Khodchenkova Hal Yamanouchi Brian Tee Ken Yamamura
wolverine yakuza member samurai industrialist villain superhero dark thrilling japan family home street mortality super powers organized crime adventure metamorphosis rivalry 2010s
Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|UK|Japan|Hungary
2013
119 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Hiroyuki Sanada Tadanobu Asano Rinko Kikuchi Kou Shibasaki Min Tanaka Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Jin Akanishi Masayoshi Haneda Hiroshi Sogabe Takato Yonemoto
lord shogun warrior outcast love interest daughter emotional gripping thrilling japan village battlefield redemption feudal home ritual suicide revenge martial arts feudalism settling the score
A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
1998
96 Minutes
Ryuji Takayama
Nanako Matsushima Hiroyuki Sanada Miki Nakatani Yuko Takeuchi Hitomi Sato Yôichi Numata Yutaka Matsushige Miwako Kaji Yoko Oshima
reporter ex-husband teenager niece friend creepy frightening thrilling japan izu oshima island cabin curse unexplained deaths video tape investigation supernatural escape quest sacrifice 1990s
A TV reporter (Nanako Matsushima) investigates a myth that claims death will follow a strange, ordered sequence of events.
Sports & Fitness, Action
1982
96 Minutes
Genbu
Conan Lee Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroshi Tanaka Kaname Tsujima Jang Lee Hwang Tai Bo Yeong-mun Kwon
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
1982
93 Minutes
Sonny Chiba Hiroyuki Sanada Noriko Watanabe
ninja magician monk princess lord brutal spirited rousing japan castle black magic power forced marriage fighting adventure love quest rescue rivalry pursuit
A warrior fights to protect his girlfriend from the corruption and violence of 16th-century feudal Japan.
Drama
UK|USA|United Arab Emirates
2020
115 Minutes
Mitsuo Yamazaki
Johnny Depp Bill Nighy Hiroyuki Sanada Tadanobu Asano Katherine Jenkins Jun Kunimura Lily Robinson
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
Fantasy
Japan
2001
116 Minutes
Douson
Takeshi Nomura Hideaki Ito Hiroyuki Sanada Kyoko Koizumi Eriko Imai Yui Natsukawa Ken'ichi Yajima Sachiko Kokuba Akira Emoto Masato Hagiwara Ittoku Kishibe
When samurai Hiromasa comes to Seimei, Kyoto's court Onmyoji (a fortune teller in commune with the spirits), to warn of a plot against the government, the two discover that the court's formidable magician, Doson, is indeed planning a coup.
Comedy, Action, Sports & Fitness
USA|Germany
2007
91 Minutes
Kenji
Jackie Chan Chris Tucker Hiroyuki Sanada Youki Kudoh Max von Sydow Yvan Attal Noemie Lenoir Roman Polanski Tzi Ma Dana Ivey Jingchu Zhang
ambassador gangster partner detective triad cop amusing suspenseful gripping paris car fountain los angeles school assassination attempt protection friendship corruption police work east/west clash
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2015
105 Minutes
Mr. Umezaki
Ian McKellen Laura Linney Milo Parker Hiroyuki Sanada Hattie Morahan Patrick Kennedy Roger Allam Philip Davis Frances de la Tour Takako Akashi Zak Shukor
sherlock holmes old man young boy mysterious woman sick person detective moving engaging witty england countryside london united kingdom crime scene japan sussex mystery mysterious past memory sherlock holmes
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|France|Japan
2017
103 Minutes
Sho Murakami
Jake Gyllenhaal Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds Hiroyuki Sanada Ariyon Bakare Olga Dihovichnaya Alexandre Nguyen Camiel Warren-Taylor
astronaut crew member politician alien team leader scientist creepy dark intense space station mars research station bedroom cafeteria space alien life-forms possession danger survival mars
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
2007
107 Minutes
Kaneda
Cillian Murphy Chris Evans Rose Byrne Michelle Yeoh Hiroyuki Sanada Cliff Curtis Troy Garity Benedict Wong Mark Strong Paloma Baeza Archie Macdonald
astronaut scientist crew member friend engineer creative dark profound space spaceship space travel apocalypse humanity spiritual journey speculative fiction adventure quest discovery future
A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
Biography, Drama, History
Switzerland|UK|Australia
2013
108 Minutes
Nagase
Colin Firth Nicole Kidman Jeremy Irvine Stellan Skarsgård Hiroyuki Sanada Sam Reid Tanroh Ishida Tom Stokes Tom Hobbs Akos Armont Bryan Probets
wife british officer interpreter engaging railway love life search rivalry
A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
Action
Japan
1981
122 Minutes
Kirimaru Iga
Sonny Chiba Kenji Sawada Akiko Kana Ken Ogata Hiroyuki Sanada
The villain is called Amakusa Shiro Tokaisada. He is actually based on a real christian samurai. The movie was one of the inspirations for the game called 'Samurai Shodown' (actual spelling)
Drama
USA
2007
114 Minutes
Pete
Omar Metwally Anthony Hopkins Laura Linney Charlotte Gainsbourg Alexandra Maria Lara Norma Aleandro Hiroyuki Sanada Arturo Goetz
After discovering a bizarre book, a young man is plagued by unexplainable occurrences.
Mystery & Thriller, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Kawabata
Paul Rudd Mark Strong Guy Pearce Paul Giamatti Sienna Miller Jeff Daniels Tom Wilkinson Giancarlo Giannini Hiroyuki Sanada Shea Whigham
A former major league baseball player, Moe Berg, goes undercover in World War II Europe for the Office of Strategic Services.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Australia|USA
2021
95 Minutes
Hanzo Hasashi, Scorpion
Lewis Tan Jessica McNamee Josh Lawson Tadanobu Asano Mehcad Brooks Ludi Lin Chin Han Joe Taslim Hiroyuki Sanada
MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
Action, Adventure
USA|Australia|Germany
2008
135 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Andy Wachowski Christina Ricci Susan Sarandon John Goodman Matthew Fox Roger Allam Kick Gurry Paulie Litt Rain Benno Fürmann
speed racer brother father mother executive race car driver thrilling hilarious emotional racetrack school household garage locker room death of brother car racing family coming of age cheating competition
A young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.