Hiroyuki SanadaOBE(Chân điền quảng chi,Sanada Hiroyuki,néShimozawa;12 October 1960)[1]is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including twoPrimetime Emmy Awards,twoHochi Film Awards,twoJapan Academy Film Prizes,aMainichi Film Award,threeBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor,fourKinema Junpo Awards,and honors from theYokohama Film Festival.In 2018, he received theMedal of Honor with Purple Ribbonfrom the Japanese government for his "artistic developments, improvements, and accomplishments".[2]

Hiroyuki Sanada
Chân điền quảng chi
Sanada in 2024
Born
Hiroyuki Shimozawa
( hạ trạch quảng chi )

(1960-10-12)12 October 1960(age 64)
Shinagawa,Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Satomi Tezuka
(m.1990;div.1997)
Children2
AwardsSee list
Japanese name
KanjiChân điền quảng chi
Hiraganaさなだ ひろゆき
Katakanaサナダ ヒロユキ
Transcriptions
RomanizationSanada Hiroyuki
Alternative Japanese name
KanjiHạ trạch quảng chi
Transcriptions
RomanizationShimozawa Hiroyuki

He began his career in the mid-1960s at the age of five, and was the protégé of actorSonny Chiba.A black belt inKyokushin Karate,he initially gained prominence for his roles in Japanese and Hong Kongaction films,later establishing himself as a dramatic actor. He is best known to international audiences for his roles asRyuji TakayamainRing(1998) where he played alongsideNanako Matsushima,who was also his co-star in a 1997 television dramaA Story of Love.His role as the Fool in a production of theShakespeareplayKing Lear(1999–2000) gave him theatrical attention, and led to his appointment as an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2002. Beginning in the 2000s, Sanada grew his Hollywood presence with such roles as Seibei Iguchi inThe Twilight Samurai(2002), Ujio inThe Last Samurai(2003), and Kenji inRush Hour 3(2007).

Sanada's appearances in Hollywood films includeSunshine(2007),Speed Racer(2008),The Wolverine,47 Ronin(both 2013),Minions(2015),Life(2017),Avengers: Endgame(2019),Army of the Dead(2021), asHanzo Hasashi / ScorpioninMortal Kombat(2021), inBullet Train(2022), andJohn Wick: Chapter 4(2023). He also had recurring roles onLost(2010) and theHBOseriesWestworld(2018–2020). Sanada gained acclaim for his role in theFXhistorical drama seriesShōgun(2024) as Yoshii Toranaga, the titular character, a fictionalized version ofTokugawa Ieyasu,which earned him aPrimetime Emmy AwardforOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.He also received the Primetime Emmy forOutstanding Drama Seriesfor his role as a producer.

Life and career

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1966–1978: Child actor

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Born inTokyo,he was scouted by an entertainer while playing with the son of the actorKokichi Takadawho lived in the same condominium. After working as a model for a magazine for young children, he joined theHimawari Theatre Groupat the age of five. Originally planning to be anaction moviestar, he studiedShorinji Kempoand later took upKyokushin kaikankarate.[3]He began playing baseball at age 8 as a catcher.[4]Sanada was mentored by actorShinichi "Sonny" Chiba,and was a member of his Japan Action Club,[5]becoming his protégé.[6]

At the age of five, Sanada had his first role in the 1966 filmGame of Chance(Lãng khúc tử thủ bái), the son of Chiba's character.[7]He had several roles in Japanese television and films, but quit temporarily so he could focus on living a normal childhood. He said this gave him "a good chance to watch movies as the audience", helping his perspective.[6]By his teenage years he knew how to act, fight, sing, dance, perform stunts, ride horseback, and had developed versatility.[5]Sanada had noticed that many popular actors would develop such skills, and felt it was "the best service for the audience" to do so himself before he practised acting again.[6]He began acting again with a part in a film by Japanese directorKinji Fukasaku.[6]

1982–1999: Japanese character roles

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Sanada received aBachelor of Artsdegree in Film Science fromNihon Universityin 1982.[8]In 1992, Sanada played Yoshinari, a stockbroker turnedyakuzain the comedy filmKeisho Sakazuki(Succession), withOgata Ken.[9]In 1997 Sanada starred in a television dramaA Story of Love,also known by its Japanese titleKonna Koi no Hanashi,where he played the role of Shuichiro Harashima, a wealthy but lonely upper-class businessman who falls in love with a decorating designer from a lower-class family played byNanako Matsushima.[10]The following year in 1998, Sanada once again co-starred with Nanako Matsushima in the mystery thrillerRingu(Ring) as Takayama Ryuji, the ex-husband of Matsushima's character Reiko, a journalist investigating the death of her niece.[9]Also in 1998, Sanada starred as Asami inJun Ichikawa'sTadon to Chikuwa.Sanada's role followed the story of a writer suffering from writer's block.[9]In 1999, Sanada starred inMayonaka Made(Round About Midnight) as Moriyama Koji, a confident jazz trumpet performer who performs at a club called Cotton Tail. In the film, Moriyama seesMichelle Reis's character being attacked by two murderers, who they proceed to chase throughout the film.[9]

1999–2002: Royal Shakespeare Company

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In 1999 and 2000, he performed with theRoyal Shakespeare Company(RSC) in their production ofKing Lear.[5]Producer Nigel Hawthorne personally invited Sanada to play the role, yet Sanada had doubts since he had not taken an English-language role before. Sanada was convinced after the producers assured him that he was "an actor first before [being] Japanese or Asian".[6]For this role, he was appointed anHonorary Member of the Order of the British Empire(MBE) in 2002, citing his "contribution to spreading British culture in Japan."[5][11]That year, Sanada played the lead role of the low-ranking Seibei Iguchi inThe Twilight Samurai.It follows the turbulent life and times of the character, and documents the financial woes that a 19th-century Japanese warrior could have faced.[12]

2003–2009:The Last Samuraiand international breakthrough

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In 2003, Sanada's role as Ujio, a master swordsman, opposite Tom Cruise inThe Last Samurai,brought him praise.[12]Sanada played Matsuda, a man who befriendsRalph Fiennes' character Todd Jackson, inThe White Countess(2005) directed byJames Ivory.[13]He starred in the Chinese filmThe Promisedirected byChen Kaigeas General Guangming.[14]Sanada appeared inRush Hour 3(2007) with Jackie Chan andChris Tucker,Danny Boyle'sSunshine(2007) as Kaneda,[9]andThe City of Your Final Destination(2009), in which he plays Pete, the younger lover ofAnthony Hopkins's character Adam Gund.[15]

2010–2020:Lost,Westworld,andAvengers: Endgame

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Sanada on a press tour for the seriesHelix(2013)

Sanada joined the cast of theABCTV seriesLostin 2010 during itssixth and final season.He portrayedDogen,a high-ranking member of "The Others".[16]In 2013, he appeared in47 Ronin(the first English-language adaptation of theChushinguralegend, Japan's most famous tale of samurai loyalty and revenge) alongsideKeanu Reeves,[17]asShingen YashidainThe WolverineoppositeHugh Jackman,[18]and as Takashi Nagase inThe Railway Man,a story of vengeance and reconciliation co-starringStellan SkarsgårdandColin Firth.[12]He voiced "Sumo Villain" inMinions,a master of strength and power who pursuesthe Minions.[19]

Sanada was a guest star as Takehaya, a formerJapanese Navyofficer and legendary pirate captain in post-plague Asia, in the apocalyptic drama seriesThe Last Ship.[20]He also starred in the 2017 movieLifewithJake Gyllenhaal,Rebecca Ferguson,andRyan Reynolds.[6]In 2018, he began a recurring role as swordmaster Musashi on theHBOseriesWestworldand played the minor role of Akihiko in the 2019 filmAvengers: Endgame.[21]In August 2019, Sanada was cast in theMortal Kombatreboot asScorpion.[22][23]In 2020, Sanada starred alongsideJohnny Deppin the filmMinamata.[24][12]In 2021, he played the shrewd casino owner Bly Tanaka inZack Snyder's action filmArmy of the Dead.[12]

2021–present:Bullet Train,John Wick: Chapter 4,Shōgun

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Sanada (fourth from the left) at an event promotingShōgunin 2024

In 2022, Sanada took the major supporting role of the Elder inBullet Trainopposite Brad Pitt.[25]In 2023, he portrayed Koji Shimazu, manager of the Osaka Continental Hotel, inJohn Wick: Chapter 4,[26]and was featured in a multi-commercial campaign introducingMazda CX-90.[27][28]

In 2021, Sanada was announced as producer and part of the cast of theFXlimited seriesShōgun,adapted from theJames Clavellnovel,playing the part of Lord Toranaga.[29][4]The series has received widespread global critical acclaim, with Sanada's role in the series considered a highlight among many reviewers.[30][31]In 2024, Sanada became the first Japanese actor or actress to win any Primetime Emmy, and specifically the first Japanese winner of thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,for his role inShōgun.[32][33]Sanada also was a recipient of the Primetime Emmy forOutstanding Drama Seriesfor his role as a producer for the series.[34]Sanada will receive the inaugural award for best TV series performance at the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival for the role.[35]He was nominated for theGotham TV Award for Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series,[36]and theTelevision Critics Association AwardforIndividual Achievement in Drama.[37]He is nominated for Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series at the4th Astra TV Awards.[38]

Honors

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Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1966 Game of Chance
(Lãng khúc tử thủ bái)
Kenichi Endō Ryūichi Takamori
(Ưng sâm lập nhất)
1967 Game of Chance 2
(続 lãng khúc tử thủ bái)
Kenichi Endō Ryūichi Takamori
( ưng sâm lập nhất )
Game of Chance 3: Lullaby for My Son
( xuất thế tử thủ bái )
Kenichi Endō Ryūichi Takamori
( ưng sâm lập nhất )
1969 Abashiri Prison: Drifter at the Edge of the World
(Tân võng tẩu phiên ngoại địa さいはての lưu れ giả)
Shōichi Teruo Ishii
( thạch tỉnh huy nam )
1970 Legacy of Honor
(Du hiệp liệt vân)
Ichiro Kawamata Shigehiro Ozawa
( tiểu trạch mậu hoằng )
[39]
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7
(Chiêu hòa tàn hiệp vân tử んで thế います)
Yasuo Hanada Masahiro Makino
(マキノ nhã hoằng )
1974 The Executioner
(Trực kích! Địa ngục quyền)
Young Ryūichi Kōga Teruo Ishii
( thạch tỉnh huy nam )
1978 Shogun's Samurai
( liễu sinh nhất tộc の âm mưu )
Hayate Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
Message from Space
( vũ trụ からのメッセージ)
Shirō Hongō Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
1979 Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku
( chân điền hạnh thôn の mưu lược )
Isa Nyūdō Miyoshi Sadao Nakajima
( trung đảo trinh phu )
G.I. Samurai
( chiến quốc tự vệ đội )
Takeda Katsuyori Kōsei Saitō
( trai đằng quang chính )
Tonda Couple
( tường んだカップル)
Hoshida Shinji Sōmai
( tương mễ thận nhị )
Shogun's Ninja
( nhẫn giả võ vân thiếp bách địa tam thái phu )
Takamaru Momochi Norifumi Suzuki
( linh mộc tắc văn )
1981 Samurai Reincarnation
( ma giới 転 sinh )
Iga no Kirimaru Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
Roaring Fire
( hống えろ thiết quyền )
Jōji Hibiki/Tōru Hinohara Norifumi Suzuki
( linh mộc tắc văn )
The Kamikaze Adventurer
(Mạo 険 giả カミカゼ -ADVENTURER KAMIKAZE-)
Akira Hoshino Ryūichi Takamori
( ưng sâm lập nhất )
The Blazing Valiant
(Nhiên える dũng giả)
Joe Toru Dobashi
( thổ kiều hanh )
1982 Lovers Lost
( đạo đốn quật xuyên )
Kunihiko Yasuoka Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
( long chi nhẫn giả )
Genbu Corey Yuen
( nguyên khuê )
Fall Guy
( bồ điền hành tiến khúc )
Himself Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
Cameo appearance
Ninja Wars
( y hạ nhẫn pháp thiếp )
Jōtarō Kōsei Saitō
( trai đằng quang chính )
1983 Kabamaru the Ninja
( y hạ dã カバ hoàn )
Shizune Mejiro Norifumi Suzuki
( linh mộc tắc văn )
Legend of the Eight Samurai
( lí kiến bát khuyển vân )
Shinbei Inue Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
1984 The Street of Desire
(Thải り hà)
Jōji Tanaka Haruhiko Mimura
( tam thôn tình ngạn )
Kōtarō Makaritōru!
(コータローまかりとおる! )
Tatsuya Yoshioka Norifumi Suzuki
( linh mộc tắc văn )
Mahjong hōrōki
( ma tước phóng lãng ký )
Tetsu Bōya Makoto Wada
( hòa điền thành )
1985 The Dagger of Kamui
(カムイの kiếm )
Jiro (voice) Rintaro
(りんたろう)
1986 House on Fire
( hỏa trạch の nhân )
Chūya Nakahara Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
Inuji ni Seshi Mono
( khuyển tử にせしもの)
Shigesa Kazuyuki Izutsu
( tỉnh đồng hòa hạnh )
Cabaret
(キャバレー)
Tanokura Haruki Kadokawa
( giác xuyên xuân thụ )
In the Line of Duty: Royal Warriors
( hoàng gia chiến sĩ )
Kenji "Peter" Yamamoto David Chung
( chung chí văn )
1987 Sure Death 4: Revenge
( tất sát IV hận みはらします)
Ukyōnosuke Okuda Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
1988 Kaitō Ruby
( khoái đạo ルビイ)
Tōru Hayashi Makoto Wada
( hòa điền thành )
1989 Who Do I Choose?
(どっちにするの. )
Jun Yamamoto Shusuke Kaneko
( kim tử tu giới )
1990 Yellow Fangs
(リメインズ_ mỹ しき dũng giả たち)
Eiji Sonny Chiba
( thiên diệp chân nhất )
Let's Go to the Hospital
(Bệnh viện へ hành こう)
Kōhei Shintani Yōjirō Takita
( lung điền dương nhị lang )
Tugumi
(つぐみ)
Kyōichi Jun Ichikawa
( thị xuyên chuẩn )
[40]
1992 Succession
(Kế thừa bôi)
Masakazu Yoshinari Kazuki Ōmori
( đại sâm nhất thụ )
Let's Go to the Hospital 2
(Bệnh は khí から bệnh viện へ hành こう2)
Ichirō Katakura Yōjirō Takita
( lung điền dương nhị lang )
1993 We Are Not Alone
( phó らはみんな sinh きている)
Keiichi Takahashi Yōjirō Takita
( lung điền dương nhị lang )
Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same
( miên らない nhai tân túc giao )
Takashi Samejima Yōjirō Takita
( lung điền dương nhị lang )
1994 Uneasy Encounters
( phố がる nhân 々)
Man Makoto Wada
( hòa điền thành )
Anthology film
Hero Interview
(ヒーローインタビュー)
Jinta Todoroki Michio Mitsuno
(Quang dã đạo phu)
Crest of Betrayal
( trung thần tàng ngoại vân tứ cốc quái đàm )
Takumi-no-kami Asano Kinji Fukasaku
( thâm tác hân nhị )
Special appearance
119
(119)
Headquarters member Naoto Takenaka
( trúc trung trực nhân )
1995 Sharaku
( tả lặc )
Tonbo Masahiro Shinoda
( tiêu điền chính hạo )
East Meets West Kenkichi Kamijō Kihachi Okamoto
( cương bổn hỉ bát )
Emergency Call
(Khẩn cấp hô xuất し エマージェンシー・コール)
Hideyuki Harada Kazuki Ōmori
( đại sâm nhất thụ )
1998 Ring
(リング)
Ryūji Takayama Hideo Nakata
( trung điền tú phu )
Spiral
(らせん)
Ryūji Takayama George Iida
( phạn điền nhượng trị )
Murder on D Street
(D bản の sát nhân sự kiện )
Seiichirō Fukiya Akio Jissoji
( thật tương tự chiêu hùng )
Tadon to Chikuwa
(たどんとちくわ)
Asami Jun Ichikawa
( thị xuyên chuẩn )
1999 Ring 2
(リング2)
Ryūji Takayama Hideo Nakata
( trung điền tú phu )
Special appearance
2000 First Love
(はつ luyến )
Shinichirō Fujiki Tetsuo Shinohara
( tiêu nguyên triết hùng )
2001 Minna no Ie
(みんなのいえ)
Bartender Kōki Mitani
( tam cốc hạnh hỉ )
Round About Midnight
(Chân dạ trung まで)
Kōji Moriyama Makoto Wada
( hòa điền thành )
Onmyōji
( âm dương sư )
Dōson Yōjirō Takita
( lung điền dương nhị lang )
2002 Vengeance for Sale
(Trợ thái đao ốc trợ lục)
Sukeroku Sukedachiya Kihachi Okamoto
( cương bổn hỉ bát )
The Twilight Samurai
(たそがれ thanh binh vệ )
Seibei Iguchi Yoji Yamada
( sơn điền dương thứ )
2003 The Last Samurai Ujio Edward Zwick
2005 Aegis
(Vong quốc のイージス)
Hisashi Sengoku Junji Sakamoto
( phản bổn thuận trị )
The White Countess Matsuda James Ivory
The Promise
( vô cực )
General Guangming Chen Kaige
( trần khải ca )
2007 Sunshine Kaneda Danny Boyle
Rush Hour 3 Kenji Brett Ratner
2008 Speed Racer Mr. Musha The Wachowskis
2009 The City of Your Final Destination Pete James Ivory
2012 Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
( thiên địa minh sát )
Narrator Yōjirō Takita
( lung điền dương nhị lang )
2013 The Wolverine Shingen Yashida James Mangold
The Railway Man Takashi Nagase Jonathan Teplitzky
47 Ronin Ōishi Yoshio Carl Rinsch
2015 Mr. Holmes Tamiki Umezaki Bill Condon
Minions Dumo the Sumo (voice) Pierre CoffinandKyle Balda
2017 Life Sho Murakami Daniel Espinosa
2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Kawabata Ben Lewin
2019 Avengers: Endgame Akihiko Russo brothers
2020 Minamata Mitsuo Yamazaki Andrew Levitas
2021 Mortal Kombat Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion Simon McQuoid
Army of the Dead Bly Tanaka Zack Snyder
2022 Bullet Train The Elder David Leitch
2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 Shimazu Koji Chad Stahelski
2025 Mortal Kombat 2 Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion Simon McQuoid Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
1966 Freezing Point
(Băng điểm)
2 episodes
JNR Inspector No. 36
(Thiết đạo công an 36 hào)
2 episodes
1967 Special Tactical Police
(Đặc biệt cơ động sưu tra đội)
1 episode
1968–69 Ahirugaoka 77
(あひるヶ khâu 77)
Tahei Danno
1970 Mito Kōmon
( thủy hộ hoàng môn )
Kanta 1 episode [41][42]
1970–73 Key Hunter
(キイハンター)
3 episodes [43]
1975 The Gorilla Seven
(ザ★ゴリラ7)
1 episode
1977 J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
(ジャッカー điện kích đội)
Katsuya Nakayama 1 episode
Shinkansen Kōankan
(Tân càn tuyến công an quan)
Yasuo 1 episode
1978–79 Message from Space: Galactic Wars
( vũ trụ からのメッセージ・ ngân hà đại chiến )
Hayato Gen/Maboroshi 27 episodes
The Yagyu Conspiracy
( liễu sinh nhất tộc の âm mưu )
Hyōma Hattori
Sasuke
13 episodes
1978 Seven Detectives
(Thất nhân の hình sự)
1 episode
1979 The Unfettered Shogun
( cát tông bình phán ký bạo れん phường tương quân )
Otome Moroki 1 episode [44]
1980 Roar! Doberman Cop
(Bạo tẩu! ドーベルマン hình sự)
Hiroshi Sawaki 1 episode
1980–81 Yagyu Abaretabi
(Liễu sinh あばれ lữ)
Matahei 10 episodes
1981–82 Shadow Warriors II
(Ảnh の quân đoàn II)
Hayate Kozō 10 episodes
1982 Shadow Warriors III
(Ảnh の quân đoàn III)
Sasuke 13 episodes
1982–83 Yagyu Jubei Abaretabi
(Liễu sinh thập binh vệ あばれ lữ)
Matahei 9 episodes
1984 Wonderful Circus Guy
(Tố tình らしきサーカス dã lang)
Tsuyoshi Satomi TV film
Chōdenshi Bioman
( siêu điện tử バイオマン)
Ken Hayase 1 episode
1985 Shadow Warriors IV
(Ảnh の quân đoàn IV)
Katsu Rintarō 18 episodes
And Then the War is Over
(そして chiến tranh が chung った)
Tetsutarō Suzuki TV film
Kamen no Ninja Akakage
(仮 diện の nhẫn giả xích ảnh )
Genji TV film
Shadow Warriors: The End of An Era
(Ảnh の quân đoàn mạc mạt biên)
Katsu Rintarō 3 episodes
1986 Interviewer Saeko: A Returnless Journey
(インタビュアー・ nhạ tử 〜もどらない lữ へ〜)
TV film
1987 Classmate is 13-years-old
(Đồng cấp sinh は13 tuế)
Kenkō Inawashiro
Dokuganryu Masamune
( độc nhãn long chính tông )
Matsudaira Tadateru 9 episodes
Sweet Memories
( tùng điền thánh tử のスイート・メモリーズ)
Kiyoshi Ishihara TV film [45]
Me and Sister
(Yêm と tỷ quý)
TV film
1988 Tokugawa Ieyasu
(Đức xuyên gia khang)
Ishida Mitsunari TV film
Love Story in New York
(ニューヨーク luyến vật ngữ)
Masahiro Sakairi
I Love You So Much
(あなたが đại hảo き)
Seiichi TV film [46]
1989 Oda Nobunaga
(Chức điền tín trường)
Tokugawa Ieyasu TV film
Sakamoto Ryoma
(Bản bổn long mã)
Sakamoto Ryōma TV film
1990 Shingo's Ten Duels
(Tân ngô thập phiên thắng phụ)
Aoi Shingo TV film
1991 Taiheiki
( thái bình ký )
Ashikaga Takauji 49 episodes [47]
Fall Guy: Gin-chan Goes
(続・ bồ điền hành tiến khúc ngân ちゃんが hành く)
TV film
1992 Seiteki Mokushi Roku
(Tính đích mặc kỳ lục)
Mitsuo Wada TV film
Seizoroi Shimizu Ikka: Jirocho Uridasu
( thế tiễn い thanh thủy nhất gia thứ lang trường mại り xuất す)
Shinya no Asakichi TV film
1993 Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Conqueror of a Nation
(Thiên hạ を hoạch った nam phong thần tú cát)
Azai Nagamasa TV film
Kōkō Kyōshi
(Cao giáo giáo sư)
Takao Hamura 11 episodes [48]
1994 The Reason I Owed to Her
(Phó が bỉ nữ に, tá kim をした lý do.)
Kunihiko Yamanobe 11 episodes [49]
1995 The Abe Clan
( a bộ nhất tộc )
Matashichirō Emoto TV film
Miracles in the Holy Night: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
(Thánh dạ の kỳ tích thánh giả が nhai にやってくる -Santa Claus is Coming to town-”)
Yūji Nonomura TV film
1996 Hideyoshi
( tú cát )
Ishida Mitsunari
1997 Shin Hanshichi Torimonocho
(Tân ・ bán thất bộ vật trướng)
Hanshichi 18 episodes
A Story of Love
(こんな luyến のはなし)
Shūichirō Harashima 12 episodes
1998 That Man's Fear
(その nam の khủng phố )
Keisuke Kishikawa TV film
Tabloid
(タブロイド)
Toshihito Manabe 10 episodes [50]
1999 Summer of Detectives
( hình sự たちの hạ )
Kazuki Kurokawa TV film
Furuhata Ninzaburō
( cổ điền nhậm tam lang )
Kazuo Yura 1 episode [51]
Kujira o Mita hi
(Kình を kiến た nhật)
Tamio Ōba TV film
2001 Unmarried Family
(Phi hôn gia tộc)
Yōsuke Matoba 12 episodes
2004 Locked-in Syndrome
(ロックド・イン chứng hầu quần )
Shunsuke Kōsaka TV film [52]
2010 Lost Dogen 5 episodes
2011–12 Revenge Satoshi Takeda 4 episodes
2014–15 Helix Dr. Hiroshi Hatake 15 episodes
2014 Extant Hideki Yasumoto 13 episodes
2016 The Last Ship Takehaya 9 episodes
2018 Westworld Musashi 2 episodes
2020 Dolores "Sato" Abernathy 2 episodes
2021 Hawkeye Akihiko 1 episode (archive footage)
2024–present Shōgun Yoshii Toranaga Also producer [53]

Stage appearences

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Yagyu Jubei Makai Tensho Iga no Kirimaru
Stuntman Story Hiroyuki
1982–84 The Big Adventure of The Fantastic Pirates Icarus (Young Pirate)/Eagle Spirit
1984 Little Shop of Horrors
1985 The Drunken Duke Napoleon Bonaparte
Tenshu Story
1986 Adventure Youth Departure [citation needed]
Stuntman Love Story
Romeo and Juliet Romeo
1987 Biloxi Blues Eugene
1988 Big River Huckleberry
1989–90 Broadway Bound Eugene
1993 Moonlit Club
1995–98 Hamlet Hamlet
1999–2000 King Lear The Fool
2000 The Orchestra Pit Conductor

Accolades

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Institution Year Category Work Result Ref.
Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Shōgun Pending [38]
Blue Ribbon Awards 1994 Best Actor We Are Not Alone Won
1996 Sharaku
East Meets West
Kinkyu yobidashi - Emâjenshî kôru
Won
2006 Aegis Won
Camerimage 2024 Best Performance in a TV Series Shōgun Won [35]
Gotham TV Awards 2024 Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series Nominated [36]
Hochi Film Awards 1988 Best Actor Kaitō Ruby Won
1995 Sharaku
East Meets West
Kinkyu yobidashi - Emâjenshî kôru
Won
Japan Academy Film Prize 1982 Newcomer of the Year Samurai Reincarnation
Roaring Fire
Bôkensha kamikaze
Won
1985 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Mahjong hōrōki
The Street of Desire
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Nominated
1991 Tugumi
Byôin e ikô
Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi
Nominated
1994 Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same
We Are Not Alone
Nominated
2003 The Twilight Samurai Won
2006 Aegis Nominated
Kinema Junpo Awards 1989 Best Actor Kaitō Ruby Won
1994 Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same

We Are Not Alone

Won
1996 Sharaku
East Meets West
Kinkyu yobidashi - Emâjenshî kôru
Won
2003 The Twilight Samurai
Vengeance for Sale
Won
Mainichi Film Awards 2003 Best Actor Won
Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Drama Series Shōgun Won [34]
[54]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won
Television Critics Association Awards 2024 Individual Achievement in Drama Shōgun Nominated [37]
Yokohama Film Festival 1989 Best Actor Kaitō Ruby Won
1994 Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same
We Are Not Alone
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Won

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