Overview
Hiroyuki Sanada is the Japanese actor behind Shingen Yashida in The Wolverine (2013). Sanada’s TV and film work also takes in Mortal Kombat II (2026) as Scorpion, Shōgun (2024) as Yoshii Toranaga and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) as Shimazu Koji. Sanada was born on October 12, 1960, in Shinagawa, Japan.
Quick Facts
- Known for
- The Wolverine, Mortal Kombat II, Shōgun
- Occupation
- Actor, Singer
- Born
- October 12, 1960 in Shinagawa, Japan
- Credits listed
- 12 (2003–2026)
- Official links
Film & Television Credits
- 2026 Mortal Kombat II as Scorpion IMDb ↗
- 2024 Shōgun as Yoshii Toranaga IMDb ↗
- 2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 as Shimazu Koji IMDb ↗
- 2022 Bullet Train as The Elder IMDb ↗
- 2021 Mortal Kombat as Scorpion IMDb ↗
- 2021 Army of the Dead IMDb ↗
- 2019 Avengers: Endgame as Akihiko IMDb ↗
- 2013 The Wolverine as Shingen Yashida IMDb ↗
- 2013 The Railway Man as Takashi Nagase IMDb ↗
- 2013 47 Ronin as Ōishi Yoshio IMDb ↗
- 2008 Speed Racer as Mr. Musha IMDb ↗
- 2003 The Last Samurai as Ujio IMDb ↗
Connections
Worked with
- Mortal Kombat II
- Karl Urban, Mehcad Brooks
- The Wolverine
- Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
- Mortal Kombat
- Mehcad Brooks