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Hiroyuki Sanada

真田 広之
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Sanada in 2024
Born
Hiroyuki Shimozawa
(下澤 廣之)

(1960-10-12) 12 October 1960 (age 64)
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1965–present
Spouse(s)
Satomi Tezuka
(m. 1990; div. 1997)
Children 2
Awards See list
Japanese name
Kanji 真田 広之
Hiragana さなだ ひろゆき
Katakana サナダ ヒロユキ
Transcriptions
Romanization Sanada Hiroyuki
Alternative Japanese name
Kanji 下澤 廣之
Transcriptions
Romanization Shimozawa Hiroyuki

Hiroyuki Sanada OBE (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, né Shimozawa; 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Hochi Film Awards, two Japan Academy Film Prizes, a Mainichi Film Award, three Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, four Kinema Junpo Awards, and honors from the Yokohama Film Festival. In 2018, he received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his "artistic developments, improvements, and accomplishments".

He began his career in the mid-1960s at the age of five, and was the protégé of actor Sonny Chiba. A black belt in Kyokushin Karate, he initially gained prominence for his roles in Japanese and Hong Kong action films, later establishing himself as a dramatic actor. He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Ryuji Takayama in Ring (1998) where he played alongside Nanako Matsushima, who was also his co-star in a 1997 television drama A Story of Love. His role as the Fool in a production of the Shakespeare play King 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 in The Twilight Samurai (2002), Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), and Kenji in Rush Hour 3 (2007).

Sanada's appearances in Hollywood films include Sunshine (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Wolverine, 47 Ronin (both 2013), Minions (2015), Life (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Army of the Dead (2021), as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion in Mortal Kombat (2021), in Bullet Train (2022), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He also had recurring roles on Lost (2010) and the HBO series Westworld (2018–2020). 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, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also received the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for his role as a producer.

Life and career

1966–1978: Child actor

Born in Tokyo, he was scouted by an entertainer while playing with the son of the actor Kokichi Takada who lived in the same condominium. After working as a model for a magazine for young children, he joined the Himawari Theatre Group at the age of five. Originally planning to be an action movie star, he studied Shorinji Kempo and later took up Kyokushin kaikan karate. He began playing baseball at age 8 as a catcher. Sanada was mentored by actor Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba, and was a member of his Japan Action Club, becoming his protégé.

At the age of five, Sanada had his first role in the 1966 film Game of Chance (浪曲子守唄), the son of Chiba's character. 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. By his teenage years he knew how to act, fight, sing, dance, perform stunts, ride horseback, and had developed versatility. 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. He began acting again with a part in a film by Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku.

1982–1999: Japanese character roles

Sanada received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Science from Nihon University in 1982. In 1992, Sanada played Yoshinari, a stockbroker turned yakuza in the comedy film Keisho Sakazuki (Succession), with Ogata Ken. In 1997 Sanada starred in a television drama A Story of Love, also known by its Japanese title Konna 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 by Nanako Matsushima. The following year in 1998, Sanada once again co-starred with Nanako Matsushima in the mystery thriller Ringu (Ring) as Takayama Ryuji, the ex-husband of Matsushima's character Reiko, a journalist investigating the death of her niece. Also in 1998, Sanada starred as Asami in Jun Ichikawa's Tadon to Chikuwa. Sanada's role followed the story of a writer suffering from writer's block. In 1999, Sanada starred in Mayonaka Made (Round About Midnight) as Moriyama Koji, a confident jazz trumpet performer who performs at a club called Cotton Tail. In the film, Moriyama sees Michelle Reis's character being attacked by two murderers, who they proceed to chase throughout the film.

1999–2002: Royal Shakespeare Company

In 1999 and 2000, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in their production of King Lear. 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". For this role, he was appointed an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2002, citing his "contribution to spreading British culture in Japan." That year, Sanada played the lead role of the low-ranking Seibei Iguchi in The 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.

2003–2009: The Last Samurai and international breakthrough

In 2003, Sanada's role as Ujio, a master swordsman, opposite Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai, brought him praise. Sanada played Matsuda, a man who befriends Ralph Fiennes' character Todd Jackson, in The White Countess (2005) directed by James Ivory. He starred in the Chinese film The Promise directed by Chen Kaige as General Guangming. Sanada appeared in Rush Hour 3 (2007) with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, Danny Boyle's Sunshine (2007) as Kaneda, and The City of Your Final Destination (2009), in which he plays Pete, the younger lover of Anthony Hopkins's character Adam Gund.

2010–2020: Lost, Westworld, and Avengers: Endgame

Hiroyuki Sanada 2013 (cropped)
Sanada on a press tour for the series Helix (2013)

Sanada joined the cast of the ABC TV series Lost in 2010 during its sixth and final season. He portrayed Dogen, a high-ranking member of "The Others". In 2013, he appeared in 47 Ronin (the first English-language adaptation of the Chushingura legend, Japan's most famous tale of samurai loyalty and revenge) alongside Keanu Reeves, as Shingen Yashida in The Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman, and as Takashi Nagase in The Railway Man, a story of vengeance and reconciliation co-starring Stellan Skarsgård and Colin Firth. He voiced "Sumo Villain" in Minions, a master of strength and power who pursues the Minions.

Sanada was a guest star as Takehaya, a former Japanese Navy officer and legendary pirate captain in post-plague Asia, in the apocalyptic drama series The Last Ship. He also starred in the 2017 movie Life with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds. In 2018, he began a recurring role as swordmaster Musashi on the HBO series Westworld and played the minor role of Akihiko in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. In August 2019, Sanada was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Scorpion. In 2020, Sanada starred alongside Johnny Depp in the film Minamata. In 2021, he played the shrewd casino owner Bly Tanaka in Zack Snyder's action film Army of the Dead.

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

“Shogun” big hit prayer event at Zojoji 1
Sanada (fourth from the left) at an event promoting Shōgun in 2024

In 2022, Sanada took the major supporting role of the Elder in Bullet Train opposite Brad Pitt. In 2023, he portrayed Koji Shimazu, manager of the Osaka Continental Hotel, in John Wick: Chapter 4, and was featured in a multi-commercial campaign introducing Mazda CX-90.

In 2021, Sanada was announced as producer and part of the cast of the FX limited series Shōgun, adapted from the James Clavell novel, playing the part of Lord Toranaga. The series has received widespread global critical acclaim, with Sanada's role in the series considered a highlight among many reviewers. In 2024, Sanada became the first Japanese actor or actress to win any Primetime Emmy, and specifically the first Japanese winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his role in Shōgun. Sanada also was a recipient of the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for his role as a producer for the series. Sanada will receive the inaugural award for best TV series performance at the EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival for the role. He was nominated for the Gotham TV Award for Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series, and the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. He is nominated for Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series at the 4th Astra TV Awards.

Honors

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1966 Game of Chance
(浪曲子守唄)
Kenichi Endō Ryūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
1967 Game of Chance 2
(続 浪曲子守唄)
Kenichi Endō Ryūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
Game of Chance 3: Lullaby for My Son
(出世子守唄)
Kenichi Endō Ryūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
1969 Abashiri Prison: Drifter at the Edge of the World
(新網走番外地 さいはての流れ者)
Shōichi Teruo Ishii
(石井輝男)
1970 Legacy of Honor
(遊侠列伝)
Ichiro Kawamata Shigehiro Ozawa
(小沢 茂弘)
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7
(昭和残侠伝 死んで貰います)
Yasuo Hanada Masahiro Makino
(マキノ雅弘)
1974 The Executioner
(直撃! 地獄拳)
Young Ryūichi Kōga Teruo Ishii
(石井輝男)
1978 Shogun's Samurai
(柳生一族の陰謀)
Hayate Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Message from Space
(宇宙からのメッセージ)
Shirō Hongō Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
1979 Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku
(真田幸村の謀略)
Isa Nyūdō Miyoshi Sadao Nakajima
(中島貞夫)
G.I. Samurai
(戦国自衛隊)
Takeda Katsuyori Kōsei Saitō
(斎藤光正)
Tonda Couple
(翔んだカップル)
Hoshida Shinji Sōmai
(相米慎二)
Shogun's Ninja
(忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫)
Takamaru Momochi Norifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
1981 Samurai Reincarnation
(魔界転生)
Iga no Kirimaru Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Roaring Fire
(吼えろ鉄拳)
Jōji Hibiki/Tōru Hinohara Norifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
The Kamikaze Adventurer
(冒険者カミカゼ -ADVENTURER KAMIKAZE-)
Akira Hoshino Ryūichi Takamori
(鷹森立一)
The Blazing Valiant
(燃える勇者)
Joe Toru Dobashi
(土橋亨)
1982 Lovers Lost
(道頓堀川)
Kunihiko Yasuoka Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
(龍之忍者)
Genbu Corey Yuen
(元奎)
Fall Guy
(蒲田行進曲)
Himself Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Cameo appearance
Ninja Wars
(伊賀忍法帖)
Jōtarō Kōsei Saitō
(斎藤光正)
1983 Kabamaru the Ninja
(伊賀野カバ丸)
Shizune Mejiro Norifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
Legend of the Eight Samurai
(里見八犬伝)
Shinbei Inue Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
1984 The Street of Desire
(彩り河)
Jōji Tanaka Haruhiko Mimura
(三村晴彦)
Kōtarō Makaritōru!
(コータローまかりとおる!)
Tatsuya Yoshioka Norifumi Suzuki
(鈴木則文)
Mahjong hōrōki
(麻雀放浪記)
Tetsu Bōya Makoto Wada
(和田誠)
1985 The Dagger of Kamui
(カムイの剣)
Jiro (voice) Rintaro
(りんたろう)
1986 House on Fire
(火宅の人)
Chūya Nakahara Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Inuji ni Seshi Mono
(犬死にせしもの)
Shigesa Kazuyuki Izutsu
(井筒和幸)
Cabaret
(キャバレー)
Tanokura Haruki Kadokawa
(角川春樹)
In the Line of Duty: Royal Warriors
(皇家戰士)
Kenji "Peter" Yamamoto David Chung
(鍾志文)
1987 Sure Death 4: Revenge
(必殺IV 恨みはらします)
Ukyōnosuke Okuda Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
1988 Kaitō Ruby
(快盗ルビイ)
Tōru Hayashi Makoto Wada
(和田誠)
1989 Who Do I Choose?
(どっちにするの。)
Jun Yamamoto Shusuke Kaneko
(金子修介)
1990 Yellow Fangs
(リメインズ_美しき勇者たち)
Eiji Sonny Chiba
(千葉真一)
Let's Go to the Hospital
(病院へ行こう)
Kōhei Shintani Yōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
Tugumi
(つぐみ)
Kyōichi Jun Ichikawa
(市川準)
1992 Succession
(継承盃)
Masakazu Yoshinari Kazuki Ōmori
(大森一樹)
Let's Go to the Hospital 2
(病は気から 病院へ行こう2)
Ichirō Katakura Yōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
1993 We Are Not Alone
(僕らはみんな生きている)
Keiichi Takahashi Yōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
Nemuranai Machi: Shinjuku Same
(眠らない街 新宿鮫)
Takashi Samejima Yōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
1994 Uneasy Encounters
(怖がる人々)
Man Makoto Wada
(和田誠)
Anthology film
Hero Interview
(ヒーローインタビュー)
Jinta Todoroki Michio Mitsuno
(光野道夫)
Crest of Betrayal
(忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談)
Takumi-no-kami Asano Kinji Fukasaku
(深作欣二)
Special appearance
119
(119)
Headquarters member Naoto Takenaka
(竹中直人)
1995 Sharaku
(写楽)
Tonbo Masahiro Shinoda
(篠田正浩)
East Meets West Kenkichi Kamijō Kihachi Okamoto
(岡本喜八)
Emergency Call
(緊急呼出し エマージェンシー・コール)
Hideyuki Harada Kazuki Ōmori
(大森一樹)
1998 Ring
(リング)
Ryūji Takayama Hideo Nakata
(中田秀夫)
Spiral
(らせん)
Ryūji Takayama George Iida
(飯田譲治)
Murder on D Street
(D坂の殺人事件)
Seiichirō Fukiya Akio Jissoji
(実相寺昭雄)
Tadon to Chikuwa
(たどんとちくわ)
Asami Jun Ichikawa
(市川準)
1999 Ring 2
(リング2)
Ryūji Takayama Hideo Nakata
(中田秀夫)
Special appearance
2000 First Love
(はつ恋)
Shinichirō Fujiki Tetsuo Shinohara
(篠原哲雄)
2001 Minna no Ie
(みんなのいえ)
Bartender Kōki Mitani
(三谷幸喜)
Round About Midnight
(真夜中まで)
Kōji Moriyama Makoto Wada
(和田誠)
Onmyōji
(陰陽師)
Dōson Yōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
2002 Vengeance for Sale
(助太刀屋助六)
Sukeroku Sukedachiya Kihachi Okamoto
(岡本喜八)
The Twilight Samurai
(たそがれ清兵衛)
Seibei Iguchi Yoji Yamada
(山田洋次)
2003 The Last Samurai Ujio Edward Zwick
2005 Aegis
(亡国のイージス)
Hisashi Sengoku Junji Sakamoto
(阪本順治)
The White Countess Matsuda James Ivory
The Promise
(無極)
General Guangming Chen Kaige
(陳凱歌)
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
(天地明察)
Narrator Yōjirō Takita
(滝田洋二郎)
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 Coffin and Kyle 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

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
1966 Freezing Point
(氷点)
2 episodes
JNR Inspector No. 36
(鉄道公安36号)
2 episodes
1967 Special Tactical Police
(特別機動捜査隊)
1 episode
1968–69 Ahirugaoka 77
(あひるヶ丘77)
Tahei Danno
1970 Mito Kōmon
(水戸黄門)
Kanta 1 episode
1970–73 Key Hunter
(キイハンター)
3 episodes
1975 The Gorilla Seven
(ザ★ゴリラ7)
1 episode
1977 J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
(ジャッカー電撃隊)
Katsuya Nakayama 1 episode
Shinkansen Kōankan
(新幹線公安官)
Yasuo 1 episode
1978–79 Message from Space: Galactic Wars
(宇宙からのメッセージ・銀河大戦)
Hayato Gen/Maboroshi 27 episodes
The Yagyu Conspiracy
(柳生一族の陰謀)
Hyōma Hattori
Sasuke
13 episodes
1978 Seven Detectives
(七人の刑事)
1 episode
1979 The Unfettered Shogun
(吉宗評判記 暴れん坊将軍)
Otome Moroki 1 episode
1980 Roar! Doberman Cop
(爆走!ドーベルマン刑事)
Hiroshi Sawaki 1 episode
1980–81 Yagyu Abaretabi
(柳生あばれ旅)
Matahei 10 episodes
1981–82 Shadow Warriors II
(影の軍団II)
Hayate Kozō 10 episodes
1982 Shadow Warriors III
(影の軍団III)
Sasuke 13 episodes
1982–83 Yagyu Jubei Abaretabi
(柳生十兵衛あばれ旅)
Matahei 9 episodes
1984 Wonderful Circus Guy
(素晴らしきサーカス野郎)
Tsuyoshi Satomi TV film
Chōdenshi Bioman
(超電子バイオマン)
Ken Hayase 1 episode
1985 Shadow Warriors IV
(影の軍団IV)
Katsu Rintarō 18 episodes
And Then the War is Over
(そして戦争が終った)
Tetsutarō Suzuki TV film
Kamen no Ninja Akakage
(仮面の忍者赤影)
Genji TV film
Shadow Warriors: The End of An Era
(影の軍団 幕末編)
Katsu Rintarō 3 episodes
1986 Interviewer Saeko: A Returnless Journey
(インタビュアー・冴子 〜もどらない旅へ〜)
TV film
1987 Classmate is 13-years-old
(同級生は13歳)
Kenkō Inawashiro
Dokuganryu Masamune
(独眼竜政宗)
Matsudaira Tadateru 9 episodes
Sweet Memories
(松田聖子のスイート・メモリーズ)
Kiyoshi Ishihara TV film
Me and Sister
(俺と姉貴)
TV film
1988 Tokugawa Ieyasu
(徳川家康)
Ishida Mitsunari TV film
Love Story in New York
(ニューヨーク恋物語)
Masahiro Sakairi
I Love You So Much
(あなたが大好き)
Seiichi TV film
1989 Oda Nobunaga
(織田信長)
Tokugawa Ieyasu TV film
Sakamoto Ryoma
(坂本龍馬)
Sakamoto Ryōma TV film
1990 Shingo's Ten Duels
(新吾十番勝負)
Aoi Shingo TV film
1991 Taiheiki
(太平記)
Ashikaga Takauji 49 episodes
Fall Guy: Gin-chan Goes
(続・蒲田行進曲 銀ちゃんが行く)
TV film
1992 Seiteki Mokushi Roku
(性的黙示録)
Mitsuo Wada TV film
Seizoroi Shimizu Ikka: Jirocho Uridasu
(勢揃い清水一家 次郎長売り出す)
Shinya no Asakichi TV film
1993 Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Conqueror of a Nation
(天下を獲った男 豊臣秀吉)
Azai Nagamasa TV film
Kōkō Kyōshi
(高校教師)
Takao Hamura 11 episodes
1994 The Reason I Owed to Her
(僕が彼女に、借金をした理由。)
Kunihiko Yamanobe 11 episodes
1995 The Abe Clan
(阿部一族)
Matashichirō Emoto TV film
Miracles in the Holy Night: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
(聖夜の奇跡 聖者が街にやってくる -Santa Claus is Coming to town-」)
Yūji Nonomura TV film
1996 Hideyoshi
(秀吉)
Ishida Mitsunari
1997 Shin Hanshichi Torimonocho
(新・半七捕物帳)
Hanshichi 18 episodes
A Story of Love
(こんな恋のはなし)
Shūichirō Harashima 12 episodes
1998 That Man's Fear
(その男の恐怖)
Keisuke Kishikawa TV film
Tabloid
(タブロイド)
Toshihito Manabe 10 episodes
1999 Summer of Detectives
(刑事たちの夏)
Kazuki Kurokawa TV film
Furuhata Ninzaburō
(古畑任三郎)
Kazuo Yura 1 episode
Kujira o Mita hi
(鯨を見た日)
Tamio Ōba TV film
2001 Unmarried Family
(非婚家族)
Yōsuke Matoba 12 episodes
2004 Locked-in Syndrome
(ロックド・イン症候群)
Shunsuke Kōsaka TV film
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

Stage appearences

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
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

Institution Year Category Work Result Ref.
Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Shōgun Pending
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
Gotham TV Awards 2024 Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series Nominated
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
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won
Television Critics Association Awards 2024 Individual Achievement in Drama Shōgun Nominated
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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