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 Chibas Japan Action Club hoping to one day become a martial arts action film star Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s but as it became clear he was actually a talented and wellrounded actor he was able to branch out into all different types of roles in every genre Today he is best known in the west for his involvement in bigbudget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3