Hiroyuki Sanada, MBE (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (下澤 廣之

, Shimosawa Hiroyuki); 12 October 1960),[1] is a Japanese actor. In Asia, he is most famous for his
role in Kirito No Séngyo as the 'Immortal', and Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai) and his role
as 'The Fool' in the Shakespeare play King Lear gave him notable theatrical notice in the UK.
Sanada is also known as a recording artist in Japan. He also is a stage actor, working in Japanese
and British plays and theatre.
He made his first major Hollywood appearance portraying Ujio in 2003's The Last Samurai, later also
appearing in 2013's The Wolverine and 47 Ronin. Additionally, he is currently set to portray
the Mortal Kombat character Scorpion in the 2021 reboot film of the same name.[2][3]

Some of Sanada's more famous movies are Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai), Ring, Kaitō
Ruby and The Last Samurai. Sanada played Matsuda (the Japanese imperialist who
befriends Ralph Fiennes's character) in the 2005 film The White Countess directed by James Ivory.
He starred in the Chinese film The Promise directed by Chen Kaige as General Guangming. Sanada
has appeared in Rush Hour 3 in 2007 with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and in The City of Your
Final Destination in 2009 in which he plays the younger lover of Anthony Hopkins's character.