Movies by Hiroyuki Sanada
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47 Ronin (2013)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki …
Directed by: Carl Rinsch
Based on the famous true story, this historical action-adventure follows the honor-bound exploits of 47 samurai warriors who patiently plot to exact revenge on a court official responsible…
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The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
Cast: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney …
Directed by: James Ivory
After duping school officials into awarding him a grant to write a biography on novelist Jules Gund, grad student Omar Razaghi (Omar Metwally) must travel to Uruguay to get legitimate…
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Sunshine (2007)
Cast: Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Cillian Murphy …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
The sun is dying and Earth's days are numbered in this sci-fi thriller helmed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). With permanent darkness looming, scientists devise a plan…
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Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Vinnie Jones …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Quick-fisted Det. Lee and loudmouthed Det. Carter team up again and head to Paris to protect a tattooed Frenchwoman who knows too much about an assassination plot. Along the way, Lee…
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The White Countess (2005)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave …
Directed by: James Ivory
Blinded by a traumatic event that took the lives of his wife and daughter, disenchanted ex-U.S. diplomat Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) dreams of owning a gentleman's club. But his life…
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The Promise (2005)
Cast: Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-kun, Hiroyuki Sanada …
Directed by: Kaige Chen
A beautiful girl becomes the most powerful royal concubine in the king's palace. But after years of being pampered, she grows spoiled, and a goddess punishes her with a curse that says…
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The Last Samurai (2003)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Nathan is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization, Algren soon learns to…
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi …
Directed by: Yôji Yamada
Seibei Iguchi, a recent widower and impoverished accountant, eschews his responsibilities as a samurai in order to care for his two daughters and ailing mother. But when his clan leaders…
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Onmyoji (2001)
Cast: Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Ito, Eriko Imai …
Directed by: Yôjirô Takita
During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the Onmyoji to keep the supernatural forces in line. But as political events become highly…
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Ringu 2 (1999)
Cast: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Sato, Kyko Fukada …
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Stringy-haired Sadako returns in this chilling sequel to the film that spawned a fear of unlabeled videotapes. On a quest to find out what happened to her beau (Hiroyuki Sanada), Mai Takano…
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Ringu (1998)
Cast: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada …
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Based on the book by Koji Suzuki, this earlier Japanese version of the hit American movie The Ring is creepy in the extreme. After watching a mysterious videotape, a group of teenagers die…
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Rasen (1998)
Cast: Kôichi Satô, Miki Nakatani, Hinako Saeki …
Directed by: Jôji Iida
Dr. Mitsuo Ando (Koichi Sato) is crushed to learn that his old friend (Hiroyuki Sanada) has died, the apparent victim of a videotape. But in his search to discover how that might have been…
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Yellow Fangs (1990)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Mika Muramatsu, Akira Kurosaki …
Directed by: Sonny Chiba
When a man-eating bear attacks her home, kills her father and carries off her mother to its mountain lair, young Yuki (Mika Muramatsu) determines to track down and destroy the beast. But when…
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The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada
Directed by: Rintaro
A family murder and a powerful dagger set young Jiro on a course to unlock the mysteries of his past in this anime film. After he discovers that his family has been brutally murdered, Jiro is…
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Ninja Wars (1984)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Henry Sanada, Akira Nakao …
Directed by: Mitsumasa Saito
There's a lot at stake for whoever marries Princess Ukio, for that person will become the ruler of the world. Lord Donjo (Akira Nakao) makes his bid for the throne via a deal with the…
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Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Cast: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
When the clan of a beautiful princess is wiped out by an attacking army of phantom warriors, the dispossessed potentate hooks up with eight freelance samurai to defeat the ghostly swordsmen.…
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Samurai Reincarnation: Makai Tensho (1981)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
A 17th-century Christian uprising against a domineering government ends in the tragic death of the revolt's leader, Shiro Amakusa. When Shiro's resurrected as an evil spirit, he…
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Shogun's Ninja (1980)
Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi …
Directed by: Noribumi Suzuki
After the reigning clan of Muromachi warlords is mercilessly exterminated by the evil Oda Nobunaga and his troupe of henchmen, Takamaru (Hiroyuki Sanada) -- the sole survivor and heir to the…
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Message from Space (1978)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Vic Morrow, Philip Casnoff …
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Clearly inspired by the Star Wars saga, this Japanese sci-fi thriller charts the conflict between the peace-loving natives of the planet Jillucia and the attacking Gavanas. In response to the…
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Killing Machine / Shogun's Ninja (1975)
Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Asao Koike …
Directed by: Norifumi Suzuki
With universal themes of revenge and honor, along with amazing physicality, the classic films in this Japanese double feature exemplify the martial arts explosion of the late 1970s. In…