Hiroyuki Sanada

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HIROYUKI SANADA has impressed international audiences with his versatility in such acclaimed films as "The Last Samurai," with Tom Cruise, Yoji Yamada's 2004 Oscar-nominated film "The Twilight Samurai" and "Sharaku," an official selection at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Sanada also starred in the original Japanese version of the modern horror-classic "The Ring."

Most recently, Sanada was seen in the science fiction adventure film "Sunshine," directed by Danny Boyle, opposite Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans and Michelle Yeoh, and in "Rush Hour 3" as the lead villain, opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Previously, he starred in Chen Kaige's epic fantasy romance "The Promise," a role which required him to learn Mandarin phonetically, and in 2005 made his English language film debut in the Merchant Ivory film "The White Countess," opposite Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson.

He will next be seen starring opposite Anthony Hopkins in the drama "The City of Your Final Destination," which reunites Sanada with director James Ivory.

Also an internationally celebrated stage actor, Sanada starred as Romeo in an acclaimed Japanese production of "Romeo & Juliet," after which he starred as the title character in an acclaimed production of "Hamlet." On the London stage, he starred as the Fool, alongside Nigel Hawthorne, in the Royal Shakespeare Company's millennium production of "King Lear," for which he was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.

Filmography: Rasen, Ringu, Ringu 2, Rush Hour 3, Speed Racer (2008), Sunshine (2007), The Last Samurai, The Promise (2005), The Twilight Samurai, The White Countess, Yellow Fangs (1990),

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