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5 unusual facts about Hiroyuki Sanada


Brian Tee

In James Mangold's The Wolverine (2013), starring Hugh Jackman, Tee played Noburo Mori, a minister of justice arranged to marry the daughter of Yakuza Boss Shingen Yashida (Hiroyuki Sanada).

Conan Lee

Lee is best known for his roles in cult kung fu/ninja hybrid movie Ninja in the Dragon's Den, alongside popular Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, and the crime/comedy buddy cop film Tiger on the Beat with Chow Yun-fat.

Miles Straume

A few days later, after Jack and Hurley too escape, Miles is left behind with the "infected" Sayid and the Others when Claire Littleton, also "infected," shows up to talk to the Others' spokesperson, Dogen (Hiroyuki Sanada).

Rie Miyazawa

Then in 2002, she starred alongside Hiroyuki Sanada in Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai), the year's hit movie that won numerous awards at home, including ones for the lead actors, and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film.

Rikiya Otaka

Today, he (alongside Hiroyuki Sanada who played Ryuji Takayama in Ringu) the most credited and popular male character in the Ringu series.



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