John Wick 4: Meet Hiroyuki Sanada

[@anpowicasta2135]

Highly underrated actor. We need to see him in a modern day drama film

[@rizhrd181]

his character is the true meaning of friendship & brotherhood.... if Winston is the NYC, He is the Osaka... his line when he told his daughter... that John Wick and his friendship with him was even way beyond before she was born... and yes he sacrificed his life, leadership, money, fortune, and everything he has for John Wick with no words at all and no hesitation.... but i love it when he said to Jonathan... please do me a favor, you exit where you came from/enter but kill as many as you can.... wow truly a genuine life time friendship!

[@meredithr9824]

As much I'd love to talk to celebrities, I don't think I'd come up with very intresting questions like this. And I love how he answered so thoughtfully.

[@ABMultimediaDesigner]

I first saw him in Rush Hour 3 alongside Jackie Chan, and for him to progress to further roles and now in this latest instalment of John Wick, it is brilliant to see this evolvement. Hiroyuki is such a brilliant actor

[@get_obliterat8642]

My first was in the last samurai

[@yannjodry7917]

Progress is playing forgettable small parts in shitty Hollywood movies? He began acting at the end of the 60's, was Sonny Chiba's protégé, acted for Kinji Fukasaku, was in two cult Hong Kong movies (Ninja in the dragon's den, Royal warriors), was in the original Ring, Sharaku from the VERY respected Masahiro Shinoda, had two fun parts in Kihachi Okamoto's East meets West and the excellent Vengeance for sale, found one of his best roles in The twilight samurai...and went to Hollywood the next year to play in amazing masterpieces such as The last samurai (Dances with wolves only with samurai and a very inferior movie compared to Costner's marvel), Rush hour 3 (wow!), Speed racer (...), Wolverine (...), 47 ronin (...), Mortal kombat (...), Army of the dead (...), Bullet train (...),... Sad end of career. But he likes money, so...

[@jillfromatlanta427]

Yes, and also The White Countess with Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson

[@mightymansterling]

Wow I just realized that

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@yannjodry7917 Dude, the guy needs to work. Not all the time that they have to be "artistic" for their acting careers

[@derekchin6403]

I can’t wait to see his remake of SHOGUN, in which he plays Toranaga, which was played by Toshiro Mifune with Richard Chamberlain starring as the lead character, John Blackthorne “Anjin-San”.

[@HAMMER_2.2]

And, it is a most excellent series!

[@tridentsix]

Sanada is always a great addition. Perfect!

[@honusmom5144]

Sanada san is an amazing actor, more than just the martial arts. He was awesome in The Last Samurai, The Ring series, 47 Ronin, Spiral, The Twilight Samurai and more. Cannot wait to see him John Wick 4. (I thought it was nonsense that Hawkeye could defeat him in Avengers Endgame).

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Ok...there's only so much they can portray in the movie, and for whatever reason, they chose not to give Jeremy Renner the sort of training that some actors end up going through. It happens...get over it. It was a fine enough scene for what it was. The real problem, is that they had someone of Sanada's caliber in the role, and ended up using him in that kind of scene. That, is unfortunate. But as for the quality of the fight, it's not really important because it really didn't matter at all. It was just a way to give Natasha (and us) a glimpse into how far Clint had fallen, killing indiscriminately and without purpose. It serves perfectly well enough. Not every action scene in every movie that has action can, or should, be John Wick level. Don't be such a fanboy.

[@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh]

I think he is also in Mortal Kombat.

[@honusmom5144]

@@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh Yes, I forgot that one although I did see it. 🙃

[@Astral_thee_God]

@@JBieberGDragon-cd9qh I absolutely love him as Scorpion

[@giantsquid9630]

Check also the movie "Life"

[@ahiyano]

Great interview. I've been a fan of his work for decades and it's amazing to see him in bigger and bigger movies. Wish him all the success in the world.

[@yannjodry7917]

So is a big movie better for him than a good one? Interesting.

[@ahiyano]

@@yannjodry7917 His career is full of both, so not really sure what exactly you're trying to say here.

[@donnau3735]

I just LOVE Hiro💖💖! He's so reserved and soft-spoken in these interviews, but on screen he flips the switch and turns into a lethal weapon! The camera loves him - he steps into the scene and just commands your attention!!! He throws himself - literally - into all the action scenes, doing all the stunts himself and getting involved with the choreography of the fight scenes. Coming off of the wildly successful SHOGUN series - he's finally receiving all the accolades and recognition that he deserves!! He's also THE most INSANELY GORGEOUS MALE ON THIS PLANET 🤤🤤🤩🥰🥰🥰😘!!!!

[@joshuapacia6316]

It is very interesting because Hiroyuki Sanada and Donnie Yen Collab together which seems like the revival of collab-to-be of Bruce Lee and Sonny Chiba.

[@MrJcacosta]

Love to to see you work with Keanu again. You two do a great duo.

[@barbaraproductions3570]

Love Sanada san very good looking and love the choice of rolls he plays. Best Japanese actor by far.❤

[@donarenkodiazu8807]

Thank you for see hiroyuki sanada 🙂👍

[@thumbsaloft]

I know he did movies in the past, but It's a SIN and a SHAME that Hiroyuki Sanada hasn't STARRED in his very own BIG BUDGET HOLLYWOOD MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE! He's always the CO-STAR. It's WAY WAY WAY past the time he was given the LEADING ROLE! We've seen his SWORD SKILLS many times, it would be fantastic to see his HAND-TO-HAND SKILLS showcased! I'd love to see him bring back the STREET FIGHTER movies started by SONNY CHIBA. He could play the original character's son or something like that. It's just way past time this fantastic actor got his very own martial arts movie.

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

It would definitely be a great thing to see him get his own starring role. But, many of my favorite actors never have, so I guess I don't really mind it. I'll take an amazing supporting actor any day. In such cases, I think proper ensemble movies are better suited for such actors to really shine.

[@thumbsaloft]

@@DoremiFasolatido1979Hiroyuki has already proven his star power someone just needs to give him his own movie!

[@yannjodry7917]

He's 62, dude!!!! He should go back to Japan where he had his best roles/movies and had first roles! But lots of $$$$ for roles he could play in his sleep...

[@thumbsaloft]

@@yannjodry7917Yes he is 62 but he can still perform! He isn't sitting in a rocking chair in John Wick 4, he's doing some pretty intense fight scenes. So again give this man his own movie, and give it to him NOW!

[@dreadend6058]

@@thumbsaloft Bruh he was scorpion in the mortal Kombat movie what more u want💀

[@maleekbeats]

This man is a legend! 🔥🔥🔥

[@EsmeraldaVerosil]

Mr Hiroyuki Sanada is my only one idol that I truly admire him so much.bcoz of his great and so much talented actor.

[@OrcaBaliTravel]

One of the Legend actor from Japan...🔥❤️

[@rolandnicholsTRV]

I enjoy watching you perform because you are smooth/calm but deadly. Your Kenji role in Rush Hour was my intro to you. I've learned to look past a person's overlooking & appreciate the artistry. Keep going & thank you??

[@charliebrown1828]

Fantastic actor. Too bad the sound engineers made such an error in this interview. One of the best things about The Last Samurai. His screen presence in that movie was phenomenal.

[@JVFNAF]

his voice is... ^q^

[@KyokoST-u8o]

まじかっけー👍芯が一本通っとる💪🇯🇵

[@ronaldlee7566]

Can't wait their (Yen vs Sanada) fight scene @ John Wick 4.

[@村上美由紀-p9h]

I love his voice💘💘💘💘🌹

[@unusername6295]

I LOVE THIS MAN!!!!!!!!

[@SamuraiKen]

こんなにも上手に英語で表現できる俳優とは思っていませんでした。 これから益々楽しみです。ハリウッドでのご活躍楽しみにしています❤

[@sharonboyd114]

Love this.

[@v1deo.hunter.d317]

The Twilight Samurai!

[@jx9936]

Japanese national treasure that made it big in Hollywood, alongside Ken Watanabe. Ain't messin around with the veterans, they're the A-game of their own!

[@astridgerjets4512]

Ich bin begeistert ❤

[@ext1013]

like this guy

[@deawesanada6191]

真田さんはいつも最高で、イケメンでかっこよくて完璧です。 👍💯💗

[@hanahcedro6552]

Mortal kombat scorpio❤

[@NaturedRoots]

NINJA IN DRAGONS DEN - CLASSIC!

[@mahafuzurrahaman9352]

🖤🖤🖤

[@scarserr85]

I don't know if you guys know that his first role was the Sankuokai series in his country Japan in the 70's

[@christinee.7746]

Not quite. He was 17 in Sankuokai. His first acting role was when he was five (1965)

[@scarserr85]

@@christinee.7746 thank u

[@martinchristianaguilar5135]

GET OVER HERE!

[@thumbsaloft]

How could you not mention SONNY CHIBA??!!

[@josejoseph6338]

hiroyuki sanada and donnie yen next in line to bruce lee.jackie chan and jet lee

[@KazukoLight]

I always wondered if Hiroyuki Sanada-san was a descendent of the famous Sanada clan.

[@christinee.7746]

No, Sanada is not his original surname. He was born Hiroyuki Shimosawa and acted under that name at the very beginning of his career. The name was changed to Sanada when he was in Japan Action Club with Chiba.

[@KazukoLight]

@@christinee.7746 Oh okay cool.

[@optimusprime028]

The interviewer was so nervous his nuts were shaking. Glad he finished the interview though.

[@noroyalbloodline3983]

Spoiler alert I wish they didn’t kill him 😢

[@girleniamariagomesdemoura6519]

❤❤❤❤❤😘😘😘😘😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jordanmartino8719]

Best japan actor alongside Shigeo Tokuda, only different genre

[@anpowicasta2135]

Loved him in hero with jet li