Hiroyuki Sanada can’t stop being awesome. In FX’s Shōgun, Sanada maintains his streak as one of the world’s most effortlessly compelling actors

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    Past roles of Hiroyuki Sanada include:
    >He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Ryuji Takayama in Ring (1998), Seibei Iguchi in The Twilight Samurai (2002), Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), Kenji in Rush Hour 3 (2007), and Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion in Mortal Kombat (2021).[2][3] His role as ‘The Fool’ in the Shakespeare play King Lear also gave him notable theatrical notice in the United Kingdom.

    >He made his first major Hollywood appearance portraying Ujio in The Last Samurai (2003), later appearing in such films as Sunshine (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Wolverine, 47 Ronin (both 2013), Minions (2015), Life (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Army of the Dead (2021), Bullet Train (2022), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He also had recurring roles on Lost (2010) and the HBO series Westworld (2018–2020).

    In an absolute bunch of stuff, damn. Anyone caught Shogun so far?

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