Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada (1960 - )
==Film Deaths==
*G.I. Samurai (Sengoku jieitai; Time Slip) (1979) [Takeda Katsuyori] Sliced with a sword by Sonny Chiba. The scene changes right as Sonny brings his sword down.
*The Shogun Assassins (Sanada Yukimura no bouryaku) (1979) [Miyoshi Isa Nyudo]: Stabbed multiple times by numerous samurai on the open field.
*Roaring Fire (Hoero tekken) (1981) [Joji / Toru] Playing dual roles, "Toru" is machine gunned by mobsters. "Joji" survives the film. 
*Samurai Reincarnation (Makai tenshô) (1981) [Kirimaru Iga]: Stabbed by a Ninja. He returns to life as a demon and is killed for defying his master with a magical powered lasso.
*Lovers Lost (Dôtonborigawa) (1982) [Kunihiko Yasuoka] Accidentally stabbed in the stomach by Maki Carousel.
*Sure Death Revenge (Hissatsu 4: Urami harashimasu) (1987) [Ukyo] Stabbed in the chest by Makoto Fujita.
*Crest of Betryal (Chûshingura gaiden: Yotsuya kaidan) (1994) [Takuminokami Asano] Decapitated with a sword after starting the process of hara kiri (seppuku). 
*Ringu (Ring) (1998) [Ryuji Takayama]: Killed by Rie Inou's ghost after she emerges from his television set.
*Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (Onmyoji) (2001) [Douson]: Killed in a magical battle with Mansai Nomura.
*The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) (2002) [Sebei Iguchi]: It is mentioned in the ending narration that he died during the Meiji rebellion due to being shot
*The Last Samurai (2003) [Ujio]: Machine gunned in the films final battle. 
*The Promise (Wu Ji) (2005) [General Guangming] Stabbed with a blade by Nicholas Tse.
*Rush Hour 3 (2007) [Kenji]: Falls to his death (landing on a tourist guide hut) from a safety net on the Eiffel Tower, after he makes Jackie Chan lose his grip while Jackie is trying to pull him to safety
*Sunshine (2007) [Captain Kaneda]: Burned to death by the solar radiation after he is trapped outside the spaceship, despite the best efforts from the rest of the crew to convince Hiroyuki to try and return, as Hiroyuki knew he would never make it in time.
*The Railway Man (2013) [Nagase]: Dies (off-screen) some years after the movie ends; his death is told in a title card.
*The Wolverine (2013) [Shingen Yashida]: Impaled in the throat by Hugh Jackman with his claws, after Hiroyuki tries to impale him after Hugh initially let him live at the end of a fight.
*Life (2017) [Sho Kendo]: Consumed by the Calvin creature (off screen) after Hiroyuki sacrifices himself to allow Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson to escape; we see the creature on his leg, followed by Hiroyuki falling into an escape pod.
*Avengers: Endgame (2019) [Akiniko]: Impaled to death after having his throat slashed by Jeremy Renner at the end of a sword fight. Although Hiroyuki attempts to convince Jeremy to spare him, Jeremy ignores his request, while Scarlett Johansson looks on.
*Mortal Kombat (2021) [Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion]: Stabbed in the chest by Joe Taslim with his own dagger at the end of a fight. He attempts to crawl back to his home to save his infant son, but bleeds out on the way, before his body bursts into flames as he is dragged into hell. He is later brought back to life by Lewis Tan, although he returns to hell after successfully killing Joe.
*John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) [Shimazu Koji]: Bleeds to death in the arms of his daughter (Rina Sawayama) after a duel with Donnie Yen, in which he was stabbed multiple times by Donnie's sword, after Hiroyuki had refused to tell Donnie where Keanu Reeves was.
==Television Deaths==
*Lost: Sundown (2010) [Dogen]: Drowned by Naveen Andrews.
*The Last Ship: Legacy (2016) [Takahaya]: Presumably dies of the Red Flu virus or from a gunshot wound sustained in a fight with Fernando Chien. He is last seen opting to stay on Japanese soil, where he his left while still alive.
==Gallery==
Hiroyuki Sanada's death in The Last Samurai (2003).png|Hiroyuki Sanada's death in The Last Samurai
Kenji's death.png|Hiroyuki Sanada's death in Rush Hour 3
HiroyukiSanada-Sunshine-SunFire.jpeg|Hiroyuki Sanada's death in Sunshine
HiroyukiSanada-TheWolverine-ThroatStab.jpeg|Hiroyuki Sanada (with Hugh Jackman) in The Wolverine
HiroyukiSanada-AvengersEndgame-StabbedToDeath.jpeg|Hiroyuki Sanada (with Jeremy Renner) in Avengers: Endgame
HiroyukiSanada-MortalKombat-Stabbed.jpeg|Hiroyuki Sanada in Mortal Kombat
==Connections==
*Ex-Mr. Satomi Tezuka
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