in post-plague Asia, in the apocalyptic drama series The Last Ship. He also starred in the 2017 movie Life with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds, and played the minor role of Akihiko in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. In August 2019, Sanada was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Scorpion. In 2021, Sanada was announced as part of the cast as well as a producer of the FX limited series Shogun, adapted from the James Clavell novel, playing the part of Lord Toranaga. Filmography Films Television Theater References External links https://www.discogs.com/artist/5373743-Hiroyuki-Sanada-2 1960 births Living people Male actors from Tokyo Japanese male film actors Japanese male karateka Japanese male child actors Kyokushin kaikan practitioners Japanese male stage actors Japanese male television actors Honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire Nihon University alumni Royal Shakespeare Company members Male Shakespearean actors Taiga drama lead actors Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors