HIROYUKI SANADA

MINAMATA (2021)
Starring Johnny Depp, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Bill Nighy, Jun Kunimura, Ryō Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Akiko Iwase, Katherine Jenkins and Lily Robinson. Directed by Andrew Levitas.

New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. Bu a secret commission from Life Magazine editor Robert Hayes sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the country’s Chisso Corporation.

There, Smith immerses himself in the community, documenting their efforts to live with Minamata Disease and their passionate campaign to achieve recognition from Chisso and the Japanese Government. Armed only with his trusted camera, Smith’s images from the toxic village give the disaster a heartbreaking human dimension, and his initial assignment turns into a life-changing experience.

MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)
Starring Lewis Tan, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ludi Lin, Max Huang, Tadanobu Asano, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Sisi Stringer and Josh Lawson. Directed by Simon McQuoid.

MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage - or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana—the immense power from within his soul—in time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

REVIEWS Mortal Kombat - Ready? Fight!

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM (2019)
Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Ruby Rose, Mark Dacascos, Hiroyuki Sanada and Tiger Hu Chen. Directed by Chad Stahelski.

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

REVIEWS John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum - Third time's a charm

LIFE (2017)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare and Olga Dihovichnaya. Directed by Daniel Espinosa.

The story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.

REVIEWS Life - Wasted potential

MR HOLMES (2015)
Starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker and Hiroyuki Sanada. Directed by Bill Condon.

In 1947, aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it's too late.

REVIEWS Mr Holmes - A gorgeous film and a remarkable Holmes

THE RAILWAY MAN (2013)
Starring Jeremy Irvine, Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida, Michael MacKenzie, Jeffrey Daunton, Tom Stokes and Bryan Probets. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky.

An extraordinary true story of heroism, inhumanity and the redeeming power of love based on Eric Lomax’s best-selling account of confronting his WWII torturer 30 years on, starring Academy Award®-winning actors Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman and rising star Jeremy Irvine (War Horse).

REVIEWS The Railway Man - Redemption of the highest order