Hiroyuki Sanada Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

Critics Consensus: Samurai epic as a touching drama.

Synopsis: In 1860s Japan, samurai Seibei (Hiroyuki Sanada) lives in a rural village with his mother and daughters, where he is stuck working as a bookkeeper... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Ôsugi

Directed By: Yôji Yamada

Critics Consensus: Mr. Holmes focuses on the man behind the mysteries, and while it may lack Baker Street thrills, it more than compensates with tenderly wrought, well-acted drama.

Synopsis: Long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hiroyuki Sanada

Directed By: Bill Condon

Critics Consensus: Heartfelt yet jumbled, Minamata pays tribute to a remarkable real-life story perhaps better served by the documentary treatment.

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, Minamata stars Johnny Depp playing celebrated photojournalist Eugene Smith. The film takes place in 1971 when we find Smith as... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Johnny Depp, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jun Kunimura, Minami

Directed By: Andrew Levitas

Critics Consensus: Danny Boyle continues his descent into mind-twisting sci-fi madness, taking us along for the ride. Sunshine fulfills the dual requisite necessary to become classic sci-fi: dazzling visuals with intelligent action.

Synopsis: In the not-too-distant future, Earth's dying sun spells the end for humanity. In a last-ditch effort to save the planet, a crew of eight men... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh

Directed By: Danny Boyle

Critics Consensus: Ringu combines supernatural elements with anxieties about modern technology in a truly frightening and unnerving way.

Synopsis: When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) sets out to investigate.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Miki Nakatani, Yuko Takeuchi

Directed By: Hideo Nakata

Critics Consensus: Although its final act succumbs to the usual cartoonish antics, The Wolverine is one superhero movie that manages to stay true to the comics while keeping casual viewers entertained.

Synopsis: Lured to a Japan he hasn't seen since World War II, century-old mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) finds himself in a shadowy realm of yakuza and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee

Directed By: James Mangold

Critics Consensus: An ambitious, over-the-top zombie heist mashup, Army of the Dead brings Zack Snyder back to his genre roots with a suitably gory splash.

Synopsis: From filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Zack Snyder's Justice League), ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera

Directed By: Zack Snyder

Critics Consensus: Life is just thrilling, well-acted, and capably filmed enough to overcome an overall inability to add new wrinkles to the trapped-in-space genre.

Synopsis: Astronauts (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds) aboard the International Space Station are on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada

Directed By: Daniel Espinosa

Critics Consensus: With high production values and thrilling battle scenes, The Last Samurai is a satisfying epic.

Synopsis: Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly

Directed By: Edward Zwick

Critics Consensus: Understated to a fault, The Railway Man transcends its occasionally stodgy pacing with a touching, fact-based story and the quiet chemistry of its stars.

Synopsis: Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a former British army officer and POW, discovers that the Japanese interpreter who tortured him is still alive. He and his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård

Directed By: Jonathan Teplitzky

Critics Consensus: Bullet Train's colorful cast and high-speed action are almost enough to keep things going after the story runs out of track.

Synopsis: In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry

Directed By: David Leitch

Critics Consensus: Largely for fans of the source material but far from fatal(ity) flawed, Mortal Kombat revives the franchise in appropriately violent fashion.

Synopsis: In "Mortal Kombat," MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage--or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim

Directed By: Simon McQuoid

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Japanese emperor recruits masters of astronomy, exorcism and magic to battle evil spirits.

Starring: Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Ito, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyôko Koizumi

Directed By: Yojiro Takita

Critics Consensus: High production values and fine performances get bogged down by a lifeless story that fails to engage the viewer.

Synopsis: In the 1930s Shanghai, blind American ex-diplomat Todd Jackson is a frequenter of the city's seamy underbelly of nightclubs and gambling houses. Todd is infatuated... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave

Directed By: James Ivory

Critics Consensus: Overloaded with headache-inducing special effects, Speed Racer finds the Wachowskis focused on visual thrills at the expense of a coherent storyline.

Synopsis: Born into a family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hot stars. Sitting at the wheel of his Mach 5,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman

Directed By: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

Critics Consensus: A stellar cast can't elevate this leaden adaptation that, while just as beautiful as anything director James Ivory's made before, comes off as dusty and dry.

Synopsis: An academic (Omar Metwally) goes to Uruguay to persuade the heirs of a deceased author to grant him permission to write the man's biography.

Starring: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Directed By: James Ivory

Critics Consensus: The Catcher Was a Spy loses sight of the most interesting elements of its fact-based story, dropping the ball and leaving likable lead Paul Rudd stranded.

Synopsis: Major League Baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

Starring: Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti

Directed By: Ben Lewin

Critics Consensus: An incoherent plot and ridiculously obvious CGI effects doom this effort from the usually outstanding Chinese director Chen Kaige.

Synopsis: In ancient China a fleet-footed slave named Kunlun (Jang Dong-Kun) becomes personal servant to great Gen. Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada). Posing as his master on a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Jang Dong-Kun, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse

Directed By: Chen Kaige

Critics Consensus: Rush Hour 3 is a tired rehash of the earlier films, and a change of scenery can't hide a lack of new ideas.

Synopsis: East meets West when the assassination of Ambassador Han leads to the reunion of Lee and Carter. In Paris, the pair must stay one step... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yûki Kudô

Directed By: Brett Ratner

Critics Consensus: 47 Ronin is a surprisingly dull fantasy adventure, one that leaves its talented international cast stranded within one dimensional roles.

Synopsis: A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi

Directed By: Carl Rinsch

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: While investigating the mysterious death of her boyfriend, Mai learns of the existence of a videotape that causes those who watch it to die. She... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Sato, Kyoko Fukada, Nanako Matsushima

Directed By: Hideo Nakata