Hiroyuki Sanada is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Hochi Film Awards, two Japan Academy Film Prizes, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Mainichi Film Award, three Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, four Kinema Junpo Awards, and honors from the Yokohama Film Festival. In 2018, he received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his "artistic developments, improvements, and accomplishments".