Sanada is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Asami Sanada is a Japanese actress from Nagano Prefecture. She voiced the role of Vita in the '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series, Jun Sakurada in the ''Rozen Maiden'' series, Kurumi Tokisaki in the ''Date A Live'' series, Sawako Yamanaka in the ''K-On! ...

(born 1977), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese shogi player *

Juzo Sanada was a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (ba ...

(1923–1994), Japanese baseball player * Hiroki Sanada (born 1984), Japanese baseball player *

Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada (; ; born 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Television Award, a Japan Academy Film Prize, two Hochi Film Award ...

(born 1960), Japanese actor * Joichiro Sanada (1897–1957), Japanese general *

Keiichi Sanada is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan. He is a former director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life and apprenticeship Sanada was born on October 6, 1972, in Yachiyo, Chiba. In 1985, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's ...

, professional shogi player *

Masanori Sanada was a Japanese football player. Club career Sanada was born in Shizuoka on March 6, 1968. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined All Nippon Airways in 1990. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season. In 1992, he moved to ...

(1968–2011), Japanese football player *

Sanada (wrestler) , better known by his mononymous ring name Sanada (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture and a former member of Bullet Club. He is a f ...

(Seiya Sanada, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler *

Takashi Sanada is a Paralympic tennis player from Japan who won a series of national championships such as 2011 Osaka Open, Japan Open and Peace Cup (both 2011 and 2012). He also was a winner of international championships such as Taiwan Open and the Gauteng ...

(born 1985), Japanese tennis player

Sanada clan

Sanada clan The is a Japanese clan.Edmond Papinot, Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)("Sanada," ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 52 DF 56 of 80/nowiki> retrieved 2013-5-3. The Sana ...

, Japanese clan from the 16th century *

Sanada Masayuki was a Japanese Sengoku period lord and ''daimyō''. He was the head of Sanada clan, a regional house of Shinano Province, which became a vassal of the Takeda clan of Kai Province. Along with his father and brothers, Masayuki served the Taked ...

(1547–1611), Japanese lord *

Sanada Nobutsuna was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was the eldest son of Sanada Yukitaka, a castle lord in Shinano Province, who by the time of his son's coming-of-age, had pled ...

(1537–1575), Japanese samurai *

Sanada Nobuyuki was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was the son of ''daimyō'' Sanada Masayuki and the older brother of Sanada Yukimura. Early life He was the first son of Sanada Masayuki and his wife, Kansho-in. His younger brother was Sanada Yu ...

(1566–1658), Japanese samurai *

Sanada Komatsu (1573 – March 27, 1620) was a female warrior (''onna-musha'') during the Azuchi-Momoyama period and early Edo period. Born the daughter of Honda Tadakatsu, she was adopted by lord Tokugawa Ieyasu, before marrying Sanada Nobuyuki. She is de ...

(1573–1620), wife of Sanada Nobuyuki *

Sanada Yukimura , also known as , was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka. Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years", "Crimson D ...

(1567–1615), Japanese samurai *

Sanada Chikurin-in (1579/80 – June 27, 1649) was a Japanese noble lady of the late Azuchi-Momoyama through early Edo period. She was Ōtani Yoshitsugu's daughter, then she was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before marrying Sanada Yukimura (Nobushige). She is de ...

(1579–1649), wife of Sanada Yukimura *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *

Sanada Yukitaka was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was the father of Sanada Nobutsuna and Sanada Masayuki and grandfather of the legendary samurai warrior Sanada Yukim ...

(1512–1574), Japanese samurai

Fictional characters

Akihiko Sanada Atlus's 2006 role-playing video game ''Persona 3'' focuses on the exploits of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of high-schoolers defending their home city from monsters known as Shadows. ''Persona 3'' is set in a fic ...

, character in ''Persona 3'' video game *

Kojiroh Sanada ''The Last Blade'' is a fighting game developed and released by SNK for the Neo Geo system in 1997. It was also ported to several home systems. A sequel, ''The Last Blade 2'', was released in 1998. A second sequel, '' The Last Blade: Beyond the De ...

, character in ''The Last Blade'' video game * Sheoke Sanada, Japanese supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe *

Yukariko Sanada Fictional characters who appear in the ''My-HiME'' series are as follows. Note that while most of these characters appear in both the ''My-HiME'' anime and manga series, their roles and relationships differ. Fuka Academy students High school Fir ...

, minor character in ''My-HiME'' manga series * Ryo Sanada, one of the main protagonists in

Ronin Warriors ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya TV, aired across Japan on the All-Nippon News Network from April 30, 1988, ...

Sanada clan

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