Anonymous says on 6/Dec/07
There is a difference of only one inch in height between Sanada and Cruise, so he could easily look just as tall from certain angles. Hiroyuki also happens to be one of those few actors who can hold his own (as far as physical presense) despite being a shorter guy.

Dave says on 8/Oct/07
i thought he was fantastic is last sammurai also.... im a big fan of his. And also, in that movie he looked every bit as tall as tom cruise! rob?

Anonymous says on 5/Oct/07
Hiroyuki is from Tokyo. Average height in Japan according to Click Here is 168.3cm. He is average

Rocky says on 1/Oct/07
Not really. Maybe for Asians in Asia, ages 50 and older. Heck, even South Korea's average male height is 5'9''. The ones in America with better nutrition, mostly more protein in their diet are taller.

Anonymous says on 22/Sep/07
Hey, easy on the guy. 5'6" is about average for asians

Austria says on 19/Sep/07
haha i just saw rush hour 3 at the cinema yesterday... and i thought he was rather short, but not that short :D

chelsae says on 25/Aug/07
thats the guy who played jackie chans brother right? anyways great movie!!!

Anonymous says on 24/Aug/07
If you check closely, Jackie's actually looking down on him a little. And this height would make sense since he's slightly shorter than Cruise in The Last Samurai.

Brah says on 15/Aug/07
I thought he and Jackie looked about the same height in Rush Hour 3? Must have been the camera angles.