Masato Sakai
Born: 1973-10-14 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Masato Sakai (堺雅人) is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio and The Chef of South Polar and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards. He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize. He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno.
Filmography
2025
- A Moon in the Ordinary as 青砥健将
2024
- エジプト 悠久の王国 as MC
2023
- Vivant as Yusuke Nogi
- Share The Challenge as Lord Benimaru
2022
- Dr. Coto's Clinic as Kei Narumi
- The Man Who Can't Defraud as Tadashi Kinusaki
- Nature’s Hidden Miracles as 人間代表
2020
- Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off as Hanzawa Naoki
2019
- Promare as Kray Foresight (voice)
- Promare / Side: Galo as Kray Foresight (voice)
2018
- Sakura Guardian in the North as Shujiro Ezure
2017
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura as Masakazu Isshiki
- 世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降 as Narrator
2016
- Sanadamaru as Sanada Yukimura
2015
- Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist as 日野伦太郎
- 戦後７０年 ニッポンの肖像
2014
- Pandora: Eternal life as Gen Suzuki
- Legal High 2 SP as Kensuke Komikado
2013
- Hanzawa Naoki as Naoki Hanzawa
- 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies as Shoji Kanzaki
- Legal High SP as Komikado Kensuke
2012
- The Castle of Crossed Destinies as Emonnosuke
- Legal High as 古美門研介
- Key of Life as Sakurai
- The Samurai That Night as Kenichi Nakamura
- Ooku: The Beginning as Madenokouji Arikoto
- 知られざる大英博物館
2011
- Buddha: The Great Departure as Chapra (voice)
- My SO Has Got Depression as Mikio Takazaki
- Go! Boys' School Drama Club as Technical Staff
- The Legacy of the Sun as Major Shirou Mashiba
- Antarctica as Haruhiko Himuro
- Tsukahara Bokuden as Shinemon Tsukahara
2010
- Abacus and Sword as Naoyuki Inoshiyama
- The Assistant Doctor as Yoshiaki Miyamae
- Golden Slumber as Masaharu Aoyagi
- Joker: Unforgiven Investigator as Kazuyoshi Date
- 知られざる“龍馬伝” 世紀の英雄・坂本龍馬 最大の謎と秘密の暗号
- 堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて
2009
- The Chef of South Polar as Jun Nishimura
- Aoi Bungaku Series as Ryoushuu, Sensei
- The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio as Captain Kuhio
- Banyuki as Saji
- The Triumphant Return of General Rouge as Koichi Hayami
- A Lush Life as Kurosawa
- Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban as Youzou Ooba
- Triangle as Shimano Takaya
- Summer for Bureaucrats as Niwano Takahisa
2008
- After School as Kimura
- Climber's High as Tatsuya Sayama
- The Two in Tracksuits as The Son
- Atsuhime as Tokugawa Iesachi
- Be yourself as Yasushi Enomoto
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
- Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉
- A love newpolitical party
- Flower of Ice as Takayuki Seno
- Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉
2007
- The Fearless Otojiro's Company as Minoru Date
- Sukiyaki Western Django as Shigemori
- The Wall Man as Ren Keguang
- The Secret Garden as 片岡航
- Kodoku no kake as 蒔田二郎
- Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉
- Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉
2006
- Honey and Clover as Shuji Hanamoto
- The Woman Opposite as Shuji Tamura
- 新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 as Yamanami Keisuke
- Uwasa as 鈴木光明
- 深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ
- The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special
- Izumo no Okuni as Sankuro
2005
- 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 as 鈴木紀夫
- Welcome to Irabu's Office as Kohei Yamashita
- Engine as Torii Motoichiro
- お父さんの恋 as 杉本大樹
- 新シルクロード
- For the coming day as 黒川医師
2004
- Shinsengumi! as Yamanami Keisuke
- Mourning Becomes Electra
- Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy as 若林
- 小町 as 若林
- フォーチュン・バナナ
2003
- Dr. Coto's Clinic as 鳴海慧
- When the Last Sword Is Drawn as Okita Soji
- The Elephant Vanishes
- Sky High as 関川勝
- Papa for One Summer as 石倉
2002
- Fan of Hong Kong star
- Yukikaze as Fukai Rei
- Golden Bowl as 太宰衛
- Extramarital Love as 湯浅拓也
- 太郎 as サトシ
2001
- Being Here as Etsuro Maeno
- Stake Out as Yasuo Arakawa
- 反乱のボヤージュ as 江藤麦太
- Vamp Show as Hisao Shima
- The Scent of Jealousy as 中原テツシ
- School Teachers as 山岸俊輔
- The Scarlet Camellia as 徳次郎
2000
- Sunflower as Yuichi Hirano
- The Goddess of 1967 as Roadside Noodle Eater
- 巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 as 交番巡査
- 安楽椅子探偵、再び as 村瀬優
- Beautiful Sunday as Hiroki Ogasawara
- Audrey as 杉本英記
- Mars Sweet Home as Toshi Nakajima
- 恋詩物語～ラブソング
1999
1998
- Zenmai as 風侍
- Jounetsu Tairiku
- 水の味
1996
- KochiKame as 白鳥麗次〈初代〉
- VIBE
- Tokyo23区の女