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
- Nature’s Hidden Miracles as 人間代表
- The Man Who Can't Defraud as Tadashi Kinusaki
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
- Legal High 2 SP as Kensuke Komikado
- Pandora: Eternal life as Gen Suzuki
2013
- Hanzawa Naoki as Naoki Hanzawa
- Legal High SP as Kensuke Komikado
- 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies as Shoji Kanzaki
2012
- Legal High as Kensuke Komikado
- Ooku: The Beginning as Madenokouji Arikoto
- Key of Life as Sakurai
- The Castle of Crossed Destinies as Emonnosuke
- The Samurai That Night as Kenichi Nakamura
- 知られざる大英博物館
2011
- Antarctica as Haruhiko Himuro
- Buddha: The Great Departure as Chapra (voice)
- Tsukahara Bokuden as Shinemon Tsukahara
- My SO Has Got Depression as Mikio Takazaki
- The Legacy of the Sun as Major Shirou Mashiba
- Go! Boys' School Drama Club as Technical Staff
2010
- Joker: Unforgiven Investigator as Kazuyoshi Date
- Golden Slumber as Masaharu Aoyagi
- Abacus and Sword as Naoyuki Inoshiyama
- The Assistant Doctor as Yoshiaki Miyamae
- 堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて
- 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
2009
- Aoi Bungaku Series as Ryoushuu, Sensei
- Triangle as Shimano Takaya
- The Chef of South Polar as Jun Nishimura
- Summer for Bureaucrats as Niwano Takahisa
- A Lush Life as Kurosawa
- The Triumphant Return of General Rouge as Koichi Hayami
- The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio as Captain Kuhio
- Banyuki as Saji
- Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban as Youzou Ooba
2008
- Atsuhime as Tokugawa Iesachi
- Flower of Ice as Takayuki Seno
- A love newpolitical party
- Climber's High as Tatsuya Sayama
- After School as Kimura
- The Two in Tracksuits as The Son
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
- Be yourself as Yasushi Enomoto
- Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉
- Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉
2007
- Sukiyaki Western Django as Shigemori
- Kodoku no kake as 蒔田二郎
- The Secret Garden as 片岡航
- The Wall Man as Ren Keguang
- The Fearless Otojiro's Company as Minoru Date
- Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉
- Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉
2006
- Honey and Clover as Shuji Hanamoto
- Izumo no Okuni as Sankuro
- The Woman Opposite as Shuji Tamura
- 深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ
- Uwasa as 鈴木光明
- 新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 as Yamanami Keisuke
- The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special
2005
- Engine as Torii Motoichiro
- For the coming day as 黒川医師
- お父さんの恋 as 杉本大樹
- 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 as 鈴木紀夫
- 新シルクロード
- Welcome to Irabu's Office as Kohei Yamashita
2004
- Shinsengumi! as Yamanami Keisuke
- Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy as 若林
- 小町 as 若林
- フォーチュン・バナナ
- Mourning Becomes Electra
2003
- Dr. Coto's Clinic as 鳴海慧
- Sky High as 関川勝
- When the Last Sword Is Drawn as Okita Soji
- Papa for One Summer as 石倉
- The Elephant Vanishes
2002
- Yukikaze as Fukai Rei
- Golden Bowl as 太宰衛
- Extramarital Love as 湯浅拓也
- Fan of Hong Kong star
- 太郎 as サトシ
2001
- Stake Out as Yasuo Arakawa
- The Scarlet Camellia as 徳次郎
- School Teachers as 山岸俊輔
- The Scent of Jealousy as 中原テツシ
- 反乱のボヤージュ as 江藤麦太
- Being Here as Etsuro Maeno
- Vamp Show as Hisao Shima
2000
- Audrey as 杉本英記
- 恋詩物語～ラブソング
- 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
- Mars Sweet Home as Toshi Nakajima
- Beautiful Sunday as Hiroki Ogasawara
- 安楽椅子探偵、再び as 村瀬優
1999
1998
- Jounetsu Tairiku
- Zenmai as 風侍
- 水の味
1996
- KochiKame as 白鳥麗次〈初代〉
- Tokyo23区の女
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