
Masato Sakai
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
A Moon in the Ordinary as 青砥健将
2024エジプト 悠久の王国 as MC
2023Vivant as Yusuke Nogi
2023Share The Challenge as Lord Benimaru
2022Dr. Coto's Clinic as Kei Narumi
2022Nature’s Hidden Miracles as 人間代表
2022The Man Who Can't Defraud as Tadashi Kinusaki
2020Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off as Hanzawa Naoki
2019Promare as Kray Foresight (voice)
2019Promare / Side: Galo as Kray Foresight (voice)
2018Sakura Guardian in the North as Shujiro Ezure
2017Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura as Masakazu Isshiki
2017世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降 as Narrator
2016Sanadamaru as Sanada Yukimura
2015Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist as 日野伦太郎
2015戦後70年 ニッポンの肖像
2014Legal High 2 SP as Kensuke Komikado
2014Pandora: Eternal life as Gen Suzuki
2013Hanzawa Naoki as Naoki Hanzawa
2013Legal High SP as Komikado Kensuke
20137 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies as Shoji Kanzaki
2012The Castle of Crossed Destinies as Emonnosuke
2012The Samurai That Night as Kenichi Nakamura
2012Ooku: The Beginning as Madenokouji Arikoto
2012Key of Life as Sakurai
2012知られざる大英博物館
2012Legal High as 古美門研介
2011Tsukahara Bokuden as Shinemon Tsukahara
2011Antarctica as Haruhiko Himuro
2011My SO Has Got Depression as Mikio Takazaki
2011The Legacy of the Sun as Major Shirou Mashiba
2011Go! Boys' School Drama Club as Technical Staff
2011Buddha: The Great Departure as Chapra (voice)
2010The Assistant Doctor as Yoshiaki Miyamae
2010Abacus and Sword as Naoyuki Inoshiyama
2010Joker: Unforgiven Investigator as Kazuyoshi Date
2010堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて
2010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
2010Golden Slumber as Masaharu Aoyagi
2009Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban as Youzou Ooba
2009Aoi Bungaku Series as Ōba Yōzō
2009Aoi Bungaku Series as Shirimaru
2009Aoi Bungaku Series as Sensei
2009Aoi Bungaku Series as Moerus
2009Aoi Bungaku Series as Ryoushuu, Sensei
2009The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio as Captain Kuhio
2009Banyuki as Saji
2009The Chef of South Polar as Jun Nishimura
2009Summer for Bureaucrats as Niwano Takahisa
2009A Lush Life as Kurosawa
2009The Triumphant Return of General Rouge as Koichi Hayami
2009Triangle as Shimano Takaya
2008Be yourself as Yasushi Enomoto
2008Flower of Ice as Takayuki Seno
2008The Two in Tracksuits as The Son
2008Climber's High as Tatsuya Sayama
2008After School as Kimura
2008A love newpolitical party
2008Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
2008Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉
2008Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉
2008Atsuhime as Tokugawa Iesachi
2007The Fearless Otojiro's Company as Minoru Date
2007Sukiyaki Western Django as Shigemori
2007The Wall Man as Ren Keguang
2007Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉
2007Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉
2007Kodoku no kake as 蒔田二郎
2007The Secret Garden as 片岡航
2006Uwasa as 鈴木光明
2006Honey and Clover as Shuji Hanamoto
2006深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ
2006The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special
2006The Woman Opposite as Shuji Tamura
2006Izumo no Okuni as Sankuro
2006新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 as Yamanami Keisuke
2005実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 as 鈴木紀夫
2005Welcome to Irabu's Office as Kohei Yamashita
2005For the coming day as 黒川医師
2005Engine as Torii Motoichiro
2005お父さんの恋 as 杉本大樹
2005新シルクロード
2004Mourning Becomes Electra
2004小町 as 若林
2004Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy as 若林
2004フォーチュン・バナナ
2004Shinsengumi! as Yamanami Keisuke
2003Dr. Coto's Clinic as 鳴海慧
2003Papa for One Summer as 石倉
2003The Elephant Vanishes
2003When the Last Sword Is Drawn as Okita Soji
2003Sky High as 関川勝
2002太郎 as サトシ
2002Fan of Hong Kong star
2002Yukikaze as Fukai Rei
2002Golden Bowl as 太宰衛
2002Extramarital Love as 湯浅拓也
2001The Scarlet Camellia as 徳次郎
2001Vamp Show as Hisao Shima
2001The Scent of Jealousy as 中原テツシ
2001School Teachers as 山岸俊輔
2001反乱のボヤージュ as 江藤麦太
2001Being Here as Etsuro Maeno
2001Stake Out as Yasuo Arakawa
2000Audrey as 杉本英記
2000The Goddess of 1967 as Roadside Noodle Eater
2000巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 as 交番巡査
2000Sunflower as Yuichi Hirano
2000安楽椅子探偵、再び as 村瀬優
2000恋詩物語~ラブソング
2000Mars Sweet Home as Toshi Nakajima
2000Beautiful Sunday as Hiroki Ogasawara
1999玩具の神様
1999Nothing Lasts Forever
1999ア・オ・ゾ・ラ・マ・ー・ジ・ャ・ン as 大空渉
1999国産ひな娘
1998Zenmai as 風侍
1998水の味
1998Jounetsu Tairiku
1997兄の仕事場~鴻上尚史と10人の新人俳優たち
1997恋、した。
1996VIBE
1996KochiKame as 白鳥麗次〈初代〉
1996Tokyo23区の女
1995ハートにS









