Masato Sakai

Acting

Masato Sakai

Born
(age 53)
Birthplace
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Credits
124 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 124

YearTitleRole
TBA VIVANT劇場版 Film
2026 Three Ghosts Film ジョウ
2025 A Moon in the Ordinary Film 青砥健将
2024 エジプト 悠久の王国 TV MC (3 ep)
2023 Vivant TV Yusuke Nogi (25 ep)
2023 Share The Challenge Film Lord Benimaru
2022 Dr. Coto's Clinic Film Kei Narumi
2022 Nature’s Hidden Miracles TV 人間代表 (4 ep)
2022 The Man Who Can't Defraud Film Tadashi Kinusaki
2020 Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off Film Hanzawa Naoki
2019 Promare Film Kray Foresight (voice)
2019 Promare / Side: Galo Film Kray Foresight (voice)
2018 Sakura Guardian in the North Film Shujiro Ezure
2017 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Film Masakazu Isshiki
2017 世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降 Film Narrator
2016 Sanadamaru TV Sanada Yukimura (50 ep)
2015 Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist TV 日野伦太郎 (10 ep)
2015 戦後70年 ニッポンの肖像 TV (1 ep)
2014 Legal High 2 SP Film Kensuke Komikado
2014 Pandora: Eternal life Film Gen Suzuki
2013 Hanzawa Naoki TV Naoki Hanzawa (20 ep)
2013 Legal High SP Film Kensuke Komikado
2013 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies Film Shoji Kanzaki
2012 The Castle of Crossed Destinies Film Emonnosuke
2012 The Samurai That Night Film Kenichi Nakamura
2012 Ooku: The Beginning TV Madenokouji Arikoto (10 ep)
2012 Key of Life Film Sakurai
2012 知られざる大英博物館 TV (3 ep)
2012 Legal High TV Kensuke Komikado (21 ep)
2011 Tsukahara Bokuden TV Shinemon Tsukahara (7 ep)
2011 Antarctica TV Haruhiko Himuro (10 ep)
2011 My SO Has Got Depression Film Mikio Takazaki
2011 The Legacy of the Sun Film Major Shirou Mashiba
2011 Go! Boys' School Drama Club Film Technical Staff
2011 Buddha: The Great Departure Film Chapra (voice)
2010 The Assistant Doctor Film Yoshiaki Miyamae
2010 Abacus and Sword Film Naoyuki Inoshiyama
2010 Joker: Unforgiven Investigator TV Kazuyoshi Date (10 ep)
2010 堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて Film
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 Film
2010 Golden Slumber Film Masaharu Aoyagi
2009 Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban Film Youzou Ooba
2009 The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio Film Captain Kuhio
2009 Aoi Bungaku Series TV Moerus, Sensei, Ōba Yōzō, Ryoushuu, Sensei, Shirimaru (2 ep)
2009 Banyuki Film Saji
2009 The Chef of South Polar Film Jun Nishimura
2009 Summer for Bureaucrats TV Niwano Takahisa (10 ep)
2009 A Lush Life Film Kurosawa
2009 The Triumphant Return of General Rouge Film Koichi Hayami
2009 Triangle TV Shimano Takaya (11 ep)
2008 Be yourself Film Yasushi Enomoto
2008 Flower of Ice TV Takayuki Seno (2 ep)
2008 The Two in Tracksuits Film The Son
2008 Climber's High Film Tatsuya Sayama
2008 After School Film Kimura
2008 A love newpolitical party TV (26 ep)
2008 Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special Film
2008 Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉 Film
2008 Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉 Film
2008 Atsuhime TV Tokugawa Iesachi (50 ep)
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