Acting

Masato Sakai

Born 1973-10-14 · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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.

Credits

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Three Ghosts
as ジョウ
2026
A Moon in the Ordinary
as 青砥健将
2025
エジプト　悠久の王国
as MC
2024
Vivant
as Yusuke Nogi
2023
Share The Challenge
as Lord Benimaru
2023
Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Kei Narumi
2022
Nature’s Hidden Miracles
as 人間代表
2022
The Man Who Can't Defraud
as Tadashi Kinusaki
2022
Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off
as Hanzawa Naoki
2020
Promare
as Kray Foresight (voice)
2019
Promare / Side: Galo
as Kray Foresight (voice)
2019
Sakura Guardian in the North
as Shujiro Ezure
2018
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Masakazu Isshiki
2017
世界初　極北の冒険デナリ大滑降
as Narrator
2017
Sanadamaru
as Sanada Yukimura
2016
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
as 日野伦太郎
2015
戦後７０年　ニッポンの肖像
2015
Legal High 2 SP
as Kensuke Komikado
2014
Pandora: Eternal life
as Gen Suzuki
2014
Hanzawa Naoki
as Naoki Hanzawa
2013
Legal High SP
as Kensuke Komikado
2013
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
as Shoji Kanzaki
2013
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
as Emonnosuke
2012
The Samurai That Night
as Kenichi Nakamura
2012
Ooku: The Beginning
as Madenokouji Arikoto
2012
Key of Life
as Sakurai
2012
知られざる大英博物館
2012
Legal High
as Kensuke Komikado
2012
Tsukahara Bokuden
as Shinemon Tsukahara
2011
Antarctica
as Haruhiko Himuro
2011
My SO Has Got Depression
as Mikio Takazaki
2011
The Legacy of the Sun
as Major Shirou Mashiba
2011
Go! Boys' School Drama Club
as Technical Staff
2011
Buddha: The Great Departure
as Chapra (voice)
2011
The Assistant Doctor
as Yoshiaki Miyamae
2010
Abacus and Sword
as Naoyuki Inoshiyama
2010
Joker: 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
2010
Golden Slumber
as Masaharu Aoyagi
2010
Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban
as Youzou Ooba
2009
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
as Captain Kuhio
2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
as Ryoushuu, Sensei
2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
as Sensei
2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
as Ōba Yōzō
2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
as Moerus
2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
as Shirimaru
2009
Banyuki
as Saji
2009
The Chef of South Polar
as Jun Nishimura
2009
Summer for Bureaucrats
as Niwano Takahisa
2009
A Lush Life
as Kurosawa
2009
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
as Koichi Hayami
2009
Triangle
as Shimano Takaya
2009
Be yourself
as Yasushi Enomoto
2008
Flower of Ice
as Takayuki Seno
2008
The Two in Tracksuits
as The Son
2008
Climber's High
as Tatsuya Sayama
2008
After School
as Kimura
2008
A love newpolitical party
2008
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
2008
Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉
2008
Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉
2008
Atsuhime
as Tokugawa Iesachi
2008
The Fearless Otojiro's Company
as Minoru Date
2007
Sukiyaki Western Django
as Shigemori
2007
The Wall Man
as Ren Keguang
2007
Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉
2007
Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉
2007
Kodoku no Kake
as 蒔田二郎
2007
The Secret Garden
as 片岡航
2007
Uwasa
as 鈴木光明
2006
Honey and Clover
as Shuji Hanamoto
2006
深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ
2006
The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special
2006
The Woman Opposite
as Shuji Tamura
2006
Izumo no Okuni
as Sankuro
2006
新選組!! 土方歳三最期の一日
as Yamanami Keisuke
2006
実録・小野田少尉遅すぎた帰還
as 鈴木紀夫
2005
Welcome to Irabu's Office
as Kohei Yamashita
2005
For the coming day
as 黒川医師
2005