Acting
Masato Sakai
Born 1973-10-14
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Masato Sakai
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Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
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Promare
2019
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Vivant
2023
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KochiKame
1996
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Legal High
2012
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Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
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Hanzawa Naoki
2013
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003
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Key of Life
2012
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Buddha: The Great Departure
2011
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (127 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Three Ghosts | ジョウ | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Moon in the Ordinary | 青砥健将 | Movie | 2025 |
| エジプト 悠久の王国 | MC | TV Series | 2024 | |
 | Vivant | Yusuke Nogi | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Share The Challenge | Lord Benimaru | Movie | 2023 |
 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | Kei Narumi | Movie | 2022 |
| Nature’s Hidden Miracles | 人間代表 | TV Series | 2022 | |
 | The Man Who Can't Defraud | Tadashi Kinusaki | Movie | 2022 |
 | Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off | Hanzawa Naoki | Movie | 2020 |
 | Promare | Kray Foresight (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Promare / Side: Galo | Kray Foresight (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sakura Guardian in the North | Shujiro Ezure | Movie | 2018 |
 | Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura | Masakazu Isshiki | Movie | 2017 |
 | 世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降 | Narrator | Movie | 2017 |
 | Sanadamaru | Sanada Yukimura | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist | 日野伦太郎 | TV Series | 2015 |
| 戦後７０年 ニッポンの肖像 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 | |
 | Legal High 2 SP | Kensuke Komikado | Movie | 2014 |
 | Pandora: Eternal life | Gen Suzuki | Movie | 2014 |
 | Hanzawa Naoki | Naoki Hanzawa | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Legal High SP | Kensuke Komikado | Movie | 2013 |
 | 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies | Shoji Kanzaki | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Castle of Crossed Destinies | Emonnosuke | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Samurai That Night | Kenichi Nakamura | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ooku: The Beginning | Madenokouji Arikoto | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Key of Life | Sakurai | Movie | 2012 |
 | 知られざる大英博物館 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Legal High | Kensuke Komikado | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Tsukahara Bokuden | Shinemon Tsukahara | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Antarctica | Haruhiko Himuro | TV Series | 2011 |
 | My SO Has Got Depression | Mikio Takazaki | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Legacy of the Sun | Major Shirou Mashiba | Movie | 2011 |
 | Go! Boys' School Drama Club | Technical Staff | Movie | 2011 |
 | Buddha: The Great Departure | Chapra (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Assistant Doctor | Yoshiaki Miyamae | Movie | 2010 |
 | Abacus and Sword | Naoyuki Inoshiyama | Movie | 2010 |
 | Joker: Unforgiven Investigator | Kazuyoshi Date | TV Series | 2010 |
| 堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて | Self / Appearance | Movie | 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 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Golden Slumber | Masaharu Aoyagi | Movie | 2010 |
 | Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban | Youzou Ooba | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio | Captain Kuhio | Movie | 2009 |
 | Aoi Bungaku Series | Moerus | TV Series | 2009 |
| Aoi Bungaku Series | Sensei | TV Series | 2009 |
| Aoi Bungaku Series | Ōba Yōzō | TV Series | 2009 |
| Aoi Bungaku Series | Ryoushuu, Sensei | TV Series | 2009 |
| Aoi Bungaku Series | Shirimaru | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Banyuki | Saji | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Chef of South Polar | Jun Nishimura | Movie | 2009 |
 | Summer for Bureaucrats | Niwano Takahisa | TV Series | 2009 |
 | A Lush Life | Kurosawa | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Triumphant Return of General Rouge | Koichi Hayami | Movie | 2009 |
 | Triangle | Shimano Takaya | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Be yourself | Yasushi Enomoto | Movie | 2008 |
 | Flower of Ice | Takayuki Seno | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Two in Tracksuits | The Son | Movie | 2008 |
 | Climber's High | Tatsuya Sayama | Movie | 2008 |
 | After School | Kimura | Movie | 2008 |
 | A love newpolitical party | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | Atsuhime | Tokugawa Iesachi | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Fearless Otojiro's Company | Minoru Date | Movie | 2007 |
 | Sukiyaki Western Django | Shigemori | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Wall Man | Ren Keguang | Movie | 2007 |
 | Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Kodoku no Kake | 蒔田二郎 | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Secret Garden | 片岡航 | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Uwasa | 鈴木光明 | Movie | 2006 |
 | Honey and Clover | Shuji Hanamoto | Movie | 2006 |
 | 深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
| The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 | |
 | The Woman Opposite | Shuji Tamura | Movie | 2006 |
 | Izumo no Okuni | Sankuro | TV Series | 2006 |
 | 新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 | Yamanami Keisuke | Movie | 2006 |
| 実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還 | 鈴木紀夫 | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Welcome to Irabu's Office | Kohei Yamashita | Movie | 2005 |
| For the coming day | 黒川医師 | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Engine | Torii Motoichiro | TV Series | 2005 |
 | お父さんの恋 | 杉本大樹 | Movie | 2005 |
 | 新シルクロード | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
| 小町 | 若林 | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | 若林 | TV Series | 2004 |
| フォーチュン・バナナ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Shinsengumi! | Yamanami Keisuke | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Dr. Coto's Clinic | 鳴海慧 | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Papa for One Summer | 石倉 | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Elephant Vanishes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | When the Last Sword Is Drawn | Okita Soji | Movie | 2003 |
 | Sky High | 関川勝 | TV Series | 2003 |
 | 太郎 | サトシ | Movie | 2002 |
 | Fan of Hong Kong star | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | Yukikaze | Fukai Rei | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Golden Bowl | 太宰衛 | TV Series | 2002 |
| Extramarital Love | 湯浅拓也 | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | The Scarlet Camellia | 徳次郎 | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Vamp Show | Hisao Shima | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Scent of Jealousy | 中原テツシ | TV Series | 2001 |
 | School Teachers | 山岸俊輔 | TV Series | 2001 |
 | 反乱のボヤージュ | 江藤麦太 | Movie | 2001 |
 | Being Here | Etsuro Maeno | Movie | 2001 |
 | Stake Out | Yasuo Arakawa | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Goddess of 1967 | Roadside Noodle Eater | Movie | 2000 |
 | Audrey | 杉本英記 | TV Series | 2000 |
| 巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 | 交番巡査 | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Sunflower | Yuichi Hirano | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Armchair Detective Returns | 村瀬優 | Movie | 2000 |
| 恋詩物語～ラブソング | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 | |
 | Mars Sweet Home | Toshi Nakajima | Movie | 2000 |
 | Beautiful Sunday | Hiroki Ogasawara | Movie | 2000 |
| 玩具の神様 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 | |
 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
| ア・オ・ゾ・ラ・マ・ー・ジ・ャ・ン | 大空渉 | TV Series | 1999 | |
| 国産ひな娘 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 | |
| Zenmai | 風侍 | Movie | 1998 | |
| 水の味 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Jounetsu Tairiku | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
| 兄の仕事場～鴻上尚史と10人の新人俳優たち | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
| 恋、した。 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | VIBE | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | KochiKame | 白鳥麗次〈初代〉 | TV Series | 1996 |
| Tokyo23区の女 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 | |
| ハートにS | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 | |
| VIVANT劇場版 | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |