Masato Sakai
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Masato Sakai
Promare
2019
Key of Life
2012
Filmography
Acting (75)
2026
Three Ghostsas ジョウ
2025
A Moon in the Ordinaryas 青砥健将
7.7
2023
Share The Challengeas Lord Benimaru
2022
Dr. Coto's Clinicas Kei Narumi
7.6
2022
The Man Who Can't Defraudas Tadashi Kinusaki
7.0
2020
Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-offas Hanzawa Naoki
6.3
2019
Promareas Kray Foresight (voice)
7.0
2019
Promare / Side: Galoas Kray Foresight (voice)
7.4
2018
Sakura Guardian in the Northas Shujiro Ezure
7.5
2017
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakuraas Masakazu Isshiki
7.5
2017
世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降as Narrator
2014
Legal High 2 SPas Kensuke Komikado
7.3
2014
Pandora: Eternal lifeas Gen Suzuki
7.0
2013
Legal High SPas Kensuke Komikado
8.0
2013
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppiesas Shoji Kanzaki
6.5
2012
The Castle of Crossed Destiniesas Emonnosuke
6.3
2012
The Samurai That Nightas Kenichi Nakamura
5.0
2012
Key of Lifeas Sakurai
7.6
2011
My SO Has Got Depressionas Mikio Takazaki
7.2
2011
The Legacy of the Sunas Major Shirou Mashiba
5.0
2011
Go! Boys' School Drama Clubas Technical Staff
6.5
2011
Buddha: The Great Departureas Chapra (voice)
7.5
2010
The Assistant Doctoras Yoshiaki Miyamae
2010
Abacus and Swordas Naoyuki Inoshiyama
6.2
2010
Golden Slumberas Masaharu Aoyagi
7.1
2009
Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-banas Youzou Ooba
6.5
2009
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhioas Captain Kuhio
5.8
2009
Banyukias Saji
6.0
2009
The Chef of South Polaras Jun Nishimura
7.1
2009
A Lush Lifeas Kurosawa
4.0
2009
The Triumphant Return of General Rougeas Koichi Hayami
6.7
2008
Be yourselfas Yasushi Enomoto
2008
The Two in Tracksuitsas The Son
6.8
2008
Climber's Highas Tatsuya Sayama
6.2
2008
After Schoolas Kimura
8.1
2007
The Fearless Otojiro's Companyas Minoru Date
2007
Sukiyaki Western Djangoas Shigemori
6.2
2007
The Wall Manas Ren Keguang
3.7
2006
Uwasaas 鈴木光明
2006
Honey and Cloveras Shuji Hanamoto
6.4
2006
The Woman Oppositeas Shuji Tamura
2006
新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日as Yamanami Keisuke
7.7
2005
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還as 鈴木紀夫
2005
Welcome to Irabu's Officeas Kohei Yamashita
6.0
2005
For the coming dayas 黒川医師
2005
お父さんの恋as 杉本大樹
2004
小町as 若林
2003
When the Last Sword Is Drawnas Okita Soji
7.4
2002
太郎as サトシ
2001
Vamp Showas Hisao Shima
2001
反乱のボヤージュas 江藤麦太
2001
Being Hereas Etsuro Maeno
6.8
2001
Stake Outas Yasuo Arakawa
9.0
2000
The Goddess of 1967as Roadside Noodle Eater
6.5
2000
巡査鉄兵の推理日誌as 交番巡査
2000
Sunfloweras Yuichi Hirano
6.8
2000
2000
Mars Sweet Homeas Toshi Nakajima
10.0
2000
Beautiful Sundayas Hiroki Ogasawara
1998
Zenmaias 風侍
1998
1996