
Shota Sometani
Known for Acting · 155 credits
- Born
- 1992-09-03 (age 33)
- Place of birth
- Koto, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Shôta Sometani · そめたに・しょうた · 染谷 将太
Biography
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.
Known For
TV Shows (37)

Kamen Rider
1971
as Boy

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002

Time Limit Investigator
2006
as Sorau Ajizawa

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
2022

Ryōmaden
2010

Tokyo Swindlers
2024
as Nagai

Clouds Over the Hill
2009

Last Samurai Standing
2025
as Kocha Kamuy

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
2023
as Kenji Nagagome

Awaiting Kirin
2020
as Oda Nobunaga

Rebooting
2023
as Shunsuke

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Fumihiko Daidōji

Ozu
2023

Minna! ESPer Dayo!
2013
as Yoshiro Kamogawa

Hibana: Spark
2016
as Kenji Ogata

Sanctuary
2023
as Shimizu

Yips
2024
as Kuroba Kei

Blackboard
2012

TAGUSARI bros.
2026
as Tagusari Minoru

Atami's Police Investigators
2010
as Ajisawa Sorao

Neo Ultra Q
2013
as Koichi

CODE: The Price of Wishes
2023
as Kazuki Shiina

Bukatsudo
2010
as 貧乏剛

Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
2012
as Mikoshiba Haruka

Today's Nekomura
2020
as Tsuyo

Azamijô no lullaby
2010

Seven Orifices
2024
as Sugaya

×××HOLiC
2013
as Kimihiro Watanuki

Foreboding: Serial Version
2017
as Tatsuo Yamagiwa

Synanthrope
2025
as Orita

Teen Regime
2022
as Washida Teru

O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
2012

Graduation Song
2010
as Masanobu Kato

I'll Still Love You in 10 Years
2010
as Yuta Onozawa

The Tempest
2011
as Takako Uehara

Shokuzai no Sonata
2015

みんな!エスパーだよ! ~欲望だらけのラブ・ウォーズ~
2015
as Yoshirō "Yocchan" Kamogawa
Movies (118)

Scarlet
2025
as Guildenstern (voice)

Suzume
2022
as Minoru Okabe (voice)

Wolf Children
2012
as Mr. Tanabe (voice)

100 METERS
2025
as Komiya (voice)

Belle
2021
as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)

The Boy and the Beast
2015
as Teenage Kyuta (voice)

Detective Chinatown 3
2021
as Murata Akira

As the Gods Will
2014
as Satake

Cells at Work!
2024
as Helper T Cell

The Virgin Psychics
2015
as Yoshio Kamogawa

Parasyte: Part 1
2014
as Izumi Shinichi

Legend of the Demon Cat
2017
as Kukai

Suzuki=Bakudan
2025
as Todoroki

Kyojo Reunion
2026

Parasyte: Part 2
2015
as Izumi Shinichi

Kabukicho Love Hotel
2014
as Toru Takahashi

The Eternal Zero
2013
as Oishi

Himizu
2012
as Yuichi Sumida

Lesson of the Evil
2012
as Keisuke Hayami

Wood Job!
2014
as Yuki Hirano

Doctor X: The Movie Final
2024

Tokyo Tribe
2014
as MC Show

Bakuman
2015
as Eiji Niizuma

Before We Vanish
2017

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
as (segment Sion Sono)

Samurai Marathon
2019
as Hironoshin Uesugi

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Denki Mukogawa

Lumberjack the Monster
2023
as Kuro Sugitani

Ping Pong
2002
as Boy

First Love
2019
as Kase

A Liar and a Broken Girl
2010
as Mii-Kun

Sadako 3D
2012
as Enoki

Sana: Let Me Hear
2024

To the Ends of the Earth
2019
as Yoshioka

That Person Has Disappeared
2024
as Shimazaki

Yuriko's Aroma
2010
as Tetsuya

The First Supper
2019
as Rintaro Higashi

The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024
as Minamoto no Hiromasa

The Kiyosu Conference
2013
as Ranmaru Mori

The Brain Man
2013
as Shimura

Punk Samurai Slash Down
2018
as Makobee Makubo

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012
as Kenji

Faking Beethoven
2025
as Thayer

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016
as Yoshio Hasebe

March Goes out Like a Lamb
2017
as Harunobu Nikaido

The Snow White Murder Case
2014
as Hasegawa

The Intermission
2013

Worlds Apart
2024
as Kazunari Tōno

Teacher and Stray Cat
2015
as Shogo Kojika

Devilman
2004
as Susumu

Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
2024
as Buddha

Life Back Then
2011
as Nobuo Yamaki

Parallel World Love Story
2019
as Tomohiko Miwa

Jellyfish Eyes
2013
as Byakko / White Tiger

Strawberry Night
2013
as Kento Yanai

Foreboding
2017
as Tetsuo

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
2015
as Yoshiri Kamogawa

Dawn Wind in My Poncho
2017
as Nakata

March Comes In Like a Lion
2017
as Harunobu Nikaido

Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee
2006
as Fumihiko Daidoji

Saint Young Men 2nd Century
2019
as Buddha

Strayer's Chronicle
2015
as Manabu

Making of Tokyo Tribe
2015
as Self

The Young Strangers
2024

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012
as Tenchi Meisatsu

Real
2013
as Shingo Takagi

Parks
2017
as Tokio

That's It
2015
as Samao Daikoku

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
2016
as Mitsugu Egawa

A Drop of the Grapevine
2014
as Roku

Ichigeki
2023
as Ushigoro

Cheer Cheer Cheer!
2008
as Tamura Akira

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
2013
as Kosuke Chiba

Stare
2020
as Watanabe Hideaki

Saint Young Men
2018
as Gautama Buddha

Actors Short Films Season 3
2023

Touching the Skin of Eeriness
2013
as Chihiro

The Actor
2016
as Yokota

Fly On
2023
as Kimura

Momo and the Seven Papagenos
2022
as Yuta

The Sion Sono
2016
as Self

A Man with Style
2011
as Kota

And Your Bird Can Sing
2018
as Shizuo

Dear Deer
2015
as Takashi

All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
2015
as Yoshirō "Yocchan" Kamogawa

BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues
2025

A School Behind Bars
2010

The Millennial Rapture
2012
as Tatsuo

Runway
2020
as Akechi

Tokyo Park
2011
as Hiro Takai

Fourteen
2007
as Daiki Amamiya

Pandora's Box
2009
as Risuke/Hibari

Kamiki Ryunosuke 25th Anniversary DVD
2020
as Himself

Tear Jar
2008

Purehearted
2025

Saint Young Men 3
2020
as ブッダ

Tokyo Island
2010
as Manta

Threads of Our Hearts
2010

The Boy from Hell
2004

New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
2025

Isn't Anyone Alive?
2012
as Keisuke

CRANK
2023

Aogeba Tôtoshi
2006

The End of Puberty
2011
as Maru

Drive-In Gamo
2014
as Toshi

5windows
2012
5windows eb(is)
2015

魔法のiらんど SixDays
2009

THE A-CARE -Disusebody-
2026

Want to Play with Someone?
2026

Tadaima, Jacqueline
2013

Awaremi Mumashika
2010

Similar But Different
2013

AnyMart
2026
as Sakai

Tadashiku Wasureru
2014
as 竹下幸雄

Nora
2010

国境
as Hiroyuki Ninomiya
About Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte. With 155 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Shota Sometani has appeared in 118 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shota Sometani Movies
- Scarlet (2025) — as Guildenstern (voice)
- Suzume (2022) — as Minoru Okabe (voice)
- Wolf Children (2012) — as Mr. Tanabe (voice)
- 100 METERS (2025) — as Komiya (voice)
- Belle (2021) — as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)
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