Masato Sakai
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1973-10-14 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Also known as
- Сакаи Масато · さかい まさと · 堺 雅人
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
TV Shows (49)
KochiKame
1996
as 白鳥麗次〈初代〉
Legal High
2012
as Kensuke Komikado
Hanzawa Naoki
2013
as Naoki Hanzawa
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009
as Ryoushuu, Sensei / Ōba Yōzō / Moerus / Shirimaru
Atsuhime
2008
as Tokugawa Iesachi
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 鳴海慧
Vivant
2023
as Yusuke Nogi
Audrey
2000
as 杉本英記
Engine
2005
as Torii Motoichiro
Sanadamaru
2016
as Sanada Yukimura
Sky High
2003
as 関川勝
Shinsengumi!
2004
as Yamanami Keisuke
Antarctica
2011
as Haruhiko Himuro
Yukikaze
2002
as Fukai Rei
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
2004
as 若林
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015
as 日野伦太郎
Kodoku no kake
2007
as 蒔田二郎
Papa for One Summer
2003
as 石倉
Triangle
2009
as Shimano Takaya
The Secret Garden
2007
as 片岡航
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998
Joker: Unforgiven Investigator
2010
as Kazuyoshi Date
Tsukahara Bokuden
2011
as Shinemon Tsukahara
Nothing Lasts Forever
1999
Golden Bowl
2002
as 太宰衛
Ooku: The Beginning
2012
as Madenokouji Arikoto
Flower of Ice
2008
as Takayuki Seno
知られざる大英博物館
2012
Summer for Bureaucrats
2009
as Niwano Takahisa
A love newpolitical party
2008
School Teachers
2001
as 山岸俊輔
玩具の神様
1999
恋詩物語～ラブソング
2000
The Scent of Jealousy
2001
as 中原テツシ
深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ
2006
The Scarlet Camellia
2001
as 徳次郎
Nature’s Hidden Miracles
2022
as 人間代表
Izumo no Okuni
2006
as Sankuro
Extramarital Love
2002
as 湯浅拓也
戦後７０年 ニッポンの肖像
2015
リーガルハイ2
as 古美门研介
ア・オ・ゾ・ラ・マ・ー・ジ・ャ・ン
1999
as 大空渉
国産ひな娘
1999
ハートにS
1995
フォーチュン・バナナ
2004
Tokyo23区の女
1996
新シルクロード
2005
エジプト 悠久の王国
2024
as MC
恋、した。
1997
Movies (75)
A Moon in the Ordinary
2025
as 青砥健将
Buddha: The Great Departure
2011
as Chapra (voice)
Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
as Shigemori
Promare
2019
as Kray Foresight (voice)
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017
as Masakazu Isshiki
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Kei Narumi
The Chef of South Polar
2009
as Jun Nishimura
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003
as Okita Soji
Promare / Side: Galo
2019
as Kray Foresight (voice)
Climber's High
2008
as Tatsuya Sayama
Honey and Clover
2006
as Shuji Hanamoto
Legal High 2 SP
2014
as Kensuke Komikado
Sunflower
2000
as Yuichi Hirano
Sakura Guardian in the North
2018
as Shujiro Ezure
Golden Slumber
2010
as Masaharu Aoyagi
My SO Has Got Depression
2011
as Mikio Takazaki
Legal High SP
2013
as Kensuke Komikado
The Man Who Can't Defraud
2022
as Tadashi Kinusaki
Key of Life
2012
as Sakurai
The Goddess of 1967
2000
as Roadside Noodle Eater
The Legacy of the Sun
2011
as Major Shirou Mashiba
Fan of Hong Kong star
2002
Stake Out
2001
as Yasuo Arakawa
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009
as Koichi Hayami
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
as Emonnosuke
Abacus and Sword
2010
as Naoyuki Inoshiyama
The Samurai That Night
2012
as Kenichi Nakamura
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2009
as Captain Kuhio
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
2013
as Shoji Kanzaki
The Two in Tracksuits
2008
as The Son
After School
2008
as Kimura
反乱のボヤージュ
2001
as 江藤麦太
Go! Boys' School Drama Club
2011
as Technical Staff
Banyuki
2009
as Saji
Pandora: Eternal life
2014
as Gen Suzuki
新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日
2006
as Yamanami Keisuke
Be yourself
2008
as Yasushi Enomoto
The Fearless Otojiro's Company
2007
as Minoru Date
Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban
2009
as Youzou Ooba
The Woman Opposite
2006
as Shuji Tamura
Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off
2020
as Hanzawa Naoki
The Assistant Doctor
2010
as Yoshiaki Miyamae
小町
2004
as 若林
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
as 鈴木紀夫
Mourning Becomes Electra
2004
Being Here
2001
as Etsuro Maeno
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
2008
Mars Sweet Home
2000
as Toshi Nakajima
For the coming day
2005
as 黒川医師
巡査鉄兵の推理日誌
2000
as 交番巡査
A Lush Life
2009
as Kurosawa
Welcome to Irabu's Office
2005
as Kohei Yamashita
Uwasa
2006
as 鈴木光明
Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉
2008
兄の仕事場～鴻上尚史と10人の新人俳優たち
1997
The Elephant Vanishes
2003
太郎
2002
as サトシ
VIBE
1996
Beautiful Sunday
2000
as Hiroki Ogasawara
Vamp Show
2001
as Hisao Shima
Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉
2007
お父さんの恋
2005
as 杉本大樹
安楽椅子探偵、再び
2000
as 村瀬優
Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉
2007
水の味
1998
The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special
2006
Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉
2008
Share The Challenge
2023
as Lord Benimaru
Zenmai
1998
as 風侍
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
The Wall Man
2007
as Ren Keguang
Three Ghosts
as ジョウ
VIVANT劇場版
世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降
2017
as Narrator
堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて
2010
About Masato Sakai
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. With 124 credits spanning from 1995 to 2025, Masato Sakai has appeared in 75 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masato Sakai Movies
- A Moon in the Ordinary (2025) — as 青砥健将
- Buddha: The Great Departure (2011) — as Chapra (voice)
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) — as Shigemori
- Promare (2019) — as Kray Foresight (voice)
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) — as Masakazu Isshiki
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