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〉
Atsuhime
2008
as Tokugawa Iesachi
Sanadamaru
2016
as Sanada Yukimura
Legal High
2012
as Kensuke Komikado
Hanzawa Naoki
2013
as Naoki Hanzawa
Vivant
2023
as Yusuke Nogi
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2003
as 鳴海慧
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009
as Ōba Yōzō / Shirimaru / Sensei / Moerus / Ryoushuu, Sensei
Audrey
2000
as 杉本英記
Engine
2005
as Torii Motoichiro
Shinsengumi!
2004
as Yamanami Keisuke
Antarctica
2011
as Haruhiko Himuro
Yukikaze
2002
as Fukai Rei
Sky High
2003
as 関川勝
Joker: Unforgiven Investigator
2010
as Kazuyoshi Date
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
2015
as 日野伦太郎
Triangle
2009
as Shimano Takaya
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
2004
as 若林
A love newpolitical party
2008
The Secret Garden
2007
as 片岡航
Tsukahara Bokuden
2011
as Shinemon Tsukahara
Ooku: The Beginning
2012
as Madenokouji Arikoto
Golden Bowl
2002
as 太宰衛
Papa for One Summer
2003
as 石倉
Kodoku no kake
2007
as 蒔田二郎
Izumo no Okuni
2006
as Sankuro
The Scent of Jealousy
2001
as 中原テツシ
恋詩物語～ラブソング
2000
深津絵里のblack comedy ブラコメ
2006
Summer for Bureaucrats
2009
as Niwano Takahisa
知られざる大英博物館
2012
School Teachers
2001
as 山岸俊輔
The Scarlet Camellia
2001
as 徳次郎
Flower of Ice
2008
as Takayuki Seno
リーガルハイ2
as 古美门研介
Nature’s Hidden Miracles
2022
as 人間代表
Nothing Lasts Forever
1999
国産ひな娘
1999
Extramarital Love
2002
as 湯浅拓也
恋、した。
1997
フォーチュン・バナナ
2004
玩具の神様
1999
戦後７０年 ニッポンの肖像
2015
ア・オ・ゾ・ラ・マ・ー・ジ・ャ・ン
1999
as 大空渉
新シルクロード
2005
エジプト 悠久の王国
2024
as MC
Tokyo23区の女
1996
ハートにS
1995
Movies (75)
Promare
2019
as Kray Foresight (voice)
The Wall Man
2007
as Ren Keguang
Vamp Show
2001
as Hisao Shima
Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
as Shigemori
Buddha: The Great Departure
2011
as Chapra (voice)
Three Ghosts
2026
as ジョウ
The Chef of South Polar
2009
as Jun Nishimura
A Moon in the Ordinary
2025
as 青砥健将
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003
as Okita Soji
Honey and Clover
2006
as Shuji Hanamoto
Golden Slumber
2010
as Masaharu Aoyagi
Sakura Guardian in the North
2018
as Shujiro Ezure
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017
as Masakazu Isshiki
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Kei Narumi
Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban
2009
as Youzou Ooba
My SO Has Got Depression
2011
as Mikio Takazaki
Key of Life
2012
as Sakurai
VIVANT劇場版
Promare / Side: Galo
2019
as Kray Foresight (voice)
小町
2004
as 若林
Legal High 2 SP
2014
as Kensuke Komikado
Abacus and Sword
2010
as Naoyuki Inoshiyama
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
2013
as Shoji Kanzaki
The Legacy of the Sun
2011
as Major Shirou Mashiba
After School
2008
as Kimura
The Goddess of 1967
2000
as Roadside Noodle Eater
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
as Emonnosuke
Banyuki
2009
as Saji
Go! Boys' School Drama Club
2011
as Technical Staff
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
2009
as Captain Kuhio
The Elephant Vanishes
2003
Sunflower
2000
as Yuichi Hirano
堺雅人 今を生きるネイティブアメリカンを訪ねて
2010
The Samurai That Night
2012
as Kenichi Nakamura
Mourning Becomes Electra
2004
Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off
2020
as Hanzawa Naoki
Legal High SP
2013
as Kensuke Komikado
お父さんの恋
2005
as 杉本大樹
The Woman Opposite
2006
as Shuji Tamura
実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還
2005
as 鈴木紀夫
Stake Out
2001
as Yasuo Arakawa
A Lush Life
2009
as Kurosawa
The Da Vinci Code Mystery Special
2006
Fan of Hong Kong star
2002
太郎
2002
as サトシ
反乱のボヤージュ
2001
as 江藤麦太
The Fearless Otojiro's Company
2007
as Minoru Date
水の味
1998
The Two in Tracksuits
2008
as The Son
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009
as Koichi Hayami
Welcome to Irabu's Office
2005
as Kohei Yamashita
Climber's High
2008
as Tatsuya Sayama
Share The Challenge
2023
as Lord Benimaru
巡査鉄兵の推理日誌
2000
as 交番巡査
Zenmai
1998
as 風侍
The Armchair Detective Returns
2000
as 村瀬優
The Man Who Can't Defraud
2022
as Tadashi Kinusaki
Yasagure Panda〈White Edition〉
2007
世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降
2017
as Narrator
Being Here
2001
as Etsuro Maeno
Yasagure Panda〈Black Edition〉
2007
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special
2008
新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日
2006
as Yamanami Keisuke
Pandora: Eternal life
2014
as Gen Suzuki
For the coming day
2005
as 黒川医師
The Assistant Doctor
2010
as Yoshiaki Miyamae
Be yourself
2008
as Yasushi Enomoto
Yasagure Panda〈Gold Edition〉
2008
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
VIBE
1996
Yasagure Panda〈Silver Edition〉
2008
Beautiful Sunday
2000
as Hiroki Ogasawara
兄の仕事場～鴻上尚史と10人の新人俳優たち
1997
Uwasa
2006
as 鈴木光明
Mars Sweet Home
2000
as Toshi Nakajima
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 2026, Masato Sakai has appeared in 75 films and 49 TV shows.
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Most Popular Masato Sakai Movies
- Promare (2019) — as Kray Foresight (voice)
- The Wall Man (2007) — as Ren Keguang
- Vamp Show (2001) — as Hisao Shima
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) — as Shigemori
- Buddha: The Great Departure (2011) — as Chapra (voice)
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