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

KochiKame
1997
Vivant
2023
Legal High
2012
Atsuhime
2008
Hanzawa Naoki
2013
Sanadamaru
2016
Shinsengumi!
2004
Dr. Coto's Clinic
2006
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009
Audrey
2000
Sky High
2003
Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy
2004

FILMOGRAPHY

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