
Acting
Masato Sakai
JA, EN cinema · 75 credits
Born
14 October 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Also known as Сакаи Масато · さかい まさと · 堺 雅人 · 사카이 마사토 · Масато Сакай
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
Filmography

Share The Challenge
as Lord Benimaru

The Man Who Can't Defraud
as Tadashi Kinusaki

Dr. Coto's Clinic
as Kei Narumi

Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off
as Hanzawa Naoki

Promare
as Kray Foresight (voice)

Promare / Side: Galo
as Kray Foresight (voice)

Sakura Guardian in the North
as Shujiro Ezure

世界初 極北の冒険 デナリ大滑降
as Narrator

Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Masakazu Isshiki

Pandora: Eternal life
as Gen Suzuki

Legal High 2 SP
as Kensuke Komikado

7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies
as Shoji Kanzaki

Legal High SP
as Kensuke Komikado

Key of Life
as Sakurai

The Castle of Crossed Destinies
as Emonnosuke

The Samurai That Night
as Kenichi Nakamura

The Legacy of the Sun
as Major Shirou Mashiba

Buddha: The Great Departure
as Chapra (voice)

My SO Has Got Depression
as Mikio Takazaki

Go! Boys' School Drama Club
as Technical Staff

Golden Slumber
as Masaharu Aoyagi

Abacus and Sword
as Naoyuki Inoshiyama

The Assistant Doctor
as Yoshiaki Miyamae

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
as Koichi Hayami

The Chef of South Polar
as Jun Nishimura

The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
as Captain Kuhio

Banyuki
as Saji

A Lush Life
as Kurosawa

Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban
as Youzou Ooba

Climber's High
as Tatsuya Sayama

After School
as Kimura

Be yourself
as Yasushi Enomoto

The Two in Tracksuits
as The Son

The Fearless Otojiro's Company
as Minoru Date

Sukiyaki Western Django
as Shigemori

The Wall Man
as Ren Keguang

Honey and Clover
as Shuji Hanamoto

Uwasa
as 鈴木光明

新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日
as Yamanami Keisuke

The Woman Opposite
as Shuji Tamura

お父さんの恋
as 杉本大樹

Welcome to Irabu's Office
as Kohei Yamashita

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
as Okita Soji

太郎
as サトシ

Vamp Show
as Hisao Shima

反乱のボヤージュ
as 江藤麦太

Being Here
as Etsuro Maeno

Stake Out
as Yasuo Arakawa

Beautiful Sunday
as Hiroki Ogasawara

Sunflower
as Yuichi Hirano

The Goddess of 1967
as Roadside Noodle Eater

Mars Sweet Home
as Toshi Nakajima













