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Masato Sakai

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Masato Sakai
Sakai in 2014
Born (1973-10-14) October 14, 1973 (age 52)
Kobe, Japan
ancestral home: Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
Websitesakai-masato.com

Masato Sakai (堺 雅人) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the Hanzawa Naoki series, which achieved the highest television ratings in Japan during the Heisei era (1989–2019).[1]

Career

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Sakai aspired to become a bureaucrat until high school, but when he entered university, he decided to pursue a career as an actor.[2]

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[3] 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 Film Prize.[4]

Personal life

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He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno.[5] He has two children with his wife, eldest being a boy born in 2015[6] and the younger being a girl born in 2018.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Himawari [ja] Yuichi Hirano [8]
Mars Sweet Home [ja] Toru Nakajima [9]
The Goddess of 1967 Roadside noodle eater Walk-on part [10]
2001 Stake Out (張り込み) Yasuo Arakawa [11]
Being Here (Japanese film) [ja] Etsuro Maeno Lead Role [12]
2002 Tarou (太郎 (2002)) Satoshi Lead Role [13]
2003 When the Last Sword Is Drawn Okita Sōji [14]
2006 Honey and Clover Shūji Hanamoto [15]
2007 The Wall Man [ja] Nishina Lead role [16]
2008 After School [ja] Kazuki Kimura [17]
2009 The Chef of South Polar [ja] Nishimura Lead role [18]
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio Captain Kuhio Lead role [3]
2011 My So Has Got Depression Mikio [19]
2012 Key of Life Sakurai Lead role [20]
2017 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura [ja] Masakazu Isshiki Lead role [21]
2018 Sakura Guardian in the North Shūjirō Ezure [22]
2022 Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022 Kei Narumi Cameo appearance [23]
2025 A Moon in the Ordinary (平場の月) Kensho Aoto Lead role [24]

Television

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Drama

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Audrey Hideki Sugimoto Asadora [25]
2001 The Scarlet Camellia [ja] Tokujiro [26]
The Scent of Jealousy [ja] Tetsushi Nakahara [27]
2002 Extramarital Love [ja] Takuya Yuasa [28]
2004 Shinsengumi! Yamanami Keisuke Taiga drama [29]
2005 Engine Gen'ichiro Torii [30]
Flying Trapeze Kohei Yamashita TV movie [31]
2006 Izumo no Okuni Sankuro Final installment of NHK's "Friday Period Drama" series, broadcast since 1966 [32]
The Woman Opposite [ja] Shuji Tamura [33]
Dr. Coto's Clinic Kei Narumi Season 2 [23]
2007 The Secret Garden Kataoka Wataru [34]
Kodoku no kake ~Itoshiki hito yo~ [ja] Jiro Makita [35]
2008 Atsuhime Tokugawa Iesada Taiga drama [36]
Flower of Ice [ja] Takayuki Seno TV Asahi 50th Anniversary Drama Special [37]
Be yourself [ja] Yasushi Enomoto Lead role; TV Movie [38]
2009 Triangle [ja] Shimano Takaya Kansai Television Broadcasting's 50th Anniversary special [39]
Summer for Bureaucrats [ja] Niwano Takahisa [40]
2011 Antarctica Himuro Haruhiko [41]
2012–13 Legal High Kensuke Komikado Lead role; 2 seasons [42]
2013–20 Naoki Hanzawa Naoki Hanzawa Lead role; 2 seasons [43]
2015 Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist Dr. Rintarō Hino Lead role [44]
2016 Sanada Maru Sanada Yukimura Lead role; Taiga drama [45]
2023–26 Vivant Yūsuke Nogi / F, Liu Mingxuan Lead role; 2 seasons [46][47]

Programs

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2026 77th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Host [48]

Dubbing

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Live-action
Year Title Role Voice dub for Notes Ref.
2018 Christopher Robin Christopher Robin Ewan McGregor [49]
Animation
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996-2001 KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops Reiji Shiratori [50]
2002-2005 Sentou Yousei Yukikaze Rei Fukai Lead role, OVA [51]
2009 Aoi Bungaku Ōba Yōzō (eps 1–4); Shirimaru (eps 5–6); Sensei (eps 7–8); Melos (eps 9–10); Ryoushuu, Sensei (ep 11–12); Narrator/Navigator (eps 1–12) Lead role [52][53][54][55][56][57][58]
2011 Buddha: The Great Departure Chapra Film [59]
2019 Promare Kray Foresight Film [60]
2024 Migration Mack Mallard [61]


Theater

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Year Title Role Ref.
1995Honmoku Macbeth (本牧マクベス)[62]
Kozak (コサック)[63]
1996Vibe (バイブ)[64]
1997The Soul of Mandarin (ソウル・オブ・マンダリン)[65]


References

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  2. ↑ "堺雅人、「もともとは官僚志望だった」". Sanspo. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "第31回ヨコハマ映画祭 2009年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ↑ "第32回 日本アカデミー賞(2009年)". eiga.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sakai Masato & Kanno Miho register their marriage". tokyohive.
  6. ↑ "菅野美穂、第１子男児を出産！「家族が増えた喜びでいっぱい」". Sponichi Annex. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  7. ↑ "菅野美穂が第２子となる女児を出産「母子ともに健康です」". SANSPO.COM. 産経デジタル. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  8. ↑ "ひまわり(2000)". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ 火星のわが家. Eiga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 12, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Goddess of 1967 (原題)". Eiga Popcorn (in Japanese and English). Archived from the original on October 12, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ 張り込み（2001）. Eiga. Archived from the original on October 12, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Being Here". Plex. Archived from the original on October 12, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  13. ↑ 太郎（2002）. Eiga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 12, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
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  15. ↑ ハチミツとクローバー. Eiga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 12, 2026. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
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  23. 1 2 "Dr.コトー診療所:映画版にドラマキャストが復帰 神木隆之介、伊藤歩、蒼井優、堺雅人出演". Mantan-web. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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  27. ↑ 嫉妬の香り Le parfum de la jaolusie. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 9, 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
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  29. ↑ "新選組！の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  30. ↑ エンジン. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2026. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  31. ↑ 直木賞受賞作品ドラマ特別企画　空中ブランコ　とんでも精神科医伊良部一郎登場. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2026. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
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  33. ↑ 対岸の彼女. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2026. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  34. ↑ ヒミツの花園. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2026. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  35. ↑ 孤独の賭け―愛しき人よ―（誤り…孤独な賭け）. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2026. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  36. ↑ "篤姫の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  37. ↑ 氷の華（第１回「衝撃のミステリー初映像化！一本の電話が招く連続殺人…悪女の完全犯罪!?復讐トリックの罠に墜ちたセレブ妻!!」、第２回「最高のミステリー完結！復讐の悪女VS名刑事の殺人推理!!　東京～軽井沢、新幹線３分間トリックの女…衝撃の結末」）. TV Drama Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2026. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
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  64. ↑ CURATE246-T/#2「バイブ ＶＩＢＥ」. Maneki Neko Theater ◎ Fixed-point camera. Archived from the original on August 21, 2026. Retrieved October 11, 2026.
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