Shota Sometani (染谷 将太, Sometani Shōta) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo.[1] He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.
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Shota Sometani | |
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![]() Sometani at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2017 | |
Born | 染谷 将太 (1992-09-03) September 3, 1992 (age 30) Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Known for | Himizu |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and television, gaining his first leading role in Pandora's Box, a 2009 film adaptation of an Osamu Dazai novel.[2]
In 2011, he received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his work in Himizu along with his co-star Fumi Nikaidō.[3]
He appeared in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park,[4] Koji Wakamatsu's 2012 film The Millennial Rapture,[5] and starred in Gakuryu Ishii's 2012 film Isn't Anyone Alive?[6]
Sometani married actress Rinko Kikuchi on December 31, 2014. In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child.[7] Their second child was born in late 2018.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | Ping Pong | |||
2003 | Hebi Ichigo | Masuda | ||
2004 | The Boy from Hell | |||
Devilman | Susumu | |||
2008 | Namida Tsubo | Young Yūsuke | ||
Fure Fure Shojo | ||||
2009 | Pandora's Box | Lead role | ||
2010 | Yuriko's Aroma | Lead role | ||
Tokyo Island | ||||
Awaremi Mumashika | ||||
2011 | Tokyo Park | Hiro Takai | ||
Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan | Lead role | |||
Azemichi no Dandy | ||||
Antoki no Inochi | Nobuo Yamaki | |||
2012 | Isn't Anyone Alive? | Keisuke | Lead role | |
Himizu | Yuichi Sumida | Lead role | ||
Sadako 3D | ||||
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Kosuke Chiba | |||
Lesson of the Evil | Keisuke Hayami | |||
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | Tokugawa Ietsuna | |||
The Millennial Rapture | ||||
2013 | Strawberry Night | |||
The Intermission | Lead role | |||
Real | Shingo Takagi | |||
The Eternal Zero | Kenichiro Ōishi (young) | |||
The Kiyosu Conference | Mori Ranmaru | |||
2014 | Wood Job! | Yuki Hirano | Lead role | [9] |
The Snow White Murder Case | Hasegawa | |||
Kabukicho Love Hotel | Toru Takahashi | |||
Parasyte: Part 1 | Shinichi Izumi | Lead role | ||
As the Gods Will | Satake | |||
Tokyo Tribe | MC Show | |||
2015 | Parasyte: Part 2 | Shinichi Izumi | Lead role | |
The Virgin Psychics | Yoshiro Kamogawa | Lead role | ||
Teacher and Stray Cat | Shōgo | |||
Strayer's Chronicle | Manabu | [10] | ||
That's It | Samao Daikoku | Lead role | ||
Dear Deer | Takashi | |||
Bakuman | Eiji Nizuma | |||
2016 | The Actor | Yokota | ||
Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | Yoshio Hasebe | |||
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Egawa | |||
Live for Today: Genichiro Tenryu | Narrator | |||
2017 | Parks | Tokio | ||
March Comes In like a Lion | Harunobu Nikaidō | |||
March Goes Out like a Lamb | Harunobu Nikaidō | |||
Dawn Wind in My Poncho | Nakata | |||
Foreboding | Tatsuo Yamagiwa | Lead role | ||
2018 | Legend of the Demon Cat | Kūkai | Lead role, Chinese film | |
And Your Bird Can Sing | Shizuo | Lead role | ||
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan | Murata | |||
Punk Samurai Slash Down | Magobei | |||
2019 | Parallel World Love Story | Tomohiko Miwa | ||
Samurai Marathon | Uesugi Hironoshin | |||
To the Ends of the Earth | Yoshioka | |||
The First Supper | Rintarō | Lead role | ||
2020 | Stare | Hideaki Watanabe | ||
First Love | Kase | |||
Runway (ja:歌集 滑走路) | Akechi | |||
2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | Chinese film | ||
2022 | What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? | Denki Mukogawa | [11] | |
Suzume no Tojimari | Minoru Okabe (voice) | [12] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2012 | Wolf Children | Tanabe | ||
2015 | The Boy and the Beast | Kyuta (Teen) | ||
2021 | Belle | Shinjirō "Kamishin" Chikami | [13] | |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Saka no Ue no Kumo | Akiyama Yoshifuru (young) | NHK | ||
2010 | Ryōmaden | Yamauchi Toyonori | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2011 | Gō | Mori Bōmaru | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2012 | Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance | Haruka Mikoshiba | Wowow | ||
2013 | xxxHolic | Kimihiro Watanuki | Wowow | ||
Neo Ultra Q | Kōichi | Wowow | |||
Minna! ESPer Dayo! | Yoshirō Kamogawa | TV Tokyo | Lead role | ||
2016 | Hibana: Spark | Ogata | Netflix | ||
2017 | Foreboding | Tatsuo Yamagiwa | Wowow | Lead role | |
2019 | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Kōya Kamiji | NHK | Asadora | |
2020–21 | Awaiting Kirin | Oda Nobunaga | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2021 | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses | Michael | NHK | Miniseries | [14] |
2022 | Teen Regime | Teru Washida | NHK | Miniseries | [15] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2020 | 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | Judge | NHK | [16] | |
Year | Title | Artist |
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2010 | "Hello, Again (Mukashi kara Aru Basho)" | Juju |
2012 | "Good Luck" | Bump of Chicken |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2011 | 68th Venice International Film Festival | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Won | |
2013 | 57th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomers of the Year | Won | |
36th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomers of the Year | Won | ||
2015 | 14th New York Asian Film Festival | Rising Star Award | Won | |
2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
25th Japan Film Professional Awards | Best Actor | Won | ||
2018 | 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
2019 | 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
2021 | 24th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Won | [17] |
Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actor | |
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