Kōichi Satō (actor)
Koichi Sato | |
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佐藤 浩市 | |
 Koichi Sato in May 2009 | |
| Born | December 10, 1960 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Parent | Rentarō Mikuni (father) |
Koichi Sato (佐藤 浩市, Satō Kōichi, born December 10, 1960) is a Japanese actor. He is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentarō Mikuni.
Career
Sato has appeared in some of Junji Sakamoto's films such as Tokarev,[1] Face,[2] KT,[3] and Children of the Dark.[4]
He also appeared in Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django,[5] Yoichi Sai's Kamui Gaiden,[6] and Takahisa Zeze's Heaven's Story.[7]
Filmography
Film
- The Gate of Youth (1981)
- Manon (1981)
- Nankyoku Monogatari (1983)
- The Catch (1983)
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1984)
- Penguin's Memory (1985)
- Kids (1985)
- Love Hotel (1985)
- A Promise (1986)
- Death Powder (1986)
- The Silk Road (1988)
- Crest of Betrayal (1994)
- Tokarev (1994)
- Gonin (1995)
- Oishinbo (1996)
- Rasen (1998)
- Wait and See (1998)
- Face (2000)
- Whiteout (2000)
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (2000)
- Inugami (2001)
- KT (2002)
- Utsutsu (2002)
- Rockers (2003)
- When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
- Samurai Resurrection (2003)
- Infection (2004)
- Aegis (2005)
- What the Snow Brings (2005)
- Umineco (2005)
- Kurai Tokoro de Machiawase (2006)
- The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
- Starfish Hotel (2006)
- A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006)
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
- Smile: Seiya no Kiseki (2007)
- The Magic Hour (2008)
- Shonen Merikensack (2008)
- Nobody to Watch Over Me (2008)
- Kamui Gaiden (2009)
- Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
- Heaven's Story (2010)
- The Last Chushingura (2010)
- A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
- Unfair 2: The Answer (2011)
- Someday (2011)
- A Chair in the Grass (2012)
- Dearest (2012)
- Reunion (2012)
- The Floating Castle (2012)
- Kiyosu Kaigi (2013)
- Unforgiven (2013)
- Human Trust (2013)
Television
- Tobuga Gotoku (1990)
- Shinai naru Mono e (1992)
- Homura Tatsu (1993)
- Koko Kyoshi (1993)
- Subarashiki kana Jinsei (1993)
- Homura Tatsu (1994)
- Yokohama Shinju (1994)
- Koi mo Nidome nara (1995)
- Koibito yo (1995)
- Tsubasa o Kudasai! (1996)
- Tabloid (1998)
- Africa no Yoru (1999)
- Dokushin Seikatsu (1999)
- Tenki-yoho no Koibito (2000)
- Aru Hi, Arashi no You ni (2001)
- Chūshingura 1/47 (2001)
- Tengoku e no Kaidan (2002)
- Kogen e Irasshai (2003)
- Shinsengumi (2004)
- Pride (2004)
- Climber's High (2005)
- Kemonomichi (2006)
- Suppli (2006)
- Karei-naru Ichizoku (2007)
- Zip vs Dragon (2009)
- Wagaya no Rekishi (2010)
- Kagi no Kakatta Heya (2012)
Awards and nominations
Awards won
- 1982: Blue Ribbon Award: Best New Actor for The Gate of Youth
- 1982: Award of the Japanese Academy: Newcomer of the Year for The Gate of Youth
- 1994: Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Actor for Crest of Betrayal
- 1995: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Actor for Crest of Betrayal
- 1995: Yokohama Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor for Tokarev[8]
- 2001: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for Whiteout
- 2003: Blue Ribbon Award: Best Actor for KT
- 2004: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for When the Last Sword Is Drawn
- 2005: Tokyo International Film Festival: Best Actor Award for What the Snow Brings
- 2007: Mainichi Film Concours: Best Actor for What the Snow Brings
- 2012: 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2012): Best Supporting Actor for Kagi no Kakatta Heya
Awards nominated
- 1984: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for The Catch
- 2007: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for The Uchoten Hotel
References
- ^ Rooney, David (December 4, 1994). "Review: Tokarev". Variety.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (March 27, 2001). "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW; Murder as the True Key To Self-Actualization". The New York Times.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (April 14, 2002). "KT". Screen International.
- ^ Kuipers, Richard (November 7, 2008). "Review: "Children of the Dark"". Variety.
- ^ Adams, Sam (August 28, 2008). "Sukiyaki Western Django". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (September 18, 2009). "'Kamui Gaiden'". The Japan Times.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (February 12, 2011). "Review: Heaven's Story". Variety.
- ^ "第16回ヨコハマ映画祭 1994年日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
External links
- Koichi Sato at IMDb
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