Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani | |
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| Born | 染谷 将太 September 3, 1992 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Himizu |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太, Sometani Shōta) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo.[1] He is known for his roles in Himizu and Parasyte.
Career
Sometani was a child actor.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
He appeared in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park,[5] Koji Wakamatsu's 2012 film The Millennial Rapture,[6] and starred in Gakuryu Ishii's 2012 film Isn't Anyone Alive?[7]
Personal life
Sometani married actress Rinko Kikuchi on December 31, 2014. Rinko Kikuchi is 12 years his elder.[8][9][10] In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child.[11]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ping Pong | ||
| 2003 | Hebi Ichigo | ||
| 2004 | The Boy From Hell | ||
| Devilman | |||
| 2008 | Namida Tsubo | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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[12] | Lead role |
| The Snow White Murder Case | Hasegawa | ||
| Kabukicho Love Hotel | Toru Takahashi | ||
| Parasyte: Part 1 | Shinichi Izumi | Lead role | |
| As the Gods Will | Satake | ||
| 2015 | Parasyte: Part 2 | Shinichi Izumi | Lead role |
| The Virgin Psychics | Yoshiro Kamogawa | Lead role | |
| Teacher And Stray Cat | |||
| Strayer's Chronicle[13] | Manabu | ||
| That's It | Samao Daikoku | Lead role | |
| Dear Deer | Takashi | ||
| Bakuman | Niizuma Eiji | ||
| 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 |
| Kimi no Tori wa Utaeru | Shizuo | ||
| Shottan, The Miracle | Murata | ||
| Punk Samurai Slash Down | |||
| 2019 | Parallel World Love Story |
Animated films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wolf Children Ame and Yuki | Tanabe | |
| 2015 | The Boy and the Beast | Kyuta (Teen) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Saka no Ue no Kumo | Akiyama Yoshifuru (young) | |
| 2010 | Ryōmaden | Yamauchi Toyonori | Taiga drama |
| 2012 | Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance | Haruka Mikoshiba | |
| 2013 | XxxHolic | Kimihiro Watanuki | |
| Neo Ultra Q | Koichi | ||
| Minna! ESPer Dayo! | Yoshirō Kamogawa | Lead role | |
| 2016 | Hibana | Ogata | |
| 2017 | Foreboding | Tatsuo Yamagiwa | Lead role |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hello, Again ～Mukashi Kara Aru Basho～ | Juju |
| 2012 | Good Luck | Bump of Chicken |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68th Venice International Film Festival | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Won |
| 2013 | 57th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomers of the Year | Won |
| 36th Japan Academy Prize | Newcomers of the Year | Won | |
| 2016 | 39th Japan Academy Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 25th Japan Film Professional Awards | Best Actor | Won |
References
- ^ "Award-winning Japanese actor seeks complete art". Mail Online. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "'Villon no Tsuma'/'Pandora no Hako' | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Official Awards of the 68th Venice Film Festival". Le Biennale di Venezia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Young, Neil (14 August 2011). "Tokyo Park: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Young, Neil (3 September 2012). "The Millennial Rapture (Sennen no Yuraku): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Mes, Tom (3 September 2012). "Midnight Eye review: Isn't Anyone Alive?". Midnight Eye.
- ^ "Actress Rinko Kikuchi, Actor Shōta Sometani Marry". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Actress Kikuchi, actor Sometani tie knot". Kyodo News. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Actors Rinko Kikuchi and Shota Sometani tie the knot". The Japan Times. 2 January 2015. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Sometani, Shôta. "無事第1子を出産しましたことをご報告させていただきます。 母子共に健康です。". Shôta Sometani Official Website.
- ^ "マイア・ヒラサワ、映画『WOOD JOB！（ウッジョブ）～神去なあなあ日常～』主題歌担当" [Maia Hirasawa to sing main theme song for movie "Wood Job"]. Barks (in Japanese). Japan: Global Plus. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Strayer's Chronicle". Japan Society. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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