Full Name 染谷 将太 Occupation Actor Name Shota Sometani Spouse Rinko Kikuchi (m. 2014) | Nationality Japanese Years active 2001–present Role Actor Known for Himizu | |
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Born September 3, 1992 (age 32) ( 1992-09-03 ) Tokyo, Japan Awards Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress, Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year Movies Parasyte: Part 1, Parasyte: Part 2, Wood Job!, Lesson of the Evil, Strayer\'s Chronicle Similar People Rinko Kikuchi, Fumi Nikaido, Sion Sono, Ai Hashimoto, Eri Fukatsu |
Shota sometani raps at the tokyo tribe movie screening at new york asian film festival 2015
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太, Sometani Shōta) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo.
Contents
- Shota sometani raps at the tokyo tribe movie screening at new york asian film festival 2015
- Have a good time starring shota sometani by chikaski suzuki taro okagawa
- Personal life
- Career
- Music videos
- Filmography
- References
Have a good time starring shota sometani by chikaski suzuki taro okagawa
Personal life

Sometani married actress Rinko Kikuchi on December 31, 2014. In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child.
Career
Sometani appeared in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park.
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.

He appeared in Koji Wakamatsu's 2012 film The Millennial Rapture, and starred in Gakuryu Ishii's 2012 film Isn't Anyone Alive?


Music videos

Filmography
Actor
2023
Sanctuary (TV Series)
2023
Burassyu appu raihu (TV Series) as
Shunsuke
- Episode #1.10 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.9 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.8 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.7 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.6 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.4 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.3 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.2 (2023) - Shunsuke
- Episode #1.1 (2023) - Shunsuke
2022
Suzume as
Minoru Okabe (voice)
2022
Momosanto 7-nin no papageno (TV Movie) as
Yuta
2022
What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? as
Denki Mukogawa
2021
Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou (TV Series) as
Michael
- Episode #1.3 (2021) - Michael
- Episode #1.2 (2021) - Michael
2021
Belle as
Shinjiro Chikami (voice)
2021
Detective Chinatown 3 as
Murata Akira
2020
Kikenna Venus (TV Mini Series) as
Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.10 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.9 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.8 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.7 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.6 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.5 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.4 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.3 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.2 (2020) - Akito Yagami
- Episode #1.1 (2020) - Akito Yagami
2020
Runway as
Akechi
2020
Kirin ga kuru (TV Series) as
Nobunaga Oda
- The Ant and the Wing (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- The End of Yoshiteru's Summer (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Kessen! Okehazama (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- The Letter to Ieyasu (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Assassinate Nobunaga! (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- To Echizen (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Nagaragawa No Taiketsu (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- A Great Land (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Dosan is Not My Father (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- The Audience at Shotokuji (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Kicho's Scheme (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Jubei's Bride (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- The Shogun's Tears (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- The Lonely Young Lord (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Nobunaga's Failure (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- The Future of the Alliance (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
- Kicho's Wish (2020) - Nobunaga Oda
2020
Super Radical Gag Family (TV Series) as
Maruki Hana
- Episode #1.11 (2020) - Maruki Hana
- Episode #1.10 (2020) - Maruki Hana
- Episode #1.8 (2020) - Maruki Hana
- Episode #1.3 (2020) - Maruki Hana
- Episode #1.2 (2020) - Maruki Hana
- Episode #1.1 (2020) - Maruki Hana
2019
Prescription Police (TV Mini Series) as
Hiroo Misawa
- Episode #3.8 (2019) - Hiroo Misawa
2019
The First Supper as
Rintaro Azuma
2019
Stare as
Hideaki Watanabe
2019
To the Ends of the Earth as
Yoshioka
2019
Parallel World Love Story as
Tomohiko Miwa
2019
First Love as
Kase
2019
Natsuzora (TV Series) as
Koya Kamiji
2019
Samurai Marathon as
Hironoshin Uesugi
2018
Saint Young Men (TV Series) as
Gautama Buddha
2018
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan as
Kohei Murata
2018
And Your Bird Can Sing as
Shizuo
2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down as
Makobee Makubo
2017
Foreboding as
Tetsuo
2017
Legend of the Demon Cat as
Kûkai
2017
Yochô: Sanpo suru Shinryakusha (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.5 (2017)
- Episode #1.4 (2017)
- Episode #1.3 (2017)
- Episode #1.2 (2017)
- Episode #1.1 (2017)
2017
Dawn Wind in My Poncho as
Nakata
2017
March Comes in Like a Lion 2 as
Nikaido Harunobu
2017
March Comes in Like a Lion as
Nikaido Harunobu
2017
Parks as
Tokio
2016
Fueled: The Man They Called 'Pirate' as
Yoshio Hasebe
2016
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
2016
Hibana (TV Mini Series) as
Ogata
- Episode #1.10 (2016) - (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.8 (2016) - (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.7 (2016) - (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.6 (2016) - (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.5 (2016) - (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.4 (2016) - Ogata (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.9 (2016) - (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.3 (2016) - Ogata (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.2 (2016) - Ogata (as Shota Sometani)
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Ogata (as Shota Sometani)
2016
3 Beautiful Lies (TV Movie)
2015
The Actor as
Yokota
2015
Dear Deer
2015
Teacher and Stray Cat
2015
Bakuman as
Eiji Niizuma
2015
Everyone Is Psychic!: The Movie as
Yoshiro Kamogawa
2015
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~ (TV Mini Series) as
Yoshiro Kamogawa
- Episode #1.3 - Yoshiro Kamogawa
- Episode #1.2 - Yoshiro Kamogawa
- Episode #1.1 - Yoshiro Kamogawa
2015
The Boy and the Beast as
Kyûta (seinen-ki) (voice)
2015
Strayer's Chronicle as
Manabu
2015
That's It
2015
Parasyte: Part 2 as
Shin'ichi Izumi
2015
Minna! Esper Dayo!: Bangai hen Esper Miyako e iku (TV Movie) as
Yoshirô Kamogawa
2015
Shokuzai no Sonata (TV Mini Series)
2014
Parasyte: Part 1 as
Shin'ichi Izumi
2014
As the Gods Will as
Satake
2014
Kabukicho Love Hotel as
Toru Takahashi
2014
A Drop of the Grapevine as
Roku
2014
Tokyo Tribe as
MC Show
2014
Drive in Gamo as
Toshiya Gamo
2014
Mozu (TV Series)
- Episode #1.10 (2014)
- Episode #1.9 (2014)
- Episode #1.8 (2014)
- Episode #1.7 (2014)
- Episode #1.6 (2014)
- Episode #1.5 (2014)
- Episode #1.4 (2014)
- Episode #1.3 (2014)
- Episode #1.2 (2014)
- Episode #1.1 (2014)
2014
Wood Job! as
Yuki Hirano
2014
The Snow White Murder Case as
Hasegawa
2013
The Fighter Pilot as
Oishi
2013
Touching the Skin of Eeriness as
Chihiro
2013
The Kiyosu Conference as
Ranmaru Mori
2013
Everyone Is Psychic! (TV Mini Series) as
Yoshirô Kamogawa / Yoshiro kamokawa
2013
Real as
Atsumi's assistant
2013
xxxHOLiC (TV Mini Series) as
Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.8 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.7 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.6 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.5 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.4 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.3 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.2 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
- Episode #1.1 (2013) - Kimihiro watanuki
2013
Jellyfish Eyes
2013
The Intermission
2013
The Brain Man as
Shimura
2013
Strawberry Night
2012
Lesson of the Evil as
Keisuke Hayami
2012
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
2012
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012
The Millennial Rapture
2012
Wolf Children as
Tanabe-sensei (voice)
2012
Sadako 3D as
Enoki
2012
Tsumi to batsu (TV Series)
- Episode #1.1 (2012)
2012
Blackboard ~ Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~ (TV Series) as
Shigeki asakura
- Episode #1.2 (2012) - Shigeki asakura
2012
Family Complex (TV Movie) as
Shota
2012
O-Parts (TV Series) as
Yuma
- FINAL STAGE (2012) - Yuma
- STAGE.3 (2012) - Yuma
- STAGE.2 (2012) - Yuma
- STAGE.1 (2012) - Yuma
2012
Isn't Anyone Alive?
2012
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 as
Kenji
2011
The End of Puberty as
Maru
2011
Themis as
Yuichi
2011
Life Back Then as
Nobuo Yamaki
2011
The Tempest (NHK Drama) (TV Mini Series) as
Shotaio
2011
A Man with Style as
Kota
2011
Tokyo Park as
Hiro Takai
2011
Princess Go (TV Series) as
Bomaru Mori
- Honnouji no hen (2011) - Bomaru Mori
- Honnouji e (2011) - Bomaru Mori
- Nobunaga no himitsu (2011) - Bomaru Mori
- Chichi no kataki (2011) - Bomaru Mori
2010
Threads of Our Hearts (TV Movie) as
Shoota
2010
A Liar and a Broken Girl as
Mii-kun
2010
Hei no naka no chûgakkô (TV Movie)
2010
I'll Still Love You in 10 Years (TV Series)
- Kimi no iru mirai e (2010)
- Koi no kara sawagi (2010)
- Koi no giseisha? (2010)
- Koi no honeorizon (2010)
- Unmei no koi nante (2010)
- Mirai kara no koibito (2010)
2010
Tôkyô-jima
2010
Awaremi mumashika as
High School Student
2010
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (TV Series) as
Kagawa
- Episode #1.10 (2010) - Kagawa
- Episode #1.4 (2010) - Kagawa
2010
Azamijô no lullaby (TV Series)
- Shisha wa shinda hitsuji no yume wo miruka? (2010)
2010
Ryômaden (TV Series) as
Toyonori Yamauchi
- Futari no Kyou (2010) - Toyonori Yamauchi
- Otazunemono Ryouma (2010) - Toyonori Yamauchi
2010
Mobadora Vol.2 4x4 as
Ryo
2010
The Shoeshine Boy (TV Movie)
2010
Yuriko's Aroma as
Tetsuya
2009
Saka no ue no kumo (TV Series) as
Yoshifuru (boy)
- Shônen no kuni (2009) - Yoshifuru (boy)
2009
Pandora no hako as
Hibari
2009
Tentai shôsetsu: Otsuzakura gakuensai 2
2009
Koishite akuma: Vanpaia bôi (TV Series) as
Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.10 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.9 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.8 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.7 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.6 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.5 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.4 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.3 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.2 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
- Episode #1.1 (2009) - Nobuteru Oda
2008
Fure fure shôjo as
Akira Tamura
2008
Aishû no romera (TV Series)
2008
The Battery (TV Series)
- Yatsura wo yurusanai! (2008)
- Ore wo shinjiro! (2008)
- Honki ni nareyo! (2008)
2008
Namida tsubo as
Yusuke - 20 years ago
2007
Seito shokun! (TV Series) as
Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.10 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.9 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.8 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.7 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.6 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.5 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.4 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.3 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.2 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
- Episode #1.1 (2007) - Tamai Yoshihisa
2007
Death File 2 (Video)
2006
Death File (Video)
2004
Devilman as
Susumu
2004
Jigoku kozô
2003
Kamen Rider 555 (TV Series) as
Boy
- Kaiza no Seigi (2003) - Boy
2002
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (TV Series) as
Mamoru Tezuka
- Episode #1.5 (2002) - Mamoru Tezuka
2001
The Monday Night Mystery Theater (TV Series)
Self
2020
Kamiki Ryunosuke 25th Anniversary DVD (Documentary short) as
Self
2017
Live for Today: Gen'ichirô Tenryû (Documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
2014
Bokura no jidai (TV Series) as
Self
- Jun'ichi Okada, Shôta Sometani & Takashi Yamazaki (2016) - Self
- Parasyte (2014) - Self
2016
The Sion Sono (Documentary) as
Self
2016
The 39th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (Documentary)(segment: "My Future is Cinema's Future")
2013
The 36th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2012
Making of Himizu (Video documentary) as
Self
2012
Nonfix (TV Series documentary) as
Narration
- The Future of Films (2012) - Narration
2006
Atomic Wounds (TV Movie documentary) as
Narration
Archive Footage
2020
Tales of Chinese Filmmakers (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Cao Yu: Guang Ying Tong Ling Zhe (2020) - Self
2011
Princess Go (TV Series) as
Bomaru Mori
- Haha no saikon (2011) - Bomaru Mori
References
Shōta Sometani Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA