

Acting
Shota Sometani
- Titles
- 97movies40TV shows
- Career
Active from 2007 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 55top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Tokyo Swindlers88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Coming of Age5.0average 3.0
- Fantasy3.1average 1.7
- Uncanny3.6average 2.5
- Wonder4.4average 3.4
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism6.1average 5.4
- Melancholy5.3average 4.7
- Mystery4.6average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.4, average 2.6
- Nostalgia2.6, average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism2.5, average 3.3
- Politics2.0, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 16
- Psychological Thriller 12
- Japanese Cinema 11
- Coming-of-Age 8
- Social Commentary 6
- Slice of Life 5
- Social Critique 4
- Intriguing Plot 4
- Fast-Paced 3
- Violent 3
- Japanese Drama 3
- Action-Packed 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masahiro HigashideActorParasyte: Part 1, Parasyte: Part 2, ×××HOLiC, Foreboding: Serial Version, Punk Samurai Slash Down, +2 more
Sion SonoWriterTokyo Tribe, Minna! ESPer Dayo!, The Virgin Psychics, Venice 70: Future Reloaded, Himizu, +2 more
Makita SportsActorMinna! ESPer Dayo!, Sana: Let Me Hear, The Virgin Psychics, Wood Job!, All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City, +1 more
Ken YasudaActorMinna! ESPer Dayo!, The Virgin Psychics, Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow, All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City, The Actor, +1 more
Pierre TakiActorTokyo Swindlers, Sanctuary, Parasyte: Part 2, Teacher and Stray Cat, Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
Jiro SatoActorSuzuki=Bakudan, Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~, Saint Young Men, Dawn Wind in My Poncho, Saint Young Men 2nd Century
Kiyohiko ShibukawaActorLumberjack the Monster, The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan, Touching the Skin of Eeriness, That's It, Isn't Anyone Alive?
Kenichi MatsuyamaActorSaint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~, Saint Young Men, Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow, Saint Young Men 3, Saint Young Men 2nd Century
Ai HashimotoActorParasyte: Part 1, Sadako 3D, Parasyte: Part 2, Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance, Parks
Megumi KagurazakaActorMinna! ESPer Dayo!, The Virgin Psychics, Himizu, All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City, All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
Koji EndoComposerAs the Gods Will, Lumberjack the Monster, First Love, Lesson of the Evil, Ichigeki- YYuta TsukinagaCinematographerTokyo Park, Teacher and Stray Cat, A Drop of the Grapevine, A Liar and a Broken Girl, The End of Puberty
Movies and TV shows
132Upcoming
1 title
as Hiroyuki Ninomiya
2020s
39 titles · average score 71
TV show · as Minoru Tagusari
as Sakai
as Komiya (voice)
as Todoroki
TV show · as Nagai
TV show · as Kuroba Kei
as Minamoto no Hiromasa
TV show · as Shimizu
TV show · as Kazuki Shiina
as Minoru Okabe (voice)
as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)
TV show · as Oda Nobunaga
2010s
81 titles · average score 64
as Kase
as Shizuo
as Kukai
as Teenage Kyuta (voice)
as Izumi Shinichi
as Yoshio Kamogawa
as Izumi Shinichi
as Yuki Hirano
as Toru Takahashi
TV show · as Yoshiro Kamogawa
as Yuichi Sumida
as Keisuke Hayami
2000s
10 titles · average score 65
as Risuke/Hibari
as Tamura Akira
as Daiki Amamiya
TV show · as Sorau Ajizawa
as Fumihiko Daidoji
as Susumu
TV show · as Fumihiko Daidōji
as Boy
1970s
1 title · average score 70
TV show · as Boy




































