Portrait of Kōtarō Satomi

Acting

Kōtarō Satomi

Career

Active from 1957 to 2024, busiest in 1958 and 1988 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
61
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kōtarō Satomi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.4, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Feudal Japan 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Japanese Historical Drama 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Japanese Period Drama 3
  • Samurai Action 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Epic Showdown 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Edo Period 2
  • Shinsengumi 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Unbound
Unbound (2025)

TV show · as Suwaraya Ichibe

あゝ人生に水戸黄門あり
あゝ人生に水戸黄門あり (2024)

TV show

ホリデイ~江戸の休日~
ホリデイ~江戸の休日~ (2023)

Theme Song Performance

Juusan-nin no Shikaku
Juusan-nin no Shikaku (2020)

TV show

2010s

14 titles · average score 72
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019)

TV show

Special Investigation Nine
Special Investigation Nine (2018)

TV show · as Sojiro Kandagawa

The Inugami Clan
The Inugami Clan (2018)

as 犬神佐兵衛

ヤッさん~築地発!おいしい事件簿~
ヤッさん~築地発!おいしい事件簿~ (2016)

TV show · as Hashida

Crime Mystery by Kosaku Asahina: Tragedy of Hanasaki Village
Crime Mystery by Kosaku Asahina: Tragedy of Hanasaki Village (2016)

as Yasuyuki Okuruma

April Fools
April Fools (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Royal Gentleman

Legal High 2 SP
Legal High 2 SP (2014)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hattori

Legal High SP
Legal High SP (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hattori

Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai
Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai (2012)

as Saitō Dōsan

Legal High
Legal High (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Hattori

A Chorus of Angels
A Chorus of Angels (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hisashi

さすらいのプラチナワゴン〜歌手・美波丈太朗の事件簿〜
さすらいのプラチナワゴン〜歌手・美波丈太朗の事件簿〜 (2012)

TV show

2000s

7 titles
名犬フーバーの事件簿
名犬フーバーの事件簿 (2008)

TV show

萬屋長兵衛の隅田川事件ファイル
萬屋長兵衛の隅田川事件ファイル (2008)

TV show

水戸黄門2時間スペシャル 揺れる将軍後継!波乱万丈の甲州路
水戸黄門2時間スペシャル 揺れる将軍後継!波乱万丈の甲州路 (2006)

TV show

夜盗
夜盗 (2005)

TV show

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004)

TV show · as Hercules Poirot (voice)

School Wars: Hero
School Wars: Hero (2004)

as Akihiko Kambayashi

水戸黄門3時間スペシャル
水戸黄門3時間スペシャル (2003)

TV show

1990s

13 titles
The Veteran Trio
The Veteran Trio (1999)

TV show · as Kanbei Sekiya

Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most (1998)

TV show · as Iehisa Shimazu

Agri
Agri (1997)

TV show

The Secret 18th Group
The Secret 18th Group (1996)

TV show

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition (1995)

as Date Terumune

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki (1995)

as Oishi Kuranosuke

Hanshichi Torimonochō
Hanshichi Torimonochō (1992)

TV show

Shinsengumi, Ikedaya's blood fight
Shinsengumi, Ikedaya's blood fight (1992)

TV show

八百八町夢日記スペシャル 国盗り夢物語
八百八町夢日記スペシャル 国盗り夢物語 (1992)

TV show

Kanei Chronicles
Kanei Chronicles (1991)

as Izunokami Nobutsuna Matsudaira

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎の陰謀
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎の陰謀 (1991)

TV show

長七郎江戸日記3
長七郎江戸日記3 (1990)

TV show

1980s

20 titles
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 最後の挑戦 さらば長七郎
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 最後の挑戦 さらば長七郎 (1989)

TV show

Happyakuyacho Yume Nikki
Happyakuyacho Yume Nikki (1989)

TV show

Goryokaku
Goryokaku (1988)

as Takeaki Enomoto

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 千姫有情 母ありき
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 千姫有情 母ありき (1988)

TV show

Tabaruzaka
Tabaruzaka (1987)

TV show · as Saigô Takamori

Byakkotai
Byakkotai (1986)

TV show · as Saigo Tanomo

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 怨霊見参!長七郎・弟と対決
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 怨霊見参!長七郎・弟と対決 (1985)

TV show

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 母は敵か?!正雪の陰謀 (1985)

TV show

Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy (1984)

as Matsudaira Choshichiro

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎立つ!江戸城の対決
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎立つ!江戸城の対決 (1984)

TV show

Masked Blade
Masked Blade (1983)

TV show · as Matsudaira Choshichiro Nagayori

新・松平右近
新・松平右近 (1983)

TV show

1970s

5 titles
Choshichiro Tenka Gomen!
Choshichiro Tenka Gomen! (1979)

TV show

Lord Mito
Lord Mito (1978)

as Sasaki Sukesaburo

水戸黄門 第3部
水戸黄門 第3部 (1971)

TV show

Ōedo Sōsamō
Ōedo Sōsamō (1970)

TV show

Oyuki, the Crimson Swallow
Oyuki, the Crimson Swallow (1970)

TV show · as Isawa no Fujiyoshi

1960s

25 titles · average score 77
Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie
Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie (1969)

as Hanbei Takenaka

Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

as Yuki Jonosuke

Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai (1967)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mitamura

Prison Gambler
Prison Gambler (1964)

as Kitahara

Gambler
Gambler (1964)

as Yasunosuke Yajima

13 Assassins
13 Assassins (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shinrokuro Shimada

Seventeen Ninja
Seventeen Ninja (1963)

as Hanshiro Tsuge

Good Rascals
Good Rascals (1962)

as Naojiro Kataoka

Mark of Blood
Mark of Blood (1962)

as Romper Matsugoro

Restoration Fire
Restoration Fire (1961)

as Ando Kazuma

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960)

as Aizu Clan Lord

Paper Crane Palanquin
Paper Crane Palanquin (1960)

as Lord Kishu Yorinobu

1950s

8 titles
Happily Tied to the Road
Happily Tied to the Road (1959)

as Masayoshi

Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins (1958)

as Tamiya Daisuke

Souls in the Moonlight II
Souls in the Moonlight II (1958)

as Shintaro Mochizuki

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 (1958)

as Koda Masujiro

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi (1958)

as Aizu no Kotetsu

Lion Crest Part 2
Lion Crest Part 2 (1958)

as Kyogetsu Shishinosuke

Lion Crest
Lion Crest (1958)

as Kyotsuki Shishinosuke

Shadow Over Fuji
Shadow Over Fuji (1957)

as Bunroku