Portrait of Masato Sakai

Acting

Masato Sakai

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
68
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
GoodWatch score85/100

Characters

17

The characters Masato Sakai played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masato Sakai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Eroticism
    0.9, average 1.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Character Study 8
  • Japanese Drama 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Friendship 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Cultural Heritage 3
  • Japanese Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 71
Three Ghosts
Three Ghosts (2026)

as ジョウ

A Moon in the Ordinary
A Moon in the Ordinary (2025)

as 青砥健将

エジプト 悠久の王国
エジプト 悠久の王国 (2024)

TV show · as MC

Vivant
Vivant (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Yusuke Nogi

Share The Challenge
Share The Challenge (2023)

as Lord Benimaru

The Man Who Can't Defraud
The Man Who Can't Defraud (2022)

as Tadashi Kinusaki

Dr. Coto's Clinic
Dr. Coto's Clinic (2022)

as Kei Narumi

Nature’s Hidden Miracles
Nature’s Hidden Miracles (2022)

TV show · as 人間代表

Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off
Hanzawa Naoki: Spin-off (2020)

as Hanzawa Naoki

2010s

29 titles · average score 74
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

as Masakazu Isshiki

Sanadamaru
Sanadamaru (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sanada Yukimura

Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist
Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist (2015)

TV show · as 日野伦太郎

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

as Kensuke Komikado

Hanzawa Naoki
Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Naoki Hanzawa

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

as Kensuke Komikado

Legal High
Legal High (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Kensuke Komikado

Key of Life
Key of Life (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sakurai

Buddha: The Great Departure
Buddha: The Great Departure (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

as Chapra (voice)

My SO Has Got Depression
My SO Has Got Depression (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mikio Takazaki

Joker: Unforgiven Investigator
Joker: Unforgiven Investigator (2010)

TV show · as Kazuyoshi Date

Golden Slumber
Golden Slumber (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

as Masaharu Aoyagi

2000s

60 titles · average score 65
The Chef of South Polar
The Chef of South Polar (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jun Nishimura

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Koichi Hayami

The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Captain Kuhio

A Lush Life
A Lush Life (2009)
GoodWatch score 28

as Kurosawa

After School
After School (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kimura

Climber's High
Climber's High (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tatsuya Sayama

Flower of Ice
Flower of Ice (2008)

TV show · as Takayuki Seno

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (2007)

TV show · as 片岡航

Honey and Clover
Honey and Clover (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shuji Hanamoto

Engine
Engine (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Torii Motoichiro

Shinsengumi!
Shinsengumi! (2004)

TV show · as Yamanami Keisuke

Yukikaze
Yukikaze (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Fukai Rei

1990s

10 titles · average score 82
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever (1999)

TV show

国産ひな娘
国産ひな娘 (1999)

TV show

ア・オ・ゾ・ラ・マ・ー・ジ・ャ・ン
ア・オ・ゾ・ラ・マ・ー・ジ・ャ・ン (1999)

TV show · as 大空渉

玩具の神様
玩具の神様 (1999)

TV show

Jounetsu Tairiku
Jounetsu Tairiku (1998)

TV show

Zenmai
Zenmai (1998)

as 風侍

恋、した。
恋、した。 (1997)

TV show

KochiKame
KochiKame (1996)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as 白鳥麗次〈初代〉

Tokyo23区の女
Tokyo23区の女 (1996)

TV show

ハートにS
ハートにS (1995)

TV show