# Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani (染谷 将太, Sometani Shōta) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.

## Career

Sometani was a child actor. 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.
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 Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film Tokyo Park, Koji Wakamatsu's 2012 film The Millennial Rapture, and starred in Gakuryu Ishii's 2012 film Isn't Anyone Alive?

## Personal life

Sometani married actress Rinko Kikuchi on December 31, 2014. In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child. Their second child was born in late 2018.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Ping Pong | | |
| 2003 | Hebi Ichigo | Masuda | |
| 2004 | The Boy from Hell | | |
| 2004 | Devilman | Susumu | |
| 2008 | Namida Tsubo | Young Yūsuke | |
| 2008 | Fure Fure Shojo | | |
| 2009 | Pandora's Box | | Lead role |
| 2010 | Yuriko's Aroma | | Lead role |
| 2010 | Tokyo Island | | |
| 2010 | Awaremi Mumashika | | |
| 2011 | Tokyo Park | Hiro Takai | |
| 2011 | Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan | | Lead role |
| 2011 | Azemichi no Dandy | | |
| 2011 | Antoki no Inochi | Nobuo Yamaki | |
| 2012 | Isn't Anyone Alive? | Keisuke | Lead role |
| 2012 | Himizu | Yuichi Sumida | Lead role |
| 2012 | Sadako 3D | | |
| 2012 | Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Kosuke Chiba | |
| 2012 | Lesson of the Evil | Keisuke Hayami | |
| 2012 | Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | Tokugawa Ietsuna | |
| 2012 | The Millennial Rapture | | |
| 2012 | Wolf Children | Tanabe (voice) | |
| 2013 | Strawberry Night | | |
| 2013 | The Intermission | | Lead role |
| 2013 | Real | Shingo Takagi | |
| 2013 | The Eternal Zero | Kenichiro Ōishi (young) | |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Mori Ranmaru | |
| 2014 | Wood Job! | Yuki Hirano | Lead role |
| 2014 | The Snow White Murder Case | Hasegawa | |
| 2014 | Kabukicho Love Hotel | Toru Takahashi | |
| 2014 | Tears of Grapes | Roku | Lead role |
| 2014 | Parasyte: Part 1 | Shinichi Izumi | Lead role |
| 2014 | As the Gods Will | Satake | |
| 2014 | Tokyo Tribe | MC Show | |
| 2015 | Parasyte: Part 2 | Shinichi Izumi | Lead role |
| 2015 | The Virgin Psychics | Yoshiro Kamogawa | Lead role |
| 2015 | Teacher and Stray Cat | Shōgo | |
| 2015 | Strayer's Chronicle | Manabu | |
| 2015 | That's It | Samao Daikoku | Lead role |
| 2015 | Dear Deer | Takashi | |
| 2015 | Bakuman | Eiji Nizuma | |
| 2015 | The Boy and the Beast | Teen Kyuta (voice) | |
| 2016 | The Actor | Yokota | |
| 2016 | Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | Yoshio Hasebe | |
| 2016 | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Egawa | |
| 2016 | Live for Today: Genichiro Tenryu | Narrator | |
| 2017 | Parks | Tokio | |
| 2017 | March Comes In like a Lion | Harunobu Nikaidō | |
| 2017 | March Goes Out like a Lamb | Harunobu Nikaidō | |
| 2017 | Dawn Wind in My Poncho | Nakata | |
| 2017 | Foreboding | Tatsuo Yamagiwa | Lead role |
| 2018 | Legend of the Demon Cat | Kūkai | Lead role, Chinese film |
| 2018 | And Your Bird Can Sing | Shizuo | Lead role |
| 2018 | The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan | Murata | |
| 2018 | Punk Samurai Slash Down | Magobei | |
| 2019 | Parallel World Love Story | Tomohiko Miwa | |
| 2019 | Samurai Marathon | Uesugi Hironoshin | |
| 2019 | To the Ends of the Earth | Yoshioka | |
| 2019 | The First Supper | Rintarō | Lead role |
| 2020 | Stare | Hideaki Watanabe | |
| 2020 | First Love | Kase | |
| 2020 | Runway | Akechi | |
| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | Akira Murata | Chinese film |
| 2021 | Belle | Shinjirō "Kamishin" Chikami (voice) | |
| 2022 | What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? | Denki Mukogawa | |
| 2022 | Suzume | Minoru Okabe (voice) | |
| 2023 | Fly On | Kimura | |
| 2023 | Lumberjack the Monster | Kurō Sugitani | |
| 2024 | The Yin Yang Master Zero | Minamoto no Hiromasa | |
| 2024 | Worlds Apart | Kazunari Tōno | |
| 2024 | Sana: Let Me Hear | Yūma | |
| 2024 | The Young Strangers | Yamato | |
| 2024 | Saint Young Men: The Movie | Buddha | Lead role |
| 2024 | Ano Hito ga Kieta | Shimazaki | |
| 2024 | Doctor-X: The Movie | Hiroto Kōzu / Takato Kōzu | |
| 2024 | Cells at Work! | Helper T Cell | |
| 2025 | BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues | Saneo | Lead role |
| 2025 | Bomb | Todoroki | |

### Television drama

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Clouds Over the Hill | Akiyama Yoshifuru (young) | |
| 2010 | Ryōmaden | Yamauchi Toyonori | Taiga drama |
| 2011 | Gō | Mori Bōmaru | Taiga drama |
| 2012 | Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance | Haruka Mikoshiba | |
| 2013 | xxxHolic | Kimihiro Watanuki | |
| 2013 | Neo Ultra Q | Kōichi | |
| 2013 | Minna! ESPer Dayo! | Yoshirō Kamogawa | Lead role |
| 2016 | Hibana: Spark | Ogata | |
| 2017 | Foreboding | Tatsuo Yamagiwa | Lead role |
| 2019 | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Kōya Kamiji | Asadora |
| 2020–21 | Awaiting Kirin | Oda Nobunaga | Taiga drama |
| 2021 | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses | Michael | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Teen Regime | Teru Washida | Miniseries |
| 2023 | Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero | Kenji Nakagome | |
| 2023 | Sanctuary | Shimizu | |
| 2024 | Tokyo Swindlers | | |
| 2025 | Unbound | Kitagawa Utamaro | Taiga drama |
| 2025 | Last Samurai Standing | Kocha Kamuy | |

### Other television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
| 2020 | 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | Judge | NHK | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2011 | 68th Venice International Film Festival | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Won |
| 2013 | 37th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomers of the Year | Won |
| 2013 | 36th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomers of the Year | Won |
| 2015 | 14th New York Asian Film Festival | Rising Star Award | Won |
| 2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | 25th Japan Film Professional Awards | Best Actor | Won |
| 2018 | 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2019 | 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2019 | 28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2021 | 24th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Won |