# Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki (妻夫木聡, Tsumabuki Satoshi, born December 13, 1980) is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the "Best Actor" award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the "Newcomer of the Year" prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese band Basking Lite.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Nazo no Tenkousei | Koichi Iwata | |
| 1999 | Great Teacher Onizuka | Ichirōta | |
| 2001 | Tomie: Re-birth | Takumi Aoyama | |
| 2001 | Waterboys | Suzuki | Lead role |
| 2002 | Sabu | Sabu | Lead role |
| 2002 | Jam Films | Tōjō | Lead role; "Justice" segment |
| 2003 | Sayonara Kuro | Ryosuke Kimura | Lead role |
| 2003 | Dragon Head | Teru Aoki | Lead role |
| 2003 | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | Tsuneo | Lead role |
| 2004 | A Day on the Planet | Nakazawa | Lead role |
| 2004 | 69 sixty nine | Kenichi Yazaki | Lead role |
| 2004 | Thirty Lies or So | Sasaki | |
| 2005 | Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean | Yukito Origasa | Lead role |
| 2005 | Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims | The Phantom Yaijrobei | |
| 2005 | Spring Snow | Kiyoaki Matsugae | Lead role |
| 2005 | It's Only Talk | Noboru | |
| 2005 | Tetsujin 28: The Movie | Windchime Seller | |
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Exceedingly Handsome Guy | Cameo; American film |
| 2006 | Tears for you | Yotaro Aragaki | Lead role |
| 2007 | Dororo | Hyakkimaru | Lead role |
| 2007 | Kayōkyoku dayo jinsei wa | Takashi Suzuki | Lead role, episode 9 |
| 2007 | Welcome to the Quiet Room | Komono | |
| 2008 | Tokyo! | Takeshi | "Interior Design" segment |
| 2008 | The Magic Hour | Bingo | |
| 2008 | Children of the Dark | Hiroaki Yoda | |
| 2008 | Paco and the Magical Book | Muromachi | |
| 2008 | School Days with a Pig | Mr. Hoshi | Lead role |
| 2009 | Pandemic | Tsuyoshi Matsuoka | Lead role |
| 2009 | Boat | Toru | Lead role; South Korean-Japanese film |
| 2009 | Villon's Wife | Okada | |
| 2010 | Surely Someday | Policeman | |
| 2010 | Villain | Shimizu | Lead role |
| 2011 | My Back Page | Masami Sawada | Lead role |
| 2011 | Smuggler | Ryōsuke Kinuta | Lead role |
| 2012 | Fly with the Gold | Hiroyuki Kōda | Lead role |
| 2012 | For Love's Sake | Makoto Taiga | Lead role |
| 2013 | Tokyo Family | Masatsugu Hirayama | |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Oda Nobukatsu | |
| 2014 | Judge! | Kiichirō Ōta | Lead role |
| 2014 | Our Family | Kōsuke Wakana | Lead role |
| 2014 | The World of Kanako | Asai | |
| 2014 | The Little House | Arai | |
| 2014 | Stand by Me Doraemon | Adult Nobita (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Vancouver Asahi | Reggie Kasahara | Lead role |
| 2014 | Lady Maiko | Yuichiro Akagi | |
| 2015 | The Assassin | The mirror polisher | Chinese film |
| 2016 | What a Wonderful Family! | Shōta Hirata | |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Nine | Jin'nai Asanoya | |
| 2016 | Rage | Yūma Fujita | |
| 2016 | Museum | Sanae Kirishima | |
| 2017 | Traces of Sin | Tanaka | Lead role |
| 2017 | Tornado Girl | Yūji Kōroki | Lead role |
| 2017 | What a Wonderful Family! 2 | Shōta Hirata | |
| 2018 | What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life | Shōta Hirata | |
| 2018 | Detective Chinatown 2 | Noda | Chinese film |
| 2018 | The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan | Fuyuno | |
| 2018 | It Comes | Hideki Tahara | |
| 2019 | Paradise Next | Makino | Lead role; Taiwanese-Japanese film |
| 2019 | The 47 Ronin in Debt | Sugaya Han'nojō | |
| 2020 | Not Quite Dead Yet | The manager of the Crown Hotel | |
| 2020 | Shape of Red | Kurata | |
| 2020 | I Never Shot Anyone | Tomoya Imanishi | |
| 2020 | Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | Adult Nobita (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Asadas | Yukihiro Asada | |
| 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | Hiroshi Noda | Chinese film |
| 2022 | A Man | Akira Kido | Lead role |
| 2024 | The Real You | Masato Nozaki | |
| 2025 | Hero's Island | Gusuku | Lead role |

### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Rol | Notes |
| 1998 | Subarashii Hibi | | |
| 1998 | Over Time | | Episode 2 |
| 1999 | Omizu no hanamichi | Nakata | |
| 1999 | Koi no Kiseki | Taeko's manager | |
| 2000 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park | Fujio Saitō | |
| 2000 | Limit: Moshimo wagako ga | Atsushi Shioya | |
| 2001 | Kabachitare | Kazuya Machida | Episodes 5, 10 and 11 |
| 2001 | Heaven Cannot Wait 2: The Teacher | Tadashi Okinoshima | |
| 2001 | Shotgun Wedding | Takumi Shinjō | |
| 2001 | Platonic Sex | Takashi Tsujimoto | |
| 2001 | Chūshingura 1/47 | Gunbei Takata | Television film |
| 2002 | The Long Love Letter | Ryūta Fujisawa | |
| 2002 | Kisarazu Cat's Eye | Little Yamada | Episode 9 |
| 2002 | Wedding Planner | Shuhei Narumi | |
| 2002 | Tokyo Muke Michi Girl | Akira | |
| 2002 | The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine | Junzaburō Nabeshima | |
| 2003 | Say Hello to Black Jack | Dr. Eijirō Saitō | Lead role |
| 2003 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park Special | Fujio Saitō | |
| 2004 | Say Hello to Black Jack Special | Dr. Eijirō Saitō | Lead role |
| 2004 | Toride Naki Mono | Kiichirō Yahiro | Television film |
| 2004 | Orange Days | Kai Yūki | Lead role |
| 2005 | Slow Dance | Riichi Serizawa | Lead role |
| 2007 | High and Low | Ginjiro Takeuchi | Television film |
| 2009 | Tenchijin | Naoe Kanetsugu | Lead role; Taiga drama |
| 2014 | All About My Siblings | Asahi Satō | Lead role |
| 2016 | Kidnap Tour | Takashi | Lead role; Television film |
| 2018 | Innocent Days | Shin'ichi Sasaki | Lead role; also producer |
| 2018 | When a Tree Falls | Satoshi Kayama | Lead role; Television film |
| 2020 | The Dangerous Venus | Hakurō Teshima | Lead role |
| 2021 | Shikatanakatta to Iute wa Ikan no desu | Taichi Torii | Lead role; Television film |
| 2023 | Get Ready! | Eisuke Hazama/Shinichi Amano | Lead role |
| 2024 | All Lives | Riku Sakura | Lead role; Television film |
| 2025 | Anpan | Shinnosuke Yagi | Asadora |

### Puppetry

* Sherlock Holmes (2014) as Jefferson Hope (voice)

## Personal life

Tsumabuki announced through his agency that he has married actress Maiko on August 4, 2016. The two have been in a relationship for over four years, and they met back in 2012 when they co-starred in the Fuji TV drama "Keigo Higashino Mysteries."
Tsumabuki and his wife welcomed the birth of their first child on December 11, 2019, and their second child on September 13, 2022.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| 2002 | 26th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer Award | Himself | Won |
| 2002 | 25th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Waterboys | Won |
| 2002 | 25th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Waterboys | Nominated |
| 2002 | 39th Golden Arrow Awards | Newcomer Award | Waterboys | Won |
| 2002 | 11th Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Special Award | Waterboys | Won |
| 2002 | 34th Television Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lunch no Joou | Won |
| 2003 | 37th Television Academy Awards | Best Actor | Say Hello to Black Jack | Won |
| 2004 | 18th Takasaki Film Festival | Best Actor | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | Won |
| 2004 | 2nd Vladivostok Film Festival | Best Actor | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | Won |
| 2004 | 77th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Actor | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead | Won |
| 2004 | 29th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actor | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, 69 sixty nine and A Day on the Planet | Won |
| 2004 | 46th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead | Nominated |
| 2004 | 25th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead | Won |
| 2004 | 12th Hashida Awards | Newcomer Award | Say Hello to Black Jack | Won |
| 2004 | 41st Television Academy Awards | Best Actor | Orange Days | Won |
| 2005 | 47th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | 69 sixty nine and A Day on the Planet | Nominated |
| 2006 | 29th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Spring Snow | Nominated |
| 2007 | 30th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Nada Sōsō | Nominated |
| 2010 | 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actor | Villain | Won |
| 2011 | 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Villain | Won |
| 2011 | 34th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Villain | Won |
| 2014 | 37th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Tokyo Family | Nominated |
| 2016 | 29th Tokyo International Film Festival | Arigato Award | Himself | Won |
| 2016 | 29th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Rage and Museum | Won |
| 2016 | 41st Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Rage | Nominated |
| 2017 | 71st Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Rage | Nominated |
| 2017 | 40th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Rage | Won |
| 2018 | 60th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Tornado Girl | Nominated |
| 2020 | 45th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Asadas | Nominated |
| 2020 | 33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Asadas | Won |
| 2021 | 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Asadas | Nominated |
| 2021 | 44th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | The Asadas | Nominated |
| 2022 | 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actor | A Man | Nominated |
| 2023 | 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | A Man | Nominated |
| 2023 | 65th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | A Man | Nominated |
| 2023 | 46th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | A Man | Won |