# Seiyō Uchino

Seiyō Uchino (内野 聖陽, Uchino Seiyō, born September 16, 1968, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is represented by Stardust Promotion. Before taking his current stage name Seiyō Uchino in July 2013, he was known by his birth name Masaaki Uchino (same spelling in Japanese).

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Machikado | | |
| 1994 | Jū-jihan Nemu Jiken jō | | |
| 1995 | Hagurekeiji Junjō-ha | Koji Moriya | 8th Series, Episode 18 |
| 1995 | The Kindaichi Case Files | Kentaro Zenigata | |
| 1996 | Tokugawa Kengō-den Sore Kara no Musashi | Hosokawa Tadanao | |
| 1996 | Tori Kaeru | | |
| 1996 | Futari-kko | Shiro Moriyama | Asadora |
| 1996 | Chūshingura | Kinemon Okano | |
| 1997 | Mrs. Cinderella | Hikaru Horii | |
| 1997 | Love Generation | Soichiro Katagiri | |
| 1998 | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Tokugawa Yoshiatsu | Taiga drama |
| 1999 | Hayate no yō ni | Shigeru Fujita | |
| 2000 | Kinō no Teki wa Kyō no Tomo | Takao Ogawa | |
| 2003 | The Samurai I Loved | Bunshiro Maki | Lead role |
| 2004 | Aim for the Ace! | Jin Munakata | |
| 2004 | Toride Naki Mono | Kenji Kurashina | |
| 2005 | Fukigenna Jean | Takashi Nanbara | |
| 2005 | Hi Tachi Umanohone | Ginjiro Ishibashi | Lead role |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Yamamoto Kansuke | Lead role; Taiga drama |
| 2008 | Sirius no Michi | Yusuke Tatsumura | Lead role |
| 2008 | Gonzō Densetsu no Deka | Toshihide Kuroki | Lead role |
| 2009 | Rinjō | Yoshio Kuraishi | Lead role |
| 2009–11 | Jin | Sakamoto Ryōma | 2 seasons |
| 2010 | Wagaya no Rekishi | Kōzō Masuda | |
| 2010 | 10-nen-saki mo Kimi ni Koishite | Hiroshi Maruyama | |
| 2011 | Pandora III Kakumei Zenya | Kazumichi Yuda | |
| 2012 | Chūshingura: Sono Yoshi Sono Ai | Horibe Yasubei | |
| 2013 | Tonbi | Tasuo Ichikawa | Lead role |
| 2013 | Onna Nobunaga | Akechi Mitsuhide | |
| 2014 | Matsumoto Seichō Special Jikan no Shūzoku | Kiichi Mihara | Lead role |
| 2014 | Oyaji no Senaka | Masaru Shinjo | Episode 9; Lead role |
| 2016 | Sanada Maru | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Taiga drama |
| 2017 | Leaders 2 | Wataru Yamazaki | |
| 2018 | Dokonimo nai Kuni | Kunio Maruyama | Lead role |
| 2018–24 | Black Forceps | Seigō Saeki | 2 seasons |
| 2019 | Slow na Bushi ni Shitekure | Shigeo "Shige-chan" Murata | Lead role; TV movie |
| 2019–23 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? | Kenji Yabuki | Lead role; 2 seasons |
| 2020 | Bones of Steel | Sōji Ogata | |
| 2021 | Welcome Home, Monet | Kōji Nagaura | Asadora |
| 2025 | Asura | Sadaharu | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | A Last Note | Koji Kiyokawa | |
| 1996 | Haru | Noboru Hayami (Haru) | |
| 1999 | The Black House | Shinji Wakatsuki | Lead role |
| 2009 | Elevator Trap | Saburo Yasui | Lead role |
| 2009 | The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio | Fujiwara | |
| 2010 | 13 Assassins | Zusho Mamiya | |
| 2012 | The Last Message | Yoshio Kuraishi | Lead role |
| 2013 | Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie | Alan Smithee (voice) | |
| 2014 | Homeland | Soichi Sawada | |
| 2015 | The Edge of Sin | Satoshi Ando | Lead role |
| 2015 | 125 Years Memory | Motosada Tamura | Lead role |
| 2019 | First Love | Gondō | |
| 2021 | What Did You Eat Yesterday? | Kenji Yabuki | Lead role |
| 2021 | Homunculus | Yakuza boss | |
| 2022 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar | Van Hohenheim / Father | |
| 2022 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy | Van Hohenheim / Father | |
| 2023 | Picture of Spring | Ichirō Haga | Lead role |
| 2024 | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Hokusai | |
| 2024 | Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers | Jirō Kumasawa | Lead role |

## Awards and honours

| Year | Honor | Ref. |
| 2021 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | |
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| 1997 | 20th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Haru | Won |
| 2011 | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jin | Won |
| 2016 | 39th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | 125 Years Memory | Nominated |
| 2024 | 37th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Nominated |
| 2025 | 48th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Nominated |