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Shôta Sometani

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Shôta Sometani
A man who is driven to the edge of a cliff and believes that money, a woman, and fame are all buried in the ring, And goes up to a sumo rikishi.
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Shôta Sometani was born on 3 September 1992 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Himizu (2011), Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) and The Boy and the Beast (2015). He has been married to Rinko Kikuchi since 31 December 2014.
BornSeptember 3, 1992
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BornSeptember 3, 1992
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      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Himizu (2011)
    Himizu
    7.0
    • Yuichi
    • 2011
    Sadao Abe and Shôta Sometani in Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
    Parasyte: Part 1
    6.8
    • Shin'ichi Izumi
    • 2014
    The Boy and the Beast (2015)
    The Boy and the Beast
    7.6
    • Kyûta (seinen-ki)(voice)
    • 2015
    Shôta Sometani and Aya Ohmasa in A Liar and a Broken Girl (2010)
    A Liar and a Broken Girl
    5.2
    • Mii-kun
    • 2010

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    Actor



    • Scarlet
      • Guildenstern (voice)
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Last Samurai Standing
      • Kocha Kamuy
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Jellyfish Eyes 2
      • Post-production



    • 100 Meters (2025)
      100 Meters
      8.9
      • Komiya (voice)
      • 2025
    • Ken'ichi Matsuyama and Shôta Sometani in Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army (2024)
      Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army
      3.6
      • Gautama Buddha
      • 2024
    • Takeru Satoh and Mei Nagano in Cells at Work! (2024)
      Cells at Work!
      6.7
      • Helper T Cell
      • 2024
    • Ryôko Yonekura in Doctor X: The Movie (2024)
      Doctor X: The Movie
      7.8
      • 2024
    • The Young Strangers
      • 2024
    • That person has disappeared (2024)
      That person has disappeared
      7.2
      • 2024
    • Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
      Tokyo Swindlers
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Nagai
      • 2024
    • Soma Santoki, Ikoi Hayase, and Nagisa Shibuya in Sana: Let Me Hear (2024)
      Sana: Let Me Hear
      5.5
      • 2024
    • Ryôko Shinohara and Bakarhythm in Yips (2024)
      Yips
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Kei Kuroba
      • 2024
    • Ikoi Hayase and Yui Aragaki in Worlds Apart (2024)
      Worlds Apart
      6.6
      • Kazunari Tono
      • 2024
    • Seven Orifices (2024)
      Seven Orifices
      5.0
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024)
      The Yin Yang Master Zero
      5.7
      • Hiromasa Minamoto
      • 2024
    • Kazuya Kamenashi in Lumberjack the Monster (2023)
      Lumberjack the Monster
      5.9
      • 2023
    • Hotsureru (2023)
      Hotsureru
      5.8
      • 2023
    • Code: Negai no Daisho (2023)
      Code: Negai no Daisho
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Kazuki Shiina
      • 2023

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Shota Sometani
    • Height
      • 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
    • Born
      • September 3, 1992
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Rinko KikuchiDecember 31, 2014 - present

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      On Saturday, July 4, 2015, Japanese actor Shota Sometani received the Screen International Rising Star Award at the 14th annual New York Asian Film Festival.

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