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Name Shota Sometani
Japanese: 染谷将太
Birthdate: September 3, 1992
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 168　
Blood Type:
Family: Rinko Kikuchi (wife)
Website: shotasometani.jp

Notes

On January 1, 2015, Shota Sometani announced his marriage to actress Rinko Kikuchi via a posting on his website (shotasometani.jp/news).

Actor

Movies

Haiyoshin (2026) - Tadasu Urushihara
Kyojo: Requiem (2026) - Kenji Nakagome
Kyojo: Reunion (2026) - Kenji Nakagome
Beethoven Netsuzou (2025) - Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Kaze no Majimu (2025) - Goro Gotoda
Bakudan (2025) - Todoroki
Cells at Work | Hataraku Saibou (2024) - helper T cell
Gekijoban Doctor-X (2024) - Hiroto Kamizu / Takato Kamizu
Ano Hito ga Kieta (2024) - Shimazaki
Saint Young Men | Saint Oniisan: The Movie Hori Men VS Akuma Gundan (2024) - Buddha
Worlds Apart | Ikoku Nikki (2024) - Kazunari Touno
Sana: Let Me Hear | Ano Ko wa Dare (2024) - Yuma Nanao
Onmyoji Zero (2024) - Hiromasa Minamoto
Lumberjack The Monster | Kaibutsu no Kikori (2023) - Kuro Sugitani
What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? | Daikaijyu no Atoshimatsu (2022) - Denki Mukogawa
Runway | Kassoro (2020) - Akechi
Stare | Shirai-san (2020) - Hideaki Watanabe
First Love | Hatsukoi (2020) - Kase
Saint Young Men: 2nd Century | Saint Oniisan Dainiki (2019) - Buddha
The First Supper | Saisho no Bansan (2019) - Rintaro Higashi
To The Ends of the Earth | Tabi no Owari Sekai no Hajimari (2019) - Yoshioka
Parallel World Love Story (2019) - Tomohiko Miwa
Samurai Marathon (2019) - Hironoshi Uesugi
And Your Bird Can Sing | Kimi no Tori Utaeru (2018)
Punk Samurai Slash Down | Panku Samurai Kirarete Soro (2018) - Makobee Makubo
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan | Nakimushi Shottan no Kiseki (2018) - Kohei Murata
Legend of the Demon Cat | Kukai (2018) - Kukai
Foreboding | Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha Gekijoban (2017) - Tatsuo Yamagiwa
Dawn Wind in My Poncho | Poncho ni Yoake no Kaze Haramasete (2017) - Nakata
March Goes out Like a Lamb | San gatsu no Lion Kohen (2017) -Harunobu Nikaido
March Comes in Like a Lion | San gatsu no Lion Zenpen (2017) -Harunobu Nikaido
Parks (2017) - Tokio
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Satoshi no Seishun (2016) - Mitsugu Egawa
Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | Kaizoku to Yobareta Otoko (2016) - Yoshio Hasebe
The Actor | Haiyu Kameoka Takuji (2016) - Yokota
The Virgin Psychics | Eiga Minna! Esupa Dayo! (2015) - Yoshiro Kamogawa
Dear Deer | Dia Dia (2015) - Takashi
Bakuman (2015) - Eiji Niizuma
Finding Calico | Sensei to Mayoi Neko (2015) - Shogo Kojika
Strayer's Chronicle (2015) - Manabu
That's It | Soredake / that's it (2015) - Samao Daikoku
Parasyte Part 2 | Kiseiju Kanketsu Hen (2015) - Shinichi Izumi
Kabukicho Love Hotel | Sayonara Kabukicho (2015) - Toru Takahashi
Parasyte Part 1 | Kiseiju (2014) - Shinichi Izumi
As the Gods Will | Kamisama no Iu Toori (2014) - Satake
A Drop of the Grapevine | Budou no Namida (2014) - Roku (Ao's younger brother)
Drive in Gamo | Doraibu In Gamo (2014) - Toshiya Gamo
Tokyo Tribe (2014) - MC Show
The Snow White Murder Case | Shiro Yuki Hime Satsujin Jiken (2014) - Hasegawa
Wood Job! | Wood Job! Kamusari Nana Nichijo (2014) - Yuki Hirano
Touching The Skin Of Eeriness | Bukimi na Mono no Hada ni Sawaru (2014) - Chihiro
The Eternal Zero | Eien no Zero (2013) - Oishi
Similar But Different | Shimira Batto Difarento (2013)
The Kiyosu Conference | Kiyosu Kaigi (2013) - Ranmaru Mori
Real | Riaru Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi (2013) - Shingo Takagi
Tadaima, Jacqueline (2013) - Satoru
The Brain Man | No Otoko (2013) - Shimura
Jellyfish Eyes | Mememe no Kurage (2013) - White Tiger
Sue, Mai and Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Su-chan Mai-chan Sawako-san (2013) - Kosuke Chiba (employee at cafe)
The Millennial Rapture | Sennen no Yuraku (2013) - Tatsuo
Strawberry Night (2013) - Kento Yanai
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | Tenchi Meisatsu (2012)
Lesson of the Evil | Aku no Kyoten (2012) - Keisuke Hayami
Wolf Children | Okami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki (2012) - Teacher Tanabe (voice)
Sadako 3D (2012)
Isn't Anyone Alive? | Ikiterumono wa Inainoka (2012) - Keisuke
Always: Sunset on Third Street 3 | Always San-Chome no Yuhi '64 (2012) - Kenji
Himizu (2012) - Yuichi Sumida
Life Back Then | Antoki no Inochi (2011) - Nobuo Yamaki
The End of Puberty | Koi Ni Itaru Yamai (2011)
Tokyo Kouen (2011) - Hiro Takai
A Man With Style | Azemichi no Dandy (2011) - Kota
A Liar and a Broken Girl | Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan (2011)
Awaremi Mumashika (2010)
Tokyo Island | Tokyo-jima (2010) - Manta
Yuriko's Aroma | Yuriko no Aroma (2010)
Pandora's Box | Pandora no hako (2009)
Cheer Cheer Cheer! | Fure fure shojo (2008)
Namida tsubo (2008) - Yusuke - 20 years ago
Fourteen | Juyon-sai (2007) - Daiki Amamiya
Devilman (2004)
The Boy from Hell | Jigoku kozo (2004)
Wild Berries | Hebi ichigo (2003)
Ping Pong (2002)*
STACY (2001)

Drama Series

Tagusari Brothers (TBS / 2026) - Minoru Tagusari
Synanthrope (TV Tokyo / 2025) - Kohei Orita
Last Samurai Standing | Ikusagami (Netflix / 2025) - Kamuykocha
Berabou (NHK / 2025) - Utamaro Kitagawa
Tokyo Swindlers | Jimenshitachi (Netflix / 2024) - Nagai
Yips (Fuji TV / 2024) - Kei Kuroba
Messou mo Nai (TBS-MBS / 2024) - Sugaya
OZU: Ozu Yasujiro ga Kaita Monogatari (WOWOW / 2023) - Sohei Iwasaki (ep.2)
Code Japan: The Price of Wishes | Code: Negai no Daisho (NTV-YTV / 2023) - Kazuki Shiina
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (Fuji TV / 2023) - Kenji Nakagome
Sanctuary | Sanctuary: Seiiki (Netflix / 2023) - Shimizu
Rebooting | Brush Up Life (NTV / 2023) - Shunsuke Fukuda
The Dangerous Venus | Kikenna Venus (TBS / 2020) - Akito Yagami
Super Radical Gag Family | Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku (TV Tokyo / 2020) - Maruki Hana
Awaiting Kirin | Kirin ga Kuru (NHK / 2020) - Nobunaga Oda
Time Limit Investigator 2019 | Jiko Keisatsu 2019 (TV Asahi / 2019) - Sorao Ajisawa (ep.8)
Natsuzora (NHK / 2019) - Kouya Kamiji
Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha (WOWOW / 2017) - Tatsuo Yamagiwa
Hibana: Spark | Hibana (Netflix-NHK / 2016) - Kenji Ogata
Shokuzai no Sonata (WOWOW / 2015) - Mikiya Tojo
Mozu Season 1 | Mozu Season 1 - Mozu no Sakebu Yoru (TBS / 2014) - Takayuki Minami
Botanical Life of Verandar | Shokubutsu Danshi Beranda (NHK BS Premium / 2014) - neorojoha's young person (ep.11)
All Esper Dayo! | Minna! Esupa Dayo! (TV Tokyo / 2013) - Yoshiro Kamogawa
XXXHOLiC (WOWOW / 2013) - Kimihiro Watanuki
Tsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance (WOWOW / 2012) - Haruka Mikoshiba
O-PARTS (Fuji TV / 2012) - Yuma Kanie
The Tempest | Tempesuto (NHK / 2011) - Shotaio
Gou ~Himetachi no Sengoku~ (NHK / 2011) - Boumaru Mori
I'll Still Love You Ten Years from Now | Juunen Saki mo Kimi ni Koishite (2010) - Yuta Onozawa
Atami no Sousakan (TV Asahi / 2010)
Koishite Akuma - Vampire Boy (Fuji TV / 2009)
Saka no ue no kumo (NHK / 2009)
Aishu no Romera (Fuji TV / 2008)
Hokaben (NTV / 2008)
Battery (NHK / 2008)
Dear Students! | Seito shokun! (TV Asahi / 2007) - Yoshihisa Tamai

The Tragedy of M | M no Higeki (TBS / 2005)
Aibou: Season 1 (TV Asahi / 2002)

TV Movies

Josei Sakka Mysteries Utsukushiki Mitsu no Uso (Fuji TV / 2016) - Miyamoto (segment "Commonness")
All Esper Dayo! SP | Minna! Esupa Dayo! Bangaihen - Esupa, Miyako e Iku (TV Tokyo / 2015) - Yoshiro Kamogawa
Family Complex | Fuamiri Konpurekkusu (NTV / 2012) - Shota Tosaki
Kokoro no Ito (NHK / 2010)
A School Behind Bars | Hei no Naka no Chuugakou (TBS / 2010)
The Queen Bee | Jyooubachi (Fuji TV / 2006)

Director

Short Films

Similar But Different | Shimira Batto Difarento (2013)

Screenwriter

Short Films

Similar But Different | Shimira Batto Difarento (2013)

Awards

Rookie of the Year - 2013 (36th) Japan Academy Prize - March 8, 2013
Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award ("A Liar and a Broken Girl") - 2011 (66th) Mainichi Film Awards - January 18, 2012
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress ("Himizu") - 2011 (68th) Venice Film Festival - August 31-September 10, 2011

Comments

jack Apr 08 2026 6:53 pm How is he not a bigger deal? His acting in Foreboding (2017) had a surprising power in the character's suffering that is shocking. Effective and very economical setup to payoff. It's probably only logical in the local context of being "married to the job" that can hide one's self-interest.

Name May 19 2024 9:41 pm His acting is godly. The best! Wish he can get hollywood role. People need to see his acting skills.

saya Feb 09 2019 4:38 am Still counting days for him to collaborate with Masaki Suda. If that day come's, the movie/project will be great.

frollan Feb 19 2018 11:49 pm even though he already has a family,hes still hot

K Oct 30 2016 8:44 am He's so young but already married and has a kid. Woah! This guy's really something. His acting is really good tho. I'm very impressive with his performance..

nahou Oct 23 2016 5:23 am He looks like he could pass off as Nana Komatsu's older brother... They are look alikes! omg

Doha_Girl Oct 01 2016 8:45 am Omedetto because your having a baby son with your wife Rinko. I hope the profile photo is updated because he was so young in that photo. Amazing acting in Himizu and other movie.

Tanpopo Jun 19 2016 6:55 pm Congratulation for you and rinko_san... Ganbatte kudasai... :)

Angelus Mortis Nov 02 2015 2:29 am Please suggest me some of his good comedy movies guys. I already saw wood job and he was superb in it, hence my lookup :)

Thanks

Pippa Jul 26 2015 2:30 pm Sometani Shota is into the show business since his childhood, but he is still always playing the same "Boy next Door"-characters, may it be in comedies or drama, with a wooden expression and a monotone way of speaking.

lovers Jul 19 2015 8:26 pm his face looks young but already married :0

blah Jun 02 2015 1:25 pm @najwa thank you for the recommendations ^^ and i'm fine with any kind of bromance so don't worry LOL i'll definitely check out those movies/dramas, just can't get enough of his acting. And hey I was also surprised when i found out about his married, but i really like Rinko so it was more like an 'admired' surprise than a 'shocked' surprise haha. As long as their marriage doesn't affect their acting careers, they still have my support. They're such a talented couple, i really hope they can do an epic movie together soon.

najwa May 29 2015 9:22 am @blah u definitely have to watch him in himizu! He totally nailed it. That movie wins him the marcello awards wif his co star fumi nikaido, which also a talented actress. Also u need to watch him in eien no zero. There some cute romantic scene in there when he confess to inoue mao. Honestly i only know him last year 2014. Before he get married. But i totally fell head over heels with his acting and of course him. But yeah, he suddenly getting married so it suprise me. U also need to watch xxxholic drama, which he is the lead. In that drama there are some bromance which i find really cute. Fyi, it is not a gay drama. Hahaha.

blah May 18 2015 10:25 am I just started to like him recently so I decided to pick some of his movies to watch. but these are a whole lot of movies I don't think I have enough free time to go through all that. I've only watched Wood Job!, Parasyte, As The God's Will and I like Wood Job!, Parasyte a lot. can anyone recommend me some of his movies/dramas as good as that? I also like romance, school-life movies and I'd really glad if you recommend me the ones that he's the lead actor. thanks in advance. ^^

REI Feb 02 2015 11:58 pm Wow,.. 6 movies in a year,.. He sure is busy

Alya Jan 06 2015 7:52 pm Is he really married Kikuchi Rinko who is 11 years elder than he? i still can't believe this news

najwa Jan 01 2015 9:58 am Congratulations on your wedding! Can't believe he got married on the new year eve of 2014. Kinda frustrated.haha. But still supporting him since he is one of Japan best actor.

akira43 Nov 16 2014 6:52 pm I like him so much he is a such a great actor... Wish u the best!!! I'll try to watch as many of your movies and drama as possible.

Raichou_Muto Nov 14 2014 4:53 pm https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2VEoMTCYAAs_2a.jpg

IT'S CONFIRMED! Shota will be playing one of my favorite anime characters in 2015! Yes, he will be playing the role of the genius mangaka Eiji Niizuma from Bakuman in the live action film! ^^

Sunshine Oct 31 2014 12:31 pm I love Shota so much. But everytime I look at his picture in this site I feel so strange. This profile picture does not looks like him at all. Please change this :((

Haikan Oct 26 2014 3:54 pm I saw him in Himizu and he was just amazing. You could feel that pain. Great chemistry between him and fumi nikaido. Performance from both were outstanding, even more if you consider their age. I was stunned by this movie. Sono is a master. After Himizu I watched a few movies with him and I'm absolutely sure, that he is going to be an outstanding actor.

doramas Oct 10 2014 9:41 am Seriously his acting is so good.Watch family complex,atami no sousakan,himizu and lesson of the evil which he is starred at.Every roles he do give me a different feelings,good actor

michelle Jul 27 2014 5:58 pm His eyes are just stunning. Also enjoy his acting. ;)

lenichan Aug 25 2013 2:28 am I like his acting at Strawberry Night movie.. He is still young but can acted good with other senior actors.

haruki Jan 09 2012 11:59 am they call them someya cause: this kanji(from his name) ---> 染谷 can be read as SOMEYA also

Rias Sep 22 2011 2:25 am he is the actor who acted as the king in NHK drama "Tempest", right?? I'm pretty sure about it.. But why there is no title "Tempest" on his tv drama resume.. Tanoshimi ^^

Starlight Apr 14 2011 8:41 pm this guy is cute...and hes a really good actor. only a year older than me.

misso Mar 03 2011 6:07 pm his eyes are soo alluring... anyway.. i love him!! he's a great actor ~~~ i can't believe he's younger than me.. i thought he would for sure be at least a year or 2 years older.. ;(

phlegy Aug 15 2010 6:29 am That's a kid to watch out for. Solid performances and nice list of upcoming works!!

Why do some peeps call him Someya? Japanese Wiki and his HP clearly state it's Sometani!

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 ==Actor==
 ===Movies===
+* [[Haiyoshin]] (2026) - Tadasu Urushihara
+* [[Kyojo: Requiem]] (2026) - Kenji Nakagome
+* [[Kyojo: Reunion]] (2026) - Kenji Nakagome
+* [[Beethoven Netsuzou]] (2025) - Alexander Wheelock Thayer
 * [[Kaze no Majimu]] (2025) - Goro Gotoda
 * [[Bakudan]] (2025) - Todoroki
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 ===Drama Series===
-* [[Last Samurai Standing]] | Ikusagami (Netflix / 2025) - Kamuikocha
+* [[Tagusari Brothers]] (TBS / 2026) - Minoru Tagusari
+* [[Synanthrope]] (TV Tokyo / 2025) - Kohei Orita
+* [[Last Samurai Standing]] | Ikusagami (Netflix / 2025) - Kamuykocha
 * [[Berabou]] (NHK / 2025) - Utamaro Kitagawa
 * [[Tokyo Swindlers]] | Jimenshitachi (Netflix / 2024) - Nagai

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