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is a Japanese actor. Since the success of ''
Naoki Hanzawa'' (2013), he has become one of the most famous actors in Japan.
Career
Sakai aspired to become a bureaucrat until high school, but when he entered university, he decided to pursue a career as an actor.
He won the award for best actor at the 31st
Yokohama Film Festival
The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...
for ''
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and ''The Chef of South Polar''
and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008
Nikkan Sports Film Award
The , also called the Nikkan Sports Yujiro Ishihara Film Prizes, are annual film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Nikkan Sports'' newspaper since 1988.
The categories of ''Fans' Choice Award for Best Film'' and ''Fans' Choice Award for Best Act ...
, at the 33rd
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''.
Categories
*Best Picture
*Best International Picture
*Best Animated Picture (since 2017)
*Best Actor
*Best Actress
*Best Supporting Actor
*Best Supporting Actress
*Best New Artist ...
and at the 51st
Blue Ribbon Awards
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan, established in 1950 by , established under the name of the "Association of Tokyo Film Journalists Award", which was formed mainly by film reporters from th ...
. He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the
32nd Japan Academy Film Prize.
Personal life
He is married to Japanese
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and
J-pop
J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...
singer
Miho Kanno
is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
Career
In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called '' Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation ...
. He has two children with his wife, eldest being a boy born in 2015 and the younger being a girl born in 2018.
Filmography
Film
Television
Dubbing
;Live-action
;Animation
References
External links
IMDb - Masato Sakai
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1973 births
Living people
Japanese male actors
People from Miyazaki Prefecture
Taiga drama lead actors