is a Japanese actor from
Koto, Tokyo.
He is known for his protagonist roles in
''Himizu'' and
''Parasyte''.
Career
Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and television, gaining his first leading role in ''Pandora's Box'', a 2009 film adaptation of an
Osamu Dazai novel.
In 2011, he received the
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor at the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
for his work in ''
Himizu'' along with his co-star
Fumi Nikaidō.
He appeared in
Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film ''
Tokyo Park'',
Koji Wakamatsu's 2012 film ''The Millennial Rapture'', and starred in
Gakuryu Ishii's 2012 film ''
Isn't Anyone Alive?''
Personal life
Sometani married actress
Rinko Kikuchi on December 31, 2014. In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child. Their second child was born in late 2018.
Filmography
Film
Television drama
Other television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Shota Sometani's profile
Official Blog
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1992 births
Living people
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male child actors
Male actors from Tokyo
Marcello Mastroianni Award winners
People from Kōtō
21st-century Japanese male actors