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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

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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

    • Cells at Work!
      • Helper T Cell
      • 2024
    • Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army
      • Gautama Buddha
      • In Production
      • 2024
    • Jellyfish Eyes 2
      • Post-production
    • That person has disappeared (2024)
      That person has disappeared
      6.2
      • 2024
    • Tokyo Swindlers (2024)
      Tokyo Swindlers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Nagai
      • 2024
    • Anoko wa Daare? (2024)
      Anoko wa Daare?
      5.2
      • 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
      6.8
      • Kazunari Tono
      • 2024
    • Seven Orifices (2024)
      Seven Orifices
      4.7
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Onmyoji Zero (2024)
      Onmyoji Zero
      5.5
      • 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
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Kazuki Shiina
      • 2023
    • Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (2023)
      Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Kenji Nakagome
      • 2023
    • Wataru Ichinose in Sanctuary (2023)
      Sanctuary
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Shimizu
      • 2023
    • Sakura Andô in Rebooting (2023)
      Rebooting
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Shunsuke
      • 2023
    • Ichigeki (2023)
      Ichigeki
      TV Movie
      • Ushigoro
      • 2023
    • Suzume (2022)
      Suzume
      7.6
      • Minoru Okabe (voice)
      • 2022

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    Belle
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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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