Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai is a Japanese actor. Since the success of Naoki Hanzawa, 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 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, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards. He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize.

Personal life

He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno. 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

Year	Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes
2018	Christopher Robin	Christopher Robin	Ewan McGregor

;Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Migration	Mack Mallard