Kōichi Satō

Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato in May 2009
Native name	佐藤 浩市
Born	(1960-12-10) December 10, 1960 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Parent(s)	Rentarō Mikuni (father)

Koichi Sato (佐藤 浩市, Satō Kōichi, born December 10, 1960) is a Japanese actor. He is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentarō Mikuni.

Career

Sato has appeared in some of Junji Sakamoto's films such as Tokarev,^[1] Face,^[2] KT,^[3] Children of the Dark,^[4] and Human Trust.^[5]

He also appeared in Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django,^[6] Yoichi Sai's Kamui Gaiden,^[7] and Takahisa Zeze's Heaven's Story.^[8]

Filmography

Film

• The Gate of Youth (1981)
• Manon (1981)
• Nankyoku Monogatari (1983)
• The Catch (1983)
• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1984)
• Penguin's Memory (1985)
• Kids (1985)
• Love Hotel (1985)
• A Promise (1986)
• Death Powder (1986)
• The Silk Road (1988)
• Crest of Betrayal (1994)
• Tokarev (1994)
• Gonin (1995)
• Oishinbo (1996)
• Rasen (1998)
• Wait and See (1998)
• Face (2000)
• Whiteout (2000)
• New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (2000)
• Inugami (2001)
• KT (2002)
• Utsutsu (2002)
• Rockers (2003)
• When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
• Samurai Resurrection (2003)
• Infection (2004)
• Aegis (2005)
• What the Snow Brings (2005)
• Umineco (2005)
• Kurai Tokoro de Machiawase (2006)
• The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
• Starfish Hotel (2006)
• A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006)
• Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
• Smile: Seiya no Kiseki (2007)
• The Magic Hour (2008)
• Shonen Merikensack (2008)
• Nobody to Watch Over Me (2008)
• Kamui Gaiden (2009)
• Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
• Heaven's Story (2010)
• The Last Chushingura (2010)
• A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
• Unfair 2: The Answer (2011)
• Someday (2011)
• A Chair in the Grass (2012)
• Dearest (2012)
• Reunion (2012)
• The Floating Castle (2012)
• The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
• Unforgiven (2013)
• Human Trust (2013)
• The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
• The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)
• Terminal (2015)
• Hero (2015)
• Gonin Saga (2015)
• 64 (2016)

Television

• Tobuga Gotoku (1990)
• Shinai naru Mono e (1992)
• Homura Tatsu (1993)
• Koko Kyoshi (1993)
• Subarashiki kana Jinsei (1993)
• Homura Tatsu (1994)
• Yokohama Shinju (1994)
• Koi mo Nidome nara (1995)
• Koibito yo (1995)
• Tsubasa o Kudasai! (1996)
• Tabloid (1998)
• Africa no Yoru (1999)
• Dokushin Seikatsu (1999)
• Tenki-yoho no Koibito (2000)
• Aru Hi, Arashi no You ni (2001)
• Chūshingura 1/47 (2001)
• Tengoku e no Kaidan (2002)
• Kogen e Irasshai (2003)
• Shinsengumi (2004)
• Pride (2004)
• Climber's High (2005)
• Kemonomichi (2006)
• Suppli (2006)
• Karei-naru Ichizoku (2007)
• Zip vs Dragon (2009)
• Wagaya no Rekishi (2010)
• Kagi no Kakatta Heya (2012)
• Murder on the Orient Express (2015)

Awards and nominations

Awards won

• 1982: Blue Ribbon Award: Best New Actor for The Gate of Youth
• 1982: Award of the Japanese Academy: Newcomer of the Year for The Gate of Youth
• 1994: Nikkan Sports Film Award: Best Actor for Crest of Betrayal
• 1995: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Actor for Crest of Betrayal
• 1995: Yokohama Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor for Tokarev^[9]
• 2001: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for Whiteout
• 2003: Blue Ribbon Award: Best Actor for KT
• 2004: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for When the Last Sword Is Drawn
• 2005: Tokyo International Film Festival: Best Actor Award for What the Snow Brings
• 2007: Mainichi Film Concours: Best Actor for What the Snow Brings
• 2012: 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2012): Best Supporting Actor for Kagi no Kakatta Heya

Awards nominated

• 1984: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for The Catch
• 2007: Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Supporting Actor for The Uchoten Hotel

References

External links

• Koichi Sato at the Internet Movie Database