
Acting
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太 Sometani Shōta, born 3 September 1992) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.
Shôta Sometani · そめたに・しょうた · 染谷 将太
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Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
157
Acting credits
2
Directing
1
Writing
0
Other crew
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
Wolf Children
2012 · movie · as Mr. Tanabe (voice)
The Boy and the Beast
2015 · movie · as Teenage Kyuta (voice)
Suzume
2022 · movie · as Minoru Okabe (voice)
Last Samurai Standing
2025 · tv · as Kocha Kamuy
100 METERS
2025 · movie · as Komiya (voice)
Belle
2021 · movie · as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)
As the Gods Will
2014 · movie · as Satake
Scarlet
2025 · movie · as Guildenstern (voice)
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
A Liar and a Broken Girl
movie · as Mii-Kun · ★ 7.0
A School Behind Bars
movie · Acting · ★ 10.0
Atami's Police Investigators
tv · as Ajisawa Sorao · ★ 8.0
Awaremi Mumashika
movie · Acting
Azamijô no lullaby
tv · Acting
Bukatsudo
tv · as 貧乏剛 · ★ 7.0
Graduation Song
tv · as Masanobu Kato
I'll Still Love You in 10 Years
tv · as Yuta Onozawa · ★ 1.0
Nora
movie · Acting · ★ 7.0
Ryōmaden
tv · Acting · ★ 9.1
Threads of Our Hearts
movie · Acting · ★ 10.0
Tokyo Island
movie · as Manta · ★ 5.0
Yuriko's Aroma
movie · as Tetsuya · ★ 5.8
5windows
movie · Acting
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
movie · as Kenji · ★ 7.2
Blackboard
tv · Acting · ★ 8.0
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
tv · as Mikoshiba Haruka · ★ 5.0
Himizu
movie · as Yuichi Sumida · ★ 7.0
Isn't Anyone Alive?
movie · as Keisuke · ★ 6.0
Lesson of the Evil
movie · as Keisuke Hayami · ★ 6.7
Making of Himizu
movie · as Self
O-PARTS〜オーパーツ〜
tv · Acting
Sadako 3D
movie · as Enoki · ★ 5.2
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
movie · as Tenchi Meisatsu · ★ 7.4
The Millennial Rapture
movie · as Tatsuo · ★ 4.0
Wolf Children
movie · as Mr. Tanabe (voice) · ★ 8.2
×××HOLiC
tv · as Kimihiro Watanuki · ★ 7.4
Jellyfish Eyes
movie · as Byakko / White Tiger · ★ 5.1
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
tv · as Yoshiro Kamogawa · ★ 4.7
Neo Ultra Q
tv · as Koichi · ★ 9.2
Real
movie · as Shingo Takagi · ★ 6.3
Similar But Different
movie · Acting, Director, Writer
Strawberry Night
movie · as Kento Yanai · ★ 6.5
Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship
movie · as Kosuke Chiba · ★ 7.1
Tadaima, Jacqueline
movie · Acting · ★ 9.0
The Brain Man
movie · as Shimura · ★ 6.2
The Eternal Zero
movie · as Oishi · ★ 7.0
The Intermission
movie · Acting · ★ 7.0
The Kiyosu Conference
movie · as Ranmaru Mori · ★ 7.0
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
movie · as Chihiro · ★ 5.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
movie · as (segment Sion Sono) · ★ 5.1
A Drop of the Grapevine
movie · as Roku · ★ 2.0
As the Gods Will
movie · as Satake · ★ 7.1
Drive-In Gamo
movie · as Toshi
Kabukicho Love Hotel
movie · as Toru Takahashi · ★ 6.4
Parasyte: Part 1
movie · as Izumi Shinichi · ★ 7.0
Tadashiku Wasureru
movie · as 竹下幸雄
The Snow White Murder Case
movie · as Hasegawa · ★ 6.4
Tokyo Tribe
movie · as MC Show · ★ 6.5
Wood Job!
movie · as Yuki Hirano · ★ 7.4
5windows eb(is)
movie · Acting
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
movie · as Yoshirō "Yocchan" Kamogawa · ★ 6.0
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
movie · as Yoshiri Kamogawa · ★ 5.4
Bakuman
movie · as Eiji Niizuma · ★ 6.4
Dear Deer
movie · as Takashi · ★ 4.7
Making of Tokyo Tribe
movie · as Self
Parasyte: Part 2
movie · as Izumi Shinichi · ★ 7.0
Shokuzai no Sonata
tv · Acting · ★ 7.7
Strayer's Chronicle
movie · as Manabu · ★ 5.4
Teacher and Stray Cat
movie · as Shogo Kojika · ★ 6.4
That's It
movie · as Samao Daikoku · ★ 5.4
The Boy and the Beast
movie · as Teenage Kyuta (voice) · ★ 7.9
The Virgin Psychics
movie · as Yoshio Kamogawa · ★ 5.5
みんな!エスパーだよ! ~欲望だらけのラブ・ウォーズ~
tv · as Yoshirō "Yocchan" Kamogawa
Before We Vanish
movie · Acting · ★ 6.5
Dawn Wind in My Poncho
movie · as Nakata · ★ 7.0
Foreboding
movie · as Tetsuo · ★ 5.7
Foreboding: Serial Version
tv · as Tatsuo Yamagiwa · ★ 6.0
Legend of the Demon Cat
movie · as Kukai · ★ 6.2
March Comes In Like a Lion
movie · as Harunobu Nikaido · ★ 6.9
March Goes out Like a Lamb
movie · as Harunobu Nikaido · ★ 7.1
Parks
movie · as Tokio · ★ 6.9
First Love
movie · as Kase · ★ 6.7
I'm still here
movie · Director · ★ 7.0
Parallel World Love Story
movie · as Tomohiko Miwa · ★ 5.8
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
movie · as Buddha · ★ 6.0
Samurai Marathon
movie · as Hironoshin Uesugi · ★ 6.0
The First Supper
movie · as Rintaro Higashi · ★ 7.0
To the Ends of the Earth
movie · as Yoshioka · ★ 6.4
Actors Short Films Season 3
movie · Acting · ★ 7.0
CODE Japan: The Price of Wishes
tv · as Kazuki Shiina · ★ 6.0
CRANK
movie · Acting · ★ 4.0
Fly On
movie · as Kimura · ★ 6.6
Ichigeki
movie · as Ushigoro · ★ 6.0
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
tv · as Kenji Nagagome · ★ 6.9
Lumberjack the Monster
movie · as Kuro Sugitani · ★ 6.4
Ozu
tv · Acting
Rebooting
tv · as Shunsuke · ★ 8.8
Sanctuary
tv · as Shimizu · ★ 7.8
Cells at Work!
movie · as Helper T Cell · ★ 7.7
Doctor X: The Movie Final
movie · Acting · ★ 7.5
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
movie · as Buddha · ★ 6.5
Sana: Let Me Hear
movie · Acting · ★ 7.2
Seven Orifices
tv · as Sugaya · ★ 7.0
That Person Has Disappeared
movie · as Shimazaki · ★ 7.0
The Yin Yang Master Zero
movie · as Minamoto no Hiromasa · ★ 6.2
The Young Strangers
movie · Acting · ★ 8.5
Tokyo Swindlers
tv · as Nagai · ★ 6.9
Worlds Apart
movie · as Kazunari Tōno · ★ 7.9
Yips
tv · as Kuroba Kei · ★ 6.0
100 METERS
movie · as Komiya (voice) · ★ 7.8
BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues
movie · Acting · ★ 9.4
Faking Beethoven
movie · as Thayer · ★ 7.5
Golden SixTONES
tv · Acting · ★ 7.0
Last Samurai Standing
tv · as Kocha Kamuy · ★ 7.8
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
movie · Acting · ★ 5.0
Purehearted
movie · Acting
Scarlet
movie · as Guildenstern (voice) · ★ 7.1
Suzuki=Bakudan
movie · as Todoroki · ★ 7.5
Synanthrope
tv · as Orita · ★ 9.3