Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Shota Sometani
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1018944
IMDb ID: nm2202409
Known for: Acting
Born: September 3, 1992
Age: 33
Place of birth: Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.79
Wikidata: Q875644
Also known as
Shôta Sometani • そめたに・しょうた • 染谷 将太
Frequent jobs
Director (2)
Biography
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shota Sometani.
Movies
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shota Sometani.
8.2
Wolf Children
as Mr. Tanabe (voice)
2012 Movie
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
as Teenage Kyuta (voice)
2015 Movie
7.9
Suzume
as Minoru Okabe (voice)
2022 Movie
7.6
Belle
as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)
2021 Movie
7.4
Wood Job!
as Yuki Hirano
2014 Movie
7.1
As the Gods Will
as Satake
2014 Movie
7.1
Parasyte: Part 1
as Izumi Shinichi
2014 Movie
7.1
Parasyte: Part 2
as Izumi Shinichi
2015 Movie
7.0
Himizu
as Yuichi Sumida
2011 Movie
6.7
First Love
as Kase
2019 Movie
6.7
Lesson of the Evil
as Keisuke Hayami
2012 Movie
6.5
Tokyo Tribe
as MC Show
2014 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shota Sometani.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shota Sometani.
7.7
100 METERS
as Komiya (voice)
2025 Movie
6.0
Scarlet
as Guildenstern (voice)
2025 Movie
7.9
Suzume
as Minoru Okabe (voice)
2022 Movie
5.2
Sadako 3D
as Enoki
2012 Movie
8.2
Wolf Children
as Mr. Tanabe (voice)
2012 Movie
7.6
Belle
as Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice)
2021 Movie
7.9
The Boy and the Beast
as Teenage Kyuta (voice)
2015 Movie
7.8
Cells at Work!
as Helper T Cell
2024 Movie
7.1
As the Gods Will
as Satake
2014 Movie
5.4
The Virgin Psychics
as Yoshio Kamogawa
2015 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shota Sometani.
6.5
Kamen Rider
as Boy • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.6
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
1 eps
2002 Series
9.1
Ryōmaden
48 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Last Samurai Standing
as Kocha Kamuy • 6 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Tokyo Swindlers
as 長井 • 7 eps
2024 Series
6.7
Time Limit Investigator
as Sorau Ajizawa • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.0
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
as Kenji Nagagome • 2 eps
2023 Series
8.8
Rebooting
as Shunsuke • 9 eps
2023 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
5 eps
2009 Series
7.7
Sanctuary
as Shimizu • 8 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
20 eps
2022 Series
4.7
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
as Yoshiro Kamogawa • 12 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Shota Sometani.
In 5 weeks
Kyojo Reunion
2026 Movie
AnyMart
2026 Movie
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
2025 Movie
6.0
Scarlet
as Guildenstern (voice)
2025 Movie
9.7
Suzuki=Bakudan
as Todoroki
2025 Movie
7.7
100 METERS
as Komiya (voice)
2025 Movie
8.0
Faking Beethoven
as Thayer
2025 Movie
Purehearted
2025 Movie
9.4
BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues
2025 Movie
6.5
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
as Buddha
2024 Movie
7.8
Cells at Work!
as Helper T Cell
2024 Movie
7.5
Doctor X: The Movie Final
2024 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Shota Sometani.
7.8
Last Samurai Standing
as Kocha Kamuy • 6 eps
2025 Series
8.5
Synanthrope
as Orita • 12 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Tokyo Swindlers
as 長井 • 7 eps
2024 Series
7.0
Seven Orifices
as Sugaya • 8 eps
2024 Series
7.2
Yips
as Kuroba Kei • 11 eps
2024 Series
Ozu
1 eps
2023 Series
6.0
CODE: The Price of Wishes
as Kazuki Shiina • 10 eps
2023 Series
7.7
Sanctuary
as Shimizu • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.0
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
as Kenji Nagagome • 2 eps
2023 Series
8.8
Rebooting
as Shunsuke • 9 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Teen Regime
as Washida Teru • 5 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
20 eps
2022 Series