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Jiro Sato

Acting Born May 7, 1969 Aichi, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Jiro Sato (佐藤 二朗 Satō Jirō, born 7 May 1969, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He grew up in Tōgō, Aichi District. He is represented with From First Production. He graduated from Shinshu University Faculty of Economics.

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Known for

Gokusen

as Hosaku Yajima

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

as Kei Tomori

Jin

2009

Death Note

as Kanzo Mogi
Film

Swing Girls

as Bus Driver
Film

Sayonara Midori-chan

2005

Full filmography

  • Gokusen (2002) as Hosaku Yajima
  • The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995) as Kei Tomori
  • The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022) as Yoshikazu Hiki
  • From Today, It's My Turn!! (2018) as Tetsuo Akasaka
  • Jin (2009)
  • Mission To Kill (2009)
  • Rescue: Pride of Orange (2009) as Chen-san
  • Death Note (2015) as Kanzo Mogi
  • The Brave 'Yoshihiko' (2011) as Buddha
  • Dr. DMAT (2014) as Tatsuya Kozone
  • The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo (2014) as Kei Tomori
  • Daddy Is My Classmate (2020) as Gorō Yamamoto
  • Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017) as Flanagan (voice)
  • The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee (2018) as Nojima Yuzuru
  • Overprotected Kahoko (2017) as Mamoru Namiki
  • Under Ninja (2025) as Akikazu Yoshida
  • Swing Girls (2004) as Bus Driver
  • Sayonara Midori-chan (2005)
  • The Full Throttle Girl (2011) as Morice Sakota
  • Handoku!!! (2001)
  • Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2 (2026)
  • Ghostly Girl (2013) as Yoshioka-san
  • Onna Nobunaga (2013) as 足利义昭
  • Our Textbook (2007) as Shigeichi Kumazawa