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Koichi Sato

Acting Born Dec 10, 1960 Tokyo, Japan 232 credits
232
Total Credits
1980–2027
48 Years Career Span
28
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Koichi Sato is a Japanese actor born on December 10, 1960, in Tokyo, Japan. Also known by his stage name in Japanese characters, he is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentaro Mikuni. His professional career is dedicated to acting, with two hundred thirty-three known credits listed in his filmography. Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, he has been credited across movies and television shows.

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Career

Career overview

Koichi Sato is a Japanese actor born on December 10, 1960, in Tokyo, Japan. Also known by the stage name Sato Koichi, he is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentaro Mikuni.

Active in the entertainment industry with numerous known credits, Sato is recognized primarily for his work in acting, encompassing both movies and television shows. His professional profile spans a large body of screen credits and international recognition through various database designations.

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Known for

Film

Kingdom 5

2026
Film

The Secret Battlefield

2026
Film

Hito wa Naze Love Letter wo Kaku no ka

2026
Film

After the Quake

2025
Film

Kingdom: Return of the Great General

as Ryo Fui (Lü Buwei)

Cold Case: Door of Truth

2016
Film

The Kiyosu Conference

as Tsuneoki Ikeda
Film

Sukiyaki Western Django

as Kiyomori
Film

99 River Street

as Sojiro Kotaki
Film

Umineko - Inseparable

as Kunikazu Akagi
Film

世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編

2002
Film

KT

as Masuo Tomita

Frequent co-stars

Rao Ramesh 17 shared titles
Raghu Babu 10 shared titles
Ajay 9 shared titles
Jagapati Babu 8 shared titles
Brahmaji 6 shared titles
Prakash Raj 6 shared titles
Vennela Kishore 5 shared titles
Praveen 5 shared titles
Satya 4 shared titles
Ramya Krishnan 4 shared titles

Career timeline

The Gate of Murder
Kingdom 5Kenzo Kitakata: SUIKODENThe Secret BattlefieldHito wa Naze Love Letter wo Kaku no ka119 Emergency Call 2026 YOKOHAMA BLACKOUT
119 Emergency CallRomantics AnonymousThe Royal FamilyGosh!!Climbing for Life
Kingdom: Return of the Great GeneralLike a Dragon: YakuzaSin and EvilTomorrow in the FinderThe Box Man
Undercover Investigator Matsushita KoheiKingdom III: The Flame of DestinyWe're Broke, My Lord!ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~Okiku and the World
Kingdom 2: Far and Away優しい音楽～ティアーズ・イン・ヘヴン 天国のきみへ「銀座ゴルフ倶楽部 presented by テーラーメイド」20-Year-Old SoulI, Jiro Kawakami of the IMPERIAL
Bullets, Bones and Blocked NosesThe Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't KillThe Sun Stands StillOkehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the OverlordKiba: The Fangs of Fiction
Fukushima 50The Sun Does Not Move鍵のかかった部屋 特別編The Gun 2020I Never Shot Anyone
Aircraft Carrier IbukiHit Me Anyone One More TimeThe FableThe World of Machida-kunThe Landlady
Jimmy: The True Story of a True IdiotMy Friend "A"Sakura Guardian in the NorthAs a Father of Murderer SonA Banana? At This Time of Night?
Flower and SwordThrowing Stones : Cops Against the GovernmentLEADERS II
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~Midnight Diner 264: Part 164: Part 2Botchan
HeroMurder on the Orient ExpressMurder on the Orient ExpressGalaxy TurnpikeUNFAIR: the end
The Locked Room Murders SPOver Your Dead BodyLeadersTeam - Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Special Crime Investigation HeadquarterTime Trip App
The Kiyosu ConferenceOnna NobunagaUnforgivenThe Human TrustA Chair on the Plains
The Locked Room MurdersBlackboardBlackboardThe Floating CastleDearest
The Sun Will Rise AgainA Ghost of a ChanceUNFAIR: the answerSomedayThat's the Way!
The History of Our FamilyThe Last RoninHeaven's Story
Nobody To Watch Over MeSummer for BureaucratsBrass Knuckle BoysKamuiPandemic
Children of the DarkThe Magic HourThe Short Films: We Were All Once ChildrenSamurai GangstersAki fukaki
Love Never to EndA Gentle Breeze in the VillageSukiyaki Western DjangoThe End of the WindSmile
The Animal TrailSuppliWaiting in the DarkSuite DreamsA Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
AegisWhat the Snow Bringsクライマーズ・ハイ
Shinsengumi!Umineko - InseparablePrideInfection
RockersWhen the Last Sword Is DrawnKougen e IrasshaiSamurai ResurrectionSuspicion
Stairway to Heaven世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編UtsutsuKT
Chûshingura 1/47逆転の夏
WhiteoutWeather Forecaster's LoverFaceリミット もしも、わが子が…Another Battle
African NightsLiving Alone
The SpiralWait and SeeTabloid

Full Filmography

232 titles
  • The Gate of Murder (2027)
  • Kingdom 5 (2026)
  • Kenzo Kitakata: SUIKODEN (2026) as Oushin
  • The Secret Battlefield (2026)
  • Hito wa Naze Love Letter wo Kaku no ka (2026)
  • 119 Emergency Call 2026 YOKOHAMA BLACKOUT (2026) as Dojima Shinichi
  • 119 Emergency Call 2026 YOKOHAMA BLACKOUT (2026) as Dojima Shinichi
  • 119 Emergency Call (2025) as Shinichi Dojima
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  • Romantics Anonymous (2025) as Shuntaro Fujiwara
  • The Royal Family (2025) as Kozo Sanno
  • Gosh!! (2025)
  • Climbing for Life (2025) as Masaaki Tabe
  • After the Quake (2025)
  • After the Quake (2025)
  • One Last Throw (2025) as Kadokura Tsutomu
  • Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024) as Ryo Fui (Lü Buwei)
  • Like a Dragon: Yakuza (2024) as Daigo Sasaki
  • Sin and Evil (2024) as Kasahara
  • Tomorrow in the Finder (2024)
  • The Box Man (2024) as General
  • Undercover Investigator Matsushita Kohei (2023) as Koichi Sato
  • Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) as Ryo Fui (Lü Buwei)
  • We're Broke, My Lord! (2023) as Ikkosai
  • ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~ (2023) as Marei
  • Okiku and the World (2023)
  • Nemesis the Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023) as Window
  • One Last Bloom (2023) as Jinichi Hirooka
  • Família (2023) as Ryū Komada
  • Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023)
  • Masked Hearts (2023)
  • Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022) as Ryo Fui (Lü Buwei)
  • 優しい音楽～ティアーズ・イン・ヘヴン 天国のきみへ (2022)
  • 「銀座ゴルフ倶楽部 presented by テーラーメイド」 (2022)
  • 20-Year-Old Soul (2022) as Kenichi Takahashi
  • I, Jiro Kawakami of the IMPERIAL (2022) as Chief
  • Gentle Music (2022)
  • Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021) as Yukio Konishi(小西幸男)
  • The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021) as Boss
  • The Sun Stands Still (2021) as Takeshi Kazama
  • Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord (2021) as Saito Dozo
  • Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021) as Tomatsu
  • Fukushima 50 (2020) as Toshio Izaki
  • The Sun Does Not Move (2020) as Takeshi Kazama
  • 鍵のかかった部屋 特別編 (2020) as Gou Seizawa
  • The Gun 2020 (2020) as Kazunari
  • I Never Shot Anyone (2020) as Michio Kodama
  • Silent Tokyo (2020) as Hitoshi Asahina
  • Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019) as Prime Minister Keiichiro Tarumizu
  • Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019) as Journalist Furugori
  • The Fable (2019) as Boss
  • The World of Machida-kun (2019) as Hino
  • The Landlady (2019) as Yoshio's bad friend
  • Red Snow (2019) as Takashi Takuma
  • The Promised Land (2019) as Zenjiro Tanaka
  • BOLT (2019)
  • Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot (2018)
  • My Friend "A" (2018) as Yamauchi Shuji
  • Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) as Shinji Sugawara
  • As a Father of Murderer Son (2018) as Yoshinaga Keiichi
  • A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018) as Takeshi Tanaka
  • Flower and Sword (2017) as Sen no Rikyu
  • Throwing Stones : Cops Against the Government (2017) as Bokunin Kizaki
  • LEADERS II (2017)
  • Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (2016)
  • Midnight Diner 2 (2016) as Ishida
  • 64: Part 1 (2016) as Yoshinobu Mikami
  • 64: Part 2 (2016) as Yoshinobu Mikami
  • Botchan (2016) as Physics School Principal
  • Sniper (2016) as Ryuji Shizume
  • Hero (2015) as Keisuke Matsuba
  • Murder on the Orient Express (2015) as Osamu Todo
  • Murder on the Orient Express (2015)
  • Galaxy Turnpike (2015) as Taiki Murata
  • UNFAIR: the end (2015) as Michitaka Ichijo
  • The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015) as Atsushi Kobayashi
  • Gonin Saga (2015) as Mikihiko Bandai
  • Terminal (2015) as Kanji Washida
  • Happy Retirement (2015) as Shintaro Higuchi
  • The Locked Room Murders SP (2014) as Gou Serizawa
  • Over Your Dead Body (2014)
  • Leaders (2014) as Aichi Saichiro
  • Team - Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Special Crime Investigation Headquarter (2014)
  • Time Trip App (2014) as Takamori Saigo
  • The Vancouver Asahi (2014) as Seiji Kasahara
  • The Kiyosu Conference (2013) as Tsuneoki Ikeda
  • Onna Nobunaga (2013)
  • Unforgiven (2013) as Ichizo Oishi
  • The Human Trust (2013) as Yuichi Mafune
  • A Chair on the Plains (2013) as Kentaro Toma
  • Kamisama no Beret (2013) as Kabemura Taizo
  • Kaibutsu (2013) as Takeo kasai
  • The Locked Room Murders (2012) as Serizawa Gou
  • Blackboard (2012) as Akira Goto
  • Blackboard (2012) as Goto Akira
  • The Floating Castle (2012) as Tanba
  • Dearest (2012) as Nanbara
  • Shuuchakueki: Twilight express no koi (2012) as 森啓介
  • The Sun Will Rise Again (2011) as Tono Kazuyuki
  • A Ghost of a Chance (2011) as Daiki Murata
  • UNFAIR: the answer (2011) as Michitaka Ichijo
  • Someday (2011) as Ippei Koshida
  • That's the Way! (2011) as Katsuichi Sasaki
  • Double Meaning (2011) as Michitaka Ichijo
  • The Last Supper Detective Tono Kazuyuki and the Seven Suspects (2011)
  • The History of Our Family (2010) as Taizo Onizuka
  • The Last Ronin (2010) as Kichiemon Terasaka
  • Heaven's Story (2010) as Namita
  • Nobody To Watch Over Me (2009) as Takumi Katsuura
  • Summer for Bureaucrats (2009) as Kazakoshi Shingo
  • Brass Knuckle Boys (2009) as Akio
  • Kamui (2009) as Gumbei
  • Pandemic (2009)
  • Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009) as Masaki Fujii
  • Can't Protect Anyone (2009)
  • Children of the Dark (2008) as Katsuhito Kazikawa
  • The Magic Hour (2008) as Taiki Murata
  • The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008)
  • Samurai Gangsters (2008) as Katsuzo Kurokoma
  • Aki fukaki (2008)
  • Love Never to End (2007) as Toshimasa Wakita
  • A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007) as Kazumasa Migita
  • Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) as Kiyomori
  • The End of the Wind (2007)
  • Smile (2007) as Golfer at putting range
  • Starfish Hotel (2007) as Arisu
  • High and Low (2007) as 権藤金吾
  • The Animal Trail (2006) as Sojiro Kotaki
  • Suppli (2006) as Kyotaro Imaoka
  • Waiting in the Dark (2006) as Toshio Matsunaga
  • Suite Dreams (2006) as Katsutoshi Mutôda
  • A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006) as Kyono
  • Aegis (2005) as Diasuke Atsumi
  • What the Snow Brings (2005) as Takeo Yazaki
  • クライマーズ・ハイ (2005) as 悠木和雅
  • Shinsengumi! (2004) as Serizawa Kamo
  • Umineko - Inseparable (2004) as Kunikazu Akagi
  • Pride (2004) as Yuichiro Hyodo
  • Infection (2004) as Dr. Akiba
  • Rockers (2003)
  • When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) as Hajime Saito
  • Kougen e Irasshai (2003)
  • Samurai Resurrection (2003) as Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi
  • Suspicion (2003)
  • 松本清張没後10年特別企画 疑惑 (2003)
  • Stairway to Heaven (2002)
  • 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (2002)
  • Utsutsu (2002) as Ikejima
  • KT (2002) as Masuo Tomita
  • Chûshingura 1/47 (2001) as Kuranosuke Oishi
  • 逆転の夏 (2001)
  • Whiteout (2000) as Masahiko Utsuki
  • Weather Forecaster's Lover (2000)
  • Face (2000) as Akira Ikeda
  • リミット もしも、わが子が… (2000)
  • Another Battle (2000)
  • African Nights (1999)
  • Living Alone (1999) as Yamagishi Shinichi
  • The Spiral (1998) as Mitsuo Ando
  • Wait and See (1998) as Hiroshi Nirasaki
  • Tabloid (1998)
  • Lie Lie Lie (1997) as Zeiji Hatano
  • 30 -thirty- (1997)
  • Ryoko!! (1996)
  • Tsubasa wo Kudasai! (1996)
  • Oishinbo (1996) as Shiro Yamaoka
  • Seiichi Morimura Suspense: Detective Munei Series (1996)
  • Koibito Yo (1995) as Ryotaro Kono
  • Gonin (1995) as Mikihiko Bandai
  • Koi mo ni Dome Nara (1995)
  • The Abe Clan (1995) as Abe Yagobei
  • If love happens a second time (1995)
  • Crest of Betrayal (1994) as Iemon Tamiya
  • Yokohama shinjū (1994)
  • Heavenly Blue (1994) as Fujio Uno
  • Tokarev (1994) as Kei Matsumura
  • Pu (1994)
  • The Fire Still Burns (1993)
  • What a Wonderful Life (1993) as Shimpei Hosaka
  • Marriage (1993) as Yuichi
  • Shinai Naru Mono e (1992)
  • Ritsuko: Her Love, Her Death (1992)
  • Convenience Jack (1992)
  • Reiko, the Psyche Resurrected (1991) as Yamakawa
  • Castle of Sand (1991) as Hideyoshi Waga
  • Takeda Shingen (1991)
  • Takeda Shingen (1991)
  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
  • As If In Flight (1990)
  • Shadow of China (1990) as Akira
  • Jailbreak Mountains (1990)
  • Sea of ​​Wandering (1990)
  • Don't touch the thief! (1990) as Junichi Konno
  • Bungakusho Satsujin Jiken: Oinaru Jyoso (1989) as Kyoji
  • Company Executives (1989)
  • The Silk Road (1988) as Zhao Xingde
  • The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)
  • MacArthur's Children—Part II (1987)
  • Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986) as Chuui Aoki
  • The Tailor-Made Shirt (1986)
  • A Human Promise (1986)
  • Bullying is Costly (1986)
  • One Who Died in Vain (1986)
  • Death Powder (1986) as Kiyoshi
  • Spectacle of Buds (1986) as Kenzo
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) as Kashiwagi
  • Love Hotel (1985) as Taxi Driver
  • Typhoon Club (1985)
  • Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985) as Mike (voice)
  • Break Town Story (1985)
  • Kids (1985)
  • CF Guretai (1985)
  • Mitsugetsu (1984) as Tetsuaki Murakami
  • Fireflies in the North (1984) as Yakichi
  • 水曜ドラマスペシャル (1984)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub (1984) as Tobitch
  • Antarctica (1983) as Toda Taicho
  • The Catch (1983) as Shunichi
  • Ao ga Chiru (1983) as 金子慎一
  • Battle Anthem (1983) as Yusaku Ogami
  • The Lonely Olympics (1983) as Masao
  • Lovers Lost (1982) as Masao Takeuchi
  • Gate of Youth 2 (1982) as Shinsuke Ibuki
  • A Woman in Danger (1982)
  • The Man from Shimizu (1982)
  • Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981)
  • Gate of Youth (1981) as Shisuke Ibuki
  • Manon (1981) as Itaru
  • I Am Your Ancestor (1981)
  • Flame of Father and Son (1981)
  • 父と子の炎 (1981)
  • Zoku zoku jiken (1980)
  • Downtown Story

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Koichi Sato best known for?

Koichi Sato is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kingdom 5 (2026), The Secret Battlefield (2026), Hito wa Naze Love Letter wo Kaku no ka (2026), After the Quake (2025).

When and where was Koichi Sato born?

Koichi Sato was born on December 10, 1960 in Tokyo, Japan.

How many credits does Koichi Sato have?

Koichi Sato has accumulated over 232 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1980 to 2027.

What is Koichi Sato's background in cinema and television?

Koichi Sato is a Japanese actor born on December 10, 1960, in Tokyo, Japan. Also known by his stage name in Japanese characters, he is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentaro Mikuni. His professional career is dedicated to acting, with two hundred thirty-three known credits listed in his filmography. Throughout his c...

Koichi Sato by the numbers

232credits
167films
65TV series
1980–2027active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (232) Born on December 10

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