Jiro Sato (actor)

Jiro Sato (佐藤 二朗, Satō Jirō; born 7 May 1969)^[2] 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.

Jiro Sato
佐藤 二朗
Born	(1969-05-07) 7 May 1969 (age 56) Kasugai City,[1] Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Education	Shinshu University Faculty of Economics
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	1995–present
Agent	From First Production
Website	satojiro.com (in Japanese)

Filmography

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	Black Jack: Karute II	Doctor		[3]
2003–06	Kētai Keiji Zenigata series	Mysterious man and others	4 seasons	[3]
2005	Densha Otoko	Monto Kuroki		[3]
	Kiken na Aneki	Jun Madarame		[3]
	Yaoh	Kinshiro		[3]
2008	Gokusen	Toyosaku Ushijima	season 3	[3]
2009–14	Yō-jū Mameshiba	Jiro Shiba	Lead role; 4 seasons	[3]
2011	Yūsha Yoshihiko	Hotoke		[4]
2015	Death Note	Kanzo Mogi		[5]
2016	Kami no Shita o Motsu Otoko	Kanji Miyazawa		[6]
2020	Daddy is My Classmate	Tetsuo Akasaka		[7]
2022	The 13 Lords of the Shogun	Hiki Yoshikazu	Taiga drama	[8]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Yō-jū Mameshiba	Jiro Shiba	Lead role	[3]
2015	The Big Bee	Imaeda-kachō		[9]
2017	Gin Tama	Takeichi Henpeita		[10]
	Mary and the Witch's Flower	Flanagan (voice)		[11]
2019	The Fable	Kenjiro Takoda		[12]
2021	Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War	Shozo Tanuma and Narrator		[13]
	The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill	Kenjiro Takoda		[14]
2022	Missing	Satoshi Harada	Lead role	[15]
	Violence Action	Sandaime		[16]
	Black Night Parade	Teru Yoshikawa		[17]
2023	Revolver Lily	Hiraoka		[18]
	Once Upon a Crime	King Bovell		[19]
2024	The Floor Plan	Kurihara	Lead role	[20]
	A Girl Named Ann	Tamotsu Tatara		[21]
	Saint Young Men: The Movie	Hermit		[22]
	A Conviction of Marriage	Shingo Fujita		[23]
2025	Under Ninja	Akikazu Yoshida		[24]
	True Beauty: Before	Shigemichi Yoda		[25]
	True Beauty: After	Shigemichi Yoda		[26]
	The Killer Goldfish			[27]
	Bomb	Tagosaku Suzuki		[28]
	Shin-kaishaku Bakumatsu-den	Saigō Takamori	Lead role	[29]
2026	The Brightest Sun	Yonemoto		[30]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Death Come True	Kenichi Mino		[31]

Japanese dub

Live-action

Year	Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes	Ref.
2019	Shazam!	Mall Santa	Brian Kaulback		[32]
2019	The Lion King	Pumbaa	Seth Rogen		[33]

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Inside Out	Bing Bong		[34]
2023	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Superfly		[35]

Bibliography

Year	Title	Ref.
2016	Jiro Sato Nau	[36]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	47th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Missing	Nominated	[37]
2023	77th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[38]
	65th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[39]
2025	79th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Performance	A Girl Named Ann	Nominated	[40]
	67th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actor	A Girl Named Ann and others	Nominated	[41]
	48th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actor	A Girl Named Ann	Nominated	[42]