Jiro Sato (actor) explained

Jiro Sato
Native Name:	Japanese: 佐藤 二朗
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1969 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Education:	Shinshu University Faculty of Economics
Occupation:	Actor, screenwriter
Years Active:	1995 - present
Agent:	From First Production

^[1] 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.

Filmography

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	Black Jack: Karute II	Doctor		^[2]
2003–06	Kētai Keiji Zenigata series	Mysterious man and others	4 seasons
2005	Densha Otoko	Monto Kuroki
	Kiken na Aneki	Jun Madarame
	Yaoh	Kinshiro
2008	Gokusen	Toyosaku Ushijima	season 3
2009–14	Yō-jū Mameshiba	Jiro Shiba	Lead role; 4 seasons
2011	Yūsha Yoshihiko	Hotoke		^[3]
2015	Death Note	Kanzo Mogi		^[4]
2016	Kami no Shita o Motsu Otoko	Kanji Miyazawa		^[5]
2020	Daddy is My Classmate	Tetsuo Akasaka		^[6]
2022	The 13 Lords of the Shogun			^[7]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Yō-jū Mameshiba	Jiro Shiba	Lead role
2015	The Big Bee	Imaeda-kachō		^[8]
2017	Gin Tama	Takeichi Henpeita		^[9]
2017	Mary and the Witch's Flower	Flanagan (voice)		^[10]
2021		Shozo Tanuma and Narrator		^[11]
2022	Missing	Satoshi Harada	Lead role	^[12]
	Violence Action	Sandaime		^[13]
	Black Night Parade	Teru Yoshikawa		^[14]
2023	Revolver Lily	Hiraoka		^[15]
	Once Upon a Crime	King Bovell		^[16]
2024	The Floor Plan	Kurihara	Lead role	^[17]
	A Girl Named Ann	Tamotsu Tatara		^[18]
	Saint Young Men: The Movie	Hermit		^[19]
	A Conviction of Marriage	Shingo Fujita		^[20]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Haunting Ground	Debilitas' motion actor
2020	Death Come True	Kenichi Mino		^[21]

Japanese dub

Live-action

Year	Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes	Ref.
2019	Shazam!	Mall Santa	Brian Kaulback		^[22]
2019	The Lion King	Pumbaa			^[23]

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Inside Out	Bing Bong		^[24]
2023		Superfly		^[25]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	47th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Missing		^[27]
2023	77th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Actor			^[28]
	65th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor			^[29]

External links

• • Official profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 佐藤 二朗. From First Production. ja. 7 Oct 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602145926/http://www.from1-pro.jp/talent/detail.php?id=10. 2 June 2016. dead.
2. Web site: "福田組"というだけではない コメディ以外もイケる2大巨頭、ムロツヨシと佐藤二朗の不思議な魅力. August 15, 2023. eiga.com. 28 March 2020.
3. Web site: 山田孝之 ：低予算だからこそ「やりたい放題」出演者が次々と裏話を暴露. Mantan Web. ja. 5 Jul 2011. 7 Oct 2016.
4. Web site: デスノートの出演者・キャスト一覧. May 23, 2024. The Television.
5. Web site: 向井理、堤幸彦監督ドラマで本気コメディー「期待値が圧倒的に高い」. Oricon Style. ja. Oricon. 28 Apr 2016. 7 Oct 2016.
6. Web site: 「今日から俺は!!」メンバー11人、ムロツヨシ主演「親バカ青春白書」に緊急参戦！. August 5, 2020. eiga.com.
7. Web site: 鎌倉殿の13人. December 26, 2022. TV drama database.
8. Web site: 仲間由紀恵が本木雅弘の恋人 原発テロ『天空の蜂』で鍵を握る女に. ja. Cinema Today. 23 Feb 2015. 7 Oct 2016.
9. Web site: 「銀魂」高杉晋助役は堂本剛！「正直、エリザベスがやりたかった…」. Comic Natalie. ja. Natalie. 19 Sep 2016. 7 Oct 2016.
10. Web site: メアリと魔女の花. August 15, 2023. eiga.com.
11. Web site: 平野紫耀×橋本環奈『かぐや様は告らせたい』続編は"ファイナル" 特報＆ティザービジュアル解禁. April 26, 2021. Crank-in!. 19 April 2021.
12. Web site: 「岬の兄妹」片山慎三の商業映画デビュー作が2022年公開、主演は佐藤二朗. September 14, 2021. Natalie.
13. Web site: バイオレンスアクション. March 26, 2022. eiga.com.
14. Web site: ブラックナイトパレード. October 20, 2022. eiga.com.
15. Web site: リボルバー・リリー. March 1, 2023. eiga.com.
16. Web site: 赤ずきん、旅の途中で死体と出会う。. August 8, 2023. eiga.com.
17. Web site: 変な家. October 7, 2023. eiga.com.
18. Web site: あんのこと. December 20, 2023. eiga.com.
19. Web site: 映画「聖☆おにいさん」新キャストに賀来賢人、岩田剛典、白石麻衣、勝地涼、佐藤二朗. May 23, 2024. Natalie.
20. Web site: 夏目アラタの結婚. June 27, 2024. eiga.com.
21. Web site: Romano. Sal. January 10, 2020. Death Come True introduces news anchor Kenichi Mino. Gematsu. January 10, 2020.
22. Web site: シャザム！. May 6, 2019. Fukikaeru.
23. Web site: ライオン･キング(2019). August 30, 2019. Fukikaeru.
24. Web site: 佐藤二朗、声優に初挑戦！ディズニー／ピクサー最新作で歌も披露. ja. Cinema Today. 29 Jun 2015. 7 Oct 2016.
25. Web site: 宮世琉弥と齊藤京子が「ミュータント・タートルズ」吹替版に参加、佐藤二朗は悪役. July 11, 2023. July 11, 2023. Natalie.
26. Web site: 佐藤二朗の金言ツイートが書籍化 本人は嘆き「これが本になってはダメだ」. Oricon Style. ja. Oricon. 23 Jun 2016. 7 Oct 2016.
27. Web site: 「第47回報知映画賞」各賞ノミネート決定. November 11, 2022. PR Times. 11 November 2022.
28. Web site: 毎日映画コンクール 石川慶監督の「ある男」が最多の9部門でノミネート. December 21, 2022. Sponichi.
29. Web site: 第65回ブルーリボン賞 各部門候補が決定 受賞者は2月発表. January 4, 2023. Tokyo Sports. 4 January 2023.