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Career

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's films such as '' Tokarev'', ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Awards won

*1982: 24th

Blue Ribbon Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanes ...

: Best New Actor for '' The Gate of Youth'' *1982: 5th Japan Academy Prize: Newcomer of the Year for ''The Gate of Youth'' *1984: 8th

Elan d'or Awards The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize outstanding achievements in domestic motion pictures and television. The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awards ...

: Newcomer of the Year *1995: 18th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor for ''Crest of Betrayal'' *1995: 7th

Nikkan Sports Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Nikkan Sports''. Categories *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Film, Best Film *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director ...

: Best Actor for ''

Crest of Betrayal ''Crest of Betrayal'', known in Japan as , is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Written by Motomu Furuta and Fukasaku, it combines two enduring Japanese legends; ''Chūshingura'', which tells the story of the historical forty-seven ...

'' *1995: 16th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor for '' Tokarev'' *1996: 10th Takasaki Film Festival: Best Actor for ''

Gonin ''Gonin'' ( ja, ゴニン (５人) or, in some English-language editions, ''The Five'') is a 1995 crime film directed by Takashi Ishii and starring Takeshi Kitano, Kōichi Satō and Masahiro Motoki. This was the first film Kitano starred in ...

'' *2001: 24th Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for '' Whiteout'' *2001: 15th Takasaki Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor for ''

'' *2003: 12th

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: Best Actor for '' KT'' *2003: 45th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor for ''KT'' *2004:

27th Japan Academy Prize The is the 27th edition of the ''Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best 2003 in film, films of 2003 and it took place on February 20, 2004 at the ...

: Best Supporting Actor for ''

When the Last Sword Is Drawn is a 2002 historical drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita loosely based on real historical events. ''When the Last Sword Is Drawn'' won the Best Film award at the 2004 Japanese Academy Awards, as well as the prizes for Best Actor (Kiichi Nakai) ...

'' *2006: 32nd Hoso Bunka Foundation Award: Performance Award for ''Climber's High'' *2007: 61st

Mainichi Film Awards The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, ...

: Best Actor for ''

What the Snow Brings is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Kichitaro Negishi and based on a novel by Shō Narumi. Synopsis Manabu Yazaki had left his family's home in Hokkaidō years before to go to Tokyo to earn a degree, start a company and get married. Now, ...

'' *2007: 18th

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...

: Best Actor Award for ''What the Snow Brings'' *2007: 61st Japan Broadcast Film and Arts Awards: Excellence Award ''What the Snow Brings'' *2008: 1st

International Drama Festival in Tokyo The International Drama Festival in Tokyo (国際ドラマフェスティバル in TOKYO), is an annual award show for excellence in television drama production based in Tokyo, Japan. It is organized by the International Drama Festival in Tokyo E ...

: Best Actor for ''Kaze no Hate'', ''Tengoku to Jigoku'', and ''Honto to Uso to Tequila'' *2009: 63rd Japan Broadcast Film and Arts Awards: Best Actor Award for ''Honto to Uso to Tequila'' *2012: 73rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for ''

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'' *2012: 16th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2012): Best Supporting Actor for ''Kagi no Kakatta Heya'' *2015: 40th

Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Hochi Shimbun , previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day. It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. ...

: Best Actor for ''

Kishūteneki Terminal is a 2015 Japanese drama film based on the novel by Shino Sakuragi who won the Naoki Prize in 2013. The film's theme song is "Terminal" by My Little Lover. It was released on November 7, 2015. Cast * Kōichi Satō as Kanji Washida * Tsubasa Hon ...

'' and ''

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'' *2016: 29th

: Best Actor for '' 64: Part I'' and '' 64: Part II'' *2017:

40th Japan Academy Prize The is the 40th edition of the ''Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best films of 2016 and took place on March 3, 2017 at the Grand Prince Hotel ...

: Best Actor for ''64: Part I'' *2018: 5th Kyoto International Art and Film Festival: Toshiro Mifune Award

Awards nominated

*1984: 7th Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for ''

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'' *2007: 30th Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for '' The Uchoten Hotel'' *2007: 61st Japan Broadcast Film and Arts Awards: Best Actor for ''Honto to Uso to Tequila'' *2009: 32nd Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for '' The Magic Hour'' *2012: 35th Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for ''The Last Ronin'' *2013:

36th Japan Academy Prize The is the 36th edition of the ''Japan Academy Film Prize'', an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking. It awarded the best 2012 in film, films of 2012 and it took place on March 8, 2013 at the Gra ...

: Best Supporting Actor for ''

Anata e ''Anata e'' (, ''To You'') is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Plot The story follows the journey of a man travelling some 1000 kilometres from Toyama City, Japan to his wife's hometown in Nagasaki Prefecture, in order to scatt ...

'' *2013: 36th Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for ''

The Floating Castle is a 2012 Japanese historical-drama film directed by Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo, starring Mansai Nomura, and adapts Ryō Wada's novel (2007) of the same name. Set in feudal Japan, the film is based on the Siege of Oshi and depicts the stru ...

'' *2016: 39th Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor for ''Kishūteneki Terminal''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Koichi 1960 births 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Living people Male actors from Tokyo