Masaya Kato

Japanese model, actor, and voice actor

Masaya Kato
加藤雅也
Katosl at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2024
Born	(1963-04-27) April 27, 1963 (age 61) Nara, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Agent	Burning Production
Website	www.jap.co.jp/masaya/

Masaya Kato (加藤雅也, Katō Masaya, born April 27, 1963) is a Japanese actor from Nara in the Kansai region.^[1]

Life and career

He is currently attached to Burning Production. He stands at 183 centimeters. He practices martial arts and performs his own stunts in movies.

Filmography

Films

1988: Shiro and Marilyn
1989: Tokyo: The Last War
1992: The Setting Sun
1992: Gekashitsu
1993: Crime Broker
1994: The Seventh Floor - Mitsuru.^[2]
1995: Crying Freeman
1997: Drive - Advanced Model.^[3]
1997: Sandy Whitelaw
1998: Godzilla – Masaya Katō
2000: Schoolday of the Dead
2000: Brother
2000: Women of the Night
2000: Okinawa Rendez-vous
2001: Agitator
2001: Good Advice
2002: Muscle Heat
2003: Aragami
2003: Samurai Resurrection
2003: Gozu
2003: The Man In White
2006: Fighter in the Wind
2006: Sakura
2007: Unfair: The Movie
2009: Shinjuku Incident – Toshinari Eguchi.^[4]
2010: Goodbye, Someday^[5]
2015: The Edge of Sin^[6]
2016: Unrequited Love
2016: Shimauma – Shimauma
2016: Sanada 10 Braves – Sanada Yukimura
2017: Re:Born
2019: The Nikaidos' Fall – Tatsuya Nikaido
2019: Kingdom – Si Shi
2019: Sleep in the Shadows – Fuyuki Hazama
2019: We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020: The Gun 2020
2020: The Payoff
2020: Sakura – Mizoguchi
2020: Hope – Detective Teranuma^[7]
2020: Dancing in Her Dreams
2021: Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen^[8]
2021: Gunkan Shōnen – Genkai Sakamoto^[9]
2022: Kingdom 2: Far and Away – Si Shi^[10]
2022: Lightning Over the Beyond^[11]
2023: Song of Kamuy^[12]
2023: Bad City – Hirayama^[13]
2023: One Second Ahead, One Second Behind – Hajime's father^[14]
2023: See Hear Love^[15]
2023: From Spice with Love^[16]
2023: Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny – Si Shi^[17]
2024: Let's Go Karaoke!^[18]
2024: Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General – Si Shi^[19]
2024: Ghosts Dream Selfish Dreams^[20]
2024: KY Rock^[21]
2024: Engilmas^[22]
2024: Ranpo no Gen'ei^[23]
2025: Requiem^[24]

Television

2002: Toshiie and Matsu – Asano Nagamasa
2005: Yoshitsune – Minamoto no Yoshitomo
2005: The Kindaichi Case Files – Isamu Kenmochi^[25]
2010: Saka no Ue no Kumo – Arima Ryōkitsu^[26]
2013: Yae's Sakura – Itagaki Taisuke^[27]
2018: Manpuku – Akira Kawakami^[28]
2018: Itsumademo Shiroi Hane
2019: Idaten – Yōtarō Sugimura^[29]
2021: The Grand Family – Ichinose^[30]
2022: DCU: Deep Crime Unit – Ichiro Kimi^[31]
2023: Ultraman Blazar – Retsu Haruno^[32]^[33]
2023: Fixer – Takumi Ujihara^[34]

Video games

2002: Maximo: Ghosts to Glory – Ghastly Gus, Captain Cadaver^[35]
2005: Romancing SaGa – Prince Neidhart, Cornelio^[35]
2006: Secret of Evangelion
2007: Secret of Evangelion Portable
2008: Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! – Yoshioka Seijuro

References

^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2000-05-01). Screen World 1999. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 65–. ISBN 9781557834102. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "The Seventh Floor (1994)". tcm.turner.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "Drive (1997)". IMDb. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "Shinjuku Incident (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "サヨナライツカ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
^ "罪の余白". eiga.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ "岡田健史＆清原果耶、堤真一＆石田ゆり子演じる"夫婦"の子に『望み』10月公開". Cinema Cafe. 21 May 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "西成ゴローの四億円". eiga.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "佐藤寛太＆加藤雅也が親子役、喪失と再生を描く『軍艦少年』公開". Cinema Cafe. 31 August 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ "キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ". eiga.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ "Lightning Over the Beyond". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ "吉田美月喜、アイヌ文化伝承者・知里幸恵さんモデルに描く『カムイのうた』で主演 23年秋公開". Cinematoday. 19 May 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "BAD CITY". eiga.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "1秒先の彼". eiga.com. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
^ "SEE HEAR LOVE 見えなくても聞こえなくても愛してる". eiga.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "スパイスより愛を込めて。". eiga.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "キングダム運命の炎". eiga.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "カラオケ行こ！". eiga.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "キングダム大将軍の帰還". Kingdom Films Official website. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "幽霊はわがままな夢を見る". eiga.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "KYロック!". eiga.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "草原の英雄ジャロロフ東京への道". eiga.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "乱歩の幻影". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ "REQUIEM". eiga.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "道枝駿佑の「金田一少年の事件簿」で上白石萌歌が美雪、沢村一樹が剣持警部に". Natalie. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^ "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "八重の桜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "まんぷくの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "『いだてん』塚本晋也×加藤雅也、ムッソリーニとの対峙物語に立ち込め始めた"戦争の匂い"". Real Sound. 2 September 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "『華麗なる一族』追加メインキャスト発表工藤阿須加、田中麗奈、石坂浩二ら". Crank-in!. 6 January 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ "加藤雅也：「DCU」で7年ぶり日曜劇場「阿部くんと初めて芝居ができる！」メンノン時代から40年来の親交". mantan-web.jp. February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
^ "新番組『ウルトラマンブレーザー』メインキャスト発表！加藤雅也さん演じる地球防衛隊・司令部「ハルノレツ参謀長」を公開！" (in Japanese). Tsuburaya Station. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "ULTRAMAN BLAZAR Main Cast Announced! Masaya Kato as Retsu Haruno, Chief of Staff for the Command of Global Guardian Force". Tsuburaya Productions. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "唐沢寿明主演『連続ドラマW フィクサー』Season3は10・8スタート古田新太・石坂浩二・高島礼子が参戦". Oricon. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Masaya Kato (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)