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Ryûta Satô

Ryûta Satô

Actor · Born February 27, 1980 (46) · Tokyo, Japan

Ryuta Sato (佐藤 隆太, born February 27, 1980) is a Japanese actor and television personality known for his energetic performances and upbeat screen presence. Over a career spanning more than two decades, he has appeared in 60+ films and more than 20 television dramas, often portraying cheerful, loyal, or comedic characters. His work ranges from youth comedies and heartfelt dramas to action-oriented films.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 27, 1980 (46)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 21% in 30 days

What are Ryûta Satô's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
22%
Self
21%
Society
11%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
2
Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ryûta Satô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryûta Satô's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Secret Battlefield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Hanshin Tigers THE OFFICIAL MOVIE 2025 - Glorious Tiger Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Tokyo Water Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · as Takuma Ikari

  • Stingers: Undercover Verification Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Diary of a Surgical Resident: Madoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tomoya Shirosaki

  • The Table For Three Ω ~ We have a situation! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • MALICE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sota Maruyama

  • Shylock's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Makoto Takino

  • ノンレムの窓 2023・新春 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • ノンレムの窓 2023・新春 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Sunflower Disappeared in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Masanori Ishioka

  • Love Dissonance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yusuke Michika

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation(2022)

    as Maes Hughes

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pandora's Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 21 episodes · as Masuo Saegusa

  • The SanMei-sama: Is it possible to do this remotely? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Janbo

  • The Window of non-REM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • BE:FIRST TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Ending Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as 迫田 和俊

  • Ending Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bakumatsu Aibou-den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Noukagaku Bengoshi Kaidou Azusa Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Makoto

  • SPECサーガ黎明編『Knockin'on 冷泉's SPEC Door』～絶対預言者 冷泉俊明が守りたかった幸福の欠片～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Suzuki Toshiaki

  • Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 101 episodes · as Moderator

  • Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 150 episodes · as Kusama Soichiro

  • Marigold in 4 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Koyo Aoba

  • Bento Harassment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Okano

  • Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Hideo Hachimaki

  • Atama ni Kitemo Aho towa Tatakauna! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Harada Satoshi

  • An Artist of the Floating World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Shintaro

  • The Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Takeshima Tsuyoshi

  • Itosato(2018)

    as Goro Hirayama

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Brother's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Yaichi Origuchi / Ryoji

  • Fullmetal Alchemist(2017)

    as Maes Hughes

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • My Loser Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shunji Hijikata

  • Daytime Shooting Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Yukichi Kumamoto

  • Ashiato Hime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Copyface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shuuji Asakura

  • IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Yasubei Horibe

  • My Dangerous Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Soma Seiichiro

  • Lion no Goo Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Naomi and Kanako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Fire Spark(2016)

    Show as Toru Ikemoto

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • HEAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Atsushi Goda

  • The Good Listener (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Masato Takeuchi

  • Tokyo Tribe(2014)

    as Tera

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fuyō no hito 〜 Fuji sanchō no tsuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nonaka Itaru

  • Akumu Chan the Movie(2014)

    as Kosuke Shibui

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 人質の朗読会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Heartbroken Chocolatier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · as Seinosuke Rikudo

  • 大パルコ人②バカロックオペラバカ「高校中パニック！小激突！！」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Glacier Fox - 35th Anniversary Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as フレップ

  • Detarame Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kuzumi Kenta

  • Until the Break of Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Koichi Tsuchiya

  • Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gieki Murase

  • Brave Hearts: Umizaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tetsuya Yoshioka

  • Cleopatra na Onnatachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Legal High(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ayukawa Hikaru

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Delusional Investigation – A Stylish life of Associate Professor Koichi Kuwagata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Komoto Kazuki

  • NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Rock: Wanko no Shima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Slapstick Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tobio Kurosawa

  • Happy Together –All About My Dog– (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Katsuhiko

  • Fireworks from the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Arima

  • The History of Our Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Muneo Yame

  • Bungo Japanese Literature Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Kajii

  • Mr. Straightforward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Keniciro Matsushima

  • Jin(2009)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Rookies the Movie: Graduation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Koichi Kawato

  • Konkatsu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shigeru Fukasawa

  • The SanMei-sama: Anime edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-sama: 5 seconds before they go wow. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-sama: All Nighter on the Family Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Rookies(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Koichi Kawato

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Gachi Boy: Wrestling with a Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ryoichi Igarashi

  • The SanMei-sama Spin-off: Seven quotes from the parfait old man to save you in life's pinch. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-Sama: Our Summer Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Utahime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Croissant no Matsu

  • The Haunted Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Banbîno!(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Katori Nozomi

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • バンビ〜ノ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as 香取望

  • 死ぬかと思った (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · as 近藤竜也・岡田雅人

  • ママが料理をつくる理由 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-Sama: 11 Best stories chosen by y'all, how about that? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-Sama: With all due respect, i love you (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Christmas on July 24th Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Yoshio Moriyama

  • Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Master

  • Tokyo Friends: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kenichi Satomi

  • Damejin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ryosuke

  • The Mamiya Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kota

  • Limit of Love: Umizaru(2006)

    as Tetsuya Yoshioka

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Gal Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Makoto Ichinose

  • The SanMei-sama: Spring is a crunchy bite! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Angels with Broken Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Nagasaka Hiroki

  • Rondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Hide

  • Satomi Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Inukawa Sousuke-Toshito

  • The SanMei-sam: Summer Festival time! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-sama: Dacing Night on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Booth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Shogo

  • Madamada Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Shuichi Mizushima

  • Umizaru Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tetsuya Yoshioka

  • Tokyo Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kenichi Satomi（里見 健一）

  • All About My Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Katsuhiko

  • Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The SanMei-sama: Let's love on Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Divorce Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Yusuke Kamiya

  • Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Makoto Shimamura

  • Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shingo Okabayashi (Master)

  • Rockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gaku-chan

  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Farewell, Kuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mamoru Saito

  • Revolver — Blue Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Koji

  • 男湯 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • You're My Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yuta Ishida

  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Masa

  • Kisarazu Cat's Eye(2002)

    Show 9 episodes · as Master

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mori 'Masa' Masahiro

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Woman in Witness Protection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Oki's Accomplice

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 123 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Limit of Love: Umizaru (2006)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV (2019)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Rookies (2008)

Film career

19972026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting123 of 123: 123 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s53 · acting2010s47 · acting2020s22 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ryûta Satô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Akumu Chan the Movie (2014)

77th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV (2019)

Midcredits 81st · 66% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ryûta Satô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryûta Satô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fuminori Kaneko shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers