| Satoru Kawaguchi | |
|---|---|
| 川口覚 | |
| Born | (1982-01-09) 9 January 1982 (age 42) Tottori, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Website | Satoru Kawaguchi Official Website |
Satoru Kawaguchi (川口 覚, Kawaguchi Satoru, born 9 January 1982) is a Japanese actor known for his stage work, such as playing the title role in Hamlet directed by Yukio Ninagawa, and for playing Hiromichi in the Bollywood Hindi film Rangoon, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
Career
He made his debut in 2007 for the film Water, as a leading role that was shot in 2004 directed/written by Shuichi Yoshida.
Since 2009 to 2014, he had participated in Saitama Next Theatre, headed by producer Yukio Ninagawa. In 2012, he has performed a stage play of Shakespeare's Hamlet, as a main lead, which was praised by Ninagawa as "the best Hamlet acted ever." Then Ninagawa won Grand Prize and Best Directing Award at the 20th Yomiuri Theatre Awards in this work.
In 2017, he portrayed "Hiromichi" in the Bollywood film Rangoon, which was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, receiving high praise by Indian critics.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Water | Keiichiro | Leading role |
| 2013 | At the Last Stop Called Ghost Chimney | A bus driver | short film |
| 2015 | Areno - the wilderness | husband | |
| 2017 | Rangoon | Hiromichi | |
| 2017 | Wilderness | Kazutoshi Ishii | |
| 2018 | Over Drive | Ryuta Seki | |
| 2018 | Ten Years Japan | Itami | Segment: Plan75, leading role |
| 2019 | Yuhi no Ato | Hideyuki Nimi | |
| 2020 | The Voice of Sin | Tatsuo Sone (young) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Soko wo nantoka 2 | Hiromitsu Iguchi | |
| 2015 | Mondai no aru Restaurant (A Restaurant With Many Problems) | Ikebe | |
| 2015 | Konkatsu Deka | Keisuke Okui | |
| 2017 | Edojô Muketsu Kaijô | Tomoatsu Godai | |
| 2017 | Tsubaki Bunguten: Kamakura Daishoya Monogatari | Kaoru Sonoda | |
| 2018 | Holiday Love | Masaki Saito | |
| 2018 | Segodon | Ryujirou Nakamura | Taiga drama |
| 2019 | Kurobara II | Masaya Shimagaki | |
| 2020 | Ale | Nobuo Tatebayashi |
Stage
- Redon-no-mokuji (2008)
- Sanadafuunroku (2009)
- Utsukushikimono no Densetsu (2010)
- The Taming of the Shrew (2010)
- Saitama Next Theater "Hamlet" (2012)
- Cymbeline (2012)
- Oedipus Rex (2013)
- Like Dorothy (2013)
- Caligula (2014)
- Ikiru to Ikinai no Aida (2014)
- The Soldier's Tale (2016)
- Osei Tojo (2017)
- Shojo Miu (2017)
- After the Quake (2019)
- San-san (2020)
References
- "Shahid and Satoru Kawaguchi bond over food on the sets of Rangoon". BOLLYSPICE. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- "罪の声". Cinematoday. Retrieved 2 October 2020.