Satoshi Tsumabuki
Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the "Best Actor" award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the "Newcomer of the Year" prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese band Basking Lite.
Also recorded as TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Satoshi Tsumabuki

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- Name
- Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Born
- 13 December 1980
- Birthplace
- Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Known for
- Waterboys
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Fields
- acting.
- Honours
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor.
- Languages
- Japanese and English.
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Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the "Best Actor" award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the "Newcomer of the Year" prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese band Basking Lite.
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Key facts
• Name — Satoshi Tsumabuki • Born — 13 December 1980 • Birthplace — Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan • Children — 2 • Occupation — * Actor • singer • bassist • Years Active — 1998–present • Known for — Waterboys
TV dramas
TV dramas
• Year — Title — Rol — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 1998 — Subarashii Hibi • Over Time — Episode 2 • 1999 — Omizu no hanamichi — Nakata • Koi no Kiseki — Taeko's manager • 2000 — Ikebukuro West Gate Park — Fujio Saitō • Limit: Moshimo wagako ga — Atsushi Shioya • 2001 — Kabachitare — Kazuya Machida — Episodes 5, 10 and 11 • Heaven Cannot Wait 2: The Teacher — Tadashi Okinoshima • Shotgun Wedding — Takumi Shinjō • Platonic Sex — Takashi Tsujimoto • Chūshingura 1/47 — Gunbei Takata — Television film • 2002 — The Long Love Letter — Ryūta Fujisawa • Kisarazu Cat's Eye — Little Yamada — Episode 9 • Wedding Planner — Shuhei Narumi • Tokyo Muke Michi Girl — Akira • The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine — Junzaburō Nabeshima • 2003 — Say Hello to Black Jack — Dr. Eijirō Saitō — Lead role • Ikebukuro West Gate Park Special — Fujio Saitō • 2004 — Say Hello to Black Jack Special — Dr. Eijirō Saitō — Lead role • Toride Naki Mono — Kiichirō Yahiro — Television film • Orange Days — Kai Yūki — Lead role • 2005 — Slow Dance — Riichi Serizawa — Lead role • 2007 — High and Low — Ginjiro Takeuchi — Television film • 2009 — Tenchijin — Naoe Kanetsugu — Lead role; Taiga drama • 2014 — All About My Siblings — Asahi Satō — Lead role • 2016 — Kidnap Tour — Takashi — Lead role; Television film • 2018 — Innocent Days — Shin'ichi Sasaki — Lead role; also producer • When a Tree Falls — Satoshi Kayama — Lead role; Television film • 2020 — The Dangerous Venus — Hakurō Teshima — Lead role • 2021 — Shikatanakatta to Iute wa Ikan no desu — Taichi Torii — Lead role; Television film • 2023 — Get Ready! — Eisuke Hazama/Shinichi Amano — Lead role • 2024 — All Lives — Riku Sakura — Lead role; Television film • 2025 — Anpan — Shinnosuke Yagi — Asadora • Passing the Reins — Eiji Kurisu — Lead role
Puppetry
Puppetry
• Sherlock Holmes (2014) as Jefferson Hope (voice)
Japanese dub
Japanese dub
• Year — Title — Role — Voice dub for — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2001 — Titanic — Jack Dawson — Leonardo DiCaprio — 2001 Fuji TV version
Personal life
Personal life
Tsumabuki announced through his agency that he has married actress Maiko on August 4, 2016. The two have been in a relationship for over four years, and they met back in 2012 when they co-starred in the Fuji TV drama Keigo Higashino Mysteries. Tsumabuki and his wife welcomed the birth of their first child on December 11, 2019, and their second child on September 13, 2022.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading TSUMABUKI Satoshi. His recorded languages were Japanese and English. He married Maiko.
Film
• Year — Film — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 1998 — Nazo no Tenkousei — Koichi Iwata • 1999 — Great Teacher Onizuka — Ichirōta • 2001 — Tomie: Re-birth — Takumi Aoyama • Waterboys — Suzuki — Lead role • 2002 — Sabu — Sabu — Lead role • Jam Films — Tōjō — Lead role; "Justice" segment • 2003 — Sayonara Kuro — Ryosuke Kimura — Lead role • Dragon Head — Teru Aoki — Lead role • Josee, the Tiger and the Fish — Tsuneo — Lead role • 2004 — A Day on the Planet — Nakazawa — Lead role • 69 sixty nine — Kenichi Yazaki — Lead role • Thirty Lies or So — Sasaki • 2005 — Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean — Yukito Origasa — Lead role • Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims — The Phantom Yaijrobei • Spring Snow — Kiyoaki Matsugae — Lead role • It's Only Talk — Noboru • Tetsujin 28: The Movie — Windchime Seller • 2006 — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift — Exceedingly Handsome Guy — Cameo; American film • Tears for you — Yotaro Aragaki — Lead role • 2007 — Dororo — Hyakkimaru — Lead role • Kayōkyoku dayo jinsei wa — Takashi Suzuki — Lead role, episode 9 • Welcome to the Quiet Room — Komono • 2008 — Tokyo! — Takeshi — "Interior Design" segment • The Magic Hour — Bingo • Children of the Dark — Hiroaki Yoda • Paco and the Magical Book — Muromachi • School Days with a Pig — Mr. Hoshi — Lead role • 2009 — Pandemic — Tsuyoshi Matsuoka — Lead role • Boat — Toru — Lead role; South Korean-Japanese film • Villon's Wife — Okada • 2010 — Surely Someday — Policeman • Villain — Shimizu — Lead role • 2011 — My Back Page — Masami Sawada — Lead role • Smuggler — Ryōsuke Kinuta — Lead role • 2012 — Fly with the Gold — Hiroyuki Kōda — Lead role • For Love's Sake — Makoto Taiga — Lead role • 2013 — Tokyo Family — Masatsugu Hirayama • The Kiyosu Conference — Oda Nobukatsu • 2014 — Judge! — Kiichirō Ōta — Lead role • Our Family — Kōsuke Wakana — Lead role • The World of Kanako — Asai • The Little House — Arai • Stand by Me Doraemon — Adult Nobita (voice) • The Vancouver Asahi — Reggie Kasahara — Lead role • Lady Maiko — Yuichiro Akagi • 2015 — The Assassin — The mirror polisher — Chinese film • 2016 — What a Wonderful Family! — Shōta Hirata • The Magnificent Nine — Jin'nai Asanoya • Rage — Yūma Fujita • Museum — Sanae Kirishima • 2017 — Traces of Sin — Tanaka — Lead role • Tornado Girl — Yūji Kōroki — Lead role • What a Wonderful Family! 2 — Shōta Hirata • 2018 — What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life — Shōta Hirata • Detective Chinatown 2 — Noda — Chinese film • The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan — Fuyuno • It Comes — Hideki Tahara • 2019 — Paradise Next — Makino — Lead role; Taiwanese-Japanese film • The 47 Ronin in Debt — Sugaya Han'nojō • 2020 — Not Quite Dead Yet — The manager of the Crown Hotel • Shape of Red — Kurata • I Never Shot Anyone — Tomoya Imanishi • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 — Adult Nobita (voice) • The Asadas — Yukihiro Asada • 2021 — Detective Chinatown 3 — Hiroshi Noda — Chinese film • 2022 — A Man — Akira Kido — Lead role • 2024 — The Real You — Masato Nozaki • 2025 — Hero's Island — Gusuku — Lead role • 2026 — One Last Love Letter — Ryoichi Terada
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Satoshi Tsumabuki received Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Satoshi Tsumabuki”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1343721: Satoshi Tsumabuki
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work(s) — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • 2002 — 26th Elan d'or Awards — Newcomer Award — Himself • 25th Japan Academy Film Prize — Newcomer of the Year — Waterboys • Best Actor • 39th Golden Arrow Awards — Newcomer Award • 11th Japanese Professional Movie Awards — Special Award • 34th Television Academy Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Lunch no Joou • 2003 — 37th Television Academy Awards — Best Actor — Say Hello to Black Jack • 2004 — 18th Takasaki Film Festival — Best Actor — Josee, the Tiger and the Fish • 2nd Vladivostok Film Festival — Best Actor • 77th Kinema Junpo Awards — Best Actor — Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead • 29th Hochi Film Awards — Best Actor — Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, 69 sixty nine and A Day on the Planet • 46th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor — Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead • 25th Yokohama Film Festival — Best Actor — Sayonara Kuro and Dragonhead • 12th Hashida Awards — Newcomer Award — Say Hello to Black Jack • 41st Television Academy Awards — Best Actor — Orange Days • 2005 — 47th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor — 69 sixty nine and A Day on the Planet • 2006 — 29th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actor — Spring Snow • 2007 — 30th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actor — Nada Sōsō • 2010 — 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Actor — Villain • 2011 — 53rd Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor • 34th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actor • 2014 — 37th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Supporting Actor — Tokyo Family • 2016 — 29th Tokyo International Film Festival — Arigato Award — Himself • 29th Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Rage and Museum • 2017 — 71st Mainichi Film Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Rage • 40th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Supporting Actor • 2018 — 60th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor — Tornado Girl • 2020 — 33rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Supporting Actor — The Asadas • 2021 — 63rd Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Supporting Actor • 44th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Supporting Actor • 2022 — 47th Hochi Film Awards — Best Actor — A Man • 2023 — 77th Mainichi Film Awards — Best Actor • 65th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor • 46th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actor • 2025 — 38th Nikkan Sports Film Awards — Best Actor — Hero's Island • 2026 — 80th Mainichi Film Awards — Best Lead Performance • 68th Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor • 49th Japan Academy Film Prize — Best Actor
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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General reference
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