Satoshi Tsumabuki

I'll admit I underestimated Satoshi Tsumabuki at first, the kind of warm, boy-next-door face from Fukuoka that you assume will coast on charm and good looks. Then somewhere along the way he quietly became one of those actors Japanese film just can't do without. That smile of his genuinely softens a whole frame, but flip him into something heavier and the eyes go cold and steady, and suddenly you're sitting up straighter. What I love is that he never seems to be selling himself, he just earns trust inside the work and lets the role breathe. He won that newcomer prize young and then kept aging into something richer instead of fading, which almost nobody manages. That unshowy, dependable presence is exactly my kind of star.

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Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor and singer born on December 13, 1980, in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture. He attended Kanagawa Prefectural Maioka High School and went on to establish himself as one of Japan's prominent screen actors. He received the Elan d'Or Award for New Actor in 2002 and the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 2011. He maintains an official Instagram presence under his own name.

Name (English)

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Name (Japanese)

妻夫木聡

Reading

つまぶき さとし

Born

December 13, 1980 (age 45)

Origin

Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Height

172cm

Occupation

Actor / Singer / Television Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Blood type

O

Agency

Horipro

Active years

1997 -

High school

Kanagawa Prefectural Maioka High School

Awards & achievements

• 2002 — Elan d'Or Award, New Actor
• 2011 — Blue Ribbon Award, Best Actor

Works summary

Appearances

222 (1998–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

1998: 2, 1999: 10, 2000: 5, 2001: 14, 2002: 10, 2003: 9, 2004: 7, 2005: 10, 2006: 7, 2007: 10, 2008: 7, 2009: 7, 2010: 3, 2011: 4, 2012: 6, 2013: 3, 2014: 10, 2015: 4, 2016: 5, 2017: 5, 2018: 8, 2019: 4, 2020: 10, 2021: 5, 2022: 4, 2023: 1, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 3, year unknown: 41

Debut work

なぞの転校生

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/satoshi_tsumabuki_official/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A6%BB%E5%A4%AB%E6%9C%A8%E8%81%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1343721

Tags

• From Fukuoka Prefecture
• Singer
• Television Actor
• Actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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