Satoru Kawaguchi

Satoru Kawaguchi
Native name 川口覚
Born (1982-01-09) January 9, 1982
Tottori, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Website www.humanite.co.jp

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.[1]

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

Year Title Role Notes
2007WaterKeiichiroLeading role
2013At the Last Stop Called Ghost ChimneyA bus drivershort film
2015Areno - the wildernesshusband
2017RangoonHiromichi
2017Ah, Kouya (Wilderness)Kazutoshi Ishii
2018OVER DRIVERyuta Seki
2018Ten Years JapanItamiSegment: Plan75, leading role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014Soko wo nantoka 2Hiromitsu Iguchi
2015Mondai no aru Restaurant (A Restaurant With Many Problems)Ikebe
2015Konkatsu DekaKeisuke Okui
2017Edojô Muketsu KaijôTomoatsu Godai
2017Tsubaki Bunguten: Kamakura Daishoya MonogatariKaoru Sonoda

Stage

References

  1. ↑ "Shahid and Satoru Kawaguchi bond over food on the sets of Rangoon". BOLLYSPICE. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
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