Sometani Shota is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and television, gaining his first leading role in Pandora's Box, a 2009 film adaptation of a Dazai Osamu novel.In 2011, he received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his work in Himizu along with his co-star Nikaido Fumi.He appeared in Aoyama Shinji's 2011 film Tokyo Park, Wakamatsu Koji's 2012 film The Millennial Rapture, and starred in Ishii Gakuryu's 2012 film Isn't Anyone Alive?.
Sometani married actress Kikuchi Rinko on December 31, 2014. In October 2016, Kikuchi gave birth to their first child. In December 2018 Kikuchi announced her second pregnancy via her husband official website.
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Everyone! An Esper! (2013)
Starring as Kamogawa Yoshiro
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: (Last episode, Youth Dream) I Will Save the World! One-On-One Great Operation !? (Jul 5, 2013)
- Episode 1x11: (Final chapter / Defeat) The Time Has Come! The Final Decisive Battle Between Good and Evil ... Team Esper Dissolution !? (Jun 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: (Final Chapter / Intro) The Sin of Love! Morning Coffee with You! (Jun 21, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: 1 Million Confession !? Awakening Kiss, Great Operation! (Jun 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: True Love? Don't Turn Off the Robbed Erotic Lights! (Jun 7, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: Forbidden Coffee !? (May 31, 2013)
- Episode 1x06: Esper Conflict Breaks Out? Save that Bound Girl, a Big Operation! (May 24, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: It's a Big Cry !? You Can Feel the Feelings of Your Mother, a Big Operation! (May 10, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: The World is Black or Pink, a Great Operation! (May 3, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Naked Dive? Regain Your Mobile Phone, a Great Strategy! (Apr 26, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Hear the Voices of Your Heart! Rescue from a Love Hotel, a Great Operation! (Apr 19, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Why is it Supernatural to Me? The Wind at the Bus Stop, a Big Operation! (Apr 12, 2013)