Shōta Sometani

is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte. Career 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 an Osamu Dazai 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 Fumi Nikaidō.