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. 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 Film Television Stage Redon-no-mokuji (2008) Sanadafuunroku (2009) Utsukushikimono no Densetsu (2010) The Taming of the Shrew (2010) Saitama Next Theater "Hamlet" (2012) Cymbeline (2012) Oedipus Rex (2013) Like Dorothy (2013) Caligula (2014) Ikiru to Ikinai no Aida (2014) The Soldier's Tale (2016) Osei Tojo (2017) Shojo Miu (2017) After the Quake (2019) San-san (2020) References External links Satoru Kawaguchi on IMDb Official website 1982 births Living people Japanese male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema 21st-century Japanese male actors