Person
Kei Satō
Acting · 1928–2010 · Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Biography
Kei Satō (佐藤 慶, Satō Kei; born December 21, 1928 in Aizuwakamatsu – May 2, 2010) was a Japanese character actor and narrator. He is known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima, and for several films with Kaneto Shindo, such as Onibaba and Kuroneko. He won the best actor award from Kinema Junpo for the films The Ceremony and Nihon no akuryō. He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film.
Known for
Jūkyūsai
1989
Chotchan
北山俊道
Harakiri
Masakazu
Professional Killers
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub
Retsudo Yagyu
Kusa Moeru
Hiki Yoshikazu
Honmamon
Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
Pro Hunter
1981
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Mashita Nagamori
Taikouki
Akechi Mitsuhide
Filmography
- 2009Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerKazutaka Hyodo
- 2009Dear My Love
- 2005The Whispering of the GodsFather Togawa
- 2004Prayer Beads
- 2004稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズSabee Inugami
- 2003AzumiTenkai Nankôbô
- 2003藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」
- 2002Sensen fukoku
- 2001HonmamonSadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
- 2000Aoi: Tokugawa Three GenerationsMashita Nagamori
- 1999TabooNarrator (voice)
- 1999The Perfect EducationLawyer
- 1999Neo FaustDr. Faust
- 1997Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
- 1996Concerto
- 1995Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
- 1995Last Friends
- 1995Wave in Mind
- 1994The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
- 1993Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
- 1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
- 1992The Visas That Saved Lives
- 1992Erotic LiaisonsNemoto
- 1992Kachô Shima Kôsaku
- 1992The Strange Tale of OyukiDetective
- 1992Dioxin from Fish!Genjiro
- 1991Akizakura - Cosmos
- 1990The Fir Tree Remains
- 1990Ronin-gaiIseya
- 1990Detective Heiji
- 1990Graduation
- 1990Shingo's Ten DuelsInoue Kawachi-no-kami
- 1989Business Trip(voice)
- 1989Festival of Dreams
- 1989Jūkyūsai
- 1988I Love You So Much
- 1988Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
- 1988Green Requiem
- 1988The Notorious Bored Samurai
- 1988Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
- 1987TabaruzakaIwakura Tomomi
- 1987The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
- 1987Chotchan北山俊道
- 1987The Hopi ProphecyNarrator (voice)
- 1986ByakkotaiTanaka Tosa
- 1986Yakuza LadiesHitoshi Awazu
- 1986Surgical Designs in Flames
- 1986Rice Curry
- 1985The Autumn in Tokyo
- 1985Godzilla 1985Gondo
- 1985Let Him Rest in PeaceFutoshi Shimoyama
- 1985Kokugo Gannen
- 1985I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire IncidentNakajima
- 1984The Return of GodzillaChief Editor Gondo
- 1984水曜ドラマスペシャル
- 1984Appassionata
- 1983Choji Snack BarYoshino
- 1983The Crimes of Kiyoshi ŌkuboPolice Inspector
- 1983The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorPolice Chief
- 1983Tokyo TrialNarrator
- 1982Nemuri Kyoshiro
- 1981Station
- 1981Precious Moments
- 1981Day DreamDentist
- 1981The Imperial Navy
- 1981Pro Hunter
- 1980The Trading CompanyShigeru Yasuda
- 1980The Beast to DieEndo
- 1980The Night of Martial Law
- 1980TargetIchiro Hamada
- 1980The RevoltNarrator (voice)
- 1979The Execution Game
- 1979The Man Who Stole the SunDr. Ichikawa
- 1979Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
- 1979The Resurrection of the Golden WolfShimizu
- 1979Dead Angle
- 1979Golden PartnersOhkawa
- 1979Kusa MoeruHiki Yoshikazu
- 1979Yasei no Shōmei
- 1978The Killing GameShoichi Katsuda
- 1978Japanese Godfather: ConclusionSekino
- 1978Empire of PassionOrator
- 1978Lost LoveNogami
- 1978Ningen no Shōmei
- 1977The Skies of Haruo
- 1977Japanese Godfather: AmbitionSekino
- 1977High Seas HijackT.V. Director Fukami
- 1977Japanese Humanity and Justice
- 1977They Were Eleven
- 1976Yakuza GraveyardTeramitsu Abara
- 1975松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙岡村局長
- 1975ConflagrationDirector Fukami
- 1975Shimane Prison RiotPrison Guard
- 1974Fateful Mountain PassAsahina Genzaemon
- 1974My WayKoide, Chief of Police
- 1974The Tattooed HitmanYukio Yamaji
- 1974Demon Spies
- 1973The Water MarginKao Chiu
- 1973Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarrytyobei(Izuya)
- 1973A Japanese DemonPsychiartist
- 1973Hanzo the Razor: The SnareShobei Hamajima
- 1973A Diary of a Woman Doctor
- 1973Zatoichi's ConspiracyMagistrate
- 1973Lone Wolf and CubRetsudo Yagyu
- 1973Flower and Dragon
- 1973Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
- 1972Cross-Currents
- 1972Professional Killers
- 1972Dear Summer SisterShinkô Kuniyoshi
- 1972Gang Warfare
- 1972Chase That Man
- 1971Inn of EvilYohei
- 1971Expelled from the Kanto Mob
- 1971Challenge at Dawn
- 1971The CeremonySakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
- 1970Evil Spirits of JapanMurase / Ochiai
- 1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
- 1970Naked Ambition
- 1969Lone Rebel
- 1969Bullet Wound
- 1969The Curse of the GhostIyemon
- 1969Devil's TemplePriest
- 1969Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefHimself
- 1968Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
- 1968Where did Sharaku go?Tōshūsai Sharaku
- 1968Star of the Night
- 1968Women and Miso Soup
- 1968Hymn to a Tired ManTakenori Suzuki
- 1968Song of my LifeMasanobu Kurosawa
- 1968Three Resurrected DrunkardsY Chong - iru
- 1968KuronekoRaiko
- 1968The Great VillainsIchiro Yasui
- 1968Death by HangingPrison warden
- 1967Eleven SamuraiSecretary Mizumo
- 1967A Killer's Key
- 1967Japanese Summer: Double SuicideOtoko
- 1967The River - Poem of WrathDoctor
- 1967Band of NinjaSakagami Shuzen
- 1967Clouds at Sunset
- 1966Glorious FightsYuzo Gondo
- 1966Assignment CloudNishida
- 1966Your Life
- 1966Violence at NoonEisuke Oyamada
- 1966Captive's Island
- 1966Zatoichi's VengeanceBoss Gonzo
- 1966A Man Worth the Money
- 1966The Sword of DoomKamo Serizawa
- 1966IrezumiHatamoto Serizawa
- 1966Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
- 1965The Flower and the Dragon
- 1965Sword DevilSecretery Kanbe
- 1965Pleasures of the FleshPolice inspector
- 1965Samurai SpyTakanosuke Nojiri
- 1965Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
- 1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
- 1965Young BossIzo
- 1965The Tattooed Lord
- 1965KwaidanGhost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- 1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1965TaikoukiAkechi Mitsuhide
- 1964The Dawn of AsiaLi Lie-jun
- 1964OnibabaHachi
- 1964The Ninja Hunt
- 1964Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's OfficeKinjiro Takeuchi
- 1964HomicideAsaichi Isobe
- 1964Roadside StoneShogo
- 1964Brand of EvilEguchi
- 1964A Story from Echigo
- 1964Life of Hishakaku 3
- 1964The Third Ninja
- 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleOtaguro
- 1964Onibaba : Film Location
- 1963Sasuke and His Comedians
- 1963Duel of Blood and SandKatsumaki
- 1963MotherDr. Koiguchi
- 1963Okashina yatsuShamoji
- 1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
- 1963Blackmail
- 1963League of GangstersTakamoto
- 1963At the Side of the Bridge 4
- 1963The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
- 1963Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
- 1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiSaburobei Konoe
- 1963Violent Street
- 1963Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
- 1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
- 1962The Paper Crane
- 1962HumanHachizo
- 1962Zoku aizen katsura
- 1962The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
- 1962HarakiriMasakazu
- 1962PitfallReporter
- 1962Kyoto Assassin
- 1962Tokyo BayTakeyama
- 1962The Christian Revolt
- 1962The InheritanceCop
- 1962Drunkard's Paradise
- 1961Procurer of Hell
- 1961Shiroi minamikaze
- 1961Onna no hashiKazuhiko Yamana
- 1961Epitaph to My LoveShinji Tsuda
- 1961Women of TokyoTamio Yamada
- 1961Bitter End of a Sweet Night
- 1961Incidental MurdersIeraishan Tatsu
- 1960Towering Waves
- 1960Night and Fog in JapanSakamaki
- 1960Volunteering for VillainyIwai
- 1960The Last Trump Card
- 1960The Sun's BurialSakaguchi
- 1960Good-for-Nothing
- 1960Cruel Story of YouthAkira Matsuko
- 1960Knock Down
- 1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityShinjô Ittôhei
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