Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Actor Dec 21 (died age 81) Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan 1959–2009 (50 year career)

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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

Harakiri

Harakiri

Masakazu

Onibaba

Onibaba

Hachi

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Shinjô Ittôhei

The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

Kamo Serizawa

The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla

Chief Editor Gondo

Azumi

Azumi

Tenkai Nankôbô

Kuroneko

Kuroneko

Raiko

Filmography

Acting (209)

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Movies (179)

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

as Kazutaka Okada

Dear My Love

Dear My Love

The Whispering of the Gods

The Whispering of the Gods

as Father Togawa

Azumi

Azumi

as Tenkai Nankôbô

Sensen fukoku

Sensen fukoku

Taboo

Taboo

as Narrator (voice)

The Perfect Education

The Perfect Education

as Lawyer

Neo Faust

Neo Faust

as Dr. Faust

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

Last Friends

Last Friends

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting

The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

Dioxin from Fish!

Dioxin from Fish!

as Genjiro

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

as Detective

Erotic Liaisons

Erotic Liaisons

as Nemoto

Kachô Shima Kôsaku

Kachô Shima Kôsaku

The Visas That Saved Lives

The Visas That Saved Lives

Akizakura - Cosmos

Akizakura - Cosmos

Detective Heiji

Detective Heiji

Ronin-gai

Ronin-gai

as Iseya

Shingo's Ten Duels

Shingo's Ten Duels

as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami

The Fir Tree Remains

The Fir Tree Remains

Business Trip

Business Trip

as (voice)

Festival of Dreams

Festival of Dreams

The Notorious Bored Samurai

Green Requiem

Green Requiem

Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

I Love You So Much

I Love You So Much

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

The Hopi Prophecy

The Hopi Prophecy

as Narrator (voice)

Surgical Designs in Flames

Surgical Designs in Flames

Yakuza Ladies

Yakuza Ladies

as Hitoshi Awazu

The White Tiger Battalion

The White Tiger Battalion

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

as Nakajima

Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

as Gondo

Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace

as Daishi Shimoyama

The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla

as Chief Editor Gondo

Appassionata

Appassionata

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor

as Police Chief

The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo

The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo

as Police Inspector

Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

as Yoshino

Tokyo Trial

Tokyo Trial

as Narrator

Station

Station

The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

Day Dream

Day Dream

as Dentist

The Revolt

The Revolt

as Narrator (voice)

Target

Target

as Ichiro Hamada

The Beast to Die

The Beast to Die

as Endo

The Night of Martial Law

The Night of Martial Law

The Man Who Stole the Sun

The Man Who Stole the Sun

as Dr. Ichikawa

Dead Angle

Dead Angle

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

as Shimizu

The Execution Game

The Execution Game

Golden Partners

Golden Partners

as Ohkawa

Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82

Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82

as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator

Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion

as Orator

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

as Sekino

Lost Love

Lost Love

as Nogami

The Killing Game

The Killing Game

as Shoichi Katsuda

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

as Sekino

The Skies of Haruo

They Were Eleven

They Were Eleven

High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

as T.V. Director Fukami

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

as Teramitsu Abara

Conflagration

Conflagration

as Director Fukami

Shimane Prison Riot

Shimane Prison Riot

as Prison Guard

The Tattooed Hitman

The Tattooed Hitman

as Yukio Yamaji

Demon Spies

Demon Spies

My Way

My Way

as Koide, Chief of Police

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as Magistrate

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

as Shobei Hamajima

Flower and Dragon

Flower and Dragon

A Diary of a Woman Doctor

A Diary of a Woman Doctor

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

as tyobei(Izuya)

Secret High School Girl: After School Activity

Secret High School Girl: After School Activity

A Japanese Demon

A Japanese Demon

as Psychiartist

Cross-Currents

Cross-Currents

Chase That Man

Chase That Man

Gang Warfare

Gang Warfare

Dear Summer Sister

Dear Summer Sister

as Shinkô Kuniyoshi

Expelled from the Kanto Mob

Expelled from the Kanto Mob

The Ceremony

The Ceremony

as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather

Challenge at Dawn

Challenge at Dawn

Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil

as Yohei

Evil Spirits of Japan

Evil Spirits of Japan

as Murase / Ochiai

Naked Ambition

Naked Ambition

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Bullet Wound

The Curse of the Ghost

The Curse of the Ghost

as Iyemon

Lone Rebel

Lone Rebel

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

as Himself

Devil's Temple

Devil's Temple

as Priest

Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

as Prison warden

Kuroneko

Kuroneko

as Raiko

Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three Resurrected Drunkards

as Y Chong - iru

Women and Miso Soup

Women and Miso Soup

Where did Sharaku go?

Where did Sharaku go?

as Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Great Villains

The Great Villains

as Ichiro Yasui

Song of my Life

Song of my Life

as Masanobu Kurosawa

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Outlaw: Goro the Assassin

Hymn to a Tired Man

Hymn to a Tired Man

as Takenori Suzuki

Eleven Samurai

Eleven Samurai

as Secretary Mizumo

The River - Poem of Wrath

as Doctor

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide

as Otoko

Clouds at Sunset

Clouds at Sunset

Band of Ninja

Band of Ninja

as Sakagami Shuzen

A Killer's Key

A Killer's Key

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

as Boss Gonzo

Violence at Noon

Violence at Noon

as Eisuke Oyamada

The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

as Kamo Serizawa

Irezumi

Irezumi

as Hatamoto Serizawa

Assignment Cloud

Assignment Cloud

as Nishida

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

Your Life

Your Life

Captive's Island

Captive's Island

A Man Worth the Money

A Man Worth the Money

Glorious Fights

Glorious Fights

as Yuzo Gondo

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

as Takanosuke Nojiri

Young Boss

Young Boss

as Izo

The Flower and the Dragon

The Flower and the Dragon

Sword Devil

Sword Devil

as Secretery Kanbe

Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh

as Police inspector

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

The Tattooed Lord

The Tattooed Lord

Onibaba

Onibaba

as Hachi

The Third Ninja

The Third Ninja

The Ninja Hunt

The Ninja Hunt

Homicide

Homicide

as Asaichi Isobe

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

as Kinjiro Takeuchi

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

as Otaguro

Life of Hishakaku 3

Life of Hishakaku 3

A Story from Echigo

A Story from Echigo

Brand of Evil

as Eguchi

Roadside Stone

Roadside Stone

as Shogo

Okashina yatsu

Okashina yatsu

as Shamoji

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Sasuke and His Comedians

Sasuke and His Comedians

Blackmail

Blackmail

Duel of Blood and Sand

Duel of Blood and Sand

as Katsumaki

Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption

Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption

At the Side of the Bridge 4

At the Side of the Bridge 4

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

as Saburobei Konoe

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List

Mother

Mother

as Dr. Koiguchi

League of Gangsters

League of Gangsters

as Takamoto

Violent Street

Violent Street

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin

Harakiri

Harakiri

as Masakazu

Tokyo Bay

Tokyo Bay

as Takeyama

Human

Human

as Hachizo

Zoku aizen katsura

Zoku aizen katsura

Kyoto Assassin

Kyoto Assassin

The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman

The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman

The Paper Crane

The Paper Crane

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady

The Christian Revolt

The Christian Revolt

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

as Cop

Pitfall

Pitfall

as Reporter

Drunkard's Paradise

Drunkard's Paradise

Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love

as Shinji Tsuda

Incidental Murders

Incidental Murders

as Ieraishan Tatsu

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

Bitter End of a Sweet Night

白い南風

白い南風

Procurer of Hell

Procurer of Hell

Women of Tokyo

Women of Tokyo

as Tamio Yamada

The Human Condition

The Human Condition

as Shinjô Ittôhei

Cruel Story of Youth

Cruel Story of Youth

as Akira Matsuko

Knock Down

Knock Down

The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial

as Sakaguchi

Night and Fog in Japan

Night and Fog in Japan

as Sakamaki

Good-for-Nothing

Good-for-Nothing

Volunteering for Villainy

Volunteering for Villainy

as Iwai

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

as Shinjô Ittôhei

Television (30)

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

as Sabee Inugami

Prayer Beads

Prayer Beads

藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」

Honmamon

Honmamon

as Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations

as Mashita Nagamori

Concerto

Concerto

Wave in Mind

Wave in Mind

Graduation

Graduation

Jūkyūsai

Jūkyūsai

Chotchan

Chotchan

as 北山俊道

Tabaruzaka

Tabaruzaka

as Iwakura Tomomi

Byakkotai

Byakkotai

as Tanaka Tosa

Rice Curry

Rice Curry

The Autumn in Tokyo

The Autumn in Tokyo

Kokugo Gannen

Kokugo Gannen

水曜ドラマスペシャル

水曜ドラマスペシャル

Nemuri Kyoshiro

Nemuri Kyoshiro

Pro Hunter

Pro Hunter

Precious Moments

Precious Moments

The Trading Company

The Trading Company

as Shigeru Yasuda

Kusa Moeru

Kusa Moeru

as Hiki Yoshikazu

Yasei no Shōmei

Yasei no Shōmei

Ningen no Shōmei

Ningen no Shōmei

Fateful Mountain Pass

Fateful Mountain Pass

as Asahina Genzaemon

Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

as Retsudo Yagyu

The Water Margin

The Water Margin

as Kao Chiu

Professional Killers

Professional Killers

Star of the Night

Star of the Night

Taikouki

Taikouki

as Akechi Mitsuhide

The Dawn of Asia

The Dawn of Asia

as Li Lie-jun