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Masaaki Sakai

Masaaki Sakai

ActorProducerWriterSound Aug 6 (age 80) 1954–2025 (71 year career)
7.2 avg rating

Biography

Born the son of Shunji Sakai, a famous comedian in Japan, Sakai initially came to fame by fronting the group sounds band The Spiders. This group, formed in 1962, was popular throughout the 1960s; they spawned several hit songs as well as thirteen situation comedy films featuring their music. He took the title role of Songoku (Monkey) in the 1970s Japanese TV program Saiyūki. This gained him fame in many English-speaking countries in the early 1980s when it was dubbed by the BBC and retitled Mon…

Known For

Monkey
Film

Monkey

Monkey
Spirit World
Film

Spirit World

Yuzo Nobusawa
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Film

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

6.6 1986
Churasan
Film

Churasan

Kohagura Keibun
A Hardest Night!!
Film

A Hardest Night!!

Boss
Beautiful World
Film

Beautiful World

Yuzo Tsutai
Here Because of You
Film

Here Because of You

Akira Tanaka
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
Film

The Castle of Crossed Destinies

6.3 2012

Filmography

Acting (58)

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Movies (42)

Spirit World

Spirit World

2025

as Yuzo Nobusawa

5.9
Beautiful World

Beautiful World

2012

as Yuzo Tsutai

5.5
The Castle of Crossed Destinies

The Castle of Crossed Destinies

2012
6.3
Yunagi City, Sakura Country

Yunagi City, Sakura Country

2007

as Asahi Ishikawa (Old)

7.0
Long Wedding Road! Tokyo vs. Osaka Wakeari Kon Monogatari

Long Wedding Road! Tokyo vs. Osaka Wakeari Kon Monogatari

2007
The Fearless Otojiro's Company

The Fearless Otojiro's Company

2007
A Hardest Night!!

A Hardest Night!!

2005

as Boss

6.1
Locomotive Teacher

Locomotive Teacher

2004
10.0
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

1994

as Kinai

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

1993
バラ色の日々に

バラ色の日々に

1990
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2

The Notorious Bored Samurai 2

1988

as Sasao Kinai

Trinacria: Porsche 959

Trinacria: Porsche 959

1987
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986
6.6
I Am A Man of Honor

I Am A Man of Honor

1977
9.0
Japan Beauty Story

Japan Beauty Story

1974
Machi no Hi

Machi no Hi

1974

as Chiyomatsu Sakanoshita

8.0
Toshigoro

Toshigoro

1973

as Okabe

Kigeki dokkiri dai tōsō

Kigeki dokkiri dai tōsō

1970
喜劇 右向けェ左！

喜劇 右向けェ左！

1970
The Tempters: Smile After Tears

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

1969
7.0
The Spiders' The Noisy Parade

The Spiders' The Noisy Parade

1968

as Masaaki Sakai

8.0
The Spiders' The Road to Bali

The Spiders' The Road to Bali

1968

as Masaaki Sakai

7.0
The Age of Undutiful Children

The Age of Undutiful Children

1968
7.0
The Spiders: Big Commotion!

The Spiders: Big Commotion!

1968
10.0
The Wonderful Ones

The Wonderful Ones

1968
My Sweetheart

My Sweetheart

1967
The Greatest Challenge of All

The Greatest Challenge of All

1967
7.0
The Spiders' The Reckless Operation

The Spiders' The Reckless Operation

1967

as Masaaki

The Sunset Is Crying

The Sunset Is Crying

1967
Youth A Go Go!

Youth A Go Go!

1966
Flowering Maidens

Flowering Maidens

1965

as Sabu

A Girl of the Plateau

A Girl of the Plateau

1965

as Sabu

8.0
Tokyo In Love

Tokyo In Love

1965
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii

Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii

1964

as Masaya Matsui

5.3
Song of Happiness

Song of Happiness

1964
Here Because of You

Here Because of You

1964

as Akira Tanaka

5.5
High School Juniors (Part II)

High School Juniors (Part II)

1964
Friends

Friends

1964
The School Cap

The School Cap

1963

as Matsubara

High School Third Graders

High School Third Graders

1963
Road to Hawaii

Road to Hawaii

1954
8.0