Kei Satō
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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
Credits
Harakiri (1962)
as Masakazu
Empire of Passion (1978)
as Orator
Taboo (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
as Shinjô Ittôhei
Onibaba (1964)
as Hachi
Azumi (2003)
as Tenkai Nankôbô
Kwaidan (1965)
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
as Chief Editor Gondo
Station (1981)
Actor
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
as Himself
The Sword of Doom (1966)
as Kamo Serizawa
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
as Dr. Ichikawa
Death by Hanging (1968)
as Prison warden
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting (1994)
Actor
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
as Kazutaka Hyodo
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
as Akira Matsuko
The Perfect Education (1999)
as Lawyer
A Story from Echigo (1964)
Actor
Kuroneko (1968)
as Raiko
Irezumi (1966)
as Hatamoto Serizawa
Inn of Evil (1971)
as Yohei
Conflagration (1975)
as Director Fukami
The Imperial Navy (1981)
Actor
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
as Gondo
The Third Ninja (1964)
Actor
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
as Boss Gonzo
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)
as Sekino
Mother (1963)
as Dr. Koiguchi
The Ninja Hunt (1964)
Actor
Yakuza Ladies (1986)
as Hitoshi Awazu
Drunkard's Paradise (1962)
Actor
Roadside Stone (1964)
as Shogo
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
as Shobei Hamajima
Golden Partners (1979)
as Ohkawa
Epitaph to My Love (1961)
as Shinji Tsuda
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)
as Nakajima
Green Requiem (1988)
Actor
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
as Teramitsu Abara
The Beast to Die (1980)
as Endo
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
as Yukio Yamaji
Neo Faust (1999)
as Dr. Faust
The Sun's Burial (1960)
as Sakaguchi
The Ceremony (1971)
as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Procurer of Hell (1961)
Actor
Sword Devil (1965)
as Secretery Kanbe
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)
as tyobei(Izuya)
The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
as Detective
Ronin-gai (1990)
as Iseya
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
as Yoshino
The Killing Game (1978)
as Shoichi Katsuda
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
as Sakamaki
Surgical Designs in Flames (1986)
Actor
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
as Otoko
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
Actor
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
as Saburobei Konoe
Erotic Liaisons (1992)
as Nemoto
Violence at Noon (1966)
as Eisuke Oyamada
Samurai Spy (1965)
as Takanosuke Nojiri
Appassionata (1984)
Actor
The Whispering of the Gods (2005)
as Father Togawa
The Tattooed Lord (1965)
Actor
Impactual Performance (1986)
as Ryo's father
The Inheritance (1962)
as Cop
Magnitude 7.9 (1980)
Actor
Eleven Samurai (1967)
as Secretary Mizumo
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy (1993)
Actor
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
Actor
The Execution Game (1979)
Actor
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)
as Police Chief
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident (1995)
as Takazawa Hakuun
Pitfall (1962)
as Reporter
Dead Angle (1979)
Actor
Where did Sharaku go? (1968)
as Tōshūsai Sharaku
Bitter End of a Sweet Night (1961)
Actor
Violent Street (1963)
Actor
A Killer's Key (1967)
Actor
Last Friends (1995)
Actor
Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
Actor
Festival of Dreams (1989)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
as Otaguro
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
as Sekino
Onibaba : Film Location (1964)
Actor
The Revolt (1980)
as Narrator (voice)
Life of Hishakaku 3 (1964)
Actor
Blackmail (1963)
Actor
Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
as Takenori Suzuki
A Japanese Demon (1973)
as Psychiartist
Volunteering for Villainy (1960)
as Iwai
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
as Shimizu
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
Actor
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi (1963)
Actor
Day Dream (1981)
as Dentist
Onna no hashi (1961)
as Kazuhiko Yamana
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82 (1979)
as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
The River - Poem of Wrath (1967)
as Doctor
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
as Shinkô Kuniyoshi
Captive's Island (1966)
Actor
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
as Police inspector
Tokyo Bay (1962)
as Takeyama
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
as Y Chong - iru
Clouds at Sunset (1967)
Actor
The Night of Martial Law (1980)
Actor
Brand of Evil (1964)
as Eguchi
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady (1962)
Actor
Naked Ambition (1970)
Actor
Your Life (1966)
Actor
The Skies of Haruo (1977)
Actor
Bullet Wound (1969)
Actor
Tokyo Trial (1983)
as Narrator
Dear My Love (2009)
Actor
Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)
Actor
Cross-Currents (1972)
Actor
Assignment Cloud (1966)
as Nishida
Kachô Shima Kôsaku (1992)
Actor
Challenge at Dawn (1971)
Actor
At the Side of the Bridge 4 (1963)
Actor
Good-for-Nothing (1960)
Actor
Glorious Fights (1966)
as Yuzo Gondo
Sensen fukoku (2002)
Actor
Human (1962)
as Hachizo
Demon Spies (1974)
Actor
Song of my Life (1968)
as Masanobu Kurosawa
Gang Warfare (1972)
Actor
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
as Magistrate
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List (1963)
Actor
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)
as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)
Actor
Devil's Temple (1969)
as Priest
Shimane Prison Riot (1975)
as Prison Guard
My Way (1974)
as Koide, Chief of Police
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin (1963)
Actor
The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
Actor
The Christian Revolt (1962)
Actor
Dioxin from Fish! (1992)
as Genjiro
Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)
as Murase / Ochiai
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (1964)
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Lone Rebel (1969)
Actor
Japanese Humanity and Justice (1977)
Actor
Flower and Dragon (1973)
Actor
Women and Miso Soup (1968)
Actor
Lost Love (1978)
as Nogami
The Curse of the Ghost (1969)
as Iyemon
Target (1980)
as Ichiro Hamada
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (1987)
Actor
Knock Down (1960)
Actor
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow (1997)
Actor
Towering Waves (1960)
Actor
Young Boss (1965)
as Izo
Band of Ninja (1967)
as Sakagami Shuzen
League of Gangsters (1963)
as Takamoto
Chase That Man (1972)
Actor
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
Actor
High Seas Hijack (1977)
as T.V. Director Fukami
Business Trip (1989)
as (voice)
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman (1962)
Actor
A Man Worth the Money (1966)
Actor
I Love You So Much (1988)
Actor
Women of Tokyo (1961)
as Tamio Yamada
Homicide (1964)
as Asaichi Isobe
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
as Futoshi Shimoyama
The Notorious Bored Samurai (1988)
Actor
Chiisana bōken ryokō (1963)
Actor
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity (1973)
Actor
Shiroi minamikaze (1961)
Actor
The Great Villains (1968)
as Ichiro Yasui
A Diary of a Woman Doctor (1973)
Actor
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves (1966)
Actor
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption (1963)
Actor
Incidental Murders (1961)
as Ieraishan Tatsu
Expelled from the Kanto Mob (1971)
Actor
Duel of Blood and Sand (1963)
as Katsumaki
The Paper Crane (1962)
Actor
Detective Heiji (1990)
Actor
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (1965)
Actor
Kyoto Assassin (1962)
Actor
Akizakura - Cosmos (1991)
Actor
Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana (1988)
Actor
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo (1983)
as Police Inspector
Okashina yatsu (1963)
as Shamoji
The Last Trump Card (1960)
Actor
They Were Eleven (1977)
Actor
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure (1988)
Actor
The Fir Tree Remains (1990)
Actor
The Visas That Saved Lives (1992)
Actor
The Hopi Prophecy (1987)
as Narrator (voice)