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