Acting
Kei Satō
Born 1928-12-21
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Kei Satō
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Harakiri
1962
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Onibaba
1964
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Kwaidan
1965
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Azumi
2003
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The Return of Godzilla
1984
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The Sword of Doom
1966
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
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Kuroneko
1968
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Godzilla 1985
1985
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Jūkyūsai
1989
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (216 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler | Kazutaka Hyodo | Movie | 2009 |
 | Dear My Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Whispering of the Gods | Father Togawa | Movie | 2005 |
 | Prayer Beads | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ | Sabee Inugami | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Azumi | Tenkai Nankôbô | Movie | 2003 |
| 藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 | |
 | Sensen fukoku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | Honmamon | Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather) | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations | Mashita Nagamori | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Taboo | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Perfect Education | Lawyer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Neo Faust | Dr. Faust | Movie | 1999 |
 | Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Concerto | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident | Takazawa Hakuun | Movie | 1995 |
 | Last Friends | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | Wave in Mind | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Visas That Saved Lives | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
 | Erotic Liaisons | Nemoto | Movie | 1992 |
 | Kachô Shima Kôsaku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Strange Tale of Oyuki | Detective | Movie | 1992 |
 | Dioxin from Fish! | Genjiro | Movie | 1992 |
 | Akizakura - Cosmos | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Fir Tree Remains | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Ronin-gai | Iseya | Movie | 1990 |
 | Detective Heiji | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1990 |
 | Graduation | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Shingo's Ten Duels | Inoue Kawachi-no-kami | Movie | 1990 |
 | Business Trip | (voice) | Movie | 1989 |
 | Festival of Dreams | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Jūkyūsai | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | I Love You So Much | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Green Requiem | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| The Notorious Bored Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 | |
 | Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | Tabaruzaka | Iwakura Tomomi | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1987 |
 | Chotchan | 北山俊道 | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Hopi Prophecy | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | Byakkotai | Tanaka Tosa | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Impactual Performance | Ryo's father | Movie | 1986 |
 | Yakuza Ladies | Hitoshi Awazu | Movie | 1986 |
 | Surgical Designs in Flames | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 |
 | Rice Curry | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Autumn in Tokyo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Godzilla 1985 | Gondo | Movie | 1985 |
 | Let Him Rest in Peace | Futoshi Shimoyama | Movie | 1985 |
 | Kokugo Gannen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1985 |
 | I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident | Nakajima | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Return of Godzilla | Chief Editor Gondo | Movie | 1984 |
 | 水曜ドラマスペシャル | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Appassionata | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Choji Snack Bar | Yoshino | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo | Police Inspector | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor | Police Chief | Movie | 1983 |
 | Tokyo Trial | Narrator | Movie | 1983 |
 | Nemuri Kyoshiro | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Station | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Precious Moments | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Day Dream | Dentist | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Imperial Navy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Pro Hunter | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Trading Company | Shigeru Yasuda | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Beast to Die | Endo | Movie | 1980 |
 | Magnitude 7.9 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Night of Martial Law | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | Target | Ichiro Hamada | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Revolt | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Execution Game | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Man Who Stole the Sun | Dr. Ichikawa | Movie | 1979 |
 | Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82 | Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | Shimizu | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dead Angle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Golden Partners | Ohkawa | Movie | 1979 |
 | Kusa Moeru | Hiki Yoshikazu | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Yasei no Shōmei | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Killing Game | Shoichi Katsuda | Movie | 1978 |
 | Japanese Godfather: Conclusion | Sekino | Movie | 1978 |
 | Empire of Passion | Orator | Movie | 1978 |
 | Lost Love | Nogami | Movie | 1978 |
 | Ningen no Shōmei | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
| The Skies of Haruo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Japanese Godfather: Ambition | Sekino | Movie | 1977 |
 | High Seas Hijack | T.V. Director Fukami | Movie | 1977 |
 | Japanese Humanity and Justice | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | They Were Eleven | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Yakuza Graveyard | Teramitsu Abara | Movie | 1976 |
 | 松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙 | 岡村局長 | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Conflagration | Director Fukami | Movie | 1975 |
 | Shimane Prison Riot | Prison Guard | Movie | 1975 |
 | Fateful Mountain Pass | Asahina Genzaemon | TV Series | 1974 |
 | My Way | Koide, Chief of Police | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Tattooed Hitman | Yukio Yamaji | Movie | 1974 |
 | Demon Spies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Water Margin | Kao Chiu | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry | tyobei(Izuya) | Movie | 1973 |
 | A Japanese Demon | Psychiartist | Movie | 1973 |
 | Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | Shobei Hamajima | Movie | 1973 |
 | A Diary of a Woman Doctor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Zatoichi's Conspiracy | Magistrate | Movie | 1973 |
 | Lone Wolf and Cub | Retsudo Yagyu | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Flower and Dragon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Secret High School Girl: After School Activity | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Cross-Currents | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Professional Killers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Dear Summer Sister | Shinkô Kuniyoshi | Movie | 1972 |
 | Gang Warfare | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Chase That Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Inn of Evil | Yohei | Movie | 1971 |
 | Expelled from the Kanto Mob | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Challenge at Dawn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Ceremony | Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather | Movie | 1971 |
 | Evil Spirits of Japan | Murase / Ochiai | Movie | 1970 |
 | Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Naked Ambition | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Lone Rebel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Bullet Wound | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Curse of the Ghost | Iyemon | Movie | 1969 |
 | Devil's Temple | Priest | Movie | 1969 |
 | Diary of a Shinjuku Thief | Himself | Movie | 1969 |
 | Outlaw: Goro the Assassin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Where did Sharaku go? | Tōshūsai Sharaku | Movie | 1968 |
 | Star of the Night | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Women and Miso Soup | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Hymn to a Tired Man | Takenori Suzuki | Movie | 1968 |
 | Song of my Life | Masanobu Kurosawa | Movie | 1968 |
 | Three Resurrected Drunkards | Y Chong - iru | Movie | 1968 |
 | Kuroneko | Raiko | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Great Villains | Ichiro Yasui | Movie | 1968 |
 | Death by Hanging | Prison warden | Movie | 1968 |
 | Eleven Samurai | Secretary Mizumo | Movie | 1967 |
 | A Killer's Key | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Japanese Summer: Double Suicide | Otoko | Movie | 1967 |
| The River - Poem of Wrath | Doctor | Movie | 1967 | |
 | Band of Ninja | Sakagami Shuzen | Movie | 1967 |
 | Clouds at Sunset | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Glorious Fights | Yuzo Gondo | Movie | 1966 |
 | Assignment Cloud | Nishida | Movie | 1966 |
 | Your Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Violence at Noon | Eisuke Oyamada | Movie | 1966 |
 | Captive's Island | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Zatoichi's Vengeance | Boss Gonzo | Movie | 1966 |
 | A Man Worth the Money | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Sword of Doom | Kamo Serizawa | Movie | 1966 |
 | Irezumi | Hatamoto Serizawa | Movie | 1966 |
 | Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Flower and the Dragon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Sword Devil | Secretery Kanbe | Movie | 1965 |
 | Pleasures of the Flesh | Police inspector | Movie | 1965 |
 | Samurai Spy | Takanosuke Nojiri | Movie | 1965 |
 | Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Cold Rice, Osan, Chan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Young Boss | Izo | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Tattooed Lord | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Kwaidan | Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | Movie | 1965 |
 | Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Taikouki | Akechi Mitsuhide | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Dawn of Asia | Li Lie-jun | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Onibaba | Hachi | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Ninja Hunt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office | Kinjiro Takeuchi | Movie | 1964 |
 | Homicide | Asaichi Isobe | Movie | 1964 |
 | Roadside Stone | Shogo | Movie | 1964 |
 | Brand of Evil | Eguchi | Movie | 1964 |
 | A Story from Echigo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Third Ninja | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple | Otaguro | Movie | 1964 |
 | Onibaba : Film Location | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
| Onibaba : Film Location | Director | Movie | 1964 |
 | Sasuke and His Comedians | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Duel of Blood and Sand | Katsumaki | Movie | 1963 |
 | Mother | Dr. Koiguchi | Movie | 1963 |
 | Okashina yatsu | Shamoji | Movie | 1963 |
 | Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Blackmail | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | League of Gangsters | Takamoto | Movie | 1963 |
 | At the Side of the Bridge 4 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai | Saburobei Konoe | Movie | 1963 |
 | Violent Street | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Paper Crane | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Human | Hachizo | Movie | 1962 |
 | Zoku aizen katsura | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Harakiri | Masakazu | Movie | 1962 |
 | Pitfall | Reporter | Movie | 1962 |
 | Kyoto Assassin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Tokyo Bay | Takeyama | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Christian Revolt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Inheritance | Cop | Movie | 1962 |
 | Drunkard's Paradise | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Procurer of Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Shiroi minamikaze | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Onna no hashi | Kazuhiko Yamana | Movie | 1961 |
 | Epitaph to My Love | Shinji Tsuda | Movie | 1961 |
 | Women of Tokyo | Tamio Yamada | Movie | 1961 |
 | Bitter End of a Sweet Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Incidental Murders | Ieraishan Tatsu | Movie | 1961 |
 | Towering Waves | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Night and Fog in Japan | Sakamaki | Movie | 1960 |
 | Volunteering for Villainy | Iwai | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Last Trump Card | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Sun's Burial | Sakaguchi | Movie | 1960 |
 | Good-for-Nothing | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Cruel Story of Youth | Akira Matsuko | Movie | 1960 |
 | Knock Down | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Shinjô Ittôhei | Movie | 1959 |