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