
Kei Satō
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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