Sachio Sakai
Known for
Acting
Life
1925 – 1998 (aged 72)
Born in
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb180 acting credits
Biography
Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio, September 8, 1925 - March 11, 1998), real name Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio), was a Japanese actor. Sakai was the son of an electrician and later graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. In 1946, Sakai entered and passed the first Toho New Face program and had his first film appearance under the studio in 1947 in Akira Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Sakai would go on to appear in numerous films by the studio, including many directed by Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, and Ishiro Honda.
Known For
Seven Samurai
26 Apr 1954
Yojimbo
25 Apr 1961
Ikiru
09 Oct 1952
Godzilla
03 Nov 1954
Throne of Blood
15 Jan 1957
Sanjuro
01 Jan 1962
The Hidden Fortress
28 Dec 1958
King Kong vs. Godzilla
11 Aug 1962
Photos
Filmography
1994
1991
- Rhapsody in Augustas Mourner
1990
- Ultra Q: The 1/8 Projectas The 1
1988
1982
1981
- At This Late Date, the Charlestonas Communications Minister
1978
1977
- Godzillaas Hagiwara (uncredited)
1975
- Battle Cryas Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke
1974
1973
1972
- Professional Killers1 episode
1971
- Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
- The Battle of Okinawaas Water Seller
1970
- The Militaristsas Kitamura
- Space Amoebaas The Editor
- The Vampire Dollas Taxi Driver
- Rebel Against Glory
- Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1969
- All Monsters Attackas Bank Robber Senbayashi
- Red Lionas Peasant Kesaji
- Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
- Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
- Samurai Banners
- Bonds of Loveas Miyata
1968
- Where Love Springs
- Admiral Yamamotoas Helmsman (Akagi)
- Golden Eyesas Middle-aged Japanese
- Five Gents and a Chinese Merchantas Club Boy (Electra)
- Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1967
- Great Incidents
- Japan's Longest Dayas Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
- King Kong Escapesas Henchman
- Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
- Zoku izuko e
- Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
- The Killing Bottleas Secret Police Officer Shimada
1966
- What's Up, Tiger Lily?as Wing Fat Henchman
- The Mad Atlanticas Kawabe
- Adventure in Kigan Castleas Guide
- Rise Against the Swordas Shigeju
- Ultra Qas Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company1 episode
1965
- Ironfinger
- Key of Keysas Inagawa
- The Retreat from Kiskaas Kojima
- Five Gents' Trick Book
1964
1963
- A Woman's Lifeas Hayashi
- Operation Mad Dog
- Young Guy in Hawaiias 赤塚
- Outpost of Hell
- Legacy of the 500,000as Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver
1962
- Anything For Success
- The Weed of Crime
- Chûshingura
- Operation Enemy Fort
- Local Reporter
- Our Failures
- King Kong vs. Godzillaas Obayashi
- College Champ
- Tatsuas Marumatsu
- Gorathas Physician
- Pride of the Campusas Hiroshi
- Sanjuroas Samurai
1961
- The Witness Killedas Murata
- Different Sons
- A Man in Red
- Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasaas Traveling Monk
- Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
- Sir Galahad in Campus
- Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weepas The Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)
- Yojimboas First Foot Soldier
- Big Shots Die at Dawn
- Romance Express
- Lovers of Ginza
- Aces Wild
- Daredevil in the Castleas Kai Hayami
- Blueprint of Murder
1960
1959
- Desperado Outpost
- Young Loversas Nakagawa
- I Love You
- Saga of the Vagabonds
- Three Dolls in Ginzaas Yokoyama
- Samurai Sagaas (uncredited)
- Fox and Raccoonas Son of Hidematsu
- I Want to Be a Shellfish
- The Story of Iron Arm Inaoas Sadayuki Inao
- 3 Dolls in College
- The Big Boss
1958
- The Hidden Fortressas Soldier (uncredited)
- The Young Boss is Third Generationas Out-no-Yoshi
- The Naked General
- Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
- He's the Killer
- The Hotelman's Holiday
- Go and Get Itas Don-chan
- All About Marriageas Koichiro Doi
- Executive Chairas Kimura
- Song for a Bride
- Fancy Talker
1957
- The Mysterians
- The Girl in the Target
- Faraway Man
- The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
- Skin-Colored Moonas Kusuda
- The Men of Toho-ku
- The Last Escapeas Hashimoto
- The Shadow Daughteras Okamoto
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowmanas Third Skier
- Sazae-san Sequelas Yamashita
- Elephant from "Zoo Story"as Tamura (Lion Officer)
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Oceanas Hagiwara
- Ôbanas Employee
- Story of a Detective's Assistantas Tetsu
- The Paradise Island Story
- Throne of Bloodas Washizu samurai
1956
1955
- Beast Man Snow Manas Nakata
- Three Brides for Three Sons
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Templeas Matahachi Honiden
- Frame of Snowas Kikukawa Yoshihiro
- All is Well
- A Man Among Menas Onuki
1954
1953
- Even The Mighty Shed Tearsas Koibuchi
- The Eagle of the Pacificas (uncredited)
- Girls in the Orchard
- Mr. Pu
- The Last Embraceas Uchimura (Saboten)
- Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1952
1951
- The Blue Pearlas Yanagiya
- Elegy
1948
- Drunken Angelas Guitar Player
1947
- One Wonderful Sundayas Shady Ticket Man