Kei Satō
Known for
Acting
Life
1928 – 2010 (aged 81)
Born in
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb213 acting credits
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
Harakiri
15 Sep 1962
Onibaba
21 Nov 1964
Kwaidan
06 Jan 1965
Azumi
10 May 2003
The Return of Godzilla
15 Dec 1984
The Sword of Doom
25 Feb 1966
Kuroneko
24 Feb 1968
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
20 Nov 1959
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Filmography
2009
- Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambleras Kazutaka Hyodo
- Dear My Love
2005
- The Whispering of the Godsas Father Togawa
2004
- Prayer Beads1 episode
- 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズas Sabee Inugami1 episode
2003
- Azumias Tenkai Nankôbô
- 藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」1 episode
2002
2001
- Honmamonas Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)150 episodes
2000
- Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generationsas Mashita Nagamori49 episodes
1999
- Tabooas Narrator (voice)
- The Perfect Educationas Lawyer
- Neo Faustas Dr. Faust
1996
- Concerto10 episodes
1995
- Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incidentas Takazawa Hakuun
- Last Friends
- Wave in Mind11 episodes
1992
- The Visas That Saved Lives
- Erotic Liaisonsas Nemoto
- Kachô Shima Kôsaku
- The Strange Tale of Oyukias Detective
- Dioxin from Fish!as Genjiro
1990
- The Fir Tree Remains
- Ronin-gaias Iseya
- Detective Heiji
- Graduation12 episodes
- Shingo's Ten Duelsas Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
1989
- Business Tripas (voice)
- Festival of Dreams
- Jūkyūsai3 episodes
1988
1987
- Tabaruzakaas Iwakura Tomomi2 episodes
- The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
- Chotchanas 北山俊道156 episodes
- The Hopi Prophecyas Narrator (voice)
1986
- Byakkotaias Tanaka Tosa2 episodes
- Yakuza Ladiesas Hitoshi Awazu
- Surgical Designs in Flames
- Rice Curry13 episodes
1985
- The Autumn in Tokyo2 episodes
- Godzilla 1985as Gondo
- Let Him Rest in Peaceas Futoshi Shimoyama
- Kokugo Gannen5 episodes
- I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incidentas Nakajima
1984
- The Return of Godzillaas Chief Editor Gondo
- 水曜ドラマスペシャル1 episode
- Appassionata
1983
- Choji Snack Baras Yoshino
- The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkuboas Police Inspector
- The Mosquito on the Tenth Flooras Police Chief
- Tokyo Trialas Narrator
1982
- Nemuri Kyoshiro20 episodes
1981
- Station
- Precious Moments14 episodes
- Day Dreamas Dentist
- The Imperial Navy
- Pro Hunter2 episodes
1980
- The Trading Companyas Shigeru Yasuda4 episodes
- The Beast to Dieas Endo
- Magnitude 7.9
- The Night of Martial Law
- Targetas Ichiro Hamada
- The Revoltas Narrator (voice)
1979
- The Execution Game
- The Man Who Stole the Sunas Dr. Ichikawa
- Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
- The Resurrection of the Golden Wolfas Shimizu
- Dead Angle
- Golden Partnersas Ohkawa
- Kusa Moeruas Hiki Yoshikazu51 episodes
- Yasei no Shōmei13 episodes
1978
- The Killing Gameas Shoichi Katsuda
- Japanese Godfather: Conclusionas Sekino
- Empire of Passionas Orator
- Lost Loveas Nogami
- Ningen no Shōmei13 episodes
1977
- The Skies of Haruo
- Japanese Godfather: Ambitionas Sekino
- High Seas Hijackas T.V. Director Fukami
- Japanese Humanity and Justice
- They Were Eleven
1976
- Yakuza Graveyardas Teramitsu Abara
1975
- 松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙as 岡村局長1 episode
- Conflagrationas Director Fukami
- Shimane Prison Riotas Prison Guard
1974
- Fateful Mountain Passas Asahina Genzaemon21 episodes
- My Wayas Koide, Chief of Police
- The Tattooed Hitmanas Yukio Yamaji
- Demon Spies
1973
- The Water Marginas Kao Chiu26 episodes
- Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarryas tyobei(Izuya)
- A Japanese Demonas Psychiartist
- Hanzo the Razor: The Snareas Shobei Hamajima
- A Diary of a Woman Doctor
- Zatoichi's Conspiracyas Magistrate
- Lone Wolf and Cubas Retsudo Yagyu26 episodes
- Flower and Dragon
- Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
1972
- Cross-Currents
- Professional Killers1 episode
- Dear Summer Sisteras Shinkô Kuniyoshi
- Gang Warfare
- Chase That Man
1971
- Inn of Evilas Yohei
- Expelled from the Kanto Mob
- Challenge at Dawn
- The Ceremonyas Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
1969
- Lone Rebel
- Bullet Wound
- The Curse of the Ghostas Iyemon
- Devil's Templeas Priest
1968
- Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
- Where did Sharaku go?as Tōshūsai Sharaku
- Star of the Night26 episodes
- Women and Miso Soup
- Hymn to a Tired Manas Takenori Suzuki
- Song of my Lifeas Masanobu Kurosawa
- Three Resurrected Drunkardsas Y Chong - iru
- Kuronekoas Raiko
- The Great Villainsas Ichiro Yasui
- Death by Hangingas Prison warden
1967
- Eleven Samuraias Secretary Mizumo
- A Killer's Key
- Japanese Summer: Double Suicideas Otoko
- The River - Poem of Wrathas Doctor
- Band of Ninjaas Sakagami Shuzen
- Clouds at Sunset
1966
- Glorious Fightsas Yuzo Gondo
- Assignment Cloudas Nishida
- Your Life
- Violence at Noonas Eisuke Oyamada
- Captive's Island
- Zatoichi's Vengeanceas Boss Gonzo
- A Man Worth the Money
- The Sword of Doomas Kamo Serizawa
- Irezumias Hatamoto Serizawa
- Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1965
- The Flower and the Dragon
- Sword Devilas Secretery Kanbe
- Pleasures of the Fleshas Police inspector
- Samurai Spyas Takanosuke Nojiri
- Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
- Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
- Young Bossas Izo
- The Tattooed Lord
- Kwaidanas Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Taikoukias Akechi Mitsuhide52 episodes
1964
- The Dawn of Asiaas Li Lie-jun13 episodes
- Onibabaas Hachi
- The Ninja Hunt
- Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Officeas Kinjiro Takeuchi
- Homicideas Asaichi Isobe
- Roadside Stoneas Shogo
- Brand of Evilas Eguchi
- A Story from Echigo
- Life of Hishakaku 3
- The Third Ninja
- Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Templeas Otaguro
- Onibaba : Film Location
1963
- Sasuke and His Comedians
- Duel of Blood and Sandas Katsumaki
- Motheras Dr. Koiguchi
- Okashina yatsuas Shamoji
- Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
- Blackmail
- League of Gangstersas Takamoto
- At the Side of the Bridge 4
- The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
- Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
- Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samuraias Saburobei Konoe
- Violent Street
- Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
1962
1961
- Procurer of Hell
- Shiroi minamikaze
- Onna no hashias Kazuhiko Yamana
- Epitaph to My Loveas Shinji Tsuda
- Women of Tokyoas Tamio Yamada
- Bitter End of a Sweet Night
- Incidental Murdersas Ieraishan Tatsu
1960
- Towering Waves
- Night and Fog in Japanas Sakamaki
- Volunteering for Villainyas Iwai
- The Last Trump Card
- The Sun's Burialas Sakaguchi
- Good-for-Nothing
- Cruel Story of Youthas Akira Matsuko
- Knock Down
1959
- The Human Condition II: Road to Eternityas Shinjô Ittôhei