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Kei Satō

Acting 81 (deceased) years old Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan ★ 1.7
Born: December 21, 1928
Died: May 2, 2010

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (209)

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

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