Kei Satō
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1928
- Died
- May 2, 2010
- Birthplace
- Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
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
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler 2009
as Kazutaka Hyodo
Dear My Love 2009
Actor
The Whispering of the Gods 2005
as Father Togawa
Azumi 2003
as Tenkai Nankôbô
Sensen fukoku 2002
Actor
Taboo 1999
as Narrator (voice)
The Perfect Education 1999
as Lawyer
Neo Faust 1999
as Dr. Faust
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow 1997
Actor
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident 1995
as Takazawa Hakuun
Last Friends 1995
Actor
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting 1994
Actor
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy 1993
Actor
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death 1993
Actor
The Visas That Saved Lives 1992
Actor
Erotic Liaisons 1992
as Nemoto
Kachô Shima Kôsaku 1992
Actor
The Strange Tale of Oyuki 1992
as Detective
Dioxin from Fish! 1992
as Genjiro
Akizakura - Cosmos 1991
Actor
The Fir Tree Remains 1990
Actor
Ronin-gai 1990
as Iseya
Detective Heiji 1990
Actor
Shingo's Ten Duels 1990
as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Business Trip 1989
as (voice)
Festival of Dreams 1989
Actor
I Love You So Much 1988
Actor
- Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana 1988
Actor
Green Requiem 1988
Actor
- The Notorious Bored Samurai
The Notorious Bored Samurai 1988
Actor
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure 1988
Actor
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma 1987
Actor
The Hopi Prophecy 1987
as Narrator (voice)
Impactual Performance 1986
as Ryo's father
Yakuza Wives 1986
as Hitoshi Awazu
Surgical Designs in Flames 1986
Actor
Godzilla 1985 1985
as Gondo
Let Him Rest in Peace 1985
as Futoshi Shimoyama
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident 1985
as Nakajima
The Return of Godzilla 1984
as Chief Editor Gondo
Appassionata 1984
Actor
Choji Snack Bar 1983
as Yoshino
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo 1983
as Police Inspector
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor 1983
as Police Chief
Tokyo Trial 1983
as Narrator
Station 1981
Actor
Day Dream 1981
as Dentist
The Imperial Navy 1981
Actor
The Dogs of War 1980
as Company President
The Beast to Die 1980
as Endo
Magnitude 7.9 1980
Actor
The Night of Martial Law 1980
Actor
Target 1980
as Ichiro Hamada
The Revolt 1980
as Narrator (voice)
The Execution Game 1979
Actor
The Man Who Stole the Sun 1979
as Dr. Ichikawa
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82 1979
as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf 1979
as Shimizu
Dead Angle 1979
Actor
Golden Partners 1979
as Ohkawa
The Killing Game 1978
as Shoichi Katsuda
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion 1978
as Sekino
Empire of Passion 1978
as Orator
Lost Love 1978
as Nogami
- The Skies of Haruo
The Skies of Haruo 1977
Actor
Japanese Godfather: Ambition 1977
as Sekino
High Seas Hijack 1977
as T.V. Director Fukami
Japanese Humanity and Justice 1977
Actor
They Were Eleven 1977
Actor
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
The Tattooed Hitman 1974
as Yukio Yamaji
Demon Spies 1974
Actor
A Japanese Demon 1973
as Psychiartist
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry 1973
as tyobei(Izuya)
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare 1973
as Shobei Hamajima
A Diary of a Woman Doctor 1973
Actor
Zatoichi's Conspiracy 1973
as Magistrate
Flower and Dragon 1973
Actor
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity 1973
Actor
Cross-Currents 1972
Actor
Dear Summer Sister 1972
as Shinkô Kuniyoshi
Gang Warfare 1972
Actor
Chase That Man 1972
Actor
Inn of Evil 1971
as Yohei
Expelled from the Kanto Mob 1971
Actor
Challenge at Dawn 1971
Actor
The Ceremony 1971
as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Evil Spirits of Japan 1970
as Murase / Ochiai
Live Today, Die Tomorrow! 1970
Actor
Naked Ambition 1970
Actor
Lone Rebel 1969
Actor
Bullet Wound 1969
Actor
The Curse of the Ghost 1969
as Iyemon
Devil's Temple 1969
as Priest
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969
as Himself
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin 1968
Actor
Where did Sharaku go? 1968
as Tōshūsai Sharaku
Women and Miso Soup 1968
Actor
Hymn to a Tired Man 1968
as Takenori Suzuki
Song of my Life 1968
as Masanobu Kurosawa
Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968
as Y Chong - iru
The Great Villains 1968
as Ichiro Yasui
Kuroneko 1968
as Raiko
Death by Hanging 1968
as Prison warden
Eleven Samurai 1967
as Secretary Mizumo
A Killer's Key 1967
Actor
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide 1967
as Otoko
- The River - Poem of Wrath
The River - Poem of Wrath 1967
as Doctor
Band of Ninja 1967
as Sakagami Shuzen
Clouds at Sunset 1967
Actor
Glorious Fights 1966
as Yuzo Gondo
Assignment Cloud 1966
as Nishida
Your Life 1966
Actor
Violence at Noon 1966
as Eisuke Oyamada
Captive's Island 1966
Actor
Zatoichi's Vengeance 1966
as Boss Gonzo
A Man Worth the Money 1966
Actor
The Sword of Doom 1966
as Kamo Serizawa
Irezumi 1966
as Hatamoto Serizawa
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves 1966
Actor
The Flower and the Dragon 1965
Actor
Sword Devil 1965
as Secretery Kanbe
Pleasures of the Flesh 1965
as Police inspector
Samurai Spy 1965
as Takanosuke Nojiri
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again 1965
Actor
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan 1965
Actor
Young Boss 1965
as Izo
The Tattooed Lord 1965
Actor
Kwaidan 1965
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu 1965
Actor
Onibaba 1964
as Hachi
The Ninja Hunt 1964
Actor
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office 1964
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Homicide 1964
as Asaichi Isobe
Roadside Stone 1964
as Shogo
Brand of Evil 1964
as Eguchi
A Story from Echigo 1964
Actor
The Third Ninja 1964
Actor
Life of Hishakaku 3 1964
Actor
Onibaba : Film Location 1964
Actor, Director
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple 1964
as Otaguro
Sasuke and His Comedians 1963
Actor
Duel of Blood and Sand 1963
as Katsumaki
Mother 1963
as Dr. Koiguchi
Okashina yatsu 1963
as Shamoji
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin 1963
Actor
Blackmail 1963
Actor
League of Gangsters 1963
as Takamoto
At the Side of the Bridge 4 1963
Actor
Chiisana bōken ryokō 1963
Actor
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List 1963
Actor
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi 1963
Actor
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai 1963
as Saburobei Konoe
Violent Street 1963
Actor
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption 1963
Actor
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady 1962
Actor
The Paper Crane 1962
Actor
Human 1962
as Hachizo
Zoku aizen katsura 1962
Actor
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman 1962
Actor
Harakiri 1962
as Masakazu
Pitfall 1962
as Reporter
Kyoto Assassin 1962
Actor
Tokyo Bay 1962
as Takeyama
The Christian Revolt 1962
Actor
The Inheritance 1962
as Cop
Drunkard's Paradise 1962
Actor
Procurer of Hell 1961
Actor
Shiroi minamikaze 1961
Actor
Onna no hashi 1961
as Kazuhiko Yamana
Epitaph to My Love 1961
as Shinji Tsuda
Women of Tokyo 1961
as Tamio Yamada
Bitter End of a Sweet Night 1961
Actor
Incidental Murders 1961
as Ieraishan Tatsu
Towering Waves 1960
Actor
Night and Fog in Japan 1960
as Sakamaki
The Last Trump Card 1960
Actor
Volunteering for Villainy 1960
as Iwai
The Sun's Burial 1960
as Sakaguchi
Good-for-Nothing 1960
Actor
Cruel Story of Youth 1960
as Akira Matsuko
Knock Down 1960
Actor
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959
as Shinjô Ittôhei
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