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Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Acting

Born: December 21, 1928Aizuwakamatsu, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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
Azumi

Azumi

Tenkai Nankôbô

2003
Sensen fukoku

Sensen fukoku

2002
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
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

1995
Last Friends

Last Friends

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
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
I Love You So Much

I Love You So Much

1988
Green Requiem

Green Requiem

1988

The Notorious Bored Samurai

1988
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

1988
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

1987
The Hopi Prophecy

The Hopi Prophecy

Narrator (voice)

1987
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
Godzilla 1985

Godzilla 1985

Gondo

1985
Let Him Rest in Peace

Let Him Rest in Peace

Daishi Shimoyama

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
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
Station

Station

1981
Day Dream

Day Dream

Dentist

1981
The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

1981
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
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

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
My Way

My Way

Koide, Chief of Police

1974
The Tattooed Hitman

The Tattooed Hitman

Yukio Yamaji

1974
Demon Spies

Demon Spies

1974
A Japanese Demon

A Japanese Demon

Psychiartist

1973
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

tyobei(Izuya)

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
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
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
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
The Great Villains

The Great Villains

Ichiro Yasui

1968
Kuroneko

Kuroneko

Raiko

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

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
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
The Third Ninja

The Third Ninja

1964
Life of Hishakaku 3

Life of Hishakaku 3

1964
Onibaba : Film Location

Onibaba : Film Location

1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Otaguro

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
The Christian Revolt

The Christian Revolt

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