Kei Satō
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 21, 1928 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
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
| 2009 | Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerKazutaka Okada | |
| 2009 | Dear My Love | |
| 2005 | The Whispering of the GodsFather Togawa | |
| 2004 | 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズSabee Inugami | |
| 2004 | Prayer Beads | |
| 2003 | AzumiTenkai Nankôbô | |
| 2003 | 藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」 | |
| 2002 | Sensen fukoku | |
| 2001 | HonmamonSadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather) | |
| 2000 | Aoi: Tokugawa Three GenerationsMashita Nagamori | |
| 1999 | The Perfect EducationLawyer | |
| 1999 | TabooNarrator (voice) | |
| 1999 | Neo FaustDr. Faust | |
| 1997 | Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow | |
| 1996 | Concerto | |
| 1995 | Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident | |
| 1995 | Last Friends | |
| 1995 | Wave in Mind | |
| 1994 | The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting | |
| 1993 | Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy | |
| 1993 | Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death | |
| 1992 | Erotic LiaisonsNemoto | |
| 1992 | Dioxin from Fish!Genjiro | |
| 1992 | Kachô Shima Kôsaku | |
| 1992 | The Strange Tale of OyukiDetective | |
| 1992 | The Visas That Saved Lives | |
| 1991 | Akizakura - Cosmos | |
| 1990 | Ronin-gaiIseya | |
| 1990 | Shingo's Ten DuelsInoue Kawachi-no-kami | |
| 1990 | Detective Heiji | |
| 1990 | The Fir Tree Remains | |
| 1990 | Graduation | |
| 1989 | Business Trip(voice) | |
| 1989 | Festival of Dreams | |
| 1989 | Jūkyūsai | |
| 1988 | The Notorious Bored Samurai | |
| 1988 | Green Requiem | |
| 1988 | I Love You So Much | |
| 1988 | Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure | |
| 1987 | The Hopi ProphecyNarrator (voice) | |
| 1987 | The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma | |
| 1987 | Chotchan北山俊道 | |
| 1987 | TabaruzakaIwakura Tomomi | |
| 1986 | The White Tiger Battalion | |
| 1986 | Surgical Designs in Flames | |
| 1986 | Yakuza LadiesHitoshi Awazu | |
| 1986 | Rice Curry | |
| 1986 | ByakkotaiTanaka Tosa | |
| 1985 | Godzilla 1985Gondo | |
| 1985 | I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire IncidentNakajima | |
| 1985 | Let Him Rest in PeaceFutoshi Shimoyama | |
| 1985 | Kokugo Gannen | |
| 1985 | The Autumn in Tokyo | |
| 1984 | Appassionata | |
| 1984 | The Return of GodzillaChief Editor Gondo | |
| 1984 | 水曜ドラマスペシャル | |
| 1983 | The Crimes of Kiyoshi ŌkuboPolice Inspector | |
| 1983 | The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorPolice Chief | |
| 1983 | Choji Snack BarYoshino | |
| 1983 | Tokyo TrialNarrator | |
| 1982 | Nemuri Kyoshiro | |
| 1981 | Station | |
| 1981 | Day DreamDentist | |
| 1981 | The Imperial Navy | |
| 1981 | Precious Moments | |
| 1981 | Pro Hunter | |
| 1980 | The Night of Martial Law | |
| 1980 | TargetIchiro Hamada | |
| 1980 | The Beast to DieEndo | |
| 1980 | The RevoltNarrator (voice) | |
| 1980 | The Trading CompanyShigeru Yasuda | |
| 1979 | The Resurrection of the Golden WolfShimizu | |
| 1979 | The Man Who Stole the SunDr. Ichikawa | |
| 1979 | Golden PartnersOhkawa | |
| 1979 | Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator | |
| 1979 | Dead Angle | |
| 1979 | The Execution Game | |
| 1979 | Kusa MoeruHiki Yoshikazu | |
| 1979 | Yasei no Shōmei | |
| 1978 | Lost LoveNogami | |
| 1978 | The Killing GameShoichi Katsuda | |
| 1978 | Japanese Godfather: ConclusionSekino | |
| 1978 | Empire of PassionOrator | |
| 1978 | Ningen no Shōmei | |
| 1977 | Japanese Godfather: AmbitionSekino | |
| 1977 | They Were Eleven | |
| 1977 | The Skies of Haruo | |
| 1977 | High Seas HijackT.V. Director Fukami | |
| 1977 | Japanese Humanity and Justice | |
| 1976 | Yakuza GraveyardTeramitsu Abara | |
| 1975 | ConflagrationDirector Fukami | |
| 1975 | Shimane Prison RiotPrison Guard | |
| 1974 | My WayKoide, Chief of Police | |
| 1974 | Demon Spies | |
| 1974 | The Tattooed HitmanYukio Yamaji | |
| 1974 | Fateful Mountain PassAsahina Genzaemon | |
| 1973 | Hanzo the Razor: The SnareShobei Hamajima | |
| 1973 | Zatoichi's ConspiracyMagistrate | |
| 1973 | Secret High School Girl: After School Activity | |
| 1973 | A Diary of a Woman Doctor | |
| 1973 | Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarrytyobei(Izuya) | |
| 1973 | A Japanese DemonPsychiartist | |
| 1973 | Flower and Dragon | |
| 1973 | The Water MarginKao Chiu | |
| 1973 | Lone Wolf and CubRetsudo Yagyu | |
| 1972 | Dear Summer SisterShinkô Kuniyoshi | |
| 1972 | Chase That Man | |
| 1972 | Gang Warfare | |
| 1972 | Cross-Currents | |
| 1972 | Professional Killers | |
| 1971 | The CeremonySakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather | |
| 1971 | Inn of EvilYohei | |
| 1971 | Expelled from the Kanto Mob | |
| 1971 | Challenge at Dawn | |
| 1970 | Evil Spirits of JapanMurase / Ochiai | |
| 1970 | Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | |
| 1970 | Naked Ambition | |
| 1969 | Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefHimself | |
| 1969 | Devil's TemplePriest | |
| 1969 | The Curse of the GhostIyemon | |
| 1969 | Lone Rebel | |
| 1969 | Bullet Wound | |
| 1968 | KuronekoRaiko | |
| 1968 | Women and Miso Soup | |
| 1968 | Death by HangingPrison warden | |
| 1968 | Three Resurrected DrunkardsY Chong - iru | |
| 1968 | Hymn to a Tired ManTakenori Suzuki | |
| 1968 | Where did Sharaku go?Tōshūsai Sharaku | |
| 1968 | Song of my LifeMasanobu Kurosawa | |
| 1968 | Outlaw: Goro the Assassin | |
| 1968 | The Great VillainsIchiro Yasui | |
| 1968 | Star of the Night | |
| 1967 | Eleven SamuraiSecretary Mizumo | |
| 1967 | Japanese Summer: Double SuicideOtoko | |
| 1967 | Band of NinjaSakagami Shuzen | |
| 1967 | The River - Poem of WrathDoctor | |
| 1967 | Clouds at Sunset | |
| 1967 | A Killer's Key | |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's VengeanceBoss Gonzo | |
| 1966 | Violence at NoonEisuke Oyamada | |
| 1966 | The Sword of DoomKamo Serizawa | |
| 1966 | Your Life | |
| 1966 | IrezumiHatamoto Serizawa | |
| 1966 | Captive's Island | |
| 1966 | Glorious FightsYuzo Gondo | |
| 1966 | Assignment CloudNishida | |
| 1966 | Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves | |
| 1966 | A Man Worth the Money | |
| 1965 | KwaidanGhost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | |
| 1965 | Samurai SpyTakanosuke Nojiri | |
| 1965 | Pleasures of the FleshPolice inspector | |
| 1965 | Sword DevilSecretery Kanbe | |
| 1965 | Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again | |
| 1965 | Cold Rice, Osan, Chan | |
| 1965 | Young BossIzo | |
| 1965 | The Flower and the Dragon | |
| 1965 | Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu | |
| 1965 | The Tattooed Lord | |
| 1965 | TaikoukiAkechi Mitsuhide | |
| 1964 | OnibabaHachi | |
| 1964 | The Ninja Hunt | |
| 1964 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | |
| 1964 | HomicideAsaichi Isobe | |
| 1964 | A Story from Echigo | |
| 1964 | Roadside StoneShogo | |
| 1964 | The Third Ninja | |
| 1964 | Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleOtaguro | |
| 1964 | Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's OfficeKinjiro Takeuchi | |
| 1964 | Brand of EvilEguchi | |
| 1964 | Onibaba : Film Location | |
| 1964 | The Dawn of AsiaLi Lie-jun | |
| 1963 | Okashina yatsuShamoji | |
| 1963 | Blackmail | |
| 1963 | Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption | |
| 1963 | Duel of Blood and SandKatsumaki | |
| 1963 | MotherDr. Koiguchi | |
| 1963 | Sasuke and His Comedians | |
| 1963 | Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiSaburobei Konoe | |
| 1963 | The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List | |
| 1963 | League of GangstersTakamoto | |
| 1963 | Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi | |
| 1963 | Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin | |
| 1963 | At the Side of the Bridge 4 | |
| 1963 | Violent Street | |
| 1962 | Zoku aizen katsura | |
| 1962 | PitfallReporter | |
| 1962 | HumanHachizo | |
| 1962 | Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady | |
| 1962 | HarakiriMasakazu | |
| 1962 | The InheritanceCop | |
| 1962 | The Paper Crane | |
| 1962 | The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman | |
| 1962 | Tokyo BayTakeyama | |
| 1962 | Drunkard's Paradise | |
| 1962 | Kyoto Assassin | |
| 1962 | The Christian Revolt | |
| 1961 | Epitaph to My LoveShinji Tsuda | |
| 1961 | Women of TokyoTamio Yamada | |
| 1961 | Incidental MurdersIeraishan Tatsu | |
| 1961 | Bitter End of a Sweet Night | |
| 1961 | Procurer of Hell | |
| 1961 | 白い南風 | |
| 1960 | Cruel Story of YouthAkira Matsuko | |
| 1960 | Night and Fog in JapanSakamaki | |
| 1960 | The Sun's BurialSakaguchi | |
| 1960 | Volunteering for VillainyIwai | |
| 1960 | Good-for-Nothing | |
| 1960 | Knock Down | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition II: Road to EternityShinjô Ittôhei |
| 1964 | Onibaba : Film LocationDirector |