Sachio Sakai
Acting
Born: September 8, 1925 · Tokyo, Japan
Died: March 11, 1998 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
Biography
Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio, September 8, 1925 - March 11, 1998), real name Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio), was a Japanese actor. Sakai was the son of an electrician and later graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. In 1946, Sakai entered and passed the first Toho New Face program and had his first film appearance under the studio in 1947 in Akira Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Sakai would go on to appear in numerous films by the studio, including many directed by Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, and Ishiro Honda.
Known for
Seven Samurai
1954
Yojimbo
1961
Ikiru
1952
Godzilla
1954
Throne of Blood
1957
Sanjuro
1962
The Hidden Fortress
1958
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
Drunken Angel
1948
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
All Monsters Attack
1969
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
Photos (2)
Movies (185)
Seven Samurai
Coolie #2
Ikiru
Yakuza (uncredited)
Godzilla
Hagiwara
Rhapsody in August
Mourner
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Obayashi
Drunken Angel
Guitar Player
Throne of Blood
Washizu samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Soldier (uncredited)
Yojimbo
First Foot Soldier
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Wing Fat Henchman
One Wonderful Sunday
Shady Ticket Man
Sanjuro
Samurai
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Hagiwara
King Kong Escapes
Henchman
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Hagiwara
All Monsters Attack
Bank Robber Senbayashi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
Sudden Rain
Tada
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Guide
The Vampire Doll
Taxi Driver
Ironfinger
1965
Gorath
Physician
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
Turning Point
1994
Chûshingura
1962
A Woman's Life
Hayashi
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Third Skier
The Secret of the Telegian
Taki
The Mysterians
1957
Space Amoeba
The Editor
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Matahachi Honiden
Beast Man Snow Man
Nakata
The Battle of Okinawa
Water Seller
Operation Enemy Fort
1962
Godzilla
Hagiwara (uncredited)
Admiral Yamamoto
Helmsman (Akagi)
Blood Type: Blue
Taxi Driver
The Last Gunfight
Fudokichi
Japan's Longest Day
Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
Golden Eyes
Middle-aged Japanese
Battle Cry
Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982
Samurai Banners
1969
All About Marriage
Koichiro Doi
The Big Boss
Restaurant Bartender
Executive Chair
Kimura
Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation
1959
The Underworld
1956
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Officer
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Outlaw Cop
1976
The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl
1956
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
Anything For Success
1962
The Militarists
Kitamura
The Weed of Crime
1962
The Retreat from Kiska
Kojima
The Killing Bottle
Secret Police Officer Shimada
Desperado Outpost
1959
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
Chakkiri Kinta Sequel
1958
Zoku izuko e
1967
The Eagle of the Pacific
(uncredited)
Blueprint of Murder
1961
Romance Express
1961
Local Reporter
1962
The Mad Atlantic
Kawabe
Raccoon Dog Leader
1965
Tiger Flight
1964
Faraway Man
1957
Red Lion
Peasant Kesaji
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Club Boy (Electra)
The Blue Pearl
Yanagiya
Forbidden Path
1952
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Whirlwind
1964
Daredevil in the Castle
Kai Hayami
Ant Hell War
1964
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Vice Mayor Shibata
A Man Among Men
Onuki
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
1988
The Girl in the Target
1957
Pride of the Campus
Hiroshi
University Bandits
1960
Fancy Talker
1958
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
One Night of Love
Takeshi
One Night of Love
1954
Modern Gentleman
1964
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
Great Incidents
1967
The Witness Killed
Murata
A Young Lady on Her Way
1956
Westward Desperado
1960
The Paradise Island Story
1957
The Blue Mountains: Part I
1949
Key of Keys
Inagawa
Legacy of the 500,000
Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver
Our Failures
1962
Hangyaku no Tabi
1976
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1967
Mr. Pu
1953
All is Well
1955
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Young Guy in Hawaii
赤塚
Mr. Lucky
1952
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Communications Minister
Swindler Meets Swindler
1966
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Kenichiro Hamamura
Go and Get It
Don-chan
Elegy
1951
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952
Girls in the Orchard
1953
Tatsu
Marumatsu
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
Mizushima
Rise Against the Sword
Shigeju
The Gambling Samurai
Tamazo
Lovers of Ginza
1961
The Skin of the South
1952
Forty-Eight Man
1952
The Man Who Came to Port
(uncredited)
Different Sons
1961
The Naked General
1958
Settlement of Love
1956
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
1967
Three Dolls and Three Guys
1960
Rebel Against Glory
1970
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
1969
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Song for a Bride
1958
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Frame of Snow
Kikukawa Yoshihiro
3 Dolls in College
1959
Skin-Colored Moon
Kusuda
Samurai Saga
(uncredited)
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
1969
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Sadayuki Inao
He's the Killer
1958
The Shadow Daughter
Okamoto
The Dangerous Kiss
1960
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Tamura (Lion Officer)
Story of a Detective's Assistant
Tetsu
The Rabble
1964
Bonds of Love
Miyata
College Champ
1962
Even The Mighty Shed Tears
Koibuchi
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
I Saw the Killer
Assassin A
Wedding Season
1954
Fox and Raccoon
Son of Hidematsu
The Men of Toho-ku
1957
A Man in Red
1961
Sazae-san Sequel
Yamashita
Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1958
Ôban
Employee
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Traveling Monk
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Company Employee
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
2nd Sin
The Last Embrace
Uchimura (Saboten)
The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
1957
I Love You
1959
Operation Mad Dog
1963
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
The Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)
Outpost of Hell
1963
Young Lovers
Nakagawa
My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
1954
Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961
Jirocho's New Year
1954
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
1956
Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
The 1/8 Project Staff
The Young Boss is Third Generation
Out-no-Yoshi
The Last Escape
Hashimoto
Three Brides for Three Sons
1955
Where Love Springs
1968
Aces Wild
1961
Three Dolls in Ginza
Yokoyama
