Kei Satō
Acting
Born: December 21, 1928 · Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Died: May 2, 2010 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Harakiri
1962
Onibaba
1964
Kwaidan
1965
Azumi
2003
The Return of Godzilla
1984
The Sword of Doom
1966
Kuroneko
1968
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
Godzilla 1985
1985
Empire of Passion
1978
Taboo
1999
Death by Hanging
1968
Photos (4)
Movies (177)
Harakiri
Masakazu
Kwaidan
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Perfect Education
Lawyer
The Return of Godzilla
Chief Editor Gondo
The Sword of Doom
Kamo Serizawa
Empire of Passion
Orator
Onibaba
Hachi
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kazutaka Hyodo
Azumi
Tenkai Nankôbô
Ronin-gai
Iseya
Godzilla 1985
Gondo
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Otoko
Taboo
Narrator (voice)
Captive's Island
1966
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Shinjô Ittôhei
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Dr. Ichikawa
The Night of Martial Law
1980
Yakuza Graveyard
Teramitsu Abara
Cruel Story of Youth
Akira Matsuko
Irezumi
Hatamoto Serizawa
Yakuza Ladies
Hitoshi Awazu
Good-for-Nothing
1960
The Last Trump Card
1960
The Beast to Die
Endo
The Inheritance
Cop
Station
1981
Kuroneko
Raiko
Violent Street
1963
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Detective
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
1994
The Imperial Navy
1981
Day Dream
Dentist
Death by Hanging
Prison warden
Golden Partners
Ohkawa
High Seas Hijack
T.V. Director Fukami
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Magistrate
The Sun's Burial
Sakaguchi
Night and Fog in Japan
Sakamaki
Pitfall
Reporter
The Third Ninja
1964
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Saburobei Konoe
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
The Christian Revolt
1962
Epitaph to My Love
Shinji Tsuda
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Sekino
Conflagration
Director Fukami
Roadside Stone
Shogo
Eleven Samurai
Secretary Mizumo
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Shobei Hamajima
Inn of Evil
Yohei
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Sekino
Appassionata
1984
Choji Snack Bar
Yoshino
Mother
Dr. Koiguchi
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
1992
Pleasures of the Flesh
Police inspector
Green Requiem
1988
Sword Devil
Secretery Kanbe
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963
Violence at Noon
Eisuke Oyamada
The Ceremony
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Samurai Spy
Takanosuke Nojiri
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Otaguro
A Story from Echigo
1964
The Execution Game
1979
Erotic Liaisons
Nemoto
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Police Chief
Neo Faust
Dr. Faust
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Boss Gonzo
The Ninja Hunt
1964
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
Last Friends
1995
Dead Angle
1979
Where did Sharaku go?
Tōshūsai Sharaku
Band of Ninja
Sakagami Shuzen
The Whispering of the Gods
Father Togawa
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Nakajima
League of Gangsters
Takamoto
Assignment Cloud
Nishida
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Y Chong - iru
Women of Tokyo
Tamio Yamada
A Killer's Key
1967
Tokyo Bay
Takeyama
The Revolt
Narrator (voice)
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Shimizu
The Killing Game
Shoichi Katsuda
Let Him Rest in Peace
Futoshi Shimoyama
Duel of Blood and Sand
Katsumaki
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
Hymn to a Tired Man
Takenori Suzuki
Your Life
1966
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
1995
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963
Shimane Prison Riot
Prison Guard
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
1963
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
Police Inspector
Lone Rebel
1969
Dear My Love
2009
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
The Paper Crane
1962
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
My Way
Koide, Chief of Police
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Glorious Fights
Yuzo Gondo
Chase That Man
1972
Demon Spies
1974
The Flower and the Dragon
1965
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
tyobei(Izuya)
Dear Summer Sister
Shinkô Kuniyoshi
Naked Ambition
1970
Bullet Wound
1969
Sensen fukoku
2002
Human
Hachizo
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
Onibaba : Film Location
1964
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
1988
Women and Miso Soup
1968
Lost Love
Nogami
Procurer of Hell
1961
Shingo's Ten Duels
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Cross-Currents
1972
Gang Warfare
1972
Devil's Temple
Priest
Towering Waves
1960
Brand of Evil
Eguchi
Tokyo Trial
Narrator
Target
Ichiro Hamada
Akizakura - Cosmos
1991
The Tattooed Lord
1965
The Tattooed Hitman
Yukio Yamaji
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
1961
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
1973
The Curse of the Ghost
Iyemon
Incidental Murders
Ieraishan Tatsu
The Great Villains
Ichiro Yasui
At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963
Clouds at Sunset
1967
A Man Worth the Money
1966
Okashina yatsu
Shamoji
Festival of Dreams
1989
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Homicide
Asaichi Isobe
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
1962
Song of my Life
Masanobu Kurosawa
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Kinjiro Takeuchi
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
Onna no hashi
Kazuhiko Yamana
Shiroi minamikaze
1961
Flower and Dragon
1973
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
Blackmail
1963
Dioxin from Fish!
Genjiro
Volunteering for Villainy
Iwai
Detective Heiji
1990
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
The Fir Tree Remains
1990
Knock Down
1960
They Were Eleven
1977
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
1963
Young Boss
Izo
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
I Love You So Much
1988
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
1973
A Japanese Demon
Psychiartist
The Visas That Saved Lives
1992
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965
Business Trip
(voice)
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
1987
Kyoto Assassin
1962
The Hopi Prophecy
Narrator (voice)
Evil Spirits of Japan
Murase / Ochiai
TV Shows (30)
Jūkyūsai
3 eps
Professional Killers
1 eps
Lone Wolf and Cub
Retsudo Yagyu · 26 eps
Pro Hunter
2 eps
Kusa Moeru
Hiki Yoshikazu · 51 eps
Taikouki
Akechi Mitsuhide · 52 eps
Chotchan
北山俊道 · 156 eps
Honmamon
Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather) · 150 eps
The Water Margin
Kao Chiu · 26 eps
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Mashita Nagamori · 49 eps
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Sabee Inugami · 1 eps
Precious Moments
14 eps
Nemuri Kyoshiro
20 eps
Yasei no Shōmei
13 eps
Fateful Mountain Pass
Asahina Genzaemon · 21 eps
Graduation
12 eps
The Trading Company
Shigeru Yasuda · 4 eps
Rice Curry
13 eps
水曜ドラマスペシャル
1 eps
Concerto
10 eps
Prayer Beads
1 eps
The Autumn in Tokyo
2 eps
Ningen no Shōmei
13 eps
Byakkotai
Tanaka Tosa · 2 eps
Wave in Mind
11 eps
Tabaruzaka
Iwakura Tomomi · 2 eps
The Dawn of Asia
Li Lie-jun · 13 eps
Kokugo Gannen
5 eps
Star of the Night
26 eps
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
岡村局長 · 1 eps
