Acting
Kei Satō
JA, EN cinema · 186 credits
Born
21 December 1928
Died
2 May 2010 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Also known as Kei Satô · 佐藤慶之助 · Keinosuke Satō · Кэй Сато · 佐藤庆
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
as Kazutaka Hyodo
The Whispering of the Gods
as Father Togawa
Azumi
as Tenkai Nankôbô
The Perfect Education
as Lawyer
Taboo
as Narrator (voice)
Neo Faust
as Dr. Faust
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
as Takazawa Hakuun
Erotic Liaisons
as Nemoto
Dioxin from Fish!
as Genjiro
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
as Detective
Ronin-gai
as Iseya
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Business Trip
as (voice)
The Hopi Prophecy
as Narrator (voice)
Yakuza Ladies
as Hitoshi Awazu
Impactual Performance
as Ryo's father
Godzilla 1985
as Gondo
Let Him Rest in Peace
as Futoshi Shimoyama
The Return of Godzilla
as Chief Editor Gondo
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
as Police Inspector
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
as Police Chief
Choji Snack Bar
as Yoshino
Tokyo Trial
as Narrator
Station
Actor
Day Dream
as Dentist
Target
as Ichiro Hamada
The Beast to Die
as Endo
The Revolt
as Narrator (voice)
The Dogs of War
as Company President
The Man Who Stole the Sun
as Dr. Ichikawa
Golden Partners
as Ohkawa
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
Lost Love
as Nogami
The Killing Game
as Shoichi Katsuda
Empire of Passion
as Orator
High Seas Hijack
as T.V. Director Fukami
Yakuza Graveyard
as Teramitsu Abara
Conflagration
as Director Fukami
Shimane Prison Riot
as Prison Guard
My Way
as Koide, Chief of Police
The Tattooed Hitman
as Yukio Yamaji
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
as Shobei Hamajima
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
as Magistrate
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
as tyobei(Izuya)
A Japanese Demon
as Psychiartist
Dear Summer Sister
as Shinkô Kuniyoshi
The Ceremony
as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Inn of Evil
as Yohei
Evil Spirits of Japan
as Murase / Ochiai
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
as Himself
Devil's Temple
as Priest
The Curse of the Ghost
as Iyemon
Kuroneko
as Raiko
Death by Hanging
as Prison warden
Three Resurrected Drunkards
as Y Chong - iru
Hymn to a Tired Man
as Takenori Suzuki
Where did Sharaku go?
as Tōshūsai Sharaku
Song of my Life
as Masanobu Kurosawa
The Great Villains
as Ichiro Yasui
Eleven Samurai
as Secretary Mizumo
Band of Ninja
as Sakagami Shuzen
Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Boss Gonzo
Violence at Noon
as Eisuke Oyamada
The Sword of Doom
as Kamo Serizawa
Irezumi
as Hatamoto Serizawa
Glorious Fights
as Yuzo Gondo
Assignment Cloud
as Nishida
Kwaidan
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Samurai Spy
as Takanosuke Nojiri
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Police inspector
Sword Devil
as Secretery Kanbe
Young Boss
as Izo
Onibaba
as Hachi
Homicide
as Asaichi Isobe
Roadside Stone
as Shogo
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Brand of Evil
as Eguchi
Onibaba : Film Location
Actor, Director
Okashina yatsu
as Shamoji
Duel of Blood and Sand
as Katsumaki
Mother
as Dr. Koiguchi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Saburobei Konoe
League of Gangsters
as Takamoto
Pitfall
as Reporter
Human
as Hachizo
Harakiri
as Masakazu
Tokyo Bay
as Takeyama
Epitaph to My Love
as Shinji Tsuda
Women of Tokyo
as Tamio Yamada
Incidental Murders
as Ieraishan Tatsu
Onna no hashi
as Kazuhiko Yamana
Cruel Story of Youth
as Akira Matsuko
Night and Fog in Japan
as Sakamaki
The Sun's Burial
as Sakaguchi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Shinjô Ittôhei