Kei Satō
Acting·December 21, 1928·† May 2, 2010 — 81 years old·Aizuwakamatsu, 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
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2009Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerKazutaka Hyodo2009Dear My Love2005The Whispering of the GodsFather Togawa2004Prayer BeadsTV2004稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズTVSabee Inugami2003AzumiTenkai Nankôbô2003藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」TV2002Sensen fukoku2001HonmamonTVSadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)2000Aoi: Tokugawa Three GenerationsTVMashita Nagamori1999TabooNarrator (voice)1999The Perfect EducationLawyer1999Neo FaustDr. Faust1997Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow1996ConcertoTV1995Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident1995Last Friends1995Wave in MindTV1994The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting1993Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death1992The Visas That Saved Lives1992Erotic LiaisonsNemoto1992Kachô Shima Kôsaku1992The Strange Tale of OyukiDetective1992Dioxin from Fish!Genjiro1991Akizakura - Cosmos1990The Fir Tree Remains1990Ronin-gaiIseya1990Detective Heiji1990GraduationTV1990Shingo's Ten DuelsInoue Kawachi-no-kami1989Business Trip(voice)1989Festival of Dreams1989JūkyūsaiTV1988I Love You So Much1988Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana1988Green Requiem1988The Notorious Bored Samurai1988Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure1987TabaruzakaTVIwakura Tomomi1987The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma1987ChotchanTV北山俊道1987The Hopi ProphecyNarrator (voice)1986ByakkotaiTVTanaka Tosa1986Yakuza LadiesHitoshi Awazu1986Surgical Designs in Flames1986Rice CurryTV1985The Autumn in TokyoTV1985Godzilla 1985Gondo1985Let Him Rest in PeaceFutoshi Shimoyama1985Kokugo GannenTV1985I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire IncidentNakajima1984The Return of GodzillaChief Editor Gondo1984水曜ドラマスペシャルTV1984Appassionata1983Choji Snack BarYoshino1983The Crimes of Kiyoshi ŌkuboPolice Inspector1983The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorPolice Chief1983Tokyo TrialNarrator1982Nemuri KyoshiroTV1981Station1981Precious MomentsTV1981Day DreamDentist1981The Imperial Navy1981Pro HunterTV1980The Trading CompanyTVShigeru Yasuda1980The Beast to DieEndo1980The Night of Martial Law1980TargetIchiro Hamada1980The RevoltNarrator (voice)1979The Execution Game1979The Man Who Stole the SunDr. Ichikawa1979Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator1979The Resurrection of the Golden WolfShimizu1979Dead Angle1979Golden PartnersOhkawa1979Kusa MoeruTVHiki Yoshikazu1979Yasei no ShōmeiTV1978The Killing GameShoichi Katsuda1978Japanese Godfather: ConclusionSekino1978Empire of PassionOrator1978Lost LoveNogami1978Ningen no ShōmeiTV1977The Skies of Haruo1977Japanese Godfather: AmbitionSekino1977High Seas HijackT.V. Director Fukami1977Japanese Humanity and Justice1977They Were Eleven1976Yakuza GraveyardTeramitsu Abara1975松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙TV岡村局長1975ConflagrationDirector Fukami1975Shimane Prison RiotPrison Guard1974Fateful Mountain PassTVAsahina Genzaemon1974My WayKoide, Chief of Police1974The Tattooed HitmanYukio Yamaji1974Demon Spies1973The Water MarginTVKao Chiu1973Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarrytyobei(Izuya)1973A Japanese DemonPsychiartist1973Hanzo the Razor: The SnareShobei Hamajima1973A Diary of a Woman Doctor1973Zatoichi's ConspiracyMagistrate1973Lone Wolf and CubTVRetsudo Yagyu1973Flower and Dragon1973Secret High School Girl: After School Activity1972Cross-Currents1972Professional KillersTV1972Dear Summer SisterShinkô Kuniyoshi1972Gang Warfare1972Chase That Man1971Inn of EvilYohei1971Expelled from the Kanto Mob1971Challenge at Dawn1971The CeremonySakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather1970Evil Spirits of JapanMurase / Ochiai1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!1970Naked Ambition1969Lone Rebel1969Bullet Wound1969The Curse of the GhostIyemon1969Devil's TemplePriest1969Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefHimself1968Outlaw: Goro the Assassin1968Where did Sharaku go?Tōshūsai Sharaku1968Star of the NightTV1968Women and Miso Soup1968Hymn to a Tired ManTakenori Suzuki1968Song of my LifeMasanobu Kurosawa1968Three Resurrected DrunkardsY Chong - iru1968KuronekoRaiko1968The Great VillainsIchiro Yasui1968Death by HangingPrison warden1967Eleven SamuraiSecretary Mizumo1967A Killer's Key1967Japanese Summer: Double SuicideOtoko1967The River - Poem of WrathDoctor1967Band of NinjaSakagami Shuzen1967Clouds at Sunset1966Glorious FightsYuzo Gondo1966Assignment CloudNishida1966Your Life1966Violence at NoonEisuke Oyamada1966Captive's Island1966Zatoichi's VengeanceBoss Gonzo1966A Man Worth the Money1966The Sword of DoomKamo Serizawa1966IrezumiHatamoto Serizawa1966Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves1965The Flower and the Dragon1965Sword DevilSecretery Kanbe1965Pleasures of the FleshPolice inspector1965Samurai SpyTakanosuke Nojiri1965Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan1965Young BossIzo1965The Tattooed Lord1965KwaidanGhost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu1965TaikoukiTVAkechi Mitsuhide1964The Dawn of AsiaTVLi Lie-jun1964OnibabaHachi1964The Ninja Hunt1964Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's OfficeKinjiro Takeuchi1964HomicideAsaichi Isobe1964Roadside StoneShogo1964Brand of EvilEguchi1964A Story from Echigo1964Life of Hishakaku 31964The Third Ninja1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleOtaguro1964Onibaba : Film LocationDirector1963Sasuke and His Comedians1963Duel of Blood and SandKatsumaki1963MotherDr. Koiguchi1963Okashina yatsuShamoji1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin1963Blackmail1963League of GangstersTakamoto1963At the Side of the Bridge 41963The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List1963Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiSaburobei Konoe1963Violent Street1963Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady1962The Paper Crane1962HumanHachizo1962Zoku aizen katsura1962The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman1962HarakiriMasakazu1962PitfallReporter1962Kyoto Assassin1962Tokyo BayTakeyama1962The Christian Revolt1962The InheritanceCop1962Drunkard's Paradise1961Procurer of Hell1961Shiroi minamikaze1961Onna no hashiKazuhiko Yamana1961Epitaph to My LoveShinji Tsuda1961Women of TokyoTamio Yamada1961Bitter End of a Sweet Night1961Incidental MurdersIeraishan Tatsu1960Towering Waves1960Night and Fog in JapanSakamaki1960Volunteering for VillainyIwai1960The Last Trump Card1960The Sun's BurialSakaguchi1960Good-for-Nothing1960Cruel Story of YouthAkira Matsuko1960Knock Down1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityShinjô Ittôhei