Kei Satō
Dec 21, 1928 - May 02, 2010 (81 years old) in 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
Honmamon
Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
Chotchan
北山俊道
Lone Wolf and Cub
Retsudo Yagyu
The Return of Godzilla
Chief Editor Gondo
Empire of Passion
Orator
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Mashita Nagamori
Harakiri
Masakazu
Taikouki
Akechi Mitsuhide
Kusa Moeru
Hiki Yoshikazu
Credits
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Kazutaka Okada★ 6.8 -
Dear My Love 2009★ NR -
Father Togawa★ 5 -
Prayer Beads 2004★ NR -
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ 2004Sabee Inugami★ 9 -
Azumi 2003Tenkai Nankôbô★ 6.9 -
藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」 2003★ NR -
Sensen fukoku 2002★ NR -
Honmamon 2001Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)★ NR -
Mashita Nagamori★ 10 -
Taboo 1999Narrator (voice)★ 6.5 -
Lawyer★ 5 -
Neo Faust 1999Dr. Faust★ NR -
★ NR -
Concerto 1996★ NR -
★ NR -
Last Friends 1995★ 5 -
Wave in Mind 1995★ NR -
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★ NR -
★ NR -
Erotic Liaisons 1992Nemoto★ 4 -
Kachô Shima Kôsaku 1992★ NR -
Detective★ 8 -
Dioxin from Fish! 1992Genjiro★ NR -
Akizakura - Cosmos 1991★ NR -
The Fir Tree Remains 1990★ NR -
Ronin-gai 1990Iseya★ 5.9 -
Detective Heiji 1990★ NR -
Graduation 1990★ NR -
Shingo's Ten Duels 1990Inoue Kawachi-no-kami★ NR -
Business Trip 1989(voice)★ NR -
Festival of Dreams 1989★ NR -
Jūkyūsai 1989★ NR -
I Love You So Much 1988★ NR -
Green Requiem 1988★ NR -
★ 10
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★ NR -
Tabaruzaka 1987Iwakura Tomomi★ NR -
★ 6 -
Chotchan 1987北山俊道★ NR -
The Hopi Prophecy 1987Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Byakkotai 1986Tanaka Tosa★ NR -
Yakuza Ladies 1986Hitoshi Awazu★ 5.3 -
★ NR -
★ NR -
Rice Curry 1986★ NR -
The Autumn in Tokyo 1985★ NR -
Godzilla 1985 1985Gondo★ 6.8 -
Daishi Shimoyama★ 8 -
Kokugo Gannen 1985★ NR -
Nakajima★ 1 -
Chief Editor Gondo★ 7.2 -
水曜ドラマスペシャル 1984★ NR -
Appassionata 1984★ 5 -
Choji Snack Bar 1983Yoshino★ 7 -
Police Inspector★ NR -
Police Chief★ 6.3 -
Tokyo Trial 1983Narrator★ 6.8 -
Nemuri Kyoshiro 1982★ NR -
Station 1981★ 6.1 -
Precious Moments 1981★ NR -
Day Dream 1981Dentist★ 4.1 -
The Imperial Navy 1981★ 6.4 -
Pro Hunter 1981★ NR -
The Trading Company 1980Shigeru Yasuda★ 10 -
The Beast to Die 1980Endo★ 5.5 -
★ NR -
Target 1980Ichiro Hamada★ NR -
The Revolt 1980Narrator (voice)★ 6 -
The Execution Game 1979★ 7.5 -
Dr. Ichikawa★ 7.3 -
Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator★ 6 -
Shimizu★ 6.1 -
Dead Angle 1979★ 7 -
Golden Partners 1979Ohkawa★ NR -
Kusa Moeru 1979Hiki Yoshikazu★ 7 -
Yasei no Shōmei 1979★ NR -
The Killing Game 1978Shoichi Katsuda★ 7.5 -
Sekino★ 7 -
Empire of Passion 1978Orator★ 6.8 -
Lost Love 1978Nogami★ 5.5 -
Ningen no Shōmei 1978★ NR -
The Skies of Haruo 1977★ NR
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Sekino★ 8.8 -
High Seas Hijack 1977T.V. Director Fukami★ 10 -
★ 7 -
They Were Eleven 1977★ NR -
Yakuza Graveyard 1976Teramitsu Abara★ 6.5 -
Conflagration 1975Director Fukami★ 6.5 -
Shimane Prison Riot 1975Prison Guard★ 5 -
Asahina Genzaemon★ NR -
My Way 1974Koide, Chief of Police★ 5.7 -
The Tattooed Hitman 1974Yukio Yamaji★ 6 -
Demon Spies 1974★ 5.8 -
The Water Margin 1973Kao Chiu★ 7.6 -
tyobei(Izuya)★ 9 -
A Japanese Demon 1973Psychiartist★ 8 -
Shobei Hamajima★ 6.2 -
★ NR -
Magistrate★ 6.9 -
Lone Wolf and Cub 1973Retsudo Yagyu★ 7.9 -
Flower and Dragon 1973★ 10 -
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Cross-Currents 1972★ 6 -
Professional Killers 1972★ 8 -
Dear Summer Sister 1972Shinkô Kuniyoshi★ 4.5 -
Gang Warfare 1972★ 7 -
Chase That Man 1972★ NR -
Inn of Evil 1971Yohei★ 6 -
★ NR -
Challenge at Dawn 1971★ NR -
The Ceremony 1971Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather★ 6.8 -
Murase / Ochiai★ 6 -
★ 6.9 -
Naked Ambition 1970★ 7 -
Lone Rebel 1969★ NR -
Bullet Wound 1969★ 6 -
Iyemon★ 6.2 -
Devil's Temple 1969Priest★ 6.5 -
Himself★ 4.6 -
★ 6.5 -
Tōshūsai Sharaku★ 8 -
Star of the Night 1968★ NR -
Women and Miso Soup 1968★ NR -
Hymn to a Tired Man 1968Takenori Suzuki★ 7.8 -
Song of my Life 1968Masanobu Kurosawa★ NR -
Y Chong - iru★ 5.4 -
Kuroneko 1968Raiko★ 7.4 -
The Great Villains 1968Ichiro Yasui★ 3 -
Death by Hanging 1968Prison warden★ 7.4 -
Eleven Samurai 1967Secretary Mizumo★ 7.5 -
A Killer's Key 1967★ 7.5 -
Otoko★ 5.4 -
Doctor★ NR
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Band of Ninja 1967Sakagami Shuzen★ 4.6 -
Clouds at Sunset 1967★ 5.5 -
Glorious Fights 1966Yuzo Gondo★ 7 -
Assignment Cloud 1966Nishida★ 2 -
Your Life 1966★ NR -
Violence at Noon 1966Eisuke Oyamada★ 6.1 -
Captive's Island 1966★ 6.5 -
Zatoichi's Vengeance 1966Boss Gonzo★ 6.9 -
★ NR -
The Sword of Doom 1966Kamo Serizawa★ 7.7 -
Irezumi 1966Hatamoto Serizawa★ 6.8 -
★ 10 -
★ 7.3 -
Sword Devil 1965Secretery Kanbe★ 6.1 -
Police inspector★ 5.6 -
Samurai Spy 1965Takanosuke Nojiri★ 6.4 -
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★ 6.4 -
Young Boss 1965Izo★ 7 -
The Tattooed Lord 1965★ 8 -
Kwaidan 1965Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")★ 7.7 -
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu 1965★ 8.2 -
Taikouki 1965Akechi Mitsuhide★ NR -
The Dawn of Asia 1964Li Lie-jun★ NR -
Onibaba 1964Hachi★ 7.7 -
The Ninja Hunt 1964★ 7.5 -
Kinjiro Takeuchi★ 8.5 -
Homicide 1964Asaichi Isobe★ NR -
Roadside Stone 1964Shogo★ 6.5 -
Brand of Evil 1964Eguchi★ 7.5 -
A Story from Echigo 1964★ 7.2 -
Life of Hishakaku 3 1964★ NR -
The Third Ninja 1964★ 7 -
Otaguro★ 7 -
★ NR -
★ 5.8 -
Katsumaki★ 7 -
Mother 1963Dr. Koiguchi★ 6.8 -
Okashina yatsu 1963Shamoji★ NR -
★ NR -
Blackmail 1963★ NR -
League of Gangsters 1963Takamoto★ 7.5 -
★ NR -
★ 6 -
★ NR -
Saburobei Konoe★ 6.8 -
Violent Street 1963★ NR -
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The Paper Crane 1962★ NR -
Human 1962Hachizo★ 6.6 -
Zoku aizen katsura 1962★ NR -
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Harakiri 1962Masakazu★ 8.4 -
Pitfall 1962Reporter★ 7.3 -
Kyoto Assassin 1962★ NR -
Tokyo Bay 1962Takeyama★ 7 -
The Christian Revolt 1962★ 6.2 -
The Inheritance 1962Cop★ 7.1 -
Drunkard's Paradise 1962★ NR -
Procurer of Hell 1961★ 8 -
白い南風 1961★ NR -
Epitaph to My Love 1961Shinji Tsuda★ 7 -
Women of Tokyo 1961Tamio Yamada★ NR -
★ 5.8 -
Incidental Murders 1961Ieraishan Tatsu★ 5 -
Sakamaki★ 6.4 -
Iwai★ NR -
The Sun's Burial 1960Sakaguchi★ 6.4 -
Good-for-Nothing 1960★ 6.8 -
Cruel Story of Youth 1960Akira Matsuko★ 6.5 -
Knock Down 1960★ NR -
Shinjô Ittôhei★ 8.2
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