Cast & creator
Kei Satō
Best known for Jūkyūsai, Kusa Moeru, Honmamon
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.
Also known as: Kei Satô , 佐藤慶之助, Keinosuke Satō, Кэй Сато, 佐藤庆
186
film credits
31
television credits
216
1959–2009 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (217)
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Jūkyūsai
1989
Kusa Moeru
Hiki Yoshikazu
1979
Honmamon
Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
2001
Harakiri
Masakazu
1962
Chotchan
北山俊道
1987
Professional Killers
1972
Pro Hunter
1981
Taikouki
Akechi Mitsuhide
1965
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Mashita Nagamori
2000
Lone Wolf and Cub
Retsudo Yagyu
1973
Taboo
Narrator (voice)
1999
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Sabee Inugami
2004
Empire of Passion
Orator
1978
水曜ドラマスペシャル
1984
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Shinjô Ittôhei
1959
The Water Margin
Kao Chiu
1973
Kwaidan
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1965
The Return of Godzilla
Chief Editor Gondo
1984
Azumi
Tenkai Nankôbô
2003
The Perfect Education
Lawyer
1999
Precious Moments
1981
The Night of Martial Law
1980
Onibaba
Hachi
1964
Godzilla 1985
Gondo
1985
Fateful Mountain Pass
Asahina Genzaemon
1974
Nemuri Kyoshiro
1982
Concerto
1996
Volunteering for Villainy
Iwai
1960
Rice Curry
1986
Graduation
1990
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kazutaka Hyodo
2009
Station
1981
Yasei no Shōmei
1979
The Sword of Doom
Kamo Serizawa
1966
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Dr. Ichikawa
1979
Erotic Liaisons
Nemoto
1992
Kuroneko
Raiko
1968
Cruel Story of Youth
Akira Matsuko
1960
Death by Hanging
Prison warden
1968
Ronin-gai
Iseya
1990
Ningen no Shōmei
1978
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
1994
The Dawn of Asia
Li Lie-jun
1964
Yakuza Ladies
Hitoshi Awazu
1986
Byakkotai
Tanaka Tosa
1986
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Saburobei Konoe
1963
Prayer Beads
2004
Irezumi
Hatamoto Serizawa
1966
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Detective
1992
Wave in Mind
1995
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Sekino
1977
Tabaruzaka
Iwakura Tomomi
1987
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Otoko
1967
The Trading Company
Shigeru Yasuda
1980
The Imperial Navy
1981
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Himself
1969
Yakuza Graveyard
Teramitsu Abara
1976
Dear My Love
2009
High Seas Hijack
T.V. Director Fukami
1977
Kokugo Gannen
1985
Appassionata
1984
Pleasures of the Flesh
Police inspector
1965
Last Friends
1995
The Inheritance
Cop
1962
The Ceremony
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
1971
The Beast to Die
Endo
1980
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Police Chief
1983
Shingo's Ten Duels
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
1990
Conflagration
Director Fukami
1975
The Revolt
Narrator (voice)
1980
Inn of Evil
Yohei
1971
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Boss Gonzo
1966
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Sekino
1978
Dead Angle
1979
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Shimizu
1979
Day Dream
Dentist
1981
Samurai Spy
Takanosuke Nojiri
1965
The Autumn in Tokyo
1985
Star of the Night
1968
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
A Story from Echigo
1964
Violence at Noon
Eisuke Oyamada
1966
The Sun's Burial
Sakaguchi
1960
Magnitude 7.9
1980
The Tattooed Hitman
Yukio Yamaji
1974
Eleven Samurai
Secretary Mizumo
1967
Choji Snack Bar
Yoshino
1983
Night and Fog in Japan
Sakamaki
1960
Mother
Dr. Koiguchi
1963
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Otaguro
1964
Hymn to a Tired Man
Takenori Suzuki
1968
Roadside Stone
Shogo
1964
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Magistrate
1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Shobei Hamajima
1973
Pitfall
Reporter
1962
The Ninja Hunt
1964
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
Captive's Island
1966
Epitaph to My Love
Shinji Tsuda
1961
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
The Execution Game
1979
Golden Partners
Ohkawa
1979
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
岡村局長
1975
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963
Dioxin from Fish!
Genjiro
1992
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Procurer of Hell
1961
The Third Ninja
1964
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
Police Inspector
1983
Shimane Prison Riot
Prison Guard
1975
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Takazawa Hakuun
1995
Evil Spirits of Japan
Murase / Ochiai
1970
Dear Summer Sister
Shinkô Kuniyoshi
1972
Sword Devil
Secretery Kanbe
1965
Sensen fukoku
2002
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Nakajima
1985
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970
Impactual Performance
Ryo's father
1986
The Flower and the Dragon
1965
Chase That Man
1972
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
Target
Ichiro Hamada
1980
Devil's Temple
Priest
1969
Cross-Currents
1972
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
1968
Demon Spies
1974
The Whispering of the Gods
Father Togawa
2005
Brand of Evil
Eguchi
1964
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
1979
Women and Miso Soup
1968
Band of Ninja
Sakagami Shuzen
1967
My Way
Koide, Chief of Police
1974
Onibaba : Film Location
1964Onibaba : Film Location
Director
1964
Neo Faust
Dr. Faust
1999
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
The Killing Game
Shoichi Katsuda
1978The River - Poem of Wrath
Doctor
1967
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1962
Let Him Rest in Peace
Futoshi Shimoyama
1985
Green Requiem
1988
Flower and Dragon
1973
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
1987
Bullet Wound
1969
Violent Street
1963
Duel of Blood and Sand
Katsumaki
1963
Chiisana bōken ryokō
1963
Naked Ambition
1970
Tokyo Trial
Narrator
1983
Human
Hachizo
1962
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
1963藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」
2003
Tokyo Bay
Takeyama
1962
A Killer's Key
1967
The Visas That Saved Lives
1992
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Kinjiro Takeuchi
1964
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
tyobei(Izuya)
1973
The Fir Tree Remains
1990
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
1992
Clouds at Sunset
1967
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
1961
Your Life
1966
League of Gangsters
Takamoto
1963
The Christian Revolt
1962
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
Lone Rebel
1969
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Blackmail
1963
Lost Love
Nogami
1978
Glorious Fights
Yuzo Gondo
1966
Knock Down
1960The Skies of Haruo
1977
The Curse of the Ghost
Iyemon
1969
Women of Tokyo
Tamio Yamada
1961
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
Okashina yatsu
Shamoji
1963
Where did Sharaku go?
Tōshūsai Sharaku
1968
At the Side of the Bridge 4
1963
Shiroi minamikaze
1961Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
1988
Gang Warfare
1972
Incidental Murders
Ieraishan Tatsu
1961
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
1988
Kyoto Assassin
1962
Akizakura - Cosmos
1991
Business Trip
(voice)
1989
Good-for-Nothing
1960
I Love You So Much
1988
Festival of Dreams
1989
The Tattooed Lord
1965
Homicide
Asaichi Isobe
1964
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
1973
The Last Trump Card
1960
Onna no hashi
Kazuhiko Yamana
1961
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
1963
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Y Chong - iru
1968The Notorious Bored Samurai
1988
They Were Eleven
1977
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965
Young Boss
Izo
1965
Song of my Life
Masanobu Kurosawa
1968
Towering Waves
1960
A Japanese Demon
Psychiartist
1973
The Paper Crane
1962
Assignment Cloud
Nishida
1966
A Man Worth the Money
1966
Detective Heiji
1990
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
1963
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1971
The Great Villains
Ichiro Yasui
1968
The Hopi Prophecy
Narrator (voice)
1987