
Actor
Kei Satō
Born December 21, 1928 in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanDied May 2, 2010181 films
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.
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181 films as actor- 2009Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerKazutaka Hyodo
- 2009Dear My Love
- 2005The Whispering of the GodsFather Togawa
- 2003AzumiTenkai Nankôbô
- 2002Sensen fukoku
- 1999TabooNarrator (voice)
- 1999The Perfect EducationLawyer
- 1999Neo FaustDr. Faust
- 1997Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
- 1995Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru IncidentTakazawa Hakuun
- 1995Last Friends
- 1994The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
- 1993Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
- 1993Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
- 1992The Visas That Saved Lives
- 1992Erotic LiaisonsNemoto
- 1992Kachô Shima Kôsaku
- 1992The Strange Tale of OyukiDetective
- 1992Dioxin from Fish!Genjiro
- 1991Akizakura - Cosmos
- 1990The Fir Tree Remains
- 1990Ronin-gaiIseya
- 1990Detective Heiji
- 1990Shingo's Ten DuelsInoue Kawachi-no-kami
- 1989Business Trip(voice)
- 1989Festival of Dreams
- 1988I Love You So Much
- 1988Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
- 1988Green Requiem
- 1988The Notorious Bored Samurai
- 1988Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
- 1987The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
- 1986Impactual PerformanceRyo's father
- 1986Yakuza LadiesHitoshi Awazu
- 1986Surgical Designs in Flames
- 1985Godzilla 1985Gondo
- 1985Let Him Rest in PeaceFutoshi Shimoyama
- 1985I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire IncidentNakajima
- 1984The Return of GodzillaChief Editor Gondo
- 1984Appassionata
- 1983Choji Snack BarYoshino
- 1983The Crimes of Kiyoshi ŌkuboPolice Inspector
- 1983The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorPolice Chief
- 1981Station
- 1981Day DreamDentist
- 1981The Imperial Navy
- 1980The Beast to DieEndo
- 1980Magnitude 7.9
- 1980The Night of Martial Law
- 1980TargetIchiro Hamada
- 1980The RevoltNarrator (voice)
- 1979The Execution Game
- 1979The Man Who Stole the SunDr. Ichikawa
- 1979Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
- 1979The Resurrection of the Golden WolfShimizu
- 1979Dead Angle
- 1979Golden PartnersOhkawa
- 1978The Killing GameShoichi Katsuda
- 1978Japanese Godfather: ConclusionSekino
- 1978Empire of PassionOrator
- 1978Lost LoveNogami
- 1977The Skies of Haruo
- 1977Japanese Godfather: AmbitionSekino
- 1977High Seas HijackT.V. Director Fukami
- 1977Japanese Humanity and Justice
- 1977They Were Eleven
- 1976Yakuza GraveyardTeramitsu Abara
- 1975ConflagrationDirector Fukami
- 1975Shimane Prison RiotPrison Guard
- 1974My WayKoide, Chief of Police
- 1974The Tattooed HitmanYukio Yamaji
- 1974Demon Spies
- 1973Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarrytyobei(Izuya)
- 1973A Japanese DemonPsychiartist
- 1973Hanzo the Razor: The SnareShobei Hamajima
- 1973A Diary of a Woman Doctor
- 1973Zatoichi's ConspiracyMagistrate
- 1973Flower and Dragon
- 1973Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
- 1972Cross-Currents
- 1972Dear Summer SisterShinkô Kuniyoshi
- 1972Gang Warfare
- 1972Chase That Man
- 1971Inn of EvilYohei
- 1971Expelled from the Kanto Mob
- 1971Challenge at Dawn
- 1971The CeremonySakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
- 1970Evil Spirits of JapanMurase / Ochiai
- 1970Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
- 1970Naked Ambition
- 1969Lone Rebel
- 1969Bullet Wound
- 1969The Curse of the GhostIyemon
- 1969Devil's TemplePriest
- 1968Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
- 1968Where did Sharaku go?Tōshūsai Sharaku
- 1968Women and Miso Soup
- 1968Hymn to a Tired ManTakenori Suzuki
- 1968Song of my LifeMasanobu Kurosawa
- 1968Three Resurrected DrunkardsY Chong - iru
- 1968KuronekoRaiko
- 1968The Great VillainsIchiro Yasui
- 1968Death by HangingPrison warden
- 1967Eleven SamuraiSecretary Mizumo
- 1967A Killer's Key
- 1967Japanese Summer: Double SuicideOtoko
- 1967The River - Poem of WrathDoctor
- 1967Band of NinjaSakagami Shuzen
- 1967Clouds at Sunset
- 1966Glorious FightsYuzo Gondo
- 1966Assignment CloudNishida
- 1966Your Life
- 1966Violence at NoonEisuke Oyamada
- 1966Captive's Island
- 1966Zatoichi's VengeanceBoss Gonzo
- 1966A Man Worth the Money
- 1966The Sword of DoomKamo Serizawa
- 1966IrezumiHatamoto Serizawa
- 1966Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
- 1965The Flower and the Dragon







