Kei Satō

Kei Satō

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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Filmography

2009

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as Kazutaka Okada
Movie - Released: 10/10/2009
Dear My Love
Dear My Love
Movie - Released: 5/16/2009

2005

The Whispering of the Gods
The Whispering of the Gods
as Father Togawa
Movie - Released: 12/17/2005

2004

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
as Sabee Inugami
TV - Released: 4/3/2004
Prayer Beads
Prayer Beads
TV - Released: 5/8/2004

2003

Azumi
Azumi
as Tenkai Nankôbô
Movie - Released: 5/10/2003

2002

Sensen fukoku
Sensen fukoku
Movie - Released: 10/5/2002

2001

Honmamon
Honmamon
as Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
TV - Released: 10/1/2001

2000

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
as Mashita Nagamori
TV - Released: 1/9/2000

1999

The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education
as Lawyer
Movie - Released: 1/30/1999
Taboo
Taboo
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/18/1999
Neo Faust
Neo Faust
as Dr. Faust
Movie - Released: 1/15/1999

1997

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Movie - Released: 11/22/1997

1996

Concerto
Concerto
TV - Released: 10/11/1996

1995

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Movie - Released: 9/2/1995
Last Friends
Last Friends
Movie - Released: 6/3/1995
Wave in Mind
Wave in Mind
TV - Released: 1/13/1995

1993

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Movie - Released: 7/12/1993
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Movie - Released: 3/27/1993

1992

Erotic Liaisons
Erotic Liaisons
as Nemoto
Movie - Released: 10/17/1992
Dioxin from Fish!
Dioxin from Fish!
as Genjiro
Movie - Released: 2/22/1992
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
Movie - Released: 10/3/1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
as Detective
Movie - Released: 6/6/1992
The Visas That Saved Lives
The Visas That Saved Lives
Movie - Released: 12/18/1992

1991

Akizakura - Cosmos
Akizakura - Cosmos
Movie - Released: 7/24/1991

1990

Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai
as Iseya
Movie - Released: 8/18/1990
Shingo's Ten Duels
Shingo's Ten Duels
as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Detective Heiji
Detective Heiji
Movie - Released: 7/11/1990
The Fir Tree Remains
The Fir Tree Remains
Movie - Released: 9/3/1990
Graduation
Graduation
TV - Released: 1/12/1990

1989

Business Trip
Business Trip
as (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/30/1989
Festival of Dreams
Festival of Dreams
Movie - Released: 6/24/1989
Jūkyūsai
Jūkyūsai
TV - Released: 1/14/1989

1988

Movie
The Notorious Bored Samurai
Movie - Released: 8/11/1988
Green Requiem
Green Requiem
Movie - Released: 8/20/1988
I Love You So Much
I Love You So Much
Movie - Released: 12/17/1988
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
Movie - Released: 8/6/1988

1987

The Hopi Prophecy
The Hopi Prophecy
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/15/1987
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
Movie - Released: 10/17/1987
Chotchan
Chotchan
as 北山俊道
TV - Released: 4/6/1987
Tabaruzaka
Tabaruzaka
as Iwakura Tomomi
TV - Released: 12/30/1987

1986

The White Tiger Battalion
The White Tiger Battalion
Movie - Released: 8/25/1986
Surgical Designs in Flames
Surgical Designs in Flames
Movie - Released: 5/24/1986
Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies
as Hitoshi Awazu
Movie - Released: 11/15/1986
Rice Curry
Rice Curry
TV - Released: 4/3/1986
Byakkotai
Byakkotai
as Tanaka Tosa
TV - Released: 12/30/1986

1985

Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985
as Gondo
Movie - Released: 8/23/1985
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
as Nakajima
Movie - Released: 3/2/1985
Let Him Rest in Peace
Let Him Rest in Peace
as Daishi Shimoyama
Movie - Released: 6/14/1985
Kokugo Gannen
Kokugo Gannen
TV - Released: 6/8/1985
The Autumn in Tokyo
The Autumn in Tokyo
TV - Released: 11/10/1985

1984

Appassionata
Appassionata
Movie - Released: 1/14/1984
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla
as Chief Editor Gondo
Movie - Released: 12/15/1984
水曜ドラマスペシャル
水曜ドラマスペシャル
TV - Released: 10/17/1984

1983

The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
as Police Inspector
Movie - Released: 8/29/1983
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
as Police Chief
Movie - Released: 7/2/1983
Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar
as Yoshino
Movie - Released: 11/12/1983
Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 6/4/1983

1982

Nemuri Kyoshiro
Nemuri Kyoshiro
TV - Released: 11/24/1982

1981

Station
Station
Movie - Released: 11/7/1981
Day Dream
Day Dream
as Dentist
Movie - Released: 9/12/1981
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy
Movie - Released: 8/8/1981
Precious Moments
Precious Moments
TV - Released: 9/18/1981
Pro Hunter
Pro Hunter
TV - Released: 4/7/1981

1980

The Night of Martial Law
The Night of Martial Law
Movie - Released: 7/5/1980
Target
Target
as Ichiro Hamada
Movie - Released: 4/19/1980
The Beast to Die
The Beast to Die
as Endo
Movie - Released: 10/4/1980
The Revolt
The Revolt
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/15/1980
The Trading Company
The Trading Company
as Shigeru Yasuda
TV - Released: 12/5/1980

1979

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Shimizu
Movie - Released: 8/4/1979
The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun
as Dr. Ichikawa
Movie - Released: 10/6/1979
Golden Partners
Golden Partners
as Ohkawa
Movie - Released: 4/28/1979
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
Movie - Released: 8/18/1979
Dead Angle
Dead Angle
Movie - Released: 7/4/1979
The Execution Game
The Execution Game
Movie - Released: 11/17/1979
Kusa Moeru
Kusa Moeru
as Hiki Yoshikazu
TV - Released: 1/7/1979
Yasei no Shōmei
Yasei no Shōmei
TV - Released: 1/6/1979

1978

Lost Love
Lost Love
as Nogami
Movie - Released: 2/24/1978
The Killing Game
The Killing Game
as Shoichi Katsuda
Movie - Released: 12/2/1978
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as Sekino
Movie - Released: 9/9/1978
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
as Orator
Movie - Released: 9/6/1978
Ningen no Shōmei
Ningen no Shōmei
TV - Released: 1/7/1978

1977

Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Sekino
Movie - Released: 10/29/1977
They Were Eleven
They Were Eleven
Movie - Released: 2/1/1977
Movie
The Skies of Haruo
Movie - Released: 12/19/1977
High Seas Hijack
High Seas Hijack
as T.V. Director Fukami
Movie - Released: 10/20/1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Movie - Released: 5/28/1977

1976

Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard
as Teramitsu Abara
Movie - Released: 10/30/1976

1975

Conflagration
Conflagration
as Director Fukami
Movie - Released: 7/12/1975
Shimane Prison Riot
Shimane Prison Riot
as Prison Guard
Movie - Released: 6/7/1975

1974

My Way
My Way
as Koide, Chief of Police
Movie - Released: 9/7/1974
Demon Spies
Demon Spies
Movie - Released: 2/9/1974
The Tattooed Hitman
The Tattooed Hitman
as Yukio Yamaji
Movie - Released: 4/27/1974
Fateful Mountain Pass
Fateful Mountain Pass
as Asahina Genzaemon
TV - Released: 10/2/1974

1973

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
as Shobei Hamajima
Movie - Released: 8/11/1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
as Magistrate
Movie - Released: 4/21/1973
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
Movie - Released: 5/12/1973
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
as tyobei(Izuya)
Movie - Released: 9/29/1973
A Japanese Demon
A Japanese Demon
as Psychiartist
Movie - Released: 9/29/1973
Flower and Dragon
Flower and Dragon
Movie - Released: 3/17/1973
The Water Margin
The Water Margin
as Kao Chiu
TV - Released: 10/2/1973
Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub
as Retsudo Yagyu
TV - Released: 4/8/1973

1972

Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister
as Shinkô Kuniyoshi
Movie - Released: 8/5/1972
Chase That Man
Chase That Man
Movie - Released: 2/23/1972
Gang Warfare
Gang Warfare
Movie - Released: 4/14/1972
Cross-Currents
Cross-Currents
Movie - Released: 9/9/1972
Professional Killers
Professional Killers
TV - Released: 9/2/1972

1971

The Ceremony
The Ceremony
as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Movie - Released: 5/18/1971
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil
as Yohei
Movie - Released: 9/11/1971
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Movie - Released: 7/3/1971
Challenge at Dawn
Challenge at Dawn
Movie - Released: 5/22/1971

1970

Evil Spirits of Japan
Evil Spirits of Japan
as Murase / Ochiai
Movie - Released: 12/26/1970
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Movie - Released: 10/31/1970
Naked Ambition
Naked Ambition
Movie - Released: 4/4/1970

1969

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
as Himself
Movie - Released: 2/15/1969
Devil's Temple
Devil's Temple
as Priest
Movie - Released: 5/31/1969
The Curse of the Ghost
The Curse of the Ghost
as Iyemon
Movie - Released: 6/28/1969
Lone Rebel
Lone Rebel
Movie - Released: 9/13/1969
Bullet Wound
Bullet Wound
Movie - Released: 9/10/1969

1968

Kuroneko
Kuroneko
as Raiko
Movie - Released: 2/24/1968
Women and Miso Soup
Women and Miso Soup
Movie - Released: 7/4/1968
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging
as Prison warden
Movie - Released: 2/2/1968
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Three Resurrected Drunkards
as Y Chong - iru
Movie - Released: 3/30/1968
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hymn to a Tired Man
as Takenori Suzuki
Movie - Released: 6/8/1968
Where did Sharaku go?
Where did Sharaku go?
as Tōshūsai Sharaku
Movie - Released: 8/22/1968
Song of my Life
Song of my Life
as Masanobu Kurosawa
Movie - Released: 5/29/1968
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Movie - Released: 11/2/1968
The Great Villains
The Great Villains
as Ichiro Yasui
Movie - Released: 2/24/1968
Star of the Night
Star of the Night
TV - Released: 7/30/1968

1967

Eleven Samurai
Eleven Samurai
as Secretary Mizumo
Movie - Released: 12/16/1967
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
as Otoko
Movie - Released: 9/2/1967
Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja
as Sakagami Shuzen
Movie - Released: 2/15/1967
Movie
The River - Poem of Wrath
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 8/31/1967
Clouds at Sunset
Clouds at Sunset
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967
A Killer's Key
A Killer's Key
Movie - Released: 12/2/1967

1966

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance
as Boss Gonzo
Movie - Released: 5/3/1966
Violence at Noon
Violence at Noon
as Eisuke Oyamada
Movie - Released: 7/15/1966
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
as Kamo Serizawa
Movie - Released: 2/25/1966
Your Life
Your Life
Movie - Released: 8/13/1966
Irezumi
Irezumi
as Hatamoto Serizawa
Movie - Released: 1/15/1966
Captive's Island
Captive's Island
Movie - Released: 7/2/1966
Glorious Fights
Glorious Fights
as Yuzo Gondo
Movie - Released: 10/29/1966
Assignment Cloud
Assignment Cloud
as Nishida
Movie - Released: 9/17/1966
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
Movie - Released: 1/13/1966
A Man Worth the Money
A Man Worth the Money
Movie - Released: 2/26/1966

1965

Kwaidan
Kwaidan
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Movie - Released: 1/6/1965
Samurai Spy
Samurai Spy
as Takanosuke Nojiri
Movie - Released: 7/10/1965
Pleasures of the Flesh
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Police inspector
Movie - Released: 8/29/1965
Sword Devil
Sword Devil
as Secretery Kanbe
Movie - Released: 10/16/1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Movie - Released: 4/10/1965
Young Boss
Young Boss
as Izo
Movie - Released: 3/13/1965
The Flower and the Dragon
The Flower and the Dragon
Movie - Released: 11/20/1965
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Movie - Released: 1/3/1965
The Tattooed Lord
The Tattooed Lord
Movie - Released: 2/25/1965
Taikouki
Taikouki
as Akechi Mitsuhide
TV - Released: 1/3/1965

1964

Onibaba
Onibaba
as Hachi
Movie - Released: 11/21/1964
The Ninja Hunt
The Ninja Hunt
Movie - Released: 9/5/1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
Life of Hishakaku 3
Movie - Released: 3/1/1964
Homicide
Homicide
as Asaichi Isobe
Movie - Released: 6/20/1964
A Story from Echigo
A Story from Echigo
Movie - Released: 5/9/1964
Roadside Stone
Roadside Stone
as Shogo
Movie - Released: 6/14/1964
The Third Ninja
The Third Ninja
Movie - Released: 3/1/1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
as Otaguro
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
Movie - Released: 8/26/1964
Brand of Evil
Brand of Evil
as Eguchi
Movie - Released: 5/29/1964
Onibaba : Film Location
Onibaba : Film Location
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
The Dawn of Asia
The Dawn of Asia
as Li Lie-jun
TV - Released: 12/9/1964

1963

Okashina yatsu
Okashina yatsu
as Shamoji
Movie - Released: 11/1/1963
Blackmail
Blackmail
Movie - Released: 9/14/1963
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
Movie - Released: 2/23/1963
Duel of Blood and Sand
Duel of Blood and Sand
as Katsumaki
Movie - Released: 12/1/1963
Mother
Mother
as Dr. Koiguchi
Movie - Released: 11/8/1963
Sasuke and His Comedians
Sasuke and His Comedians
Movie - Released: 12/11/1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Saburobei Konoe
Movie - Released: 4/28/1963
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
Movie - Released: 5/25/1963
League of Gangsters
League of Gangsters
as Takamoto
Movie - Released: 7/31/1963
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Movie - Released: 5/12/1963
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
Movie - Released: 9/21/1963
At the Side of the Bridge 4
At the Side of the Bridge 4
Movie - Released: 7/27/1963
Violent Street
Violent Street
Movie - Released: 3/9/1963

1962

Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura
Movie - Released: 10/24/1962
Pitfall
Pitfall
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 7/1/1962
Human
Human
as Hachizo
Movie - Released: 11/4/1962
Harakiri
Harakiri
as Masakazu
Movie - Released: 9/15/1962
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
as Cop
Movie - Released: 2/16/1962
The Paper Crane
The Paper Crane
Movie - Released: 12/1/1962
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
Movie - Released: 9/16/1962
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay
as Takeyama
Movie - Released: 5/27/1962
Drunkard's Paradise
Drunkard's Paradise
Movie - Released: 2/4/1962
Kyoto Assassin
Kyoto Assassin
Movie - Released: 6/17/1962
The Christian Revolt
The Christian Revolt
Movie - Released: 3/21/1962

1961

Epitaph to My Love
Epitaph to My Love
as Shinji Tsuda
Movie - Released: 5/16/1961
Women of Tokyo
Women of Tokyo
as Tamio Yamada
Movie - Released: 3/1/1961
Incidental Murders
Incidental Murders
as Ieraishan Tatsu
Movie - Released: 1/22/1961
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Movie - Released: 2/14/1961
Procurer of Hell
Procurer of Hell
Movie - Released: 9/29/1961
白い南風
白い南風
Movie - Released: 8/13/1961

1960

Cruel Story of Youth
Cruel Story of Youth
as Akira Matsuko
Movie - Released: 6/3/1960
Night and Fog in Japan
Night and Fog in Japan
as Sakamaki
Movie - Released: 10/9/1960
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
as Sakaguchi
Movie - Released: 8/9/1960
Volunteering for Villainy
Volunteering for Villainy
as Iwai
Movie - Released: 9/20/1960
Good-for-Nothing
Good-for-Nothing
Movie - Released: 7/5/1960
Knock Down
Knock Down
Movie - Released: 3/20/1960

1959

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Shinjô Ittôhei
Movie - Released: 11/20/1959