Kei Satō
Born December 21, 1928 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Kwaidan
Taboo
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Empire of Passion
The Return of Godzilla
Onibaba
Godzilla 1985
The Perfect Education
Azumi
Ronin-gai
The Sword of Doom
Cruel Story of Youth
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kuroneko
Station
The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
The Night of Martial Law
The Imperial Navy
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
The Inheritance
Yakuza Ladies
The Ceremony
Violence at Noon
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Death by Hanging
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
TV Shows
Honmamon
Lone Wolf and Cub
Pro Hunter
Taikouki
Chotchan
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
The Water Margin
Precious Moments
Rice Curry
Fateful Mountain Pass
Concerto
Graduation
水曜ドラマスペシャル
Nemuri Kyoshiro
The Dawn of Asia
Byakkotai
Yasei no Shōmei
Prayer Beads
The Trading Company
Kokugo Gannen
Wave in Mind
Ningen no Shōmei
Star of the Night
The Autumn in Tokyo
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
Tabaruzaka
More Movies
The Revolt
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Irezumi
The Sun's Burial
Golden Partners
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Execution Game
High Seas Hijack
Appassionata
Target
Surgical Designs in Flames
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
The Beast to Die
Roadside Stone
Dead Angle
Conflagration
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Pleasures of the Flesh
Inn of Evil
The Third Ninja
Eleven Samurai
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Onibaba : Film Location
Samurai Spy
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Devil's Temple
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Brand of Evil
Pitfall
Bullet Wound
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Epitaph to My Love
The Ninja Hunt
Sword Devil
Good-for-Nothing
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
Night and Fog in Japan
Yakuza Graveyard
Choji Snack Bar
Day Dream
Impactual Performance
Captive's Island
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
The Tattooed Hitman
Dear My Love
The Whispering of the Gods
Drunkard's Paradise
A Story from Echigo
My Way
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Neo Faust
The Christian Revolt
Green Requiem
Human
Shingo's Ten Duels
Tokyo Trial
The Killing Game
Duel of Blood and Sand
Band of Ninja
Let Him Rest in Peace
Shimane Prison Riot
Violent Street
Zoku aizen katsura
Mother
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
Sensen fukoku
Magnitude 7.9
Dear Summer Sister
Demon Spies
Challenge at Dawn
League of Gangsters
Three Resurrected Drunkards
The Paper Crane
Procurer of Hell
Life of Hishakaku 3
Flower and Dragon
Erotic Liaisons
Last Friends
Onna no hashi
Hymn to a Tired Man
Dioxin from Fish!
Homicide
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Tokyo Bay
Sasuke and His Comedians
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Towering Waves
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Lost Love
The Great Villains
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
Women and Miso Soup
Chase That Man
The Last Trump Card
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Clouds at Sunset
A Killer's Key
Naked Ambition
They Were Eleven
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
The Tattooed Lord
Evil Spirits of Japan
The Visas That Saved Lives
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
Incidental Murders
Glorious Fights
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
The Curse of the Ghost
Akizakura - Cosmos
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Women of Tokyo
Blackmail
Okashina yatsu
Volunteering for Villainy
Detective Heiji
Cross-Currents
Festival of Dreams
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
Lone Rebel
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
Your Life
Business Trip
Shiroi minamikaze
Where did Sharaku go?
Song of my Life
Knock Down
At the Side of the Bridge 4
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The Fir Tree Remains
A Man Worth the Money
I Love You So Much
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
The Flower and the Dragon
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
The Hopi Prophecy
Kyoto Assassin
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
Gang Warfare
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
Young Boss
A Japanese Demon
