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