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