Acting
Kei Satō
1928-2010
Known for Harakiri, Onibaba, Kuroneko.
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Born12/21/1928
Died05/02/2010
AgeDied at 81
BirthplaceAizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
DepartmentActing
Also known asKei Satô, 佐藤慶之助, Keinosuke Satō, Кэй Сато, 佐藤庆
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)
Death by Hanging (1968)
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Violence at Noon (1966)
Sword Devil (1965)
Onibaba (1964)
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
Kuroneko (1968)
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
Irezumi (1966)
Samurai Spy (1965)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Night and Fog in Japan (1960)
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
Eleven Samurai (1967)
Duel of Blood and Sand (1963)
Pitfall (1962)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
Lost Love (1978)
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Harakiri (1962)
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
The Ninja Hunt (1964)
Taboo (1999)
The Sun's Burial (1960)
The Killing Game (1978)
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
The Perfect Education (1999)
Bitter End of a Sweet Night (1961)
Good-for-Nothing (1960)
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
The Imperial Navy (1981)
The Ceremony (1971)
Empire of Passion (1978)
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
Azumi (2003)
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
The Beast to Die (1980)
The Inheritance (1962)
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
Kwaidan (1965)
Yakuza Ladies (1986)
