Acting
Sachio Sakai
1925-1998
Known for Godzilla, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo.
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Born09/08/1925
Died03/11/1998
AgeDied at 72
BirthplaceTokyo, Japan
DepartmentActing
Also known asSakai Sachio, 阿部 幸男, Yukio Abe, Abe Yukio
Biography
Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio, September 8, 1925 - March 11, 1998), real name Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio), was a Japanese actor. Sakai was the son of an electrician and later graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. In 1946, Sakai entered and passed the first Toho New Face program and had his first film appearance under the studio in 1947 in Akira Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Sakai would go on to appear in numerous films by the studio, including many directed by Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, and Ishiro Honda.
Movie Credits
All Monsters Attack (1969)
Space Amoeba (1970)
Godzilla (1954)
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
Sanjuro (1962)
Yojimbo (1961)
Seven Samurai (1954)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
