Kei Satō
Acting
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.
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Harakiri
1962
Masakazu
Onibaba
1964
Hachi
Kwaidan
1965
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Azumi
2003
Tenkai Nankôbô
The Return of Godzilla
1984
Chief Editor Gondo
The Sword of Doom
1966
Kamo Serizawa
Kuroneko
1968
Raiko
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
Shinjô Ittôhei
Godzilla 1985
1985
Gondo
Empire of Passion
1978
Orator
Taboo
1999
Narrator (voice)
Pitfall
1962
Reporter
Death by Hanging
1968
Prison warden
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009
Kazutaka Okada
Cruel Story of Youth
1960
Akira Matsuko
Irezumi
1966
Hatamoto Serizawa
Samurai Spy
1965
Takanosuke Nojiri
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Boss Gonzo
The Ceremony
1971
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Violence at Noon
1966
Eisuke Oyamada