Kei Satō
Actor
Born December 21, 1928 in 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.
Filmography
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kazutaka Hyodo
Dear My Love
The Whispering of the Gods
Father Togawa
Prayer Beads
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Sabee Inugami
Azumi
Tenkai Nankôbô
Sensen fukoku
Honmamon
Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Mashita Nagamori
Taboo
Narrator (voice)
The Perfect Education
Lawyer
Neo Faust
Dr. Faust
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Concerto
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Last Friends
Wave in Mind
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
The Visas That Saved Lives
Erotic Liaisons
Nemoto
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
Detective
Dioxin from Fish!
Genjiro
Akizakura - Cosmos
The Fir Tree Remains
Ronin-gai
Iseya
Detective Heiji
Graduation
Shingo's Ten Duels
Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
Business Trip
(voice)
Festival of Dreams
Jūkyūsai
I Love You So Much
Green Requiem
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
Tabaruzaka
Iwakura Tomomi
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
Chotchan
北山俊道
The Hopi Prophecy
Narrator (voice)
Byakkotai
Tanaka Tosa
Yakuza Ladies
Hitoshi Awazu
Surgical Designs in Flames
Rice Curry
The Autumn in Tokyo
Godzilla 1985
Gondo
Let Him Rest in Peace
Futoshi Shimoyama
Kokugo Gannen
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Nakajima
The Return of Godzilla
Chief Editor Gondo
水曜ドラマスペシャル
Appassionata
Choji Snack Bar
Yoshino
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
Police Inspector
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Police Chief
Tokyo Trial
Narrator
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Station
Precious Moments
Day Dream
Dentist
The Imperial Navy
Pro Hunter
The Trading Company
Shigeru Yasuda
The Beast to Die
Endo
The Night of Martial Law
Target
Ichiro Hamada
The Revolt
Narrator (voice)
The Execution Game
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Dr. Ichikawa
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Shimizu
Dead Angle
Golden Partners
Ohkawa
Kusa Moeru
Hiki Yoshikazu
Yasei no Shōmei
The Killing Game
Shoichi Katsuda
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Sekino
Empire of Passion
Orator
Lost Love
Nogami
Ningen no Shōmei
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Sekino
High Seas Hijack
T.V. Director Fukami
Japanese Humanity and Justice
They Were Eleven
Yakuza Graveyard
Teramitsu Abara
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
岡村局長
Conflagration
Director Fukami
Shimane Prison Riot
Prison Guard
Fateful Mountain Pass
Asahina Genzaemon
My Way
Koide, Chief of Police
The Tattooed Hitman
Yukio Yamaji
Demon Spies
The Water Margin
Kao Chiu
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
tyobei(Izuya)
A Japanese Demon
Psychiartist
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Shobei Hamajima
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Magistrate
Lone Wolf and Cub
Retsudo Yagyu
Flower and Dragon
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
Cross-Currents
Professional Killers
Dear Summer Sister
Shinkô Kuniyoshi
Gang Warfare
Chase That Man
Inn of Evil
Yohei
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Challenge at Dawn
The Ceremony
Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
Evil Spirits of Japan
Murase / Ochiai
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Naked Ambition
Lone Rebel
Bullet Wound
The Curse of the Ghost
Iyemon
Devil's Temple
Priest
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Himself
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Where did Sharaku go?
Tōshūsai Sharaku
Star of the Night
Women and Miso Soup
Hymn to a Tired Man
Takenori Suzuki
Song of my Life
Masanobu Kurosawa
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Y Chong - iru
Kuroneko
Raiko
The Great Villains
Ichiro Yasui
Death by Hanging
Prison warden
Eleven Samurai
Secretary Mizumo
A Killer's Key
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Otoko
Band of Ninja
Sakagami Shuzen
Clouds at Sunset
Glorious Fights
Yuzo Gondo
Assignment Cloud
Nishida
Your Life
Violence at Noon
Eisuke Oyamada
Captive's Island
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Boss Gonzo
A Man Worth the Money
The Sword of Doom
Kamo Serizawa
Irezumi
Hatamoto Serizawa
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The Flower and the Dragon
Sword Devil
Secretery Kanbe
Pleasures of the Flesh
Police inspector
Samurai Spy
Takanosuke Nojiri
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Young Boss
Izo
The Tattooed Lord
Kwaidan
Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Taikouki
Akechi Mitsuhide
The Dawn of Asia
Li Lie-jun
Onibaba
Hachi
The Ninja Hunt
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Kinjiro Takeuchi
Homicide
Asaichi Isobe
Roadside Stone
Shogo
Brand of Evil
Eguchi
A Story from Echigo
Life of Hishakaku 3
The Third Ninja
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Otaguro
Onibaba : Film Location
Sasuke and His Comedians
Duel of Blood and Sand
Katsumaki
Mother
Dr. Koiguchi
Okashina yatsu
Shamoji
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
Blackmail
League of Gangsters
Takamoto
At the Side of the Bridge 4
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Saburobei Konoe
Violent Street
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
The Paper Crane
Human
Hachizo
Zoku aizen katsura
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
Harakiri
Masakazu
Pitfall
Reporter
Kyoto Assassin
Tokyo Bay
Takeyama
The Christian Revolt
The Inheritance
Cop
Drunkard's Paradise
Procurer of Hell
Shiroi minamikaze
Onna no hashi
Kazuhiko Yamana
Epitaph to My Love
Shinji Tsuda
Women of Tokyo
Tamio Yamada
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Incidental Murders
Ieraishan Tatsu
Towering Waves
Night and Fog in Japan
Sakamaki
Volunteering for Villainy
Iwai
The Last Trump Card
The Sun's Burial
Sakaguchi
Good-for-Nothing
Cruel Story of Youth
Akira Matsuko
Knock Down
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Shinjô Ittôhei