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,[1][2] 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.[3] He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film.
Born: December 21, 1928
Place of Birth: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Known For
High Seas Hijack
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
Flower and Dragon
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The sequel of "Flower and Dragon". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He unites people with his courage, and revolts against the entrepreneur Oki Nakashi, who is teeming with vices. Kingoro and his family are also forced to fight against the Ezaki-Gumi group, which is opposed by Tomoda Kizo, who is trying to control the port of Wakamatsu.
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
The 39th NHK Taiga Drama is Aoi Tokugawa Sandai. It is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty--from its founder Ieyasu to Iemitsu, the third Shogun who solidified the Tokugawa power base.
The Trading Company
An economic drama depicting the struggle and collapse of a Japanese general trading company. The US branch president of a trading company challenges Japan's internal power struggle and the North American oil market.
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
An assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they realize their mistake and retreat into the darkness. Days later, he is asked to kill the doctor's brother. What secrets are these men hiding?
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of their special abilities. In the end, their plan goes beyond what was intended and turns into a good deed for many people. A masterpiece of historical drama, full of breathtaking thrills and action.
Harakiri
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Filmography
as Kazutaka Okada
as Father Togawa
as Sabee Inugami
as Tenkai Nankôbô
as Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
as Mashita Nagamori
as Narrator (voice)
as Lawyer
as Dr. Faust
as Nemoto
as Detective
as Genjiro
as Iseya
as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami
as (voice)
as Iwakura Tomomi
as 北山俊道
as Narrator (voice)
as Tanaka Tosa
as Hitoshi Awazu
as Gondo
as Daishi Shimoyama
as Chief Editor Gondo
as Yoshino
as Police Inspector
as Police Chief
as Narrator
as Dentist
as Shigeru Yasuda
as Endo
as Ichiro Hamada
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Ichikawa
as Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator
as Shimizu
as Ohkawa
as Hiki Yoshikazu
as Shoichi Katsuda
as Sekino
as Orator
as Nogami
as Sekino
as T.V. Director Fukami
as Teramitsu Abara
as Director Fukami
as Prison Guard
as Asahina Genzaemon
as Koide, Chief of Police
as Yukio Yamaji
as Kao Chiu
as tyobei(Izuya)
as Psychiartist
as Shobei Hamajima
as Magistrate
as Retsudo Yagyu
as Shinkô Kuniyoshi
as Yohei
as Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather
as Murase / Ochiai
as Iyemon
as Priest
as Himself
as Tōshūsai Sharaku
as Takenori Suzuki
as Masanobu Kurosawa
as Y Chong - iru
as Raiko
as Ichiro Yasui
as Prison warden
as Secretary Mizumo
as Otoko
as Sakagami Shuzen
as Yuzo Gondo
as Nishida
as Eisuke Oyamada
as Boss Gonzo
as Kamo Serizawa
as Hatamoto Serizawa
as Secretery Kanbe
as Police inspector
as Takanosuke Nojiri
as Izo
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
as Akechi Mitsuhide
as Li Lie-jun
as Hachi
as Kinjiro Takeuchi
as Asaichi Isobe
as Shogo
as Eguchi
as Katsumaki
as Dr. Koiguchi
as Shamoji
as Takamoto
as Saburobei Konoe
as Hachizo
as Masakazu
as Reporter
as Takeyama
as Cop
as Shinji Tsuda
as Tamio Yamada
as Ieraishan Tatsu
as Sakamaki
as Iwai
as Sakaguchi
as Akira Matsuko
as Shinjô Ittôhei