Deceased

When Did Kei Satō Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known as Kei Satô , 佐藤慶之助, Keinosuke Satō, Кэй Сато, 佐藤庆GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn21/12/1928Born inAizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, JapanDied02/05/2010Died inSetagayaWikidataQ3814269 ↗TMDb#33730 ↗

Kei Satō 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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Filmography188 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2009	Dear My LoveMovie	—	81
2009	Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerMovie	Kazutaka Hyodo	81
2005	The Whispering of the GodsMovie	Father Togawa	77
2004	稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズSeries	Sabee Inugami	76
2004	Prayer BeadsSeries	—	76
2003	AzumiMovie	Tenkai Nankôbô	75
2001	HonmamonSeries	Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)	73
2000	Aoi: Tokugawa Three GenerationsSeries	Mashita Nagamori	72
1999	The Perfect EducationMovie	Lawyer	71
1999	TabooMovie	Narrator (voice)	71
1995	Wave in MindSeries	—	67
1995	Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru IncidentMovie	—	67
1995	Last FriendsMovie	—	67
1994	The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace BettingMovie	—	66
1993	Bored Hatamoto: Letter of DeathMovie	—	65
1993	Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga ConspiracyMovie	—	65
1992	The Strange Tale of OyukiMovie	Detective	64
1992	Erotic LiaisonsMovie	Nemoto	64
1992	Dioxin from Fish!Movie	Genjiro	64
1991	Akizakura - CosmosMovie	—	63
1990	Shingo's Ten DuelsMovie	Inoue Kawachi-no-kami	62
1990	Detective HeijiMovie	—	62
1990	Ronin-gaiMovie	Iseya	62
1990	GraduationSeries	—	62
1989	Festival of DreamsMovie	—	61
1989	Business TripMovie	(voice)	61
1989	JūkyūsaiSeries	—	61
1988	Nezumi Kozo's Edo AdventureMovie	—	60
1988	I Love You So MuchMovie	—	60
1987	TabaruzakaSeries	Iwakura Tomomi	59
1987	The Man Who Assassinated RyomaMovie	—	59
1987	ChotchanSeries	北山俊道	59
1986	ByakkotaiSeries	Tanaka Tosa	58
1986	Yakuza LadiesMovie	Hitoshi Awazu	58
1986	Rice CurrySeries	—	58
1986	Surgical Designs in FlamesMovie	—	58
1985	The Autumn in TokyoSeries	—	57
1985	Godzilla 1985Movie	Gondo	57
1985	Kokugo GannenSeries	—	57
1985	I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire IncidentMovie	Nakajima	57
1985	Let Him Rest in PeaceMovie	Futoshi Shimoyama	57
1984	水曜ドラマスペシャルSeries	—	56
1984	The Return of GodzillaMovie	Chief Editor Gondo	56
1984	AppassionataMovie	—	56
1983	The Mosquito on the Tenth FloorMovie	Police Chief	55
1983	Choji Snack BarMovie	Yoshino	55
1983	The Crimes of Kiyoshi ŌkuboMovie	Police Inspector	55
1982	Nemuri KyoshiroSeries	—	54
1981	The Imperial NavyMovie	—	53
1981	StationMovie	—	53
1981	Pro HunterSeries	—	53
1981	Precious MomentsSeries	—	53
1980	The Trading CompanySeries	Shigeru Yasuda	52
1980	The RevoltMovie	Narrator (voice)	52
1980	The Night of Martial LawMovie	—	52
1980	The Beast to DieMovie	Endo	52
1980	TargetMovie	Ichiro Hamada	52
1979	Dead AngleMovie	—	51
1979	Golden PartnersMovie	Ohkawa	51
1979	The Resurrection of the Golden WolfMovie	Shimizu	51
1979	The Man Who Stole the SunMovie	Dr. Ichikawa	51
1979	Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82Movie	Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator	51
1979	The Execution GameMovie	—	51
1979	Kusa MoeruSeries	Hiki Yoshikazu	51
1978	Empire of PassionMovie	Orator	50
1978	Japanese Godfather: ConclusionMovie	Sekino	50
1978	The Killing GameMovie	Shoichi Katsuda	50
1978	Ningen no ShōmeiSeries	—	50
1978	Lost LoveMovie	Nogami	50
1977	High Seas HijackMovie	T.V. Director Fukami	49
1977	They Were ElevenMovie	—	49
1977	Japanese Humanity and JusticeMovie	—	49
1977	Japanese Godfather: AmbitionMovie	Sekino	49
1977	The Skies of HaruoMovie	—	49
1976	Yakuza GraveyardMovie	Teramitsu Abara	48
1975	松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙Series	岡村局長	47
1975	ConflagrationMovie	Director Fukami	47
1975	Shimane Prison RiotMovie	Prison Guard	47
1974	Demon SpiesMovie	—	46
1974	My WayMovie	Koide, Chief of Police	46
1974	The Tattooed HitmanMovie	Yukio Yamaji	46
1974	Fateful Mountain PassSeries	Asahina Genzaemon	46
1973	A Japanese DemonMovie	Psychiartist	45
1973	Zatoichi's ConspiracyMovie	Magistrate	45
1973	A Diary of a Woman DoctorMovie	—	45
1973	Flower and DragonMovie	—	45
1973	Professional Killers – Assassin's QuarryMovie	tyobei(Izuya)	45
1973	Lone Wolf and CubSeries	Retsudo Yagyu	45
1973	Secret High School Girl: After School ActivityMovie	—	45
1973	The Water MarginSeries	Kao Chiu	45
1972	Professional KillersSeries	—	44
1972	Gang WarfareMovie	—	44
1972	Cross-CurrentsMovie	—	44
1972	Dear Summer SisterMovie	Shinkô Kuniyoshi	44
1971	Inn of EvilMovie	Yohei	43
1971	Challenge at DawnMovie	—	43
1971	The CeremonyMovie	Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather	43
1970	Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Movie	—	42
1970	Evil Spirits of JapanMovie	Murase / Ochiai	42
1970	Naked AmbitionMovie	—	42
1969	Lone RebelMovie	—	41
1969	Bullet WoundMovie	—	41
1969	Devil's TempleMovie	Priest	41
1969	The Curse of the GhostMovie	Iyemon	41
1969	Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefMovie	Himself	41
1968	Hymn to a Tired ManMovie	Takenori Suzuki	40
1968	KuronekoMovie	Raiko	40
1968	Outlaw: Goro the AssassinMovie	—	40
1968	Women and Miso SoupMovie	—	40
1968	Song of my LifeMovie	Masanobu Kurosawa	40
1968	Star of the NightSeries	—	40
1968	Where did Sharaku go?Movie	Tōshūsai Sharaku	40
1968	The Great VillainsMovie	Ichiro Yasui	40
1968	Death by HangingMovie	Prison warden	40
1967	The River - Poem of WrathMovie	Doctor	39
1967	Clouds at SunsetMovie	—	39
1967	Eleven SamuraiMovie	Secretary Mizumo	39
1967	Japanese Summer: Double SuicideMovie	Otoko	39
1967	Band of NinjaMovie	Sakagami Shuzen	39
1967	A Killer's KeyMovie	—	39
1966	Your LifeMovie	—	38
1966	Glorious FightsMovie	Yuzo Gondo	38
1966	Captive's IslandMovie	—	38
1966	The Sword of DoomMovie	Kamo Serizawa	38
1966	Assignment CloudMovie	Nishida	38
1966	Zatoichi's VengeanceMovie	Boss Gonzo	38
1966	Violence at NoonMovie	Eisuke Oyamada	38
1965	TaikoukiSeries	Akechi Mitsuhide	37
1965	KwaidanMovie	Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")	37
1965	Cold Rice, Osan, ChanMovie	—	37
1965	The Tattooed LordMovie	—	37
1965	Samurai SpyMovie	Takanosuke Nojiri	37
1965	The Flower and the DragonMovie	—	37
1965	Sword DevilMovie	Secretery Kanbe	37
1965	Lord Tokugawa IeyasuMovie	—	37
1965	Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike AgainMovie	—	37
1964	Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleMovie	Otaguro	36
1964	OnibabaMovie	Hachi	36
1964	The Ninja HuntMovie	—	36
1964	Life of Hishakaku 3Movie	—	36
1964	HomicideMovie	Asaichi Isobe	36
1964	Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's OfficeMovie	Kinjiro Takeuchi	36
1964	The Third NinjaMovie	—	36
1964	Brand of EvilMovie	Eguchi	36
1964	The Dawn of AsiaSeries	Li Lie-jun	36
1964	Onibaba : Film LocationMovie	—	36
1964	Roadside StoneMovie	Shogo	36
1963	Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiMovie	Saburobei Konoe	35
1963	Sasuke and His ComediansMovie	—	35
1963	Violent StreetMovie	—	35
1963	Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's RedemptionMovie	—	35
1963	BlackmailMovie	—	35
1963	Duel of Blood and SandMovie	Katsumaki	35
1963	League of GangstersMovie	Takamoto	35
1963	Young Master Yakuza: Edoite GoblinMovie	—	35
1963	Bloody Record of the ShinsengumiMovie	—	35
1963	The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu ListMovie	—	35
1963	Okashina yatsuMovie	Shamoji	35
1963	At the Side of the Bridge 4Movie	—	35
1963	MotherMovie	Dr. Koiguchi	35
1962	The InheritanceMovie	Cop	34
1962	HumanMovie	Hachizo	34
1962	Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider LadyMovie	—	34
1962	The Christian RevoltMovie	—	34
1962	The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed SwordsmanMovie	—	34
1962	HarakiriMovie	Masakazu	34
1962	PitfallMovie	Reporter	34
1962	Kyoto AssassinMovie	—	34
1962	Drunkard's ParadiseMovie	—	34
1962	Zoku aizen katsuraMovie	—	34
1962	Tokyo BayMovie	Takeyama	34
1962	The Paper CraneMovie	—	34
1961	Women of TokyoMovie	Tamio Yamada	33
1961	Epitaph to My LoveMovie	Shinji Tsuda	33
1961	Shiroi minamikazeMovie	—	33
1961	Bitter End of a Sweet NightMovie	—	33
1961	Procurer of HellMovie	—	33
1961	Incidental MurdersMovie	Ieraishan Tatsu	33
1961	Onna no hashiMovie	Kazuhiko Yamana	33
1960	Knock DownMovie	—	32
1960	Night and Fog in JapanMovie	Sakamaki	32
1960	Good-for-NothingMovie	—	32
1960	Towering WavesMovie	—	32
1960	The Last Trump CardMovie	—	32
1960	Volunteering for VillainyMovie	Iwai	32
1960	Cruel Story of YouthMovie	Akira Matsuko	32
1960	The Sun's BurialMovie	Sakaguchi	32
1959	The Human Condition II: Road to EternityMovie	Shinjô Ittôhei	31