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Kei Satō was a Japanese character actor and narrator. He was born in Aizu. 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.
Birth Name
Keinosuke Sato
Born
Friday, 21 December 1928
Died
Sunday, 02 May 2010
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu | Kazutaka Okada | 2009 |
| Dear My Love | 2009 | |
| The Whispering of the Gods | Father Togawa | 2005 |
| Azumi | Tenkai Nankôbô | 2003 |
| Sensen fukoku | Yoshiaki Shinozuka | 2002 |
| Honmamon | Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather) | 2001 |
| Taboo | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1999 |
| Spellbound | Takashi Hisayama | 1999 |
| The Perfect Education | Lawyer | 1999 |
| Hiroshima | Koichi Kido | 1995 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu | Kazutaka Okada | 2009 |
| Dear My Love | 2009 | |
| The Whispering of the Gods | Father Togawa | 2005 |
| Azumi | Tenkai Nankôbô | 2003 |
| Sensen fukoku | Yoshiaki Shinozuka | 2002 |
| Honmamon | Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather) | 2001 |
| Taboo | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1999 |
| Spellbound | Takashi Hisayama | 1999 |
| The Perfect Education | Lawyer | 1999 |
| Hiroshima | Koichi Kido | 1995 |
| Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 | Takayuki Sago | 1993 |
| Erotic Liaisons | Nemoto | 1992 |
| Kachô Shima Kôsaku | Kinzo Usami | 1992 |
| The Strange Tale of Oyuki | Detective | 1992 |
| Rônin-gai | Iseya | 1990 |
| Ryoma wo kitta otoko | 1987 | |
| Yakuza Ladies | Hitoshi Awazu, Migiwa's husband / Hitoshi Awazu | 1986 |
| Let Him Rest in Peace | Futoshi Shimoyama / Daishi Shimoyama | 1985 |
| Sanada Taiheiki | Yamanaka Toshifusa Lord of Yamato (Koga Ninja Chief) | 1985 |
| The Return of Godzilla | Chief Editor Gondo | 1984 |
| Appassionata | Shokei Takagi | 1984 |
| Choji Snack Bar | Yoshino / Yoshino Kôzô | 1983 |
| Mosquito on the Tenth Floor | Chief of police / Police Chief | 1983 |
| Tokyo Trial | Narrator | 1983 |
| Station | 1981 | |
| The Imperial Navy | 1981 | |
| Imperial Navy | 1981 | |
| The Beast to Die | Endo | 1980 |
| Deathquake | Chief Cabinet Secretary | 1980 |
| Bara no hyôteki | Hamada | 1980 |
| Dôran | Kozu / Narrator (voice) | 1980 |
| The Execution Game | Otawara | 1979 |
| The Man Who Stole the Sun | Dr. Ichikawa | 1979 |
| Sûpâ gun redei Wani Bunsho | Gorô Onodera , Military Commentator | 1979 |
| The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | Shimizu | 1979 |
| Golden Partners | Ohkawa | 1979 |
| Dead Angle | Toshikatsu Uematsu | 1979 |
| The Killing Game | Shoichi Katsuda | 1978 |
| Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen | Sekino | 1978 |
| Lost Love | Nogami | 1978 |
| Nippon no Don: Yabohen | Sekino | 1977 |
| High Seas Hijack | T.V. Director Fukami | 1977 |
| Nihon no jingi | Shigetoshi Shiraishi | 1977 |
| The Life of Chikuzan | Narita | 1977 |
| Yakuza Graveyard | Teramitsu Abara | 1976 |
| Tôkyô-wan enjô | Director Fukami | 1975 |
| Bôdô Shimane keimusho | Prison Director / Prison Guard | 1975 |
| My Way | Koide, Chief of Police | 1974 |
| Yamaguchi-gumi gaiden: Kyushu shinko-sakusen | Yukio Yamaji | 1974 |
| Demon Spies | Special Appearance | 1974 |
| The Water Margin | Kao Chiu | 1973 |
| Hissatsu shikakenin: Baian ari jigoku | Chôbê Izuya / tyobei(Izuya) | 1973 |
| Yamaguchi-gumi San-daime | 1973 | |
| Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | Shobei Hamajima | 1973 |
| Zatoichi's Conspiracy | Magistrate | 1973 |
| Secret High School Girl: After School Activity | 1973 | |
| Kuro no honryu | Kuraishi | 1972 |
| Dear Summer Sister | Shinkô Kuniyoshi | 1972 |
| Gyangu tai gyangu: Aka to kuro no burûsu | 1972 | |
| Chase That Man | Okuda | 1972 |
| Inn of Evil | Yohei | 1971 |
| The Ceremony | Sakurada Kazuomi, Grandfather | 1971 |
| Nippon no akuryo | Murase / Ochiai | 1970 |
| Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | Detective | 1970 |
| Bullet Wound | Miyake | 1969 |
| The Oiwa Phantom | Iyemon | 1969 |
| Devil's Temple | Priest | 1969 |
| Diary of a Shinjuku Thief | Himself / Self | 1969 |
| Yakuza bangaichi | 1969 | |
| Outlaw: Goro the Assassin | Shûsuke Shiroyama | 1968 |
| Hymn to a Tired Man | Suzuki | 1968 |
| Three Resurrected Drunkards | Y Chong-iru - I Chong-il / Y Chong - iru | 1968 |
| Black Cat | Raiko | 1968 |
| Death by Hanging | Prison warden | 1968 |
| Onna to misoshiru | 1968 | |
| Eleven Samurai | Secretary Mizumo | 1967 |
| Double Suicide: Japanese Summer | Otoko / The Man | 1967 |
| Band of Ninja | Sakagami Shuzen | 1967 |
| Jigoku no okite ni asu wa nai | Yuzo Gondo | 1966 |
| Rikugun Nakano gakko: Kumoichigô shirei | Nishida | 1966 |
| Violence at Noon | Eisuke Oyamada | 1966 |
| Punishment Island | 1966 | |
| Zatoichi's Vengeance | Boss Gonzo | 1966 |
| The Sword of Doom | Kamo Serizawa | 1966 |
| Irezumi | Hatamoto Serizawa | 1966 |
| Pleasures of the Flesh | Police inspector | 1965 |
| Samurai Spy | Takanosuke Nojiri | 1965 |
| Young Boss | Izo | 1965 |
| Tokugawa Ieyasu | 1965 | |
| Kwaidan | Ghost samurai (segment "Chawan no naka") / Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | 1964 |
| Ajia no akebono | Li Lie-jun | 1964 |
| Onibaba | Hachi | 1964 |
| The Ninja Hunt | Hachiemon Einaga | 1964 |
| Brand of Evil | Yasuhiro Eguchi | 1964 |
| Echigo Tsutsuishi Oyashirazu | Satô | 1964 |
| The Third Ninja | 1964 | |
| Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple | Otaguro | 1964 |
| Sanada fûunroku | 1963 | |
| Duel of Blood and Sand | Katsumaki | 1963 |
| Mother | Dr. Koiguchi | 1963 |
| Gyangu domei | 1963 | |
| Bushido | Saburobei Konoe | 1963 |
| Chiisana boken ryoko | 1963 | |
| Harakiri | Masakazu | 1962 |
| Pitfall | Reporter | 1962 |
| The Revolutionary | Taga Mondo | 1962 |
| The Inheritance | Cop | 1962 |
| Drunkard's Paradise | 1962 | |
| Procurer of Hell | Popye | 1961 |
| Bitter End of a Sweet Night | Electrician | 1961 |
| Waga Koi No Tabiji | Shinji Tsuda | 1961 |
| Hannyo | Tamio Yamada | 1961 |
| Towering Waves | 1960 | |
| Night and Fog in Japan | Sakamaki | 1960 |
| The Sun's Burial | Sakaguchi, doctor | 1960 |
| Good-for-Nothing | 1960 | |
| Cruel Story of Youth | Akira Matsuko | 1960 |
| Knock Down | 1960 | |
| The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Shinjô Ittôhei | 1959 |
