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佐藤慶

佐藤慶

Acting1928Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan

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.

Acting History

2005
2001
Honmamon
TVas Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)150 eps
2000
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
TVas Mashita Nagamori49 eps
1999
Taboo
as Narrator (voice)
Neo Faust
as Dr. Faust
1987
The Hopi Prophecy
as Narrator (voice)
Chotchan
TVas 北山俊道156 eps
Tabaruzaka
TVas Iwakura Tomomi2 eps
1984
1983
1980
Target
as Ichiro Hamada
The Revolt
as Narrator (voice)
The Trading Company
TVas Shigeru Yasuda4 eps
1976
Yakuza Graveyard
as Teramitsu Abara
Lone Wolf and Cub
TVas Retsudo Yagyu26 eps
1975
Conflagration
as Director Fukami
Shimane Prison Riot
as Prison Guard
1974
My Way
as Koide, Chief of Police
The Tattooed Hitman
as Yukio Yamaji
Fateful Mountain Pass
TVas Asahina Genzaemon21 eps
1965
Pleasures of the Flesh
as Police inspector
Samurai Spy
as Takanosuke Nojiri
Kwaidan
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Sword Devil
as Secretery Kanbe
Taikouki
TVas Akechi Mitsuhide52 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/21/1928
Day of Death
5/2/2010
Place of Birth
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan