Kei Satō
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.
Kei Satō | |
|---|---|
佐藤 慶 | |
| Born | Keinosuke Satō (佐藤 慶之助) December 21, 1928 Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | May 2, 2010 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, narrator |
| Years active | 1952–2008 |
In his early days as an actor, before his success in The Human Condition, he supported himself by producing gariban hand-written mimeographs, and he maintained his interest in hand-printing to the end of his life.[4]
In 1981 he appeared in the film Daydream performing an unsimulated sex scene with actress Kyoko Aizome. The involvement of a mainstream actor in a hardcore film made good press coverage and brought audiences to the theater "in droves".[5]
Filmography Edit
Films Edit
| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Human Condition | Shinjo | in The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity |
| 1960 | Cruel Story of Youth | Akira Matsuko | |
| The Sun's Burial | Sakaguchi | ||
| Night and Fog in Japan | Sakamaki | ||
| 1962 | Harakiri | Masakatsu Fukushima | |
| Ningen | Hachizo | ||
| Pitfall | [6] | ||
| 1963 | Bushido, Samurai Saga | ||
| Brave Records of the Sanada Clan | Ōno Harunaga | ||
| 1964 | Onibaba | Hachi | |
| Kwaidan | Ghost samurai | in the "In a Cup of Tea" (Chawan no naka) section | |
| 1965 | Akumyo Nobori | Endo | |
| Samurai Spy | Takanosuke Nojiri, lieutenant | ||
| Pleasures of the Flesh | Police inspector | ||
| 1966 | Violence at Noon | Eisuke Oyamada | |
| The Sword of Doom | Kamo Serizawa | [7] | |
| Zatoichi's Vengeance | Boss Gonzo | ||
| 1967 | Band of Ninja | Sakagami Shuzen (voice) | |
| Japanese Summer: Double Suicide | Otoko | ||
| 1968 | Death by Hanging | Prison warden | |
| Kuroneko | Raiko | ||
| Diary of a Shinjuku Thief | Actor Kei Satō | ||
| Three Resurrected Drunkards | Y Chong-iru - I Chong-il | ||
| Hymn to a Tired Man | Suzuki | ||
| 1970 | Onna Gokuakuchō | ||
| 1971 | The Ceremony | Sakurada Kazuomi | |
| Inn of Evil | |||
| 1973 | Zatoichi's Conspiracy | Magistrate | |
| Hanzo the Razor: The Snare | Shobei Hamajima | ||
| 1976 | Yakuza Graveyard | ||
| 1978 | Satsujin Yugi | ||
| Empire of Passion | (uncredited) | ||
| 1979 | The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | Shimizu | |
| The Man Who Stole the Sun | Dr. Ichikawa | ||
| 1981 | Daydream | Dentist | |
| Imperial Navy | Shigenori Kami | ||
| 1983 | International Military Tribunal for the Far East | Narrator | |
| 1984 | Godzilla 1985 | Chief Editor Gondo | |
| 1991 | No Worries on the Recruit Front | [8] | |
| 1999 | Spellbound | Takashi Hisayama | |
| Gohatto | Narrator | ||
| 2005 | The Whispering of the Gods | Father Togawa | |
| 2009 | Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler | Kazutaka Hyōdō |
Television Edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Taikōki | Akechi Mitsuhide | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1967 | Shiroi Kyotō | Goro Zaizen | NET | Lead role | |
| 1973 | The Water Margin | Cao Chiu | NTV | ||
| 1974 | Unmeitōge | Asahina Genzaemon | KTV | Episode 11 | |
| 1974–75 | Karei-naru Ichizoku | Ataru Mima | NET | [9] | |
| 1983 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Takeda Shingen | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1984 | Sanga Moyu | Ryūkichi Tanaka | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| Mujaki na Kankei | TBS | ||||
| 1985–86 | Sanada Taiheiki | NHK | |||
| 1986 | Byakkotai | Tanaka Tosa | NTV | ||
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | Abe Katsuyoshi | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1992 | Nobunaga: King of Zipangu | Imai Sōkyū | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1993–94 | Homura Tatsu | Minamoto no Yoriyoshi | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1995 | Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune | Arai Hakuseki | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1996 | Kenpō wa Madaka | Hitoshi Ashida | NHK | Miniseries | |
| 2000 | Aoi | Mashita Nagamori | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 2000–01 | Honmamon | NHK | Asadora | [10] | |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Seiin | NHK | Taiga drama |
References Edit
- ^ Stephens, Chuck. "Kei Sato 1928–2010". Criterion Collection. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Actor Kei Sato dies at 81". TokyoGraph. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Satō Kei". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Goto, Takuya. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (20 March 2001). "Review of Daydream (1981)". Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "おとし穴(1962)". Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
- ^ "就職戦線異状なし". eiga.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "華麗なる一族". Family Gekijyo. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "連続テレビ小説 ほんまもん". NHK. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
External links Edit
- Kei Satō at IMDb
- JMDB