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Kei Satō

Born 1928-12-21

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.

Known for

Harakiri 1962 · 8.6 Onibaba 1964 · 7.8 The Sword of Doom 1966 · 7.9 Black Cat 1968 · 7.7 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959 · 8.5 Taboo 1999 · 6.8 Death by Hanging 1968 · 7.5 The Return of Godzilla 1984 · 6.8 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler 2009 · 6.4 Inn of Evil 1971 · 7.3 The Pleasures of the Flesh 1965 · 6.9 Irezumi 1966 · 7.2 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare 1973 · 7.0 Zatoichi's Vengeance 1966 · 7.2 The Ceremony 1971 · 7.3 Violence at Noon 1966 · 7.0 Zatoichi's Conspiracy 1973 · 7.1 The Sun's Burial 1960 · 6.9 Double Suicide: Japanese Summer 1967 · 6.7 Night and Fog in Japan 1960 · 6.8 Three Resurrected Drunkards 1968 · 6.4 Eleven Samurai 1967 · 7.3 Yomigaeru kinrô 1979 · 6.6 The Killing Game 1978 · 6.2 The Imperial Navy 1981 · 6.8 Nippon no akuryo 1970 · 7.0 Sûpâ gun redei Wani Bunsho 1979 · 5.4 A Killer's Key 1967 · 6.8 Lost Love 1978 · 6.8