Kei Satō
Acting

Kei Satō

Born 21 December 1928 · Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan · Died 2 May 2010

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
Onibaba
Kwaidan
Azumi
The Return of Godzilla
The Sword of Doom
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kuroneko
Godzilla 1985
Empire of Passion
Taboo
Death by Hanging
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Dear My Love
The Whispering of the Gods
Azumi
Sensen fukoku
The Perfect Education
Taboo
Neo Faust
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Last Friends
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Erotic Liaisons
Dioxin from Fish!
Kachô Shima Kôsaku
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Visas That Saved Lives
Akizakura - Cosmos
Ronin-gai
Shingo's Ten Duels
Detective Heiji
The Fir Tree Remains
Business Trip
Festival of Dreams
Green Requiem
I Love You So Much
Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
The Hopi Prophecy
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
Surgical Designs in Flames
Yakuza Ladies
Impactual Performance
Godzilla 1985
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Let Him Rest in Peace
Appassionata
The Return of Godzilla
The Crimes of Kiyoshi Ōkubo
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
Choji Snack Bar
Tokyo Trial
Station
Day Dream
The Imperial Navy
The Night of Martial Law
Target
The Beast to Die
The Revolt
Magnitude 7.9
The Dogs of War
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Man Who Stole the Sun
Golden Partners
Super Gun Lady: Police Branch 82
Dead Angle
The Execution Game
Lost Love
The Killing Game
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Empire of Passion
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
They Were Eleven
High Seas Hijack
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Yakuza Graveyard
Conflagration
Shimane Prison Riot
My Way
Demon Spies
The Tattooed Hitman
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Secret High School Girl: After School Activity
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
A Japanese Demon
Flower and Dragon
Dear Summer Sister
Chase That Man
Gang Warfare
Cross-Currents
The Ceremony
Inn of Evil
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Challenge at Dawn
Evil Spirits of Japan
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Naked Ambition
Devil's Temple
The Curse of the Ghost
Lone Rebel
Bullet Wound
Kuroneko
Women and Miso Soup
Death by Hanging
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Hymn to a Tired Man
Where did Sharaku go?
Song of my Life
Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
The Great Villains
Eleven Samurai
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Band of Ninja
Clouds at Sunset
A Killer's Key
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Violence at Noon
The Sword of Doom
Your Life
Irezumi
Captive's Island
Glorious Fights
Assignment Cloud
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
A Man Worth the Money
Kwaidan
Samurai Spy
Pleasures of the Flesh
Sword Devil
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Young Boss
The Flower and the Dragon
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Tattooed Lord
Onibaba
The Ninja Hunt
Life of Hishakaku 3
Homicide
A Story from Echigo
Roadside Stone
The Third Ninja
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Brand of Evil
Onibaba : Film Location
Okashina yatsu
Blackmail
Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
Duel of Blood and Sand
Mother
Sasuke and His Comedians
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
League of Gangsters
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
At the Side of the Bridge 4
Violent Street
Chiisana bōken ryokō
Zoku aizen katsura
Pitfall
Human
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
Harakiri
The Inheritance
The Paper Crane
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
Tokyo Bay
Drunkard's Paradise
Kyoto Assassin
The Christian Revolt
Epitaph to My Love
Women of Tokyo
Incidental Murders
Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Procurer of Hell
Shiroi minamikaze
Onna no hashi
Cruel Story of Youth
Night and Fog in Japan
The Sun's Burial
Volunteering for Villainy
Good-for-Nothing
Knock Down
Towering Waves
The Last Trump Card
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kei Satō · Midrow