Kei Satō
Known for ActingBorn 1928-12-21 — died 2010-05-02Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
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 · as Masakazu
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009 · as Kazutaka Hyodo
The Perfect Education
1999 · as Lawyer
Azumi
2003 · as Tenkai Nankôbô
Kwaidan
1965 · as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Godzilla 1985
1985 · as Gondo
Empire of Passion
1978 · as Orator
Onibaba
1964 · as Hachi
The Return of Godzilla
1984 · as Chief Editor Gondo
The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979 · as Dr. Ichikawa
The Sword of Doom
1966 · as Kamo Serizawa
Taboo
1999 · as Narrator (voice)
The Night of Martial Law
1980
Irezumi
1966 · as Hatamoto Serizawa
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
1994
The Imperial Navy
1981
Appassionata
1984
Death by Hanging
1968 · as Prison warden