Kei Satō
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Harakiri
1962
as Masakazu
Kwaidan
1965
as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
The Return of Godzilla
1984
as Chief Editor Gondo
Station
1981
Azumi
2003
as Tenkai Nankôbô
Empire of Passion
1978
as Orator
The Imperial Navy
1981
Taboo
1999
as Narrator (voice)
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Kamo Serizawa
The Night of Martial Law
1980
The Perfect Education
1999
as Lawyer
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Teramitsu Abara
Onibaba
1964
as Hachi
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009
as Kazutaka Okada
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
as Shimizu
Death by Hanging
1968
as Prison warden
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Shinjô Ittôhei
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
1969
as Himself
The Revolt
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Yoshino