Kei Satō
Acting
Born December 21, 1928 · Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Died May 2, 2010
Also known as Kei Satô · 佐藤慶之助 · Keinosuke Satō
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.
Filmography30 titles
The Notorious Bored Samurai
Harakiri
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Sword of Doom
Kwaidan
Onibaba
Death by Hanging
Eleven Samurai
Black Cat
Pitfall
The Return of Godzilla
The Inheritance
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Empire of Passion
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Tokyo Trial
The Ceremony
Yakuza Graveyard
Cruel Story of Youth
Night and Fog in Japan
Samurai Spy
The Sun's Burial
The Tattooed Hitman
Ronin-gai
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Violence at Noon
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
The Pleasures of the Flesh
Three Resurrected Drunkards
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief