Kei Satō profile
Actor profile

Kei Satō

21st December 1928 Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan Acting

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.

182 Movies 30 TV Shows 212 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Azumi poster
Azumi 10th May 2003 as Tenkai Nankôbô
Taboo poster
Taboo 18th December 1999 as Narrator (voice)
Target poster
Target 19th April 1980 as Ichiro Hamada
My Way poster
My Way 7th September 1974 as Koide, Chief of Police
Irezumi poster
Irezumi 15th January 1966 as Hatamoto Serizawa
Kwaidan poster
Kwaidan 6th January 1965 as Ghost Samurai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Mother poster
Mother 8th November 1963 as Dr. Koiguchi
Human poster
Human 4th November 1962 as Hachizo
Honmamon poster
Honmamon 1st October 2001 as Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)
Taikouki poster
Taikouki 3rd January 1965 as Akechi Mitsuhide