Kei Satō

Acting

Kei Satō

Born 1928-12-21 Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan 182 films

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.

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Filmography

182 films
Kuroneko poster

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of…

Kuroneko

★ 7.4 1968

Eleven Samurai poster

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu,…

Eleven Samurai

★ 7.5 1967

A Killer's Key poster

A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to a…

A Killer's Key

★ 7.8 1967