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Kei Satō is a Actor Japonais born on 21 december 1928 at Aizuwakamatsu (Japon)

Kei Satō

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Birth name Keinosuke Satō
Nationality Japon
Birth 21 december 1928 at Aizuwakamatsu (Japon)
Death 2 may 2010 (at 81 years) at Setagaya-ku (Japon)

Kei Satō (佐藤 慶, Satō Kei) was a Japanese character actor and narrator. He was born in Aizu. 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.

In his early days as an actor, before his success in The Human Condition, he supported himself by producing gariban hand-written mimeographs, and he maintained his interest in hand-printing to the end of his life.

In 1981 he appeared in the film Daydream performing an unsimulated sex scene with actress Kyoko Aizome. The involvement of a mainstream actor in a hardcore film made good press coverage and brought audiences to the theater "in droves".

Usually with

Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima
(16 films)
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
(14 films)
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kei Satō (55 films)

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Over Your Dead Body, 1h34
Directed by Takashi Miike
Genres Horror
Actors Ichikawa Ebizō XI, Kō Shibasaki, Hideaki Itō, Hitomi Katayama, Maiko, Toshie Negishi
Rating61% 3.052543.052543.052543.052543.05254
Deux comédiens qui jouent une histoire de fantômes au théâtre vont commencer à perdre pied avec la réalité au fur et à mesure qu’ils s’imprègnent de leurs rôles respectifs...
The Whispering of the Gods, 1h47
Directed by Tatsushi Ōmori
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Nao Ōmori, Masashi Yamamoto, Reona Hirota, Akaji Maro, Renji Ishibashi, Kei Satō
Roles Father Togawa
Rating61% 3.085433.085433.085433.085433.08543
De retour dans l’institution de redressement d’une église, Rô se livre à tous les blasphèmes, mettant la religion à l’épreuve. Le murmure des dieux lui parvient à travers les écouteurs transparents d’un poste radio en germanium. Pourquoi sommes-nous ainsi enfermés dans la vie ? Nous savons pourtant bien qu’à cette question il n’est point de réponse. Simplement, une autre pensée se dégage indistinctement, en suspens. « La vie est pleine de bonheur », et dans ce bonheur il y a blessures, douleurs, souffrances désirées comme le fait d’en infliger à autrui, et cet incoercible sentiment de vacuité… Et pourtant, inexplicablement, l’on ressent un espoir. Alors que nul ne sait ni pourquoi, ni où cela peut nous mener…
Azumi
Azumi (2003)
, 2h8
Directed by Ryūhei Kitamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Yoshio Harada, Hiroki Narimiya, Aya Okamoto, Tak Sakaguchi
Roles Tenkai Nankôbô
Rating68% 3.400553.400553.400553.400553.40055
As in the manga, the old master Jiji is tasked by the Tokugawa shogunate to raise a band of assassins. Their task is to finish off Toyotomi Hideyoshi's three allies: Nagamasa Asano, Kiyomasa Kato and Masayuki Sanada, to prevent an outbreak of the new civil war.
Taboo
Taboo (1999)
, 1h40
Directed by Nagisa Ōshima
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ryūhei Matsuda, Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima
Roles Narrator (voice)
Rating67% 3.3974453.3974453.3974453.3974453.397445
At the start of the movie, the young and handsome Kanō Sōzaburō (Ryuhei Matsuda) is admitted to the Shinsengumi, an elite samurai group led by Kondō Isami (Yoichi Sai) that seeks to defend the Tokugawa shogunate against reformist forces. He is a very skilled swordsman, but it is his appearance that makes many of the others in the (strictly male) group, both students and superiors, attracted to him, creating tension within the group of people vying for Kanō's affections.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima (1995)
, 3h10
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Hideo Sekigawa
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about nuclear technology, Documentary films about technology, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Eiji Okada, Kenneth Welsh, Ken Jenkins, Yumeji Tsukioka, Tatsuo Matsumura, Wesley Addy
Rating77% 3.889493.889493.889493.889493.88949
The film opens in April 1945 with the death of Franklin Roosevelt and the succession of Harry Truman to the presidency. In Europe, the Germans are close to surrender, but in the Pacific the bloody battle for Okinawa is still underway and an invasion of the Japanese home islands is not foreseen until the autumn. American battle casualties have almost reached 900,000, with Japanese casualties at 1.1 million, and some 8 million Asian civilians have died in the war that began with Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931.
Erotic Liaisons, 1h35
Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Rie Miyazawa, Takeshi Kitano, Yūya Uchida, Kei Satō, Joe Yamanaka, Genjirō Arato
Roles Nemoto
Rating58% 2.9090052.9090052.9090052.9090052.909005
Détectives privés dont l'agence parisienne parvient difficilement à joindre les deux bouts, Kishin et Rie se voient proposés un important travail de filature par le mystérieux Okuyama ... Il se rendent vite compte que l' affaire est bien plus complexe qu' elle ne le semblait au départ ... Ils devront s' extirper d' une situation dangereuse dépassant leurs compétences ...
Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai (1990)
, 1h57
Directed by Kazuo Kuroki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Actors Kanako Higuchi, Shintarō Katsu, Yoshio Harada, Kaoru Sugita, Hideyo Amamoto, Renji Ishibashi
Roles Iseya
Rating65% 3.2888853.2888853.2888853.2888853.288885
À quelques enjambées d'Edo, dans une petite bourgade, une taverne tenue par un certain Tahei sert de repère aux prostituées, rōnin, marchands et à quelques paumés... Goemon, le sympathique protecteur de ces dames vit une vie paisible, entre alcool et petits duels. À ses côtés, Oshin, autoproclamée et reconnue comme étant la plus belle et la plus expérimentée des prostituées. Gonbei, un rōnin solitaire secrètement amoureux d'Oshin. Magozoemon, ex-samurai du Shogun, tente une reconversion dans la vente d'oiseaux avec sa jeune sœur Obun. Gennai, un rōnin fêtard et impétueux fait irruption dans leur vie... Une prostituée est retrouvée sauvagement assassinée... suit alors une vague de meurtres visant essentiellement ces femmes des rues. Tahei, témoin de l'un des crimes, est supprimé à son tour.
The Return of Godzilla, 1h43
Directed by Kōji Yakusho, Kōji Hashimoto
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Yasuko Sawaguchi, Ken Tanaka, Raymond Burr, Keiju Kobayashi, David Ury, Eitarō Ozawa
Roles Gondo
Rating67% 3.394673.394673.394673.394673.39467
After a volcanic eruption on Daikoku Island, the Yahata-Maru Japanese fishing vessel is caught in strong currents off its shores. As the boat drifts into shore, the island begins to erupt, and a giant monster lifts itself out of the volcano. A few days later, reporter Goro Maki is sailing in the area and finds the vessel intact but deserted. As he explores the vessel, he finds all the crew dead except for one young man called Hiroshi Okamura, who has been badly wounded. Suddenly a giant Shockirus sea louse attacks him but he is saved by Maki who kills it with a cleaver.
Godzilla 1985, 1h27
Directed by Kōji Hashimoto
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Kaiju films, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Disaster films
Actors Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Keiju Kobayashi, Eitarō Ozawa, Hiroshi Koizumi
Roles Gondo
Rating61% 3.0567753.0567753.0567753.0567753.056775
The Japanese fishing vessel Yahata Maru is trying to find its way to shore in a horrible storm while near an uninhabited island, when a giant monster appears out of the island and attacks the boat. A day later, reporter Goro Maki finds the vessel intact, along with its sole survivor Hiroshi "Kenny" Okumura.
Choji Snack Bar, 2h5
Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Ken Takakura, Jūzō Itami, Reiko Ōhara, Kunie Tanaka, Tokiko Kato, Takako Katō
Roles Yoshino
Rating64% 3.2286953.2286953.2286953.2286953.228695
Eiji Fujino, dit Chōji, est marié et a deux enfants. Il tient près du port de Hakodate une modeste taverne, où amis et habitants du quartier viennent boire et se restaurer. Chōji, ancien cadre de la compagnie de construction navale, est un homme placide et taciturne qui semble se satisfaire de sa situation et de la vie qu'il mène. Mais son passé le rattrape lorsque Sayo, son ancien amour de jeunesse, mets le feu à sa propre maison et s'enfuit de Hakodate.
Tokyo Trial
Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Kei Satō
Roles Narrator
Rating76% 3.846843.846843.846843.846843.84684
L'un des principaux documentaires sur un chapitre spécifique de l'histoire moderne du Japon, ce film sur le procès des militaristes japonais accusés de crimes de guerre est excellemment traité par le réalisateur Masaki Kobayashi.
Day Dream
Day Dream (1981)

Directed by Tetsuji Takechi
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Pornographic
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Kyōko Aizome, Kei Satō, Taiji Tonoyama
Roles Dentist
Rating48% 2.403342.403342.403342.403342.40334
Loosely based opsis based on Weisser, p. 102.
Station
Station (1981)
, 2h12
Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishō, Ayumi Ishida, Akihiko Hirata, Yu Fujiki, Ryō Ikebe
Rating69% 3.467233.467233.467233.467233.46723
L'inspecteur Mikami a souvent été décoré pour ses exploits. Mais cet homme au-dessus de la vulgarité du monde ne peut s'empêcher de ressentir la même solitude que ceux qu'il a inculpés.