Kei Satō

Kei Satō

December 21, 1928 · 97 years old

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 fr…

Known For

29 titles
1
Harakiri

Harakiri

1962 · 2h 13m · Movie

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.

8.6
2
Onibaba

Onibaba

1964 · 1h 43m · Movie

Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.

7.8
3
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

7.9
4
Black Cat

Black Cat

1968 · 1h 39m · Movie

Two women are raped and killed by samurai soldiers. Soon they reappear as vengeful ghosts who seduce and brutally murder the passing samurai.

7.7
5
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959 · 3h 1m · Movie

As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.

8.5
6
Taboo

Taboo

1999 · 1h 40m · Movie

The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.

6.8
7
Death by Hanging

Death by Hanging

1968 · 1h 57m · Movie

A Korean man is sentenced to death by hanging, but he survives the execution. For the following two hours, his executioners try to work out how to handle the situation in this black farce.

7.5
8
The Return of Godzilla

The Return of Godzilla

1984 · 1h 43m · Movie

The Japanese government suppresses news of Godzilla's resurrection as political tensions increase between the US and USSR, both of whom willing to bomb Japan to stop the monster.

6.8
9
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

2009 · 2h 10m · Movie

Kaiji, a young gambler who is constantly in debt, enters a deadly gambling competition in order to wipe away his loans.

6.4
10
Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil

1971 · 2h 1m · Movie

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugg...

7.3
11
The Pleasures of the Flesh

The Pleasures of the Flesh

1965 · 1h 44m · Movie

After Atsushi commits murder, he is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase full of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.

6.9
12
Irezumi

Irezumi

1966 · 1h 26m · Movie

A seductive woman gets kidnapped into prostitution. After getting a spider tattoo made on her back, she grows vengeful, leaving several men in her path.

7.2
13
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

1973 · 1h 29m · Movie

During the currency devaluation by the Edo treasury, officer Hanzo deals with a temple priestess who sells her pupils as prostitutes, and a notorious thief who plans to rob the mint.

7.0
14
Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966 · 1h 23m · Movie

Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.

7.2
15
The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1971 · 2h 3m · Movie

Upon receiving a shocking telegram from his cousin, a man recounts his early life, as a member of a broad family full of dark secrets that slowly reveal themselves through the clan ceremonies.

7.3
16
Violence at Noon

Violence at Noon

1966 · 1h 39m · Movie

Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.

7.0
17
Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973 · 1h 28m · Movie

Zatoichi returns to his home village for the first time in over ten years to find much has changed and that corruption abounds.

7.1
18
The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial

1960 · 1h 27m · Movie

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

6.9
19
Double Suicide: Japanese Summer

Double Suicide: Japanese Summer

1967 · 1h 38m · Movie

Over the course of a night, a sex-obsessed young woman, a suicidal man, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster are taken prisoner of a gang awaiting a shootout between a rival gang at dawn.

6.7
20
Night and Fog in Japan

Night and Fog in Japan

1960 · 1h 47m · Movie

Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense and confrontational look at the decline of a socialist student activists' movement in Japan.

6.8
21
Three Resurrected Drunkards

Three Resurrected Drunkards

1968 · 1h 20m · Movie

A carefree afternoon at the beach turns into a comic misadventure when three young Japanese men are mistaken for illegal Korean residents.

6.4
22
Eleven Samurai

Eleven Samurai

1967 · 1h 40m · Movie

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbor, Nariatsu. But when the Oshi clan is blamed for the incident, eleven of their best warriors decide to trade their lives for justice.

7.3
23
Yomigaeru kinrô

Yomigaeru kinrô

1979 · 2h 11m · Movie

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.

6.6
24
The Killing Game

The Killing Game

1978 · 1h 32m · Movie

Narumi, after a 5-year hiatus, returns to encounter two previously spared women and faces rival yakuza bosses who hire him to kill another, posing a threat to his chivalry.

6.2
25
The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

1981 · 2h 25m · Movie

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.

6.8
26
Nippon no akuryo

Nippon no akuryo

1970 · 1h 30m · Movie

Murase is a bodyguard in a yakuza group. Ochiai is a police officer who once was a student activist. When they meet, they are surprised how identical they look. They decide to trade places with each other.

7.0
27
Sûpâ gun redei Wani Bunsho

Sûpâ gun redei Wani Bunsho

1979 · 1h 36m · Movie

Mika Hino is a sharp-shooting investigator that belongs to the infamous "Gator Branch." When an executive board member of a trading company is accused of being involved in a bribery, Mika is assigned to keep watch over him.

5.4
29
Lost Love

Lost Love

1978 · 1h 46m · Movie

In a melancholic seaside town, the bodies of two lovers who committed double suicide are found on the shore. A local reporter and the dead woman's pimp begin to investigate and find out that something very suspicious is going on.

6.8