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Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Actor · Born 1925-09-08 · Tokyo, Japan

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Biography

Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio, September 8, 1925 - March 11, 1998), real name Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio), was a Japanese actor. Sakai was the son of an electrician and later graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. In 1946, Sakai entered and passed the first Toho New Face program and had his first film appearance under the studio in 1947 in Akira Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Sakai would go on to appear in numerous films by the studio, including many directed by Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, and Ishiro Honda.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Seven Samurai (1954) — Coolie #2
  2. Yojimbo (1961) — First Foot Soldier
  3. Ikiru (1952) — Yakuza (uncredited)
  4. Godzilla (1954) — Hagiwara
  5. Throne of Blood (1957) — Washizu samurai
  6. Sanjuro (1962) — Samurai
  7. The Hidden Fortress (1958) — Soldier (uncredited)
  8. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) — Obayashi
  9. Drunken Angel (1948) — Guitar Player
  10. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — Hagiwara
  11. All Monsters Attack (1969) — Bank Robber Senbayashi
  12. What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) — Wing Fat Henchman
  13. Rhapsody in August (1991) — Mourner
  14. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) — Matahachi Honiden
  15. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
  16. King Kong Escapes (1967) — Henchman
  17. One Wonderful Sunday (1947) — Shady Ticket Man
  18. The Mysterians (1957)
  19. The Vampire Doll (1970) — Taxi Driver
  20. Space Amoeba (1970) — The Editor
  21. Godzilla (1977) — Hagiwara (uncredited)
  22. Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
  23. Chûshingura (1962)
  24. Japan's Longest Day (1967) — Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
  25. Samurai Banners (1969)
  26. Red Lion (1969) — Peasant Kesaji
  27. Gorath (1962) — Physician
  28. Ultra Q (1966) — Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
  29. Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957) — Hagiwara
  30. Samurai Saga (1959) — (uncredited)
  31. Beast Man Snow Man (1955) — Nakata
  32. Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
  33. Sudden Rain (1956) — Tada
  34. A Woman's Life (1963)
  35. The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
  36. Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)
  37. Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) — Third Skier
  38. Daredevil in the Castle (1961) — Kai Hayami
  39. Desperado Outpost (1959)
  40. Ironfinger (1965)