Kei Satō
Japanese actor (1928–2010)
- Born
- 21 December 1928, Aizuwakamatsu
- Died
- 2 May 2010
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- actor
- Films here
- 3
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.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Harakiri | Cast |
| 1963 | Bushido, Samurai Saga | Cast |
| 2003 | Azumi | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Rentarō Mikuni
- Shima Iwashita
- Tetsurō Tamba
- Yoshio Inaba
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Ichirō Nakatani
- Masao Mishima
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3814269 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.