Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio, 8 September 1925 – 11 March 1998), born Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio),[1] was a Japanese actor.[2] In 1947, he made his film debut with Akira Kurosawa's One Wonderful Sunday.[3][4][5] He often worked with Akira Kurosawa and Kihachi Okamoto.[6][5]
Sachio Sakai | |
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 Sakai on the set of Godzilla. | |
| Born | Yukio Abe[1] 8 September 1925 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 11 March 1998 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1994 |
Filmography
Films
- One Wonderful Sunday (1947) as Ticket seller
- Drunken Angel (1948)[6] as Guitarist
- Stray Dog (1949) as Spectator of theater
- Aoi sanmyaku (1949)
- Bōryoku no Machi (1950)
- Aoi Shinju (1951) as Yanagiya
- Vendetta for a Samurai (1952)
- Nangoku no hada (1952)
- The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
- Ikiru (1952) as Gang
- Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
- Seven Samurai (1954) as a coolie
- Godzilla (1954) as Hagiwara
- Half Human (1955) as Nakata
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Matahachi Honiden
- Throne of Blood (1957) as Washizu's vassal
- Song for a Bride (1958) as Kurokawa
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Ashigaru
- Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959)
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Taki
- Storm Over the Pacific (1960)
- The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Kai Hayami
- Yojimbo (1961)[5] as Ashigaru
- Sanjuro (1961) as Ashigaru
- Gorath (1962) as Physician
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Obayashi, Mr. Tako's Assistant
- King Kong Escapes (1967) as Kazuo Suzuki (Dr. Who's Henchmen)
- Japan's Longest Day (1967)
- All Monsters Attack (1969) as Kobayashi
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Yamagata Masakage
- Red Lion (1969) as Kesagi
- The Vampire Doll (1970) as Taxi driver
- Space Amoeba (1970) as the magazine editor
- Battle of Okinawa (1971)
- The Human Revolution (1973)
- Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) as Security chief
- Blue Christmas (1978) as Taxi driver
- Zatoichi (1989) [5]
- Dreams (1990)
- Rhapsody in August (1991)
Television
- Daichūshingura (1971) as Wasuke
- Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972) (ep.24) as Shinbei Tajima
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) (ep.15) as Yasuke
- Shinsho Taikōki (1973) as Matsunaga Hisahide
- Taiyō ni Hoero! (1974) (ep.126) as Urabayashi
- Tasukenin Hashiru (1974) (ep.35) as Gunpei
- Kurayami Shitomenin (1975) (ep.26) as Matsugoro
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) (ep.6) as Kisuke
- Hissatsu Shiwazanin (1975) (ep.28) as Sanji
- Daitsuiseki (1978) (ep.8)
- Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin (1978) (ep.10) as Tenmanya
- The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979) (ep.8) as Kamekichi
- Hissatsu Shigotonin (1982) (ep.10) as Matsug
- Hissatsu Shigotonin III (1980) (ep.45) as Rihei
- Onihei Hankachō (1990) (ep.22) as Kaneya Iemon