Sachio Sakai
Born: 1925-09-08 in Tokyo, Japan
Died: 1998-03-11
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1994
1991
- Rhapsody in August as Mourner
1990
- Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project as The 1/8 Project Staff
1988
1982
1981
- At This Late Date, the Charleston as Communications Minister
1978
1977
- Godzilla as Hagiwara (uncredited)
1975
- Battle Cry as Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke
1974
- Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
- Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters as Vice Mayor Shibata
1972
1970
- Space Amoeba as The Editor
- The Vampire Doll as Taxi Driver
- The Militarists as Kitamura
- Rebel Against Glory
- Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1969
- All Monsters Attack as Bank Robber Senbayashi
- Samurai Banners
- Red Lion as Peasant Kesaji
- Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
- Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
- Bonds of Love as Miyata
1968
- Golden Eyes as Middle-aged Japanese
- Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant as Club Boy (Electra)
- Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1967
- King Kong Escapes as Henchman
- Japan's Longest Day as Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
- Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
- The Killing Bottle as Secret Police Officer Shimada
- Zoku izuko e
- Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
1966
- Ultra Q as Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Wing Fat Henchman
- Adventure in Kigan Castle as Guide
- Rise Against the Sword as Shigeju
- The Mad Atlantic as Kawabe
1965
- Five Gents' Trick Book
- The Retreat from Kiska as Kojima
- Key of Keys as Inagawa
- Ironfinger
1964
1963
- Outpost of Hell
- Operation Mad Dog
- A Woman's Life
- Legacy of the 500,000 as Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver
- Young Guy in Hawaii as 赤塚
1962
- King Kong vs. Godzilla as Obayashi
- Sanjuro as Samurai
- Gorath as Physician
- Chûshingura
- College Champ
- Pride of the Campus as Hiroshi
- Local Reporter
- Tatsu as Marumatsu
- Operation Enemy Fort
- Anything For Success
- The Weed of Crime
- Our Failures
1961
- Yojimbo as First Foot Soldier
- Sir Galahad in Campus
- A Man in Red
- Big Shots Die at Dawn
- Daredevil in the Castle as Kai Hayami
- Blueprint of Murder
- Different Sons
- The Witness Killed as Murata
- Romance Express
- Aces Wild
- Lovers of Ginza
- Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
- Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa as Traveling Monk
- Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep as The Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)
1960
- The Gambling Samurai as Tamazo
- Three Dolls and Three Guys
- The Last Gunfight as Fudokichi
- The Dangerous Kiss
- The Secret of the Telegian as Taki
- Westward Desperado
- University Bandits
- Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes as Company Employee
1959
- I Want to Be a Shellfish
- Saga of the Vagabonds
- Desperado Outpost
- Fox and Raccoon as Son of Hidematsu
- The Big Boss
- The Story of Iron Arm Inao as Sadayuki Inao
- 3 Dolls in College
- Samurai Saga as (uncredited)
- Young Lovers as Nakagawa
1958
- The Hidden Fortress as Soldier (uncredited)
- He's the Killer
- Song for a Bride
- All About Marriage as Koichiro Doi
- The Hotelman's Holiday
- Go and Get It
- Executive Chair as Kimura
- The Young Boss is Third Generation as Out-no-Yoshi
- Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
1957
- Throne of Blood as Washizu samurai
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman as Third Skier
- The Mysterians
- Story of a Detective's Assistant as Tetsu
- The Paradise Island Story
- The Men of Toho-ku
- The Last Escape as Hashimoto
- Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Hagiwara
- Ôban as Employee
- Sazae-san Sequel
- Elephant from "Zoo Story" as Tamura (Lion Officer)
- The Shadow Daughter
- Skin-Colored Moon as Kusuda
1956
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Hagiwara
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
- The Hoodlum and the Young Master
- Sudden Rain as Tada
- Settlement of Love
- The Underworld
- The Maiden Courtesan
- Will-o'-the-Wisp
1955
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as Matahachi Honiden
- Frame of Snow as Kikukawa Yoshihiro
- Beast Man Snow Man as Nakata
- All is Well
- A Man Among Men as Onuki
1954
- Seven Samurai as Coolie #2
- Godzilla as Hagiwara
- Jirocho's New Year
- One Night of Love as Takeshi
- Last of the Wild Ones
- How the Bell of Liberty Rings as Kenichiro Hamamura
- Wedding Season
1953
- The Last Embrace as Uchimura (Saboten)
- The Eagle of the Pacific as (uncredited)
- Mr. Pu
- Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
- Girls in the Orchard
- Even The Mighty Shed Tears as Koibuchi
1952
- Ikiru as Yakuza (uncredited)
- The Man Who Came to Port as (uncredited)
- Vendetta of a Samurai
- Tokyo Sweetheart
- The Skin of the South
- Mr. Lucky
- Forbidden Path
- The Woman Who Touched the Legs
- Forty-Eight Man
1951
- The Blue Pearl as Yanagiya
- Elegy
1948
- Drunken Angel as Guitar Player
1947
- One Wonderful Sunday as Shady Ticket Man