Sachio Sakai
Acting
Born September 8, 1925, Tokyo, Japan
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
- 1994Turning Point
- 1991Rhapsody in August — Mourner
- 1990Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project — The 1/8 Project Staff
- 1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
- 1988Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You — Officer
- 1988Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
- 1982Goyou Sen Enjou
- 1981At This Late Date, the Charleston — Communications Minister
- 1978Blood Type: Blue — Taxi Driver
- 1977Godzilla — Hagiwara (uncredited)
- 1976Hangyaku no Tabi
- 1976Outlaw Cop
- 1975Battle Cry — Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke
- 1974Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters — Vice Mayor Shibata
- 1974Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
- 1973The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi — Mizushima
- Professional Killers
- 1971Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
- 1971The Battle of Okinawa — Water Seller
- 1970Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
- 1970Rebel Against Glory
- 1970Space Amoeba — The Editor
- 1970The Militarists — Kitamura
- 1970The Vampire Doll — Taxi Driver
- 1969All Monsters Attack — Bank Robber Senbayashi
- 1969Bonds of Love — Miyata
- 1969Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
- 1969Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
- 1969Red Lion — Peasant Kesaji
- 1969Samurai Banners
- 1968Admiral Yamamoto — Helmsman (Akagi)
- 1968Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
- 1968Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant — Club Boy (Electra)
- 1968Golden Eyes — Middle-aged Japanese
- 1968Where Love Springs
- 1967Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
- 1967Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
- 1967Great Incidents
- 1967Japan's Longest Day — Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
- 1967King Kong Escapes — Henchman
- 1967The Killing Bottle — Secret Police Officer Shimada
- 1967Zoku izuko e
- 1966Adventure in Kigan Castle — Guide
- 1966Rise Against the Sword — Shigeju
- 1966Swindler Meets Swindler
- 1966The Mad Atlantic — Kawabe
- Ultra Q — Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
- 1966What's Up, Tiger Lily? — Wing Fat Henchman
- 1965Five Gents' Trick Book
- 1965Ironfinger
- 1965Key of Keys — Inagawa
- 1965Raccoon Dog Leader
- 1965The Retreat from Kiska — Kojima
- 1964Ant Hell War
- 1964Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins — 2nd Sin
- 1964Modern Gentleman
- 1964The Rabble
- 1964Tiger Flight
- 1964Whirlwind
- 1963A Woman's Life — Hayashi
- 1963Legacy of the 500,000 — Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver
- 1963Operation Mad Dog
- 1963Outpost of Hell
- 1963Young Guy in Hawaii — 赤塚
- 1962Anything For Success
- 1962Chûshingura
- 1962College Champ
- 1962Gorath — Physician
- 1962King Kong vs. Godzilla — Obayashi
- 1962Local Reporter
- 1962Operation Enemy Fort
- 1962Our Failures
- 1962Pride of the Campus — Hiroshi
- 1962Sanjuro — Samurai
- 1962Tatsu — Marumatsu
- 1962The Weed of Crime
- 1961A Man in Red
- 1961Aces Wild
- 1961Big Shots Die at Dawn
- 1961Blueprint of Murder
- 1961Daredevil in the Castle — Kai Hayami
- 1961Different Sons
- 1961Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa — Traveling Monk
- 1961Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep — The Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)
- 1961Lovers of Ginza
- 1961Romance Express
- 1961Sir Galahad in Campus
- 1961The Witness Killed — Murata
- 1961Yojimbo — First Foot Soldier
- 1961Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
- 1960Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes — Company Employee
- 1960The Dangerous Kiss
- 1960The Gambling Samurai — Tamazo
- 1960The Last Gunfight — Fudokichi
- 1960The Secret of the Telegian — Taki
- 1960Three Dolls and Three Guys
- 1960University Bandits
- 1960Westward Desperado
- 19593 Dolls in College
- 1959Desperado Outpost
- 1959Fox and Raccoon — Son of Hidematsu
- 1959I Love You
- 1959I Want to Be a Shellfish
- 1959Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
- 1959Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation
- 1959Saga of the Vagabonds
- 1959Samurai Saga — (uncredited)
- 1959The Big Boss — Restaurant Bartender
- 1959The Story of Iron Arm Inao — Sadayuki Inao
- 1959Three Dolls in Ginza — Yokoyama
- 1959Violent Ishimatsu
- 1959Young Lovers — Nakagawa
- 1958All About Marriage — Koichiro Doi
- 1958Chakkiri Kinta Sequel
- 1958Executive Chair — Kimura
- 1958Fancy Talker
- 1958Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman
- 1958Go and Get It — Don-chan
- 1958He's the Killer
- 1958Song for a Bride
- 1958The Hidden Fortress — Soldier (uncredited)
- 1958The Hotelman's Holiday
- 1958The Naked General
- 1958The Young Boss is Third Generation — Out-no-Yoshi
- 1957Elephant from "Zoo Story" — Tamura (Lion Officer)
- 1957Faraway Man
- 1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean — Hagiwara
- 1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman — Third Skier
- 1957Sazae-san Sequel — Yamashita
- 1957Skin-Colored Moon — Kusuda
- 1957Story of a Detective's Assistant — Tetsu
- 1957Story of a Detective's Assistant Sequel
- 1957The Girl in the Target
- 1957The Last Escape — Hashimoto
- 1957The Men of Toho-ku
- 1957The Mysterians
- 1957The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
- 1957The Paradise Island Story
- 1957The Shadow Daughter — Okamoto
- 1957Throne of Blood — Washizu samurai
- 1957Ôban — Employee
- 1956A Young Lady on Her Way
- 1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! — Hagiwara
- 1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island — Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
- 1956Settlement of Love
- 1956Sudden Rain — Tada
- 1956The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl
- 1956The Hoodlum and the Young Master
- 1956The Maiden Courtesan
- 1956The Underworld
- 1956Will-o'-the-Wisp
- 1955A Man Among Men — Onuki
- 1955All is Well
- 1955Beast Man Snow Man — Nakata
- 1955Frame of Snow — Kikukawa Yoshihiro
- 1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple — Matahachi Honiden
- 1955Three Brides for Three Sons
- 1954Godzilla — Hagiwara
- 1954How the Bell of Liberty Rings — Kenichiro Hamamura
- 1954Jirocho's New Year
- 1954Last of the Wild Ones
- 1954My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
- 1954One Night of Love — Takeshi
- 1954Seven Samurai — Coolie #2
- 1954The Road of Love
- 1954This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
- 1954Wedding Season
- 1953Even The Mighty Shed Tears — Koibuchi
- 1953Girls in the Orchard
- 1953Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
- 1953Mr. Pu
- 1953The Eagle of the Pacific — (uncredited)
- 1953The Last Embrace — Uchimura (Saboten)
- 1952Forbidden Path
- 1952Forty-Eight Man
- 1952Ikiru — Yakuza (uncredited)
- 1952Mr. Lucky
- 1952The Man Who Came to Port — (uncredited)
- 1952The Skin of the South
- 1952The Woman Who Touched the Legs
- 1952Tokyo Sweetheart
- 1952Vendetta of a Samurai
- 1951Elegy
- 1951The Blue Pearl — Yanagiya
- 1949The Blue Mountains: Part I
- 1948Drunken Angel — Guitar Player
- 1947One Wonderful Sunday — Shady Ticket Man