Sachio Sakai
Acting
Born: 1925-09-08 in Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For
Seven Samurai
Coolie #2
Ikiru
Yakuza (uncredited)
Yojimbo
First Foot Soldier
Ultra Q
Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
Professional Killers
Godzilla
Hagiwara
Sanjuro
Samurai
Throne of Blood
Washizu samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Soldier (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Hagiwara
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Obayashi
Gorath
Physician
Drunken Angel
Guitar Player
Outlaw Cop
Wedding Season
Space Amoeba
The Editor
Modern Gentleman
The Vampire Doll
Taxi Driver
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
King Kong Escapes
Henchman
Pride of the Campus
Hiroshi
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Club Boy (Electra)
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
All Monsters Attack
Bank Robber Senbayashi
A Young Lady on Her Way
Chûshingura
Godzilla
Hagiwara (uncredited)
College Champ
Rhapsody in August
Mourner
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Japan's Longest Day
Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
The Battle of Okinawa
Water Seller
I Love You
The Man Who Came to Port
(uncredited)
Outpost of Hell
The Blue Mountains: Part I
The Road of Love
Fancy Talker
Blood Type: Blue
The Militarists
Kitamura