Sachio Sakai

Japanese actor

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]

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

References

1. 明治～平成, 新撰 芸能人物事典. "堺 左千夫とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
2. "Sachio Sakai". kinenote. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
3. "Sachio Sakai profile 堺左千夫の解説 SOCKETS人物データベース". goo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
4. "Sachio Sakai profile". ザテレビジョン. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
5. "堺 左千夫（読み）サカイ サチオ新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「堺 左千夫」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
6. "Sachio Sakai profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 28 September 2021.