Sachio Sakai Explained

Sachio Sakai
Birth Name:	Yukio Abe
Birth Date:	8 September 1925
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1947–1994

, born,^[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
• (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)
• (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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 明治～平成. 新撰 芸能人物事典. 堺 左千夫とは. 2021-10-03. コトバンク. ja.
2. Web site: http://www.kinenote.com/main//public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=88258. Sachio Sakai. kinenote. 28 September 2021.
3. Web site: https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/person/%E5%A0%BA%E5%B7%A6%E5%8D%83%E5%A4%AB/. Sachio Sakai profile 堺左千夫の解説 SOCKETS人物データベース. goo. 28 September 2021.
4. Web site: https://thetv.jp/person/0000004304/. Sachio Sakai profile. ザテレビジョン. 28 September 2021.
5. Web site: https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%A0%BA%20%E5%B7%A6%E5%8D%83%E5%A4%AB-1671475. 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. 28 September 2021.
6. Web site: https://eigadb.com/p10088258. Sachio Sakai profile. 映画DB. 28 September 2021.