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Sachio Sakai
Born 1925-09-08Tokyo, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Turning PointRoleRhapsody in AugustMournerUltra Q: The 1/8 ProjectThe 1/8 Project StaffZatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyRoleKaisha monogatari: Memories of YouOfficerSecret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak IncidentRoleGoyou Sen EnjouRoleAt This Late Date, the CharlestonCommunications MinisterBlood Type: BlueRoleGodzillaHagiwara (uncredited)Hangyaku no TabiRoleOutlaw CopRoleBattle CryNimaibashi Roh WasukeLupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic StrategyRoleComedy: Love and Justice Among CheatersVice Mayor ShibataThe Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata ObiMizushimaJapan's No. 1 Shocked ManRoleThe Battle of OkinawaWater SellerThe MilitaristsKitamuraSpace AmoebaThe EditorThe Vampire DollTaxi DriverRebel Against GloryRoleCrazy Violence at Shimizu HarborRoleAll Monsters AttackBank Robber Senbayashi