Sachio Sakai
Actor
- Born
- September 8, 1925 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- March 11, 1998 (age 72)
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
April 26, 1954
Yojimbo
April 25, 1961
Ikiru
October 9, 1952
Godzilla
November 3, 1954
Throne of Blood
January 15, 1957
Sanjuro
January 1, 1962
The Hidden Fortress
December 28, 1958
King Kong vs. Godzilla
August 11, 1962
Drunken Angel
April 27, 1948
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
April 27, 1956
All Monsters Attack
December 20, 1969
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
November 2, 1966
Acting186
- 1994Turning Point
- 1991Rhapsody in August as Mourner
- 1990Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project as The 1/8 Project Staff
- 1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
- 1988Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You as Officer
- 1988Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
- 1982Goyou Sen Enjou
- 1981At This Late Date, the Charleston as Communications Minister
- 1978Blood Type: Blue as Taxi Driver
- 1977Godzilla as Hagiwara (uncredited)