Acting
Sachio Sakai
Also Known As: Sakai Sachio, 阿部 幸男, Yukio Abe
Birth Date
September 8, 1925
Death Date
March 11, 1998
(passed away at 72)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
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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.
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Seven Samurai
Coolie #2
1954
Professional Killers
1972 • 1 episode
Ikiru
Yakuza (uncredited)
1952
Godzilla
Hagiwara
1954
Yojimbo
First Foot Soldier
1961
Ultra Q
Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
1966 • 1 episode
Throne of Blood
Washizu samurai
1957
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Hagiwara
1956
The Hidden Fortress
Soldier (uncredited)
1958
Sanjuro
Samurai
1962
Drunken Angel
Guitar Player
1948
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Obayashi
1962
Rhapsody in August
Mourner
1991
Godzilla
Hagiwara (uncredited)
1977
All Monsters Attack
Bank Robber Senbayashi
1969
King Kong Escapes
Henchman
1967
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Wing Fat Henchman
1966
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
1956
The Battle of Okinawa
Water Seller
1971
The Mysterians
1957