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Sachio Sakai

Actor • Born 1925

Sachio Sakai

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About

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

Ikiru posterIkiruMovie • 1952Seven Samurai posterSeven SamuraiMovie • 1954Professional Killers posterProfessional KillersSeries • 1972Godzilla posterGodzillaMovie • 1954Ultra Q posterUltra QSeries • 1966Yojimbo posterYojimboMovie • 1961The Hidden Fortress posterThe Hidden FortressMovie • 1958Throne of Blood posterThrone of BloodMovie • 1957Rhapsody in August posterRhapsody in AugustMovie • 1991Sanjuro posterSanjuroMovie • 1962Drunken Angel posterDrunken AngelMovie • 1948King Kong vs. Godzilla posterKing Kong vs. GodzillaMovie • 1962Godzilla, King of the Monsters! posterGodzilla, King of the Monsters!Movie • 1956All Monsters Attack posterAll Monsters AttackMovie • 1969King Kong Escapes posterKing Kong EscapesMovie • 1967Chûshingura posterChûshinguraMovie • 1962Godzilla posterGodzillaMovie • 1977What's Up, Tiger Lily? posterWhat's Up, Tiger Lily?Movie • 1966Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island posterSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie • 1956Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally posterZatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyMovie • 1989Gorath posterGorathMovie • 1962The Mysterians posterThe MysteriansMovie • 1957Space Amoeba posterSpace AmoebaMovie • 1970Japan's Longest Day posterJapan's Longest DayMovie • 1967