Portrait of Kei Satō

Acting

Kei Satō

Career

Active from 1959 to 2003, busiest in 1968 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harakiri
Harakiri
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kei Satō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Social Critique 5
  • Moral Decay 4
  • Psychological Depth 4
  • Yakuza 4
  • Mystery 4
  • Bleak 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Samurai Film 3
  • Historical Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

132
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

8 titles · average score 61
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kazutaka Hyodo

The Whispering of the Gods
The Whispering of the Gods (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

as Father Togawa

Prayer Beads
Prayer Beads (2004)

TV show

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (2004)

TV show · as Sabee Inugami

Azumi
Azumi (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tenkai Nankôbô

藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」
藤田宜永サスペンス「異端の夏」 (2003)

TV show

Honmamon
Honmamon (2001)

TV show · as Sadamichi Yamanaka (Konoha's grandfather)

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations (2000)

TV show · as Mashita Nagamori

1990s

12 titles · average score 65
Neo Faust
Neo Faust (1999)

as Dr. Faust

Taboo
Taboo (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator (voice)

The Perfect Education
The Perfect Education (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lawyer

Concerto
Concerto (1996)

TV show

Wave in Mind
Wave in Mind (1995)

TV show

Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident (1995)

as Takazawa Hakuun

Dioxin from Fish!
Dioxin from Fish! (1992)

as Genjiro

Erotic Liaisons
Erotic Liaisons (1992)

as Nemoto

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Detective

Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai (1990)
GoodWatch score 64

as Iseya

Shingo's Ten Duels
Shingo's Ten Duels (1990)

as Inoue Kawachi-no-kami

Graduation
Graduation (1990)

TV show

1980s

28 titles · average score 63
Impactual Performance
Impactual Performance (1986)

as Ryo's father

Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hitoshi Awazu

Let Him Rest in Peace
Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)

as Futoshi Shimoyama

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)

as Nakajima

Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Gondo

The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chief Editor Gondo

Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial (1983)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor (1983)

as Police Chief

Nemuri Kyoshiro
Nemuri Kyoshiro (1982)

TV show

Day Dream
Day Dream (1981)

as Dentist

The Beast to Die
The Beast to Die (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Endo

The Trading Company
The Trading Company (1980)

TV show · as Shigeru Yasuda

1970s

31 titles · average score 70
The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dr. Ichikawa

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shimizu

Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

as Orator

Lost Love
Lost Love (1978)

as Nogami

The Tattooed Hitman
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)

as Yukio Yamaji

The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Kao Chiu

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shobei Hamajima

Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Magistrate

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Retsudo Yagyu

Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Shinkô Kuniyoshi

Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yohei

Evil Spirits of Japan
Evil Spirits of Japan (1970)

as Murase / Ochiai

1960s

52 titles · average score 73
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

as Prison warden

Kuroneko
Kuroneko (1968)
GoodWatch score 87

as Raiko

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

as Otoko

Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sakagami Shuzen

Violence at Noon
Violence at Noon (1966)
GoodWatch score 85

as Eisuke Oyamada

The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kamo Serizawa

Irezumi
Irezumi (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hatamoto Serizawa

Sword Devil
Sword Devil (1965)
GoodWatch score 66

as Secretery Kanbe

Onibaba
Onibaba (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Hachi

Harakiri
Harakiri (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as Masakazu

Human
Human (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hachizo

Pitfall
Pitfall (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

as Reporter

1950s

1 title · average score 87
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
GoodWatch score 87

as Shinjô Ittôhei