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
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Ikiru
Yakuza (uncredited)
1952
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Professional Killers
1972 • 1 episode
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Godzilla
Hagiwara
1954
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Ultra Q
Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
1966 • 1 episode
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Yojimbo
First Foot Soldier
1961
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Throne of Blood
Washizu samurai
1957
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
Obayashi
1962
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
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Sanjuro
Samurai
1962
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The Man Who Came to Port
(uncredited)
1952
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The Hidden Fortress
Soldier (uncredited)
1958
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Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
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A Man in Red
1961
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Drunken Angel
Guitar Player
1948
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The Last Embrace
Uchimura (Saboten)
1953
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Hagiwara
1956
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Outpost of Hell
1963
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Operation Mad Dog
1963
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Jirocho's New Year
1954