Sachio Sakai
Acting
Born September 8, 1925 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For · 40 titles
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Professional Killers
Godzilla
Ultra Q
Yojimbo
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Sanjuro
Drunken Angel
Sir Galahad in Campus
The Last Embrace
The Man Who Came to Port
I Want to Be a Shellfish
A Man in Red
All Monsters Attack
Outpost of Hell
King Kong Escapes
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Godzilla
Operation Mad Dog
Jirocho's New Year
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
The Battle of Okinawa
Japan's Longest Day
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Gorath
Rhapsody in August
The Mysterians
Saga of the Vagabonds
One Wonderful Sunday
Space Amoeba
Chûshingura
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
One Night of Love
The Dangerous Kiss