Masaaki Sakai
Acting
Born August 6, 1946
Biography
Born the son of Shunji Sakai, a famous comedian in Japan, Sakai initially came to fame by fronting the group sounds band The Spiders. This group, formed in 1962, was popular throughout the 1960s; they spawned several hit songs as well as thirteen situation comedy films featuring their music. He took the title role of Songoku (Monkey) in the 1970s Japanese TV program Saiyūki. This gained him fame in many English-speaking countries in the early 1980s when it was dubbed by the BBC and retitled Monkey. Due to his fame playing the mythical character Songoku, Sakai created a dance called "the Monk…
Known For · 40 titles
Churasan
Furuhata Ninzaburo
Monkey
時間ですよ
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
The Black Swindler
Tennō no Ryōriban
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
Youth A Go Go!
Here Because of You
Kono Subarashiki Sekai
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Best Friend
Impossible Love
Spirit World
The Most Useful School in the World
ザッツ宴会テイメント
Papa Survival
Road to Hawaii
A Hardest Night!!
Friends
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
High School Third Graders
パパ・サヴァイバル
Locomotive Teacher
I Am A Man of Honor
Beautiful World
Long Wedding Road! Tokyo vs. Osaka Wakeari Kon Monogatari
Sayonara Sankaku Mata Kite Shikaku
Yunagi City, Sakura Country
The Fearless Otojiro's Company
The Greatest Challenge of All
My Sweetheart
The Spiders: The Reckless Operation
The TOP10
Tokyo In Love
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
The Spiders' The Road to Bali
The Tempters: Smile After Tears