Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio; 8 September 1925 – 11 March 1998), born Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio),^[1] was a Japanese actor.^[2] In 1947, he made his film debut with Akira Kurosawa's One Wonderful Sunday.^[3][4][5] He often worked with Akira Kurosawa and Kihachi Okamoto.^[6][5]

Sachio Sakai
Sakai on the set of Godzilla.
Born	Yukio Abe[1] (1925-09-08)8 September 1925 Tokyo, Japan
Died	11 March 1998(1998-03-11) (aged 72)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–1994

Filmography

Films

• One Wonderful Sunday (1947) as Ticket seller
• Drunken Angel (1948)^[6] as Guitarist
• Stray Dog (1949) as Spectator of theater
• Aoi sanmyaku (1949)
• Bōryoku no Machi (1950)
• Aoi Shinju (1951) as Yanagiya
• Vendetta for a Samurai (1952)
• Nangoku no hada (1952)
• The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
• Ikiru (1952) as Gang
• Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
• Seven Samurai (1954) as a coolie
• Godzilla (1954) as Hagiwara
• Half Human (1955) as Nakata
• Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Matahachi Honiden
• Throne of Blood (1957) as Washizu's vassal
• Song for a Bride (1958) as Kurokawa
• The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Ashigaru
• Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959)
• The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Taki
• Storm Over the Pacific (1960)
• The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Kai Hayami
• Yojimbo (1961)^[5] as Ashigaru
• Sanjuro (1961) as Ashigaru
• Gorath (1962) as Physician
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Obayashi, Mr. Tako's Assistant
• King Kong Escapes (1967) as Kazuo Suzuki (Dr. Who's Henchmen)
• Japan's Longest Day (1967)
• All Monsters Attack (1969) as Kobayashi
• Samurai Banners (1969) as Yamagata Masakage
• Red Lion (1969) as Kesagi
• The Vampire Doll (1970) as Taxi driver
• Space Amoeba (1970) as the magazine editor
• Battle of Okinawa (1971)
• The Human Revolution (1973)
• Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) as Security chief
• Blue Christmas (1978) as Taxi driver
• Zatoichi (1989) ^[5]
• Dreams (1990)
• Rhapsody in August (1991)

Television

• Daichūshingura (1971) as Wasuke
• Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972) (ep.24) as Shinbei Tajima
• Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) (ep.15) as Yasuke
• Shinsho Taikōki (1973) as Matsunaga Hisahide
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1974) (ep.126) as Urabayashi
• Tasukenin Hashiru (1974) (ep.35) as Gunpei
• Kurayami Shitomenin (1975) (ep.26) as Matsugoro
• Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) (ep.6) as Kisuke
• Hissatsu Shiwazanin (1975) (ep.28) as Sanji
• Daitsuiseki (1978) (ep.8)
• Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin (1978) (ep.10) as Tenmanya
• The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979) (ep.8) as Kamekichi
• Hissatsu Shigotonin (1982) (ep.10) as Matsug
• Hissatsu Shigotonin III (1980) (ep.45) as Rihei
• Onihei Hankachō (1990) (ep.22) as Kaneya Iemon