Sachio Sakai
Known for acting · Born 8 September 1925 · Died 11 March 1998 · aged 72 · Tokyo, Japan
187 credits
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
Godzilla
1954
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
All Monsters Attack
1969
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
King Kong Escapes
1967
Beast Man Snow Man
1955
Seven Samurai
1954
Ironfinger
1965
The Vampire Doll
1970
Key of Keys
1965
Space Amoeba
1970
Acting (187)
1994Turning PointFilm
1991Rhapsody in AugustMournerFilm
1990Ultra Q: The 1/8 ProjectThe 1/8 Project StaffFilm
1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyFilm
1988Kaisha monogatari: Memories of YouOfficerFilm
1988Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak IncidentFilm
1982Goyou Sen EnjouFilm
1981At This Late Date, the CharlestonCommunications MinisterFilm
1978Blood Type: BlueTaxi DriverFilm
1977GodzillaHagiwara (uncredited)Film
1976Outlaw CopFilm
1976Hangyaku no TabiFilm
1975Battle CryNimaibashi Roh WasukeFilm
1974Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic StrategyFilm
1974Comedy: Love and Justice Among CheatersVice Mayor ShibataFilm
1973The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata ObiMizushimaFilm
1972Professional KillersSeries
1971The Battle of OkinawaWater SellerFilm
1971Japan's No. 1 Shocked ManFilm
1970The Vampire DollTaxi DriverFilm
1970Space AmoebaThe EditorFilm
1970The MilitaristsKitamuraFilm
1970Crazy Violence at Shimizu HarborFilm
1970Rebel Against GloryFilm
1969All Monsters AttackBank Robber SenbayashiFilm
1969Red LionPeasant KesajiFilm
1969Samurai BannersFilm
1969Bonds of LoveMiyataFilm
1969Konto 55: Grandson of a NinjaFilm
1969Konto 55: Mankind's WeaknessesFilm
1968Admiral YamamotoHelmsman (Akagi)Film
1968Golden EyesMiddle-aged JapaneseFilm
1968Five Gents and Karate GrandpaFilm
1968Five Gents and a Chinese MerchantClub Boy (Electra)Film
1968Where Love SpringsFilm
1967King Kong EscapesHenchmanFilm
1967Japan's Longest DayAtsugi Air Base Crew ChiefFilm
1967The Killing BottleSecret Police Officer ShimadaFilm
1967Zoku izuko eFilm
1967Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!Film
1967Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!Film
1967Great IncidentsFilm
1966What's Up, Tiger Lily?Wing Fat HenchmanFilm
1966Ultra QManager of Tokyo Advertising CompanySeries
1966Rise Against the SwordShigejuFilm
1966Adventure in Kigan CastleGuideFilm
1966The Mad AtlanticKawabeFilm
1966Swindler Meets SwindlerFilm
1965IronfingerFilm
1965Key of KeysInagawaFilm
1965The Retreat from KiskaKojimaFilm
1965Five Gents' Trick BookFilm
1965Raccoon Dog LeaderFilm
1964WhirlwindFilm
1964The RabbleFilm
1964Ant Hell WarFilm
1964Tiger FlightFilm
1964Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins2nd SinFilm
1964Modern GentlemanFilm
1963A Woman's LifeHayashiFilm
1963Legacy of the 500,000Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driverFilm
1963Young Guy in Hawaii赤塚Film
1963Operation Mad DogFilm
1963Outpost of HellFilm
1962SanjuroSamuraiFilm
1962King Kong vs. GodzillaObayashiFilm
1962ChûshinguraFilm
1962GorathPhysicianFilm
1962Pride of the CampusHiroshiFilm
1962College ChampFilm
1962TatsuMarumatsuFilm
1962Local ReporterFilm
1962Anything For SuccessFilm
1962The Weed of CrimeFilm
1962Operation Enemy FortFilm
1962Our FailuresFilm
1961YojimboFirst Foot SoldierFilm
1961Daredevil in the CastleKai HayamiFilm
1961Big Shots Die at DawnFilm
1961Blueprint of MurderFilm
1961Sir Galahad in CampusFilm
1961Romance ExpressFilm
1961The Witness KilledMurataFilm
1961A Man in RedFilm
1961Different SonsFilm
1961Aces WildFilm
1961Lovers of GinzaFilm
1961Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to WeepThe Tiger of Danjima (the local bad boss)Film
1961Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, SandogasaTraveling MonkFilm
1961Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchūFilm
1960The Secret of the TelegianTakiFilm
1960The Last GunfightFudokichiFilm
1960Westward DesperadoFilm
1960The Gambling SamuraiTamazoFilm
1960The Dangerous KissFilm
1960University BanditsFilm
1960Three Dolls and Three GuysFilm
1960Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome EpisodesCompany EmployeeFilm
1959Samurai Saga(uncredited)Film
1959Desperado OutpostFilm
1959Saga of the VagabondsFilm
1959The Big BossRestaurant BartenderFilm
1959I Want to Be a ShellfishFilm
1959The Story of Iron Arm InaoSadayuki InaoFilm
1959Fox and RaccoonSon of HidematsuFilm
19593 Dolls in CollegeFilm
1959Young LoversNakagawaFilm
1959Three Dolls in GinzaYokoyamaFilm
1959I Love YouFilm
1959Violent IshimatsuFilm
1959Ishimatsu Travels with GhostsFilm
1959Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing ConstellationFilm
1958The Hidden FortressSoldier (uncredited)Film
1958The Hotelman's HolidayFilm
1958Song for a BrideFilm
1958All About MarriageKoichiro DoiFilm
1958Go and Get ItDon-chanFilm
1958Female Detective Story: S.O.S WomanFilm
1958The Naked GeneralFilm
1958Executive ChairKimuraFilm
1958The Young Boss is Third GenerationOut-no-YoshiFilm
1958He's the KillerFilm
1958Fancy TalkerFilm
1958Chakkiri Kinta SequelFilm
1957Throne of BloodWashizu samuraiFilm
1957The MysteriansFilm
1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanHagiwaraFilm
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanThird SkierFilm
1957ÔbanEmployeeFilm
1957Sazae-san SequelYamashitaFilm
1957The Shadow DaughterOkamotoFilm
1957The Men of Toho-kuFilm
1957The Paradise Island StoryFilm
1957Elephant from "Zoo Story"Tamura (Lion Officer)Film
1957Skin-Colored MoonKusudaFilm
1957The Last EscapeHashimotoFilm
1957Story of a Detective's AssistantTetsuFilm
1957Faraway ManFilm
1957The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a SwordFilm
1957The Girl in the TargetFilm
1957Story of a Detective's Assistant SequelFilm
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!HagiwaraFilm
1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMatahachi Honiden (uncredited)Film
1956Sudden RainTadaFilm
1956Will-o'-the-WispFilm
1956The UnderworldFilm
1956Settlement of LoveFilm
1956The Maiden CourtesanFilm
1956The Hoodlum and the Young MasterFilm
1956The First Love of a Cha Cha GirlFilm
1956A Young Lady on Her WayFilm
1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMatahachi HonidenFilm
1955Beast Man Snow ManNakataFilm
1955All is WellFilm
1955A Man Among MenOnukiFilm
1955Frame of SnowKikukawa YoshihiroFilm
1955Three Brides for Three SonsFilm
1954Seven SamuraiCoolie #2Film
1954GodzillaHagiwaraFilm
1954Jirocho's New YearFilm
1954Last of the Wild OnesFilm
1954Wedding SeasonFilm
1954How the Bell of Liberty RingsKenichiro HamamuraFilm
1954One Night of LoveTakeshiFilm
1954This Love Costs 50 Million YenFilm
1954My Six Favorite Men — Speedy MenFilm
1954The Road of LoveFilm
1953The Eagle of the Pacific(uncredited)Film
1953Mr. PuFilm
1953The Last EmbraceUchimura (Saboten)Film
1953Jirocho Begins His Roving LifeFilm
1953Girls in the OrchardFilm
1953Even The Mighty Shed TearsKoibuchiFilm
1952IkiruYakuza (uncredited)Film
1952Vendetta of a SamuraiFilm
1952Tokyo SweetheartFilm
1952The Man Who Came to Port(uncredited)Film
1952The Skin of the SouthFilm
1952Forty-Eight ManFilm
1952The Woman Who Touched the LegsFilm
1952Forbidden PathFilm
1952Mr. LuckyFilm
1951The Blue PearlYanagiyaFilm
1951ElegyFilm
1949The Blue Mountains: Part IFilm
1948Drunken AngelGuitar PlayerFilm
1947One Wonderful SundayShady Ticket ManFilm