Sachio Sakai
Born: 1925-09-08
• Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography
Turning Point
Rhapsody in August
Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident
Goyou Sen Enjou
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Blood Type: Blue
Godzilla
Hangyaku no Tabi
Outlaw Cop
Battle Cry
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
The Battle of Okinawa
The Militarists
Space Amoeba
The Vampire Doll
Rebel Against Glory
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
All Monsters Attack
Red Lion
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Samurai Banners
Bonds of Love
Where Love Springs
Admiral Yamamoto
Golden Eyes
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Great Incidents
Japan's Longest Day
King Kong Escapes
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
Zoku izuko e
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
The Killing Bottle
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
The Mad Atlantic
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Rise Against the Sword
Ironfinger
Key of Keys
The Retreat from Kiska
Five Gents' Trick Book
Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins
Modern Gentleman
The Rabble
Ant Hell War
Tiger Flight
Whirlwind
A Woman's Life
Operation Mad Dog
Young Guy in Hawaii
Outpost of Hell
Legacy of the 500,000
Anything For Success
The Weed of Crime
Chûshingura
Operation Enemy Fort
Local Reporter
Our Failures
King Kong vs. Godzilla
College Champ
Tatsu
Gorath
Pride of the Campus
Sanjuro
The Witness Killed
Different Sons
A Man in Red
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
Sir Galahad in Campus
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
Yojimbo
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Romance Express
Lovers of Ginza
Aces Wild
Daredevil in the Castle
Blueprint of Murder
Westward Desperado
University Bandits
The Dangerous Kiss
The Secret of the Telegian
The Gambling Samurai
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
Three Dolls and Three Guys
The Last Gunfight
Desperado Outpost
Young Lovers
I Love You
Saga of the Vagabonds
Three Dolls in Ginza
Samurai Saga