Acting
Sachio Sakai
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.
Titles
Seven Samurai
1954
Professional Killers
1972
Ikiru
1952
Godzilla
1954
Throne of Blood
1957
Ultra Q
1966
Yojimbo
1961
Rhapsody in August
1991
Drunken Angel
1948
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Sanjuro
1962
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
All Monsters Attack
1969
King Kong Escapes
1967
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
The Mysterians
1957
Chûshingura
1962
Space Amoeba
1970
The Big Boss
1959
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
The Blue Pearl
1951
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Godzilla
1977
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Gorath
1962
A Woman's Life
1963
One Wonderful Sunday
1947
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Story of a Detective's Assistant
1957
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Romance Express
1961
Whirlwind
1964