Sachio Sakai
Acting
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
Seven Samurai
1954
Ikiru
1952
Godzilla
1954
Godzilla
1977
Yojimbo
1961
Drunken Angel
1948
Throne of Blood
1957
Sanjuro
1962
Chûshingura
1962
The Mysterians
1957
Gorath
1962
