
Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai
Original Name | 堺 左千夫 |
Birth Name | Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男) |
Born | September 8, 1925 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | March 11, 1998 (72) |
Tall, but timid, big-eared supporting actor (author Stuart Galbraith IV compared him to Shemp Howard). Sakai graduated from industrial vocational school, and was later accepted by Toho in the very first New Face class (along with actor Toshiro Mifune). He debuted in Kurosawa’s One Wonderful Sunday (1947), and would go on to appear in a number of films for Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, and, of course, Ishiro Honda.
He was a recurring actor in the Young Guy series. In Inagaki’s Samurai trilogy, Sakai inherited the role of Matahachi from actor Rentaro Mikuni. Sakai is best known as a reporter in the original Godzilla (1954), a role that was largely replaced by Raymond Burr’s character in the Americanized version.
Original Name | 堺 左千夫 |
Birth Name | Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男) |
Born | September 8, 1925 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | March 11, 1998 (72) |
Tall, but timid, big-eared supporting actor (author Stuart Galbraith IV compared him to Shemp Howard). Sakai graduated from industrial vocational school, and was later accepted by Toho in the very first New Face class (along with actor Toshiro Mifune). He debuted in Kurosawa’s One Wonderful Sunday (1947), and would go on to appear in a number of films for Kurosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, and, of course, Ishiro Honda.
He was a recurring actor in the Young Guy series. In Inagaki’s Samurai trilogy, Sakai inherited the role of Matahachi from actor Rentaro Mikuni. Sakai is best known as a reporter in the original Godzilla (1954), a role that was largely replaced by Raymond Burr’s character in the Americanized version.
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Villager
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)...Hagiwara
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)...Matahachi
- Throne of Blood (1957)...Washizu Soldier
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)...Kidnapped Yamana Soldier
- The Secret of the Telegian (1960)...Taki
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961)...Kai Hayami
- Yojimbo (1961)...Corrupt Official
- Sanjuro (1962)...Kikui Samurai
- Gorath (1962)...Doctor
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)...Obayashi
- Whirlwind (1964)...Hashima
- The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)...Caravan Leader
- King Kong Escapes (1967)...Who Henchman
- Godzilla's Revenge (1969)...Sembayashi
- Vampire Doll (1970)...Taxi Driver
- Space Amoeba (1970)...Kudo's Editor
- Zatoichi (1989)...Yakuza
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Villager -
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
...Hagiwara -
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
...Matahachi -
Throne of Blood (1957)
...Washizu Soldier -
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
...Kidnapped Yamana Soldier -
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
...Taki -
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
...Kai Hayami -
Yojimbo (1961)
...Corrupt Official -
Sanjuro (1962)
...Kikui Samurai -
Gorath (1962)
...Doctor -
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
...Obayashi -
Whirlwind (1964)
...Hashima -
The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)
...Caravan Leader -
King Kong Escapes (1967)
...Who Henchman -
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
...Sembayashi -
Vampire Doll (1970)
...Taxi Driver -
Space Amoeba (1970)
...Kudo's Editor -
Zatoichi (1989)
...Yakuza