Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 8, 1925
Died
March 11, 1998 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sachio Sakai
Biography
Real name: Yukio Abe. Born September 8, 1925, as the son of an electrician in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. Passed the 1st Toho New Face exam and joined Toho. It is in sync with Toshiro Mifune and Hajime Izu. Debuted in 1947 with Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Later appeared as a regular in the many Toho movies. It was nicknamed "Boo-chan" by the studio associates.
Known For
Acting
7.1
Rhapsody in August
1991
6.3
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
6.8
Godzilla
1977
6.0
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
7.5
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
6.4
Space Amoeba
1970
6.8
The Vampire Doll
1970
5.1
All Monsters Attack
1969
6.4
Red Lion
1969
7.4
Samurai Banners
1969
7.2
Japan's Longest Day
1967
6.2
King Kong Escapes
1967
5.3
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
1966
8.1
Ultra Q
1966
7.0
A Woman's Life
1963
7.2
Chûshingura
1962
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
6.4
Gorath
1962
8.0
Sanjuro
1962
8.1
Yojimbo
1961
6.6
Samurai Saga
1959
8.0
The Hidden Fortress
1958
6.4
The Mysterians
1957
3.0
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957