Sachio Sakai
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Died11 March 1998 (aged 72)
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1947–1994
Sachio Sakai | |
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Sakai on the set of Godzilla. | |
| Born | Yukio Abe[1] 8 September 1925 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 11 March 1998 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1994 |
Sachio Sakai (堺 左千夫, Sakai Sachio; 8 September 1925 – 11 March 1998), born Yukio Abe (阿部 幸男, Abe Yukio),[1] was a Japanese actor.[2] In 1947, he made his film debut with Akira Kurosawa's One Wonderful Sunday.[3][4][5] He often worked with Akira Kurosawa and Kihachi Okamoto.[6][5]