Sachio Sakai

100 yearsSeptember 8, 1925Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanPopularity 1.6

Real name: Yukio Abe. Born September 8, 1925, as the son of an electrician in Tokyo.

Highlights

Known For

8.3

Ikiru

1952

as Yakuza (uncredited)

as Hagiwara (uncredited)

5.7

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

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.

Career