ACTOR
Frankie Sakai
Known for Mothra · Vengeance Is Mine · Chûshingura
Frankie Sakai, born Masatoshi Sakai (堺 正俊; 13 February 1929 – 10 June 1996), was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician.
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- Born
- Feb 13, 1929
- Died
- Jun 10, 1996
- Birthplace
- Kagoshima, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Frankie Sakai, born Masatoshi Sakai (堺 正俊; 13 February 1929 – 10 June 1996), was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Ganpeki
1953
名探偵アジャパー氏
1953A1
A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz FestivalDaisuke Matsumoto
1954
Quick Change Tanuki PalaceJazz Tanuki
1954
Burden of LoveKamenosuke Dewa-no-kouji
1955
Cheers to the Jazz GirlFura-san
1955
The Green Music BoxClown
1955
Densuke no senden kyō茶刈デンスケ
1956
Drums Love and DreamsHula Ko
1956
Frankie the MilkmanRukuheita Sakai / Kogorô Sakai
1956HS
How Sorrowful
1956
Hungry Soul, Part IITachibana's Old Friend A
1956
Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the BackstreetsHiroshi
1956
Phoenix
1956
Seishun wo warera niMoriyama
1956TH
The Happy DancersJet Kid Jiro
1956
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu EraInokori Saheiji
1957
Dancing SistersKunio Yamato
1957
Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkankiSantaro Monma
1957
Frankie's Aliens
1957
Man Who Causes a Storm
1957
A Boy and Three MothersSeiji, the Father
1958
Go and Get ItTetsuo Matsumoto
1958
I Am Three People
1958
I Want to Be a ShellfishShimizu Toyomatsu
1958
Romance and Rhythm
1958
The Dark ContinentNarrator
1958
The Hotelman's HolidayKinichi Koyama
1958
The Husband Wore the ApronNarrator (voice)
1958
I Want to Be a ShellfishTomimatsu Shimizu
1959
Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts
1959
Record of Loving Your Wife
1959
Room for LetGoro Yoda
1959
Temptation on Glamour IslandArmy Captain Prince Tamenaga
1959
The Bride from JapanTaro Fujikawa
1959
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
Hito mo arukebaKeima Sunagawa
1960
My Friend Death
1960
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of NightJunpei Tanabe
1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
The Happicoat Comedian
1960
Westward Desperado
1960
A Comedy in Front of the Station: LunchboxIchiro
1961
A Geisha's DiaryNozaki
1961
Aces Wild
1961
An Urban AffairHeita Sakurai
1961
MothraSenichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
1961
Romance Express
1961
Snow in the South Seas
1961
The Last WarMokichi Tamura
1961
The Weaker Sex
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese RestaurantShu
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962
Chûshingura
1962
Hagure kigeki mandara
1962
Heso no taisho
1962
Local Reporter
1962
Pachinko
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
The Dangoro Party in the Sky
1962
This Madding CrowdGoro
1962
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
3 Gents In HawaiiGeorge Okitsu (3rd-gen Japanese American)
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963
A Naughty Angel
1963
Aloha 3 GentsGeorge Okitsu (Third-generation Japanese-American)
1963
Dangoro's 'Above the Clouds' Group' Sequel
1963
Devices Stronger Than WomenNobuo Koyama (Kimono shop heir)
1963
Jolly BarbersSakai
1963
Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidaiShinichi Tamaki
1963
Nonsense Boys
1963
The Maid Story
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
Travel Stories of a Company President Part IIWillie Tanaka (Jupiter Secretary)
1963
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964
Comedy: Cheerful Widow
1964
Hail the 3 GentsHayato Hinatayama
1964
Heavenly Gods in Front of the Train Station
1964
Hot Spring Ghost
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Mumu Dance
1964
You Can Succeed, TooZenta Yamakawa
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityProfessor Sakai / Mr. Sakai
1965
A Monk in the Big City of Edo
1965
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
Hospital in Front of the Train Station
1965
Masseur War Story
1965
President's Ninja Trick Book Part IITsuyoshi Kemachi (Sales Section Chief)
1965
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugiJiro
1965
The Man Who Killed Six Women
1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaJiro Sakai
1966
A Company President's Life StoryAnnaka Ruiji (Chiol Japan Manager)
1966
Big Wind at the Spa
1966
Five Gents on the SpotRuiji Annaka
1966
How to Win a Race
1966
Ambassador Ramen
1967
Discover Japan with the 5 GentsPekero Dos Araki (Third-gen Brazilian)
1967
Exploration in Front of the Station
1967
Five Gents Prefer GeishaPecoro dos Araki (2nd-gen Japanese Brazilian)
1967
Mahjong Madness
1967
A Comedy in Front of the Station: FortuneJirô Sakai
1968
I Sell My Husband
1968
It's The Drifters! Steal, steal, steal as much as you can!
1968
Kawachi fūten zoku
1968
Volcano of Station Front Plaza
1968
喜劇・大安旅行
1968
大安旅行並木大作
1968
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969
Gokudô Petenshi
1969
Topsy-Turvy Journey
1969
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
1969
Yosakoi Journey
1969
新・与太郎戦記
1969
Little Remi and Famous Dog CapiKapi (voice)
1970
Mangan ryokō
1970
Oh, My Comrade!Fukuzo
1970
The Walking Major
1970
Woman Boss
1970
与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても
1970
Kaiun ryokō
1971
Price of LifeSeizo
1971
Kigeki yūwaku ryokō
1972
The Ghostly Trip
1972
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoroNagato Kinoshita
1973
Love Is After School
1973
Miyamoto MusashiHoniden Matahachi
1973喜
喜劇・日本列島震度0Kiyozo Fukuda
1973
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
1974
My Blood is the Blood of Others
1974
Greatest Game Ever梅野長太郎
1975
Bridal Cruise
1976
Greatest Game Ever Part II
1976
MastermindCaptain Yamada (as Furankî Sakai)
1976
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Dynamite Don-DonTokuemon
1978HW
Have Wings on Your Heart
1978
Hawaiian Love: Dangerous HoneymoonFrank Ômori
1978
Vengeance Is MineInspector Kawai
1979
ShogunYabu
1980
Edo PornNakajima Ise
1981
The Guy Who Brings On A Storm
1983
The Greatest Man in the WorldIsenokami
1986
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Star Ranch
1987
Waiting for the FloodTadashi Ono
1991
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
1992
Tôhôkenbunroku
1993
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994
Fusa
1995
SharakuTsutaya
1995SharakuScreenplay
1995SharakuExecutive Producer
1995
Moonlight SerenadePhotographer
1997Television
A-Un9 eps
1980
ShōgunYabu · 5 eps
1980
Ponytail Won't Look BackYuji Aso · 24 eps
1985Photos
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