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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-02-13

Day of Death

1996-06-10 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Kagoshima, Japan

Also Known As

Masatoshi Sakai

堺 正俊

Furankî Sakai

Фрэнки Сакаи

Frankie Sakai

Biography

Frankie Sakai, born Masatoshi Sakai (堺 正俊; 13 February 1929 – 10 June 1996), was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician.

Known For

Acting

An Urban Affair

1961

An Urban Affair

as

Heita Sakurai

Hail the 3 Gents

1964

Hail the 3 Gents

as

Hayato Hinatayama

Mothra

1961

Mothra

as

Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda

Edo Porn

1981

Edo Porn

as

Nakajima Ise

The Bride from Japan

1959

The Bride from Japan

as

Taro Fujikawa

The Last War

1961

The Last War

as

Mokichi Tamura

Hito mo arukeba

1960

Hito mo arukeba

as

Keima Sunagawa

Mastermind

1976

Mastermind

as

Captain Yamada (as Furankî Sakai)

Aces Wild

1961

Aces Wild

as

A Boy and Three Mothers

1958

A Boy and Three Mothers

as

Seiji, the Farher

Frankie the Milkman

1956

Frankie the Milkman

as

Rukuheita Sakai / Kogorô Sakai

Dynamite Don-Don

1978

Dynamite Don-Don

as

Tokuemon

You Can Succeed, Too

1964

You Can Succeed, Too

as

Zenta Yamakawa

大安旅行

1968

大安旅行

as

並木大作

The Happy Dancers

1956

The Happy Dancers

as

Jet Kid Jiro

A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival

1954

A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival

as

Daisuke Matsumoto

Miyamoto Musashi

1973

Miyamoto Musashi

as

Honiden Matahachi

Waiting for the Flood

1991

Waiting for the Flood

as

Tadashi Ono

Sharaku

1995

Sharaku

as

Tsutaya

Moonlight Serenade

1997

Moonlight Serenade

as

Photographer

Temptation on Glamour Island

1959

Temptation on Glamour Island

as

Army Captain Prince Tamenaga

A Geisha's Diary

1961

A Geisha's Diary

as

Nozaki

Room for Let

1959

Room for Let

as

Goro Yoda

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1959

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as

Tomimatsu Shimizu

Oh, My Comrade!

1970

Oh, My Comrade!

as

Fukuzo

Dancing Sisters

1957

Dancing Sisters

as

Kunio Yamato

The Hotelman's Holiday

1958

The Hotelman's Holiday

as

Kinichi Koyama

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

1965

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

as

Professor Sakai / Mr. Sakai

Fusa

1995

Fusa

as

Burden of Love

1955

Burden of Love

as

Kamenosuke Dewa-no-kouji

Hungry Soul, Part II

1956

Hungry Soul, Part II

as

Tachibana's Old Friend A

Vengeance Is Mine

1979

Vengeance Is Mine

as

Inspector Kawai

Seishun wo warera ni

1956

Seishun wo warera ni

as

Moriyama

Jolly Barbers

1963

Jolly Barbers

as

Sakai

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1958

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as

Shimizu Toyomatsu

Price of Life

1971

Price of Life

as

Seizo

Pachinko

1962

Pachinko

as

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

1963

Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

as

Shinichi Tamaki

Ganpeki

1953

Ganpeki

as

Densuke no senden kyō

1956

Densuke no senden kyō

as

茶刈デンスケ

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

1963

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

as

Willie Tanaka (Jupiter Secretary)

Company President Travels Abroad

1963

Company President Travels Abroad

as

George Okitsu (3rd-gen Japanese American)

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

1963

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

as

George Okitsu (Third-generation Japanese-American)

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

1965

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

as

Tsuyoshi Kemachi (Sales Section Chief)

A Company President's Life Story

1966

A Company President's Life Story

as

Annaka Ruiji (Chiol Japan Manager)

Five Gents on the Spot

1966

Five Gents on the Spot

as

Ruiji Annaka

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

1967

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

as

Pekero Dos Araki (Third-gen Brazilian)

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

1967

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

as

Pecoro dos Araki (2nd-gen Japanese Brazilian)

Go and Get It

1958

Go and Get It

as

Tetsuo Matsumoto

Devices Stronger Than  Women

1963

Devices Stronger Than Women

as

Nobuo Koyama (Kimono shop heir)

Greatest Game Ever

1975

Greatest Game Ever

as

梅野長太郎

Shōgun

Shōgun

as

Yabu

Production

Sharaku

1995

Sharaku

as

Crew

Directing