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Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Acting·1929–1996·125 films

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

As Actor

Mothra
Mothra (1961)Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)Inspector Kawai
Chûshingura
Chûshingura (1962)
Edo Porn
Edo Porn (1981)Nakajima Ise
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)Inokori Saheiji
A Geisha's Diary
A Geisha's Diary (1961)Nozaki
The Last War
The Last War (1961)Mokichi Tamura
Sharaku
Sharaku (1995)Tsutaya
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)Honiden Matahachi
Man Who Causes a Storm
Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)
Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)Tachibana's Old Friend A
Westward Desperado
Westward Desperado (1960)
Fusa
Fusa (1995)
Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)Kamenosuke Dewa-no-kouji
Dynamite Don-Don
Dynamite Don-Don (1978)Tokuemon
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade (1997)Photographer
Mastermind
Mastermind (1976)Captain Yamada (as Furankî Sakai)
Shinran: Path to Purity
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi
Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi (1970)Kapi (voice)
You Can Succeed, Too
You Can Succeed, Too (1964)Zenta Yamakawa
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)Tomimatsu Shimizu
Room for Let
Room for Let (1959)Goro Yoda
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Japanese Humanity and Justice (1977)
Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island (1959)Army Captain Prince Tamenaga
Hawaiian Love: Dangerous Honeymoon
Hawaiian Love: Dangerous Honeymoon (1978)Frank Ômori
Hagure kigeki mandara
Hagure kigeki mandara (1962)
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1958)Shimizu Toyomatsu
The Walking Major
The Walking Major (1970)
Frankie the Milkman
Frankie the Milkman (1956)Rukuheita Sakai / Kogorô Sakai
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night (1960)Junpei Tanabe
Local Reporter
Local Reporter (1962)
This Madding Crowd
This Madding Crowd (1962)Goro
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown (1994)
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II (1963)Willie Tanaka (Jupiter Secretary)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
The Hotelman's Holiday
The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)Kinichi Koyama
The Maid Story
The Maid Story (1963)
Snow in the South Seas
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Romance Express
Romance Express (1961)
Company President Travels Abroad
Company President Travels Abroad (1963)George Okitsu (3rd-gen Japanese American)
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (1967)Pekero Dos Araki (Third-gen Brazilian)
Shimizu Port Salaryman
Shimizu Port Salaryman (1962)
Woman Boss
Woman Boss (1970)
Travel Stories of a Company President
Travel Stories of a Company President (1963)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)Ichiro
Heso no taisho
Heso no taisho (1962)
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
I Sell My Husband
I Sell My Husband (1968)
Hail the 3 Gents
Hail the 3 Gents (1964)Hayato Hinatayama
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965)Tsuyoshi Kemachi (Sales Section Chief)
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
A Company President's Life Story
A Company President's Life Story (1966)Annaka Ruiji (Chiol Japan Manager)
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)Isenokami
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
Five Gents Prefer Geisha (1967)Pecoro dos Araki (2nd-gen Japanese Brazilian)
Waiting for the Flood
Waiting for the Flood (1991)Tadashi Ono
Ambassador Ramen
Ambassador Ramen (1967)
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot (1966)Ruiji Annaka
Aces Wild
Aces Wild (1961)
An Urban Affair
An Urban Affair (1961)Heita Sakurai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai (1963)Shinichi Tamaki
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)Shu
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)Professor Sakai / Mr. Sakai
The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan (1959)Taro Fujikawa
Oh, My Comrade!
Oh, My Comrade! (1970)Fukuzo
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
Seishun wo warera ni
Seishun wo warera ni (1956)Moriyama
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
Kawachi fūten zoku
Kawachi fūten zoku (1968)
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (1965)Jiro
The Guy Who Brings On A Storm
The Guy Who Brings On A Storm (1983)
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
Company President Travels Abroad Part II (1963)George Okitsu (Third-generation Japanese-American)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)Jiro Sakai
A Boy and Three Mothers
A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)Seiji, the Farher
The Green Music Box
The Green Music Box (1955)Clown
Five Gents' Trick Book
Five Gents' Trick Book (1965)
The Ghostly Trip
The Ghostly Trip (1972)
Go and Get It
Go and Get It (1958)Tetsuo Matsumoto
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady (1964)
Yosakoi Journey
Yosakoi Journey (1969)
Topsy-Turvy Journey
Topsy-Turvy Journey (1969)
My Blood is the Blood of Others
My Blood is the Blood of Others (1974)
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954)Jazz Tanuki
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
Gokudô Petenshi
Gokudô Petenshi (1969)
Hot Spring Ghost
Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
Hito mo arukeba
Hito mo arukeba (1960)Keima Sunagawa
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten (1966)
It's The Drifters! Steal, steal, steal as much as you can!
It's The Drifters! Steal, steal, steal as much as you can! (1968)
Shogun
Shogun (1980)Yabu
Greatest Game Ever Part II
Greatest Game Ever Part II (1976)
Greatest Game Ever
Greatest Game Ever (1975)梅野長太郎
Romance and Rhythm
Romance and Rhythm (1958)
Dancing Sisters
Dancing Sisters (1957)Kunio Yamato
Price of Life
Price of Life (1971)Seizo
Kaiun ryokō
Kaiun ryokō (1971)
Tôhôkenbunroku
Tôhôkenbunroku (1993)
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure (1992)
大安旅行
大安旅行 (1968)並木大作
Nonsense Boys
Nonsense Boys (1963)
喜劇・大安旅行
喜劇・大安旅行 (1968)
The Dangoro Party in the Sky
The Dangoro Party in the Sky (1962)
Jolly Barbers
Jolly Barbers (1963)Sakai
Ganpeki
Ganpeki (1953)
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi
Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi (1974)
Pachinko
Pachinko (1962)
Kigeki yūwaku ryokō
Kigeki yūwaku ryokō (1972)
Frankie's Aliens
Frankie's Aliens (1957)
Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki (1963)
Devices Stronger Than  Women
Devices Stronger Than Women (1963)Nobuo Koyama (Kimono shop heir)
新・与太郎戦記
新・与太郎戦記 (1969)
Densuke no senden kyō
Densuke no senden kyō (1956)茶刈デンスケ
Bridal Cruise
Bridal Cruise (1976)
Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki
Frankie Bûchan no Aa gunkanki (1957)Santaro Monma
Love Is After School
Love Is After School (1973)
六人の女を殺した男
六人の女を殺した男 (1965)
名探偵アジャパー氏
名探偵アジャパー氏 (1953)
与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても
与太郎戦記 女は幾万ありとても (1970)
Cheers to the Jazz Girl
Cheers to the Jazz Girl (1955)Fura-san
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert (1969)
Drums Love and Dreams
Drums Love and Dreams (1956)Hula Ko
Star Ranch
Star Ranch (1987)
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro
Kigeki: Otoko no nakidokoro (1973)Nagato Kinoshita
A Naughty Angel
A Naughty Angel (1963)

As Writer