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Furankî Sakai(1929-1996)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Furankî Sakai in Shogun (1980)
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Furankî Sakai was born on 13 February 1929 in Kagoshima, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Mothra (1961), Sharaku (1995) and Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957). He died on 10 June 1996.
BornFebruary 13, 1929
DiedJune 10, 1996(67)
BornFebruary 13, 1929
DiedJune 10, 1996(67)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 1 nomination

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Known for

Mothra (1961)
Mothra
6.6
  • Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda (AKA Bulldog)
  • 1961
Sharaku (1995)
Sharaku
6.7
  • Tsutaya
  • 1995
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate
7.2
  • Inokori Saheiji, the stayer
  • 1957
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
Miyamoto Musashi
7.2
  • Honiden Matahachi
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Moonlight Serenade (1997)
    Moonlight Serenade
    6.6
    • 1997
  • Shakuhachi (1995)
    Shakuhachi
    • 1995
  • Sharaku (1995)
    Sharaku
    6.7
    • Tsutaya
    • 1995
  • Chounouryoku-sha - Michi eno tabibito (1994)
    Chounouryoku-sha - Michi eno tabibito
    • 1994
  • Kowagaru hitobito (1994)
    Kowagaru hitobito
    7.1
    • Man of iron pot, man of water-bus
    • 1994
  • Fusa (1993)
    Fusa
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Gonemon Tahara
    • 1993
  • Aitsu
    5.8
    • Tadashi Ono
    • 1991
  • Akakabu kenji funsenki: Nanki-Katsuura Onsen satsujin meiro
    TV Movie
    • Shigeru Hîragi
    • 1991
  • Taiheiki (1991)
    Taiheiki
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Enki Nagasaki
    • 1991
  • Kataoka Tsurutarô no Kindaichi Kôsuke shirîzu: Gokumon-tô
    TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Onihei hankachô
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 1989–2001
  • Ore wa otokoda! kanketsu-hen
    • 1987
  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
    Shinran: Path to Purity
    6.7
    • Yorishige Inada
    • 1987
  • Kokushi muso (1986)
    Kokushi muso
    5.6
    • Isenokami
    • 1986
  • Heart Beat (1983)
    Heart Beat
    5.9
    • Raymond
    • 1983

Writer

  • Sharaku (1995)
    Sharaku
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1995

Producer

  • Sharaku (1995)
    Sharaku
    6.7
    • executive producer
    • 1995

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The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era
Trailer 1:42
The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era
The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era
Trailer 1:42
The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era
Shogun
Trailer 0:31
Shogun
BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer
Trailer 1:41
BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frankie Sakai
  • Born
    • February 13, 1929
    • Kagoshima, Japan
  • Died
    • June 10, 1996

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  • Trivia
    Beginning in the early 1950s, he had a jazz band known as "Frankie Sakai and the City Slickers.".

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