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Furankī Sakai(1929-1996)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Furankī Sakai in Shogun (1980)
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Furankī Sakai was born on 13 February 1929 in Kagoshima, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Sharaku (1995), Mothra (1961) 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 total

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Known for

Sharaku (1995)
Sharaku
6.6
  • Tsutaya(as Furankî Sakai)
  • 1995
Mothra (1961)
Mothra
6.5
  • Senichiro 'Sen-chan' Fukuda (AKA Bulldog)(as Furankî Sakai)
  • 1961
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate
7.2
  • Inokori Saheiji, the stayer(as Furankî Sakai)
  • 1957
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
Miyamoto Musashi
7.2
  • Honiden Matahachi(as Furankî Sakai)
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Moonlight Serenade (1997)
    Moonlight Serenade
    6.6
    • (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1997
  • Shakuhachi (1995)
    Shakuhachi
    • (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1995
  • Sharaku (1995)
    Sharaku
    6.6
    • Tsutaya (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1995
  • Chounouryoku-sha - Michi eno tabibito (1994)
    Chounouryoku-sha - Michi eno tabibito
    • (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1994
  • Kowagaru hitobito (1994)
    Kowagaru hitobito
    6.9
    • Man of iron pot, man of water-bus (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1994
  • Fusa (1993)
    Fusa
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Gonemon Tahara (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1993
  • Aitsu
    5.8
    • Tadashi Ono (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1991
  • Taiheiki (1991)
    Taiheiki
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Enki Nagasaki
    • 1991
  • Akakabu kenji funsenki: Nanki-Katsuura Onsen satsujin meiro
    TV Movie
    • Shigeru Hîragi (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1991
  • Kataoka Tsurutarô no Kindaichi Kôsuke shirîzu: Gokumon-tô
    TV Movie
    • (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1990
  • Kichiemon Nakamura in Onihei hankachô (1989)
    Onihei hankachô
    7.2
    TV Series
    • (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1989–2001
  • Ore wa otokoda! kanketsu-hen
    • (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1987
  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
    Shinran: Path to Purity
    6.7
    • Yorishige Inada (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1987
  • Kokushi muso (1986)
    Kokushi muso
    5.6
    • Isenokami (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1986
  • Heart Beat (1983)
    Heart Beat
    6.7
    • Raymond (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1983

Writer

  • Sharaku (1995)
    Sharaku
    6.6
    • screenplay (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1995

Producer

  • Sharaku (1995)
    Sharaku
    6.6
    • executive producer (as Furankî Sakai)
    • 1995

Videos4

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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
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BAKUMATSU TAIYÔ-DEN (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer

Personal details

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

Did you know

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

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