Born the son of Shunji Sakai, a famous comedian in Japan, Sakai initially came to fame by fronting the group sounds band The Spiders. This group, formed in 1962, was popular throughout the 1960s; they spawned several hit songs as well as thirteen situation comedy films featuring their music.
He took the title role of Songoku (Monkey) in the 1970s Japanese TV program Saiyūki. This gained him fame in many English-speaking countries in the early 19...
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Toshigoro
As Okabe
The Age of Undutiful Children
The Fearless Otojiro's Company
I Am A Man of Honor
Flowering Maidens
As Sabu
A Girl of the Plateau
As Sabu
The Greatest Challenge of All
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
Locomotive Teacher
喜劇 右向けェ左！
Japan Beauty Story
Spirit World
The Spiders: Big Commotion!
Road to Hawaii
Beautiful World
As Yuzo Tsutai
Yunagi City, Sakura Country
As Asahi Ishikawa (Old)
A Hardest Night!!
As Boss
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2
As Sasao Kinai
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
As Kinai
Song of Happiness
High School Third Graders
Here Because of You
As Akira Tanaka
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii
As Masaya Matsui
Las Vegas Free-For-All
High School Juniors (Part II)
The Spiders' The Road to Bali
As Masaaki Sakai
The Spiders' The Noisy Parade
As Masaaki Sakai
The School Cap
As Matsubara
The Spiders' The Reckless Operation
As Masaaki
The Sunset Is Crying
Youth A Go Go!
Machi no Hi
As Chiyomatsu Sakanoshita
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Nakamatachi
My Sweetheart
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
Sayonara Sankaku Mata Kite Shikaku
Monkey
As Monkey
Churasan
As Kohagura Keibun
Papa Survival
The Black Swindler
Furuhata Ninzaburo
Best Friend
As Kurosawa Michihiko
天皇の料理番
パパ・サヴァイバル
The TOP10
ザッツ宴会テイメント
Kono Subarashiki Sekai
Impossible Love
As 타치키 쇼고
The Most Useful School in the World
Tokugawa Yoshinobu