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Churasan2001* 9.7
Furuhata Ninzaburo1994* 8.8
Monkey1978* 8.1
Tokugawa Yoshinobu1998* 10.0
The Black Swindler2006* 7.5
時間ですよ1970* NR
Kono Subarashiki Sekai2023* 6.0
Tennō no Ryōriban1980* 8.0
Best Friend1995* NR
Spirit World2025* 5.9
Impossible Love2008* NR
Papa Survival1995* 1.0
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies1986* 6.6
A Hardest Night!!2005* 6.1
The Greatest Challenge of All1967* 7.0
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death1993* NR
Youth A Go Go!1966* NR
Here Because of You1964* 5.5
Beautiful World2012* 5.5
パパ・サヴァイバル-* NR
The Castle of Crossed Destinies2012* 6.3ザッツ宴会テイメント2008* NR
Flowering Maidens1965* NR
Long Wedding Road! Tokyo vs. Osaka Wakeari Kon Monogatari2007* NR
The Most Useful School in the World2004* NR
I Am A Man of Honor1977* 9.0
Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii1964* 5.3
The Fearless Otojiro's Company2007* NR
High School Third Graders1963* NR
Sayonara Sankaku Mata Kite Shikaku1982* NR
My Sweetheart1967* NR
The School Cap1963* NR
Yunagi City, Sakura Country2007* 7.0
Friends1964* NR
Locomotive Teacher2004* 10.0
バラ色の日々に1990* NRThe TOP101981* NR
Road to Hawaii1954* 8.0
A Girl of the Plateau1965* 8.0
The Spiders' The Road to Bali1968* 7.0
Masaaki Sakai
ActingBorn 6 Aug 1946 · age 80
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 1980s when it was dubbed by the BBC and retitled Monkey. Due to his fame playing the mythical character Songoku, Sakai created a dance called "the Monk…
Known For & Filmography
Churasan2001* 9.7Furuhata Ninzaburo1994* 8.8Monkey1978* 8.1Tokugawa Yoshinobu1998* 10.0The Black Swindler2006* 7.5時間ですよ1970* NRKono Subarashiki Sekai2023* 6.0Tennō no Ryōriban1980* 8.0Best Friend1995* NRSpirit World2025* 5.9Impossible Love2008* NRPapa Survival1995* 1.0Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies1986* 6.6A Hardest Night!!2005* 6.1The Greatest Challenge of All1967* 7.0Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death1993* NRYouth A Go Go!1966* NRHere Because of You1964* 5.5Beautiful World2012* 5.5パパ・サヴァイバル-* NRThe Castle of Crossed Destinies2012* 6.3ザッツ宴会テイメント2008* NRFlowering Maidens1965* NRLong Wedding Road! Tokyo vs. Osaka Wakeari Kon Monogatari2007* NRThe Most Useful School in the World2004* NRI Am A Man of Honor1977* 9.0Let's Dance Bon-Odori in Hawaii1964* 5.3The Fearless Otojiro's Company2007* NRHigh School Third Graders1963* NRSayonara Sankaku Mata Kite Shikaku1982* NRMy Sweetheart1967* NRThe School Cap1963* NRYunagi City, Sakura Country2007* 7.0Friends1964* NRLocomotive Teacher2004* 10.0バラ色の日々に1990* NRThe TOP101981* NRRoad to Hawaii1954* 8.0A Girl of the Plateau1965* 8.0The Spiders' The Road to Bali1968* 7.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.