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Actor/Actriz
38
Filmes
14
Séries
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 Monkey" which became a craze in Japan. Sakai went on to a successful solo career after The Spiders disbanded, and continued acting in films and on television.
In 1999, he formed the band Sans Filtre with two former Spiders, Hiroshi Kamayatsu and Takayuki Inoue. They released their first album Yei Yei in 2000.
Sakai is known in Japan as a car enthusiast and regularly took part in the annual Mille Miglia race in Italy with his wife as a co-driver. He won a similar Japanese road race on October 18, 2000 driving a 1947 Cisitalia 202 MM with Inoue Takayuki (the guitarist from Sans Filtre) as co-driver. Due to business commitments he gave up racing in 2002 and gave his Alfa Romeo race car to Masahiko Kondō who is also a singer and race enthusiast. He is also a hobby archer.
Sakai has been married and divorced twice, and has two daughters. He is an active supporter of AIDS charities. His show-business nickname is "Machaaki".
Como Ator/Atriz
古畑任三郎
中村右近
西遊記
Monkey
ちゅらさん
Kohagura Keibun
クロサギ
徳川慶喜
天皇の料理番
この素晴らしき世界
ベストフレンド
Kurosawa Michihiko
パパ・サヴァイバル
Yōkai - le monde des esprits
Yuzo Nobusawa
無理な恋愛
타치키 쇼고
君たちがいて僕がいた
Akira Tanaka
大奥 ~永遠~ [右衛門佐・綱吉篇]
夢のハワイで盆踊り
Masaya Matsui
トラック野郎 男一匹桃次郎
寝ずの番
Boss
青春ア・ゴーゴー
キネマの天地
ご存知!旗本退屈男7
任侠ヘルパー
Yuzo Tsutai
恐れを知らぬ川上音二郎一座
夕凪の街 桜の国
Asahi Ishikawa (Old)
さよなら三角またきて四角
高校三年生
街の灯
Chiyomatsu Sakanoshita
君は恋人
学園広場
Matsubara
花咲く乙女たち
Sabu
東京は恋する
続高校三年生