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Keiji Sada

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
98

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 9, 1926 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Keiji Sada

Biography

Keiji Sada was a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Actor at the 7th Blue Ribbon Awards for Anata Kaimasu (I Will Buy You) and Taifū Sōdōki (Typhoon). He was the father of the actor Kiichi Nakai. Sada is primarily known for starring in Ozu films, especially in the 1950s and most famously Good Morning (1959). He also was a supporting actor in two films of Masaki Kobayashi's Human Condition trilogy. Sada was born in Kyoto in 1926. While a student, he roomed at a boarding house owned by the actor Shuji Sano, and on graduation was offered a position at Shochiku Studios. He was paired with Kinuyo Tanaka for his debut appearance, Keisuke Kinoshita's Phoenix.

Sada was killed in a car crash in 1964. His wife and children were unharmed. He was 37.

Known For

Acting

1964Sweet Sweatas Tatsuoka
1964Assassinationas
1964Brand of Evilas Takazawa Shigeharu
1964Monrō no yōna onnaas
1964To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2as Ryosuke Kurumiya
1963The Night We Dancedas
1963Dobuikeas Sadahiko Kanemitsu
1963Double Weddingas Jiro Okuyama
1963The House Where Flowers Bloomas
1963Life of a Floweras Nagano Shuzen
1963Youth After Schoolas Ichirô Hasegawa
1963The Hidden Profileas
1963Escape from Hellas Yajuro
1963Sing, Young People!as Keiji Sada
1962An Autumn Afternoonas Koichi
1962Zoku aizen katsuraas
1962Mama, I Need You!as
1962Ballad of a Workmanas Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
1962Secret Loveas
1962Flower in a Stormas
1962A Roaring Tradeas
1961京化粧as
1961With Wife, Children, and Friendsas Yonesaku Nihei
1961Immortal Loveas Takashi
1961As the Clouds Scatteras
1961Enrapturedas
1961Aoi kairyūas
1961Uzuas
1961Hunting Rifleas Reiichiro Kadota
1960Late Autumnas Shotaru Goto
1960Blood Is Dryas Takashi Kiguchi
1960The Last Trump Cardas Shunsuke Tatsuno
1960A Woman’s Uphill Slopeas Saburo Yaoi
1960Irohanihohetoas
1960Hot Corner Murderas Takayama
1960Shu no kafunas 武中究二
1959The Human Condition II: Road to Eternityas Kageyama Shôi
1959Tokyo Omnibusas
1959Akatsuki no chiheisenas Kazuo
1959Umi no Chizuas Tonomura
1959High Teenas
1959Good Morningas Heiichiro Fukui
1959Farewell to Springas Eitarô Makita
1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Loveas Kageyama
1959People Waiting for Springas Western-style painter Nishiwaki
1958The Invisible Wallas
1958Equinox Floweras Masahiko Taniguchi
1958Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashias Tsurukawa Matsuo
1958Whirlpool of Flowersas
1958Hibi no haishinas
1958Hobo Villageas
1958Hanayome no o norokeas Denshichi Kumazawa
1957Danger Stalks Nearas Kaneshige
1957Shūkin ryokōas
1957Times of Joy and Sorrowas Shiro Arisawa
1957Monkey Businessas Yoshizawa, Diet member
1957When It Rains, It Poursas Kazuo
1957A Case of Honoras
1957白磁の人as
1956Typhoon Furoras
1956I Will Buy Youas Daisuke Kishimoto
1956Tearsas
1956Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actressas
1956俺は死なないas
1956Seishun no otoas
1956Fountainheadas
1955Every Day That New Lifeas
1955Bride in the Kitchenas
1955The Tattered Wingsas Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
1955Beautiful Daysas Nakao
1955The Refugeeas Shaochang
1954Somewhere Beneath the Wide Skyas Ryoichi Morita
1954新婚たくあん夫婦as 目白三平
1954Always in My Heart Part 3as
1954The Glorious Daysas
1954Love and Dutyas
1953Young Miss Executiveas
1953Always in My Heart Part 2as
1953Always in My Heartas
1953A Japanese Tragedyas Tatsuya
1953Yassamossaas
1952Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Doveas
1952Doctor's Day Offas
1951Beauty of Lifeas
1951Fireworks Over the Seaas Tamihiko Kujirai
1951Freedom Schoolas
1951Home Sweet Homeas Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
1951Carmen Comes Homeas Mr. Ogawa
1951愛情の旋風as
1951The Inner Palace Conspiracyas Shinnosuke Koyanagi
1949Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volumeas
1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2as Kohei
1949Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1as Kobotoke Kohei
1949Here's to the Young Ladyas Goro
1949Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volumeas
1948Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volumeas
1948The Portraitas Nakajima
1947Phoenixas Shinichi Yasaka

Production