Keiji Sada
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 9, 1926
- Died
- August 17, 1964
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.
Filmography
Sweet Sweat 1964
as Tatsuoka
Assassination 1964
Actor
Brand of Evil 1964
as Takazawa Shigeharu
Monrō no yōna onna 1964
Actor
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 1964
as Ryosuke Kurumiya
The Night We Danced 1963
Actor
Dobuike 1963
as Sadahiko Kanemitsu
Double Wedding 1963
as Jiro Okuyama
The House Where Flowers Bloom 1963
Actor
Youth After School 1963
as Ichirô Hasegawa
The Hidden Profile 1963
Actor
Escape from Hell 1963
as Yajuro
Sing, Young People! 1963
as Keiji Sada
An Autumn Afternoon 1962
as Koichi
Zoku aizen katsura 1962
Actor
Mama, I Need You! 1962
Actor
Ballad of a Workman 1962
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Secret Love 1962
Actor
Flower in a Storm 1962
Actor
A Roaring Trade 1962
Actor
京化粧 1961
Actor
With Wife, Children, and Friends 1961
as Yonesaku Nihei
Immortal Love 1961
as Takashi
As the Clouds Scatter 1961
as Yoshimi Misaki
- Enraptured
Enraptured 1961
Actor
Aoi kairyū 1961
Actor
Uzu 1961
Actor
Hunting Rifle 1961
as Reiichiro Kadota
Late Autumn 1960
as Shotaru Goto
Blood Is Dry 1960
as Takashi Kiguchi
The Last Trump Card 1960
as Shunsuke Tatsuno
A Woman’s Uphill Slope 1960
as Saburo Yaoi
Irohanihoheto 1960
Actor
Hot Corner Murder 1960
as Takayama
Shu no kafun 1960
as 武中究二
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959
as Kageyama Shôi
Tokyo Omnibus 1959
Actor
Akatsuki no chiheisen 1959
as Kazuo
Umi no Chizu 1959
as Tonomura
High Teen 1959
Actor
Good Morning 1959
as Heiichiro Fukui
Farewell to Spring 1959
as Eitarô Makita
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959
as Kageyama
People Waiting for Spring 1959
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki
The Invisible Wall 1958
Actor
Equinox Flower 1958
as Masahiko Taniguchi
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi 1958
as Tsurukawa Matsuo
Whirlpool of Flowers 1958
Actor
Hibi no haishin 1958
Actor
- Hobo Village
Hobo Village 1958
Actor
Hanayome no o noroke 1958
as Denshichi Kumazawa
Danger Stalks Near 1957
as Kaneshige
Shūkin ryokō 1957
Actor
Times of Joy and Sorrow 1957
as Shiro Arisawa
Monkey Business 1957
as Yoshizawa, Diet member
When It Rains, It Pours 1957
as Kazuo
A Case of Honor 1957
Actor
Hakuji no hito 1957
as Goto
Typhoon Furor 1956
Actor
I Will Buy You 1956
as Daisuke Kishimoto
Tears 1956
Actor
- Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress 1956
Actor
俺は死なない 1956
Actor
Sound of Youth 1956
Actor
Fountainhead 1956
Actor
Every Day That New Life 1955
Actor
- Bride in the Kitchen
Bride in the Kitchen 1955
Actor
The Tattered Wings 1955
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
Beautiful Days 1955
as Nakao
The Refugee 1955
as Shaochang
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky 1954
as Ryoichi Morita
新婚たくあん夫婦 1954
as 目白三平
Always in My Heart Part 3 1954
Actor
The Glorious Days 1954
Actor
Love and Duty 1954
Actor
Young Miss Executive 1953
Actor
Always in My Heart Part 2 1953
Actor
Always in My Heart 1953
Actor
A Japanese Tragedy 1953
as Tatsuya
Yassamossa 1953
Actor
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove 1952
Actor
Doctor's Day Off 1952
Actor
Beauty of Life 1951
Actor
Fireworks Over the Sea 1951
as Tamihiko Kujirai
An Angel Dreams Too 1951
Actor
Freedom School 1951
Actor
Home Sweet Home 1951
as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
Carmen Comes Home 1951
as Mr. Ogawa
- 愛情の旋風
愛情の旋風 1951
Actor
The Inner Palace Conspiracy 1951
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume 1949
Actor
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 1949
as Kohei
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 1949
as Kobotoke Kohei
Here's to the Young Lady 1949
as Goro
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume 1949
Actor
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume 1948
Actor
The Portrait 1948
as Nakajima
Phoenix 1947
as Shinichi Yasaka
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