Keiji Sada
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1926-12-09
- Died
- 1964-08-17
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (97)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kageyama
Good Morning
1959
as Heiichiro Fukui
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Kageyama Shôi
Assassination
1964
Late Autumn
1960
as Shotaru Goto
Equinox Flower
1958
as Masahiko Taniguchi
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Koichi
Immortal Love
1961
as Takashi
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Eitarô Makita
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Tatsuya
Fountainhead
1956
Typhoon Furor
1956
Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Shigeharu
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Mr. Ogawa
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
The Refugee
1955
as Shaochang
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Kohei
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Ryosuke Kurumiya
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Youth After School
1963
as Ichirô Hasegawa
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Kobotoke Kohei
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi
Always in My Heart
1953
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
Beauty of Life
1951
Sing, Young People!
1963
as Keiji Sada
The Tattered Wings
1955
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
as Yonesaku Nihei
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tamihiko Kujirai
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Shiro Arisawa
Hobo Village
1958
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Ryoichi Morita
Escape from Hell
1963
as Yajuro
Secret Love
1962
Irohanihoheto
1960
Freedom School
1951
High Teen
1959
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
I Will Buy You
1956
as Daisuke Kishimoto
愛情の旋風
1951
Umi no Chizu
1959
as Tonomura
Double Wedding
1963
as Jiro Okuyama
Yassamossa
1953
Blood Is Dry
1960
as Takashi Kiguchi
Hibi no haishin
1958
A Roaring Trade
1962
Beautiful Days
1955
as Nakao
The Glorious Days
1954
Mama, I Need You!
1962
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Saburo Yaoi
Doctor's Day Off
1952
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
俺は死なない
1956
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Tatsuoka
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Uzu
1961
Hot Corner Murder
1960
as Takayama
The Portrait
1948
as Nakajima
白磁の人
1957
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
as Tsurukawa Matsuo
Danger Stalks Near
1957
as Kaneshige
Young Miss Executive
1953
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
as Goro
Shūkin ryokō
1957
Flower in a Storm
1962
The Hidden Profile
1963
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
as Kazuo
Enraptured
1961
京化粧
1961
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Shunsuke Tatsuno
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Kazuo
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
People Waiting for Spring
1959
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki
Hunting Rifle
1961
as Reiichiro Kadota
A Case of Honor
1957
Tears
1956
Ballad of a Workman
1962
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
The Invisible Wall
1958
Phoenix
1947
as Shinichi Yasaka
Love and Duty
1954
Every Day That New Life
1955
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
Hanayome no o noroke
1958
as Denshichi Kumazawa
The Night We Danced
1963
Seishun no oto
1956
Whirlpool of Flowers
1958
Monkey Business
1957
as Yoshizawa, Diet member
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Aoi kairyū
1961
朱の花粉
1960
as 武中究二
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
as 目白三平
Dobuike
1963
as Sadahiko Kanemitsu
About Keiji Sada
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… With 98 credits spanning from 1947 to 1964, Keiji Sada has appeared in 97 films and 1 TV show.
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- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — as Kageyama
- Good Morning (1959) — as Heiichiro Fukui
- The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) — as Kageyama Shôi
- Assassination (1964)
- Late Autumn (1960) — as Shotaru Goto
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