Keiji Sada
Known for Acting · 99 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 (98)
Ballad of a Workman
1962
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Hunting Rifle
1961
as Reiichiro Kadota
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Kazuo
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
The Night We Danced
1963
Good Morning
1959
as Heiichiro Fukui
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kageyama
The Invisible Wall
1958
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Koichi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Kageyama Shôi
An Angel Dreams Too
1951
Monkey Business
1957
as Yoshizawa, Diet member
Enraptured
1961
Equinox Flower
1958
as Masahiko Taniguchi
Seishun no oto
1956
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Late Autumn
1960
as Shotaru Goto
Immortal Love
1961
as Takashi
Phoenix
1947
as Shinichi Yasaka
Love and Duty
1954
Whirlpool of Flowers
1958
Hanayome no o noroke
1958
as Denshichi Kumazawa
Dobuike
1963
as Sadahiko Kanemitsu
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
as 目白三平
Assassination
1964
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Mr. Ogawa
Shu no kafun
1960
as 武中究二
Aoi kairyū
1961
A Case of Honor
1957
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Tatsuya
Every Day That New Life
1955
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
Mama, I Need You!
1962
I Will Buy You
1956
as Daisuke Kishimoto
Sing, Young People!
1963
as Keiji Sada
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
as Goro
Tears
1956
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tamihiko Kujirai
The Portrait
1948
as Nakajima
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Shigeharu
Blood Is Dry
1960
as Takashi Kiguchi
Fountainhead
1956
Youth After School
1963
as Ichirô Hasegawa
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Kobotoke Kohei
The Last Trump Card
1960
as Shunsuke Tatsuno
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Eitarô Makita
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Shiro Arisawa
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Tatsuoka
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Ryoichi Morita
The Refugee
1955
as Shaochang
Beautiful Days
1955
as Nakao
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Kohei
A Roaring Trade
1962
Irohanihoheto
1960
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Ryosuke Kurumiya
Danger Stalks Near
1957
as Kaneshige
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
as Yonesaku Nihei
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
Always in My Heart
1953
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
as Tsurukawa Matsuo
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
as Kazuo
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
Double Wedding
1963
as Jiro Okuyama
俺は死なない
1956
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Umi no Chizu
1959
as Tonomura
People Waiting for Spring
1959
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki
High Teen
1959
Yassamossa
1953
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949
Uzu
1961
Doctor's Day Off
1952
Escape from Hell
1963
as Yajuro
Beauty of Life
1951
The Tattered Wings
1955
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
Hobo Village
1958
The Glorious Days
1954
Hibi no haishin
1958
Freedom School
1951
Typhoon Furor
1956
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Saburo Yaoi
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948
Shūkin ryokō
1957
白磁の人
1957
京化粧
1961
The Hidden Profile
1963
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi
Hot Corner Murder
1960
as Takayama
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
愛情の旋風
1951
Secret Love
1962
Young Miss Executive
1953
Flower in a Storm
1962
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949
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 99 credits spanning from 1947 to 1964, Keiji Sada has appeared in 98 films and 1 TV show.
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- Ballad of a Workman (1962) — as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
- Hunting Rifle (1961) — as Reiichiro Kadota
- When It Rains, It Pours (1957) — as Kazuo
- Home Sweet Home (1951) — as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
- The Night We Danced (1963)
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