Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Actor Dec 9 (died age 37) Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan 1947–1964 (17 year career)
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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…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (88)

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Movies (87)

Assassination

Assassination

1964
7.1
Brand of Evil

Brand of Evil

1964

as Takazawa Shigeharu

7.5
Monrō no yōna onna

Monrō no yōna onna

1964
Sweet Sweat

Sweet Sweat

1964

as Tatsuoka

7.5
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

1964

as Ryosuke Kurumiya

Youth After School

Youth After School

1963

as Ichirô Hasegawa

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1963

as Jiro Okuyama

Escape from Hell

Escape from Hell

1963

as Yajuro

6.2
Sing, Young People!

Sing, Young People!

1963

as Keiji Sada

5.8
The Hidden Profile

The Hidden Profile

1963
6.0
The Night We Danced

The Night We Danced

1963
Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman

1962

as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband

5.7
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

as Koichi

7.9
Secret Love

Secret Love

1962
Zoku aizen katsura

Zoku aizen katsura

1962
Flower in a Storm

Flower in a Storm

1962
A Roaring Trade

A Roaring Trade

1962
Mama, I Need You!

Mama, I Need You!

1962
京化粧

京化粧

1961
Uzu

Uzu

1961
As the Clouds Scatter

As the Clouds Scatter

1961
5.2
Immortal Love

Immortal Love

1961

as Takashi

7.5
Enraptured

Enraptured

1961
With Wife, Children, and Friends

With Wife, Children, and Friends

1961

as Yonesaku Nihei

Hunting Rifle

Hunting Rifle

1961

as Reiichiro Kadota

7.0
The Human Condition

The Human Condition

1961

as Kageyama

10.0
Late Autumn

Late Autumn

1960

as Shotaru Goto

7.7
Hot Corner Murder

Hot Corner Murder

1960

as Takayama

最後の切札

最後の切札

1960
A Woman’s Uphill Slope

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

1960

as Saburo Yaoi

Irohanihoheto

Irohanihoheto

1960
Blood Is Dry

Blood Is Dry

1960

as Takashi Kiguchi

6.0
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959

as Heiichiro Fukui

7.7
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959

as Kageyama

8.1
Akatsuki no chiheisen

Akatsuki no chiheisen

1959

as Kazuo

High Teen

High Teen

1959
Farewell to Spring

Farewell to Spring

1959

as Eitarô Makita

6.2
Umi no Chizu

Umi no Chizu

1959

as Tonomura

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959

as Kageyama Shôi

8.2
Tokyo Omnibus

Tokyo Omnibus

1959
People Waiting for Spring

People Waiting for Spring

1959

as Western-style painter Nishiwaki

Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958

as Masahiko Taniguchi

7.4
Hobo Village

Hobo Village

1958
The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall

1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

1958

as Tsurukawa Matsuo

Hibi no haishin

Hibi no haishin

1958
Hanayome no o noroke

Hanayome no o noroke

1958

as Denshichi Kumazawa

白磁の人

白磁の人

1957
Danger Stalks Near

Danger Stalks Near

1957

as Kaneshige

5.3
Times of Joy and Sorrow

Times of Joy and Sorrow

1957

as Shiro Arisawa

9.0
When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

1957

as Kazuo

6.0
A Case of Honor

A Case of Honor

1957
Shūkin ryokō

Shūkin ryokō

1957
I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You

1956

as Daisuke Kishimoto

7.0
俺は死なない

俺は死なない

1956
Fountainhead

Fountainhead

1956
5.8
Tears

Tears

1956
Typhoon

Typhoon

1956
The Tattered Wings

The Tattered Wings

1955

as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law

5.9
The Refugee

The Refugee

1955

as Shaochang

Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

1955

as Nakao

6.6
The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days

1954
Always in My Heart Part 3

Always in My Heart Part 3

1954
7.0
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954

as Ryoichi Morita

6.0
Love and Duty

Love and Duty

1954
A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

1953

as Tatsuya

5.3
Young Miss Executive

Young Miss Executive

1953
Always in My Heart

Always in My Heart

1953
6.8
Always in My Heart Part 2

Always in My Heart Part 2

1953
6.5
Yassamossa

Yassamossa

1953
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

1952
Doctor's Day Off

Doctor's Day Off

1952
6.0
Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home

1951

as Mr. Ogawa

6.0
Beauty of Life

Beauty of Life

1951
Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

as Tamihiko Kujirai

4.7
愛情の旋風

愛情の旋風

1951
Freedom School

Freedom School

1951
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

1951

as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend

6.8
The Inner Palace Conspiracy

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

1951

as Shinnosuke Koyanagi

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume

1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

1949

as Kobotoke Kohei

6.5
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949

as Kohei

6.5
Here's to the Young Lady

Here's to the Young Lady

1949

as Goro

6.5
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

1949
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

1948
The Portrait

The Portrait

1948

as Nakajima

6.0
Phoenix

Phoenix

1947

as Shinichi Yasaka

5.9