
Keiji Sada
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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
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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)
Actor

Good Morning (1959)
as Heiichiro Fukui

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
as Kageyama

The Invisible Wall (1958)
Actor

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Koichi

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
as Kageyama Shôi

An Angel Dreams Too (1951)
Actor

Monkey Business (1957)
as Yoshizawa, Diet member
Enraptured (1961)
Actor

Equinox Flower (1958)
as Masahiko Taniguchi

Seishun no oto (1956)
Actor
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
Actor

The House Where Flowers Bloom (1963)
Actor

Late Autumn (1960)
as Shotaru Goto

Immortal Love (1961)
as Takashi

Phoenix (1947)
as Shinichi Yasaka

Love and Duty (1954)
Actor

Whirlpool of Flowers (1958)
Actor

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)
Actor

Carmen Comes Home (1951)
as Mr. Ogawa

Shu no kafun (1960)
as 武中究二

Aoi kairyū (1961)
Actor

A Case of Honor (1957)
Actor

A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
as Tatsuya

Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor
Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
Actor

Mama, I Need You! (1962)
Actor

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)
Actor

Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
as Tamihiko Kujirai

The Portrait (1948)
as Nakajima

Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor

Brand of Evil (1964)
as Takazawa Shigeharu

Blood Is Dry (1960)
as Takashi Kiguchi

Fountainhead (1956)
Actor

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)
Actor

Irohanihoheto (1960)
Actor

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)
Actor

Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor

As the Clouds Scatter (1961)
Actor

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi (1958)
as Tsurukawa Matsuo

Akatsuki no chiheisen (1959)
as Kazuo

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove (1952)
Actor

Double Wedding (1963)
as Jiro Okuyama

俺は死なない (1956)
Actor

Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
Actor

Monrō no yōna onna (1964)
Actor

Umi no Chizu (1959)
as Tonomura

People Waiting for Spring (1959)
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki

High Teen (1959)
Actor

Yassamossa (1953)
Actor

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume (1949)
Actor

Uzu (1961)
Actor

Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor

Escape from Hell (1963)
as Yajuro

Beauty of Life (1951)
Actor

The Tattered Wings (1955)
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
Hobo Village (1958)
Actor

The Glorious Days (1954)
Actor

Hibi no haishin (1958)
Actor

Freedom School (1951)
Actor

Typhoon Furor (1956)
Actor

A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)
as Saburo Yaoi

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume (1948)
Actor

Shūkin ryokō (1957)
Actor

白磁の人 (1957)
Actor

京化粧 (1961)
Actor

The Hidden Profile (1963)
Actor

The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi

Hot Corner Murder (1960)
as Takayama

Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
Actor
愛情の旋風 (1951)
Actor

Secret Love (1962)
Actor

Young Miss Executive (1953)
Actor

Flower in a Storm (1962)
Actor

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume (1949)
Actor





