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