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