Keiji Sada
Acting
- 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
Filmography
Sweet Sweat
Assassination
Brand of Evil
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Monrō no yōna onna
The Night We Danced
Dobuike
Double Wedding
The House Where Flowers Bloom
Life of a Flower
Youth After School
The Hidden Profile
Escape from Hell
Sing, Young People!
An Autumn Afternoon
Zoku aizen katsura
Mama, I Need You!
Ballad of a Workman
Secret Love
Flower in a Storm
A Roaring Trade
京化粧
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Immortal Love
As the Clouds Scatter
Enraptured
Aoi kairyū
Uzu
Hunting Rifle
Late Autumn
Blood Is Dry
The Last Trump Card
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
Irohanihoheto
Hot Corner Murder
Shu no kafun
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Tokyo Omnibus
Akatsuki no chiheisen
Umi no Chizu
High Teen
Good Morning
Farewell to Spring
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
People Waiting for Spring
The Invisible Wall
Equinox Flower
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
Whirlpool of Flowers
Hibi no haishin
Hobo Village
Hanayome no o noroke
Danger Stalks Near
Shūkin ryokō
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Monkey Business
When It Rains, It Pours
A Case of Honor
Hakuji no hito
Typhoon Furor
I Will Buy You
Tears
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
俺は死なない
Sound of Youth
Fountainhead
Every Day That New Life
Bride in the Kitchen
The Tattered Wings
Beautiful Days
The Refugee
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
新婚たくあん夫婦
Always in My Heart Part 3
The Glorious Days
Love and Duty
Young Miss Executive
Always in My Heart Part 2
Always in My Heart
A Japanese Tragedy
Yassamossa
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
Doctor's Day Off
Beauty of Life
Fireworks Over the Sea
An Angel Dreams Too
Freedom School
Carmen Comes Home
Home Sweet Home
愛情の旋風
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Here's to the Young Lady
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
The Portrait
Phoenix