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