Keiji Sada
Known for: Acting
Born: December 9, 1926
Died: August 17, 1964
Place of birth: —
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.
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Filmography
98 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
8.3
Sweet Sweat
1964
7.1
Assassination
1964
7.7
Brand of Evil
1964
NR
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
NR
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
7.0
The Night We Danced
1963
NR
Dobuike
1963
NR
Double Wedding
1963
NR
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
7.0
Life of a Flower
1963
NR
Youth After School
1963
6.0
The Hidden Profile
1963
6.8
Escape from Hell
1963
6.2
Sing, Young People!
1963
7.9
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
NR
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
NR
Mama, I Need You!
1962
6.1
Ballad of a Workman
1962
NR
Secret Love
1962
NR
Flower in a Storm
1962
NR
A Roaring Trade
1962
NR
京化粧
1961
NR
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
7.4
Immortal Love
1961
6.0
As the Clouds Scatter
1961NR
Enraptured
1961
NR
Aoi kairyū
1961
NR
Uzu
1961
8.0
Hunting Rifle
1961
7.7
Late Autumn
1960
6.3
Blood Is Dry
1960
5.0
The Last Trump Card
1960
9.0
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
NR
Irohanihoheto
1960
NR
Hot Corner Murder
1960
NR
Shu no kafun
1960
8.2
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
NR
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
NR
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
NR
Umi no Chizu
1959
NR
High Teen
1959
7.7
Good Morning
1959
6.3
Farewell to Spring
1959
8.1
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
NR
People Waiting for Spring
1959
NR
The Invisible Wall
1958
7.4
Equinox Flower
1958
NR
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
NR
Whirlpool of Flowers
1958
NR
Hibi no haishin
1958NR
Hobo Village
1958
NR
Hanayome no o noroke
1958
5.5
Danger Stalks Near
1957
NR
Shūkin ryokō
1957
9.0
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
NR
Monkey Business
1957
6.0
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
NR
A Case of Honor
1957
NR
Hakuji no hito
1957
10.0
Typhoon Furor
1956
7.1
I Will Buy You
1956
NR
Tears
1956NR
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
NR
俺は死なない
1956
9.0
Sound of Youth
1956
6.1
Fountainhead
1956
NR
Every Day That New Life
1955NR
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
6.2
The Tattered Wings
1955
6.9
Beautiful Days
1955
NR
The Refugee
1955
6.8
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
NR
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
7.0
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
NR
The Glorious Days
1954
NR
Love and Duty
1954
9.0
Young Miss Executive
1953
6.5
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
6.8
Always in My Heart
1953
5.8
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
8.0
Yassamossa
1953
NR
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
6.8
Doctor's Day Off
1952
10.0
Beauty of Life
1951
5.4
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
NR
An Angel Dreams Too
1951
7.0
Freedom School
1951
6.2
Carmen Comes Home
1951
6.8
Home Sweet Home
1951NR
愛情の旋風
1951
8.0
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
NR
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949
6.6
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
19496.6
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
6.8
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
NR
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949
NR
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948
6.7
The Portrait
1948
6.4
Phoenix
1947