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