
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
Credits

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
as Kageyama

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
as Kageyama Shôi

Good Morning (1959)
as Heiichiro Fukui

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Koichi

Secret Love (1962)
Actor

Equinox Flower (1958)
as Masahiko Taniguchi

Late Autumn (1960)
as Shotaru Goto

Love and Duty (1954)
Actor

Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
as Tamihiko Kujirai

A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
as Tatsuya

Whirlpool of Flowers (1958)
Actor

The House Where Flowers Bloom (1963)
Actor

When It Rains, It Pours (1957)
as Kazuo

Uzu (1961)
Actor

Beauty of Life (1951)
Actor

Every Day That New Life (1955)
Actor
Enraptured (1961)
Actor

Immortal Love (1961)
as Takashi

Sing, Young People! (1963)
as Keiji Sada

Carmen Comes Home (1951)
as Mr. Ogawa

Hunting Rifle (1961)
as Reiichiro Kadota

Home Sweet Home (1951)
as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend

The Invisible Wall (1958)
Actor
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
Actor

新婚たくあん夫婦 (1954)
as 目白三平

Ballad of a Workman (1962)
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband

Sound of Youth (1956)
Actor

Monkey Business (1957)
as Yoshizawa, Diet member

Hanayome no o noroke (1958)
as Denshichi Kumazawa

Assassination (1964)
Actor

Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Actor

The Night We Danced (1963)
Actor

Sweet Sweat (1964)
as Tatsuoka

Dobuike (1963)
as Sadahiko Kanemitsu

The Portrait (1948)
as Nakajima

A Roaring Trade (1962)
Actor

Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
Actor
Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
Actor

I Will Buy You (1956)
as Daisuke Kishimoto

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 (1949)
as Kohei

Tears (1956)
Actor

A Case of Honor (1957)
Actor

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 (1949)
as Kobotoke Kohei

Typhoon Furor (1956)
Actor

Escape from Hell (1963)
as Yajuro

Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
Actor

Farewell to Spring (1959)
as Eitarô Makita

Beautiful Days (1955)
as Nakao

Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
Actor

Young Miss Executive (1953)
Actor

High Teen (1959)
Actor

Phoenix (1947)
as Shinichi Yasaka

Umi no Chizu (1959)
as Tonomura

Hibi no haishin (1958)
Actor

Fountainhead (1956)
Actor

Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
as Shiro Arisawa

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi (1958)
as Tsurukawa Matsuo

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2 (1964)
as Ryosuke Kurumiya

Aoi kairyū (1961)
Actor

Youth After School (1963)
as Ichirô Hasegawa

Always in My Heart (1953)
Actor

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
as Ryoichi Morita

The Glorious Days (1954)
Actor

Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
Actor

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove (1952)
Actor

Shūkin ryokō (1957)
Actor

Brand of Evil (1964)
as Takazawa Shigeharu

Freedom School (1951)
Actor

With Wife, Children, and Friends (1961)
as Yonesaku Nihei

Double Wedding (1963)
as Jiro Okuyama

A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)
as Saburo Yaoi

The Tattered Wings (1955)
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law

The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi

As the Clouds Scatter (1961)
as Yoshimi Misaki
Hobo Village (1958)
Actor

Blood Is Dry (1960)
as Takashi Kiguchi

Irohanihoheto (1960)
Actor

The Refugee (1955)
as Shaochang

Monrō no yōna onna (1964)
Actor

京化粧 (1961)
Actor

Akatsuki no chiheisen (1959)
as Kazuo

Mama, I Need You! (1962)
Actor

俺は死なない (1956)
Actor

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume (1948)
Actor

People Waiting for Spring (1959)
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki

Danger Stalks Near (1957)
as Kaneshige

Flower in a Storm (1962)
Actor

An Angel Dreams Too (1951)
Actor

The Hidden Profile (1963)
Actor

Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
as Goro

Hot Corner Murder (1960)
as Takayama

Shu no kafun (1960)
as 武中究二

Yassamossa (1953)
Actor

The Last Trump Card (1960)
as Shunsuke Tatsuno

Hakuji no hito (1957)
as Goto

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume (1949)
Actor

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume (1949)
Actor
愛情の旋風 (1951)
Actor





