Keiji Sada
Born
December 9, 1926 (age 37)
Died
August 17, 1964
Birthplace
Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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.

Movies

Sweet Sweat
Sweet Sweat
1964 ★ 7.5
Tatsuoka
Assassination
Assassination
1964 ★ 7.1
Brand of Evil
Brand of Evil
1964 ★ 7.5
Takazawa Shigeharu
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Ryosuke Kurumiya
Monrō no yōna onna
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
The Night We Danced
The Night We Danced
1963
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
1963
Jiro Okuyama
Youth After School
Youth After School
1963
Ichirô Hasegawa
The Hidden Profile
The Hidden Profile
1963 ★ 6.0
Escape from Hell
Escape from Hell
1963 ★ 6.2
Yajuro
Sing, Young People!
Sing, Young People!
1963 ★ 5.8
Keiji Sada
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 ★ 7.8
Koichi
Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Mama, I Need You!
Mama, I Need You!
1962
Ballad of a Workman
Ballad of a Workman
1962 ★ 5.7
Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Secret Love
Secret Love
1962
Flower in a Storm
Flower in a Storm
1962
A Roaring Trade
A Roaring Trade
1962
京化粧
京化粧
1961
With Wife, Children, and Friends
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
Yonesaku Nihei
Immortal Love
Immortal Love
1961 ★ 7.5
Takashi
As the Clouds Scatter
As the Clouds Scatter
1961 ★ 5.2
Enraptured
Enraptured
1961
Uzu
Uzu
1961
Hunting Rifle
Hunting Rifle
1961 ★ 7.0
Reiichiro Kadota
Late Autumn
Late Autumn
1960 ★ 7.7
Shotaru Goto
Blood Is Dry
Blood Is Dry
1960 ★ 6.0
Takashi Kiguchi
最後の切札
最後の切札
1960
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
Saburo Yaoi
Irohanihoheto
Irohanihoheto
1960
Hot Corner Murder
Hot Corner Murder
1960
Takayama
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 ★ 8.2
Kageyama Shôi
Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
Akatsuki no chiheisen
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
Kazuo
Umi no Chizu
Umi no Chizu
1959
Tonomura
High Teen
High Teen
1959
Good Morning
Good Morning
1959 ★ 7.7
Heiichiro Fukui
Farewell to Spring
Farewell to Spring
1959 ★ 6.2
Eitarô Makita
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 ★ 8.1
Kageyama
People Waiting for Spring
People Waiting for Spring
1959
Western-style painter Nishiwaki
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall
1958
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
1958 ★ 7.4
Masahiko Taniguchi
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
Tsurukawa Matsuo
Hibi no haishin
Hibi no haishin
1958
Hobo Village
Hobo Village
1958
Hanayome no o noroke
Hanayome no o noroke
1958
Denshichi Kumazawa
Danger Stalks Near
Danger Stalks Near
1957 ★ 5.3
Kaneshige
Shūkin ryokō
Shūkin ryokō
1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957 ★ 9.0
Shiro Arisawa
When It Rains, It Pours
When It Rains, It Pours
1957 ★ 6.0
Kazuo
A Case of Honor
A Case of Honor
1957
白磁の人
白磁の人
1957
Typhoon
Typhoon
1956
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
1956 ★ 7.0
Daisuke Kishimoto
Tears
Tears
1956
俺は死なない
俺は死なない
1956
Fountainhead
Fountainhead
1956 ★ 5.8
The Tattered Wings
The Tattered Wings
1955 ★ 5.9
Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 ★ 6.6
The Refugee
The Refugee
1955
Shaochang
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954 ★ 6.0
Ryoichi Morita
Always in My Heart Part 3
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954 ★ 7.0
The Glorious Days
The Glorious Days
1954
Love and Duty
Love and Duty
1954
Young Miss Executive
Young Miss Executive
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953 ★ 6.5
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
1953 ★ 6.8
A Japanese Tragedy
A Japanese Tragedy
1953 ★ 5.3
Tatsuya
Yassamossa
Yassamossa
1953
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
Doctor's Day Off
Doctor's Day Off
1952 ★ 6.0
Beauty of Life
Beauty of Life
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951 ★ 4.7
Tamihiko Kujirai
Freedom School
Freedom School
1951
Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home
1951 ★ 6.0
Mr. Ogawa
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
1951 ★ 6.8
Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
愛情の旋風
愛情の旋風
1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
Shinnosuke Koyanagi
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 ★ 6.5
Kohei
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949 ★ 6.5
Kobotoke Kohei
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady
1949 ★ 6.5
Goro
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948
The Portrait
The Portrait
1948 ★ 6.0
Phoenix
Phoenix
1947 ★ 5.9
Shinichi Yasaka

TV Series