Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1900-01-15 (Age: 126)
Place of Birth
Japan
Keiji Sakakida
Biography
Sakakida debuted in film in 1921, and appeared in a number pre-war films with various studios, including Nikkatsu, Takamatsu-Azuma, Empire Kinema, and Makino Talkie, before finally landing at PCL in 1937, which would later become Toho. After the war, Sakakida appeared in numerous supporting roles for Toho, predominantly sci-fi, beginning with the original Godzilla in 1954. He played the mayor of the island town attacked by Godzilla in the first half of the film. One of his last appearances was in Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), in a still shot of a group of scientists restraining Akihiko Hirata’s character.
Filmography (42)
The Blossom and the Sword
1973
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
Judge and Jeopardy
1968
Rise Against the Sword
1966
Ironfinger
1965
Atragon
1963
Local Reporter
1962
Gorath
1962
The Human Vapor
1960
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Who Is the Informer?
1958
The H-Man
1958
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
1957
