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Keiji Sada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1926-12-09

Day of Death

1964-08-17

Place of Birth

Unknown

Keiji Sada

Biography

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.

Filmography (96)

⭐ 8.3 Role: Tatsuoka

Sweet Sweat

1964
⭐ 7.2 Role: Unknown

Assassination

1964
⭐ 7.7 Role: Takazawa Shigeharu

Brand of Evil

1964
⭐ 0 Role: Ryosuke Kurumiya

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

1964
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Monrō no yōna onna

1964
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

The Night We Danced

1963
⭐ 0 Role: Jiro Okuyama

Double Wedding

1963
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The House Where Flowers Bloom

1963
⭐ 0 Role: Ichirô Hasegawa

Youth After School

1963
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

The Hidden Profile

1963
⭐ 6.8 Role: Yajuro

Escape from Hell

1963
⭐ 6.2 Role: Keiji Sada

Sing, Young People!

1963
⭐ 7.9 Role: Koichi

An Autumn Afternoon

1962
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Zoku aizen katsura

1962
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Mama, I Need You!

1962