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Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Acting·1926–1964·92 films

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

Filmography

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