Keiji Sada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-12-09

Day of death

1964-08-17 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

  • Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume

    Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume

  • Good Morning

    Good Morning

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • 最後の切札

    最後の切札

  • Hibi no haishin

    Hibi no haishin

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

    Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

    Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

  • 京化粧

    京化粧

  • Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

  • When It Rains, It Pours

    When It Rains, It Pours

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix

  • Equinox Flower

    Equinox Flower

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Blood Is Dry

    Blood Is Dry

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • 愛情の旋風

    愛情の旋風

  • A Case of Honor

    A Case of Honor

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

  • Irohanihoheto

    Irohanihoheto

  • I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

  • Mama, I Need You!

    Mama, I Need You!

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • The Hidden Profile

    The Hidden Profile

  • Beauty of Life

    Beauty of Life

  • Yassamossa

    Yassamossa

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • The Inner Palace Conspiracy

    The Inner Palace Conspiracy

  • 白磁の人

    白磁の人

  • Doctor's Day Off

    Doctor's Day Off

  • Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

  • Zoku aizen katsura

    Zoku aizen katsura

  • A Woman’s Uphill Slope

    A Woman’s Uphill Slope

  • The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall

  • The Refugee

    The Refugee

  • Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

    Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

  • Farewell to Spring

    Farewell to Spring

  • 俺は死なない

    俺は死なない

  • Monrō no yōna onna

    Monrō no yōna onna

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • The Night We Danced

    The Night We Danced

  • Enraptured

    Enraptured

  • Secret Love

    Secret Love

  • Flower in a Storm

    Flower in a Storm

  • Fountainhead

    Fountainhead

  • Uzu

    Uzu

  • Sing, Young People!

    Sing, Young People!

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

  • Hunting Rifle

    Hunting Rifle

  • Hot Corner Murder

    Hot Corner Murder

  • Umi no Chizu

    Umi no Chizu

  • Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

    Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

  • Tears

    Tears

  • Escape from Hell

    Escape from Hell

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Freedom School

    Freedom School

  • With Wife, Children, and Friends

    With Wife, Children, and Friends

  • As the Clouds Scatter

    As the Clouds Scatter

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • Young Miss Executive

    Young Miss Executive

  • Akatsuki no chiheisen

    Akatsuki no chiheisen

  • Brand of Evil

    Brand of Evil

  • The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

  • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Youth After School

    Youth After School

  • Hobo Village

    Hobo Village

  • Assassination

    Assassination

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • High Teen

    High Teen

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • A Roaring Trade

    A Roaring Trade

  • Love and Duty

    Love and Duty

  • The Human Condition

    The Human Condition

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • Shūkin ryokō

    Shūkin ryokō

  • Tokyo Omnibus

    Tokyo Omnibus