Keiji Sada

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

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

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

  • I Will Buy You

    I Will Buy You

  • Escape from Hell

    Escape from Hell

  • The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

  • Fireworks Over the Sea

    Fireworks Over the Sea

  • Hibi no haishin

    Hibi no haishin

  • Sing, Young People!

    Sing, Young People!

  • An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

  • Hot Corner Murder

    Hot Corner Murder

  • 愛情の旋風

    愛情の旋風

  • Immortal Love

    Immortal Love

  • Yassamossa

    Yassamossa

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • Danger Stalks Near

    Danger Stalks Near

  • Enraptured

    Enraptured

  • Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

    Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

  • Carmen Comes Home

    Carmen Comes Home

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

    Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

  • The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall

  • The Hidden Profile

    The Hidden Profile

  • A Japanese Tragedy

    A Japanese Tragedy

  • Always in My Heart

    Always in My Heart

  • Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

  • Tears

    Tears

  • Youth After School

    Youth After School

  • The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

  • Blood Is Dry

    Blood Is Dry

  • A Case of Honor

    A Case of Honor

  • Assassination

    Assassination

  • Brand of Evil

    Brand of Evil

  • Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

  • Young Miss Executive

    Young Miss Executive

  • Times of Joy and Sorrow

    Times of Joy and Sorrow

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix

  • Ballad of a Workman

    Ballad of a Workman

  • Doctor's Day Off

    Doctor's Day Off

  • Beautiful Days

    Beautiful Days

  • The Portrait

    The Portrait

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • The Glorious Days

    The Glorious Days

  • Mama, I Need You!

    Mama, I Need You!

  • Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

    Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi

  • 白磁の人

    白磁の人

  • Freedom School

    Freedom School

  • Hunting Rifle

    Hunting Rifle

  • The Inner Palace Conspiracy

    The Inner Palace Conspiracy

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

  • High Teen

    High Teen

  • Uzu

    Uzu

  • Irohanihoheto

    Irohanihoheto

  • When It Rains, It Pours

    When It Rains, It Pours

  • Love and Duty

    Love and Duty

  • Zoku aizen katsura

    Zoku aizen katsura

  • The Refugee

    The Refugee

  • Secret Love

    Secret Love

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • 京化粧

    京化粧

  • 最後の切札

    最後の切札

  • Akatsuki no chiheisen

    Akatsuki no chiheisen

  • The Night We Danced

    The Night We Danced

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

    Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume

  • Farewell to Spring

    Farewell to Spring

  • Good Morning

    Good Morning

  • A Woman’s Uphill Slope

    A Woman’s Uphill Slope

  • Hobo Village

    Hobo Village

  • As the Clouds Scatter

    As the Clouds Scatter

  • Umi no Chizu

    Umi no Chizu

  • Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

  • A Roaring Trade

    A Roaring Trade

  • Monrō no yōna onna

    Monrō no yōna onna

  • Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

    Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

  • With Wife, Children, and Friends

    With Wife, Children, and Friends

  • Flower in a Storm

    Flower in a Storm

  • Fountainhead

    Fountainhead

  • Beauty of Life

    Beauty of Life

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

    Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume

  • Life of a Flower

    Life of a Flower

  • 俺は死なない

    俺は死なない

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume

    Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume

  • Hanayome no o noroke

    Hanayome no o noroke

  • Equinox Flower

    Equinox Flower

  • Tokyo Omnibus

    Tokyo Omnibus

  • People Waiting for Spring

    People Waiting for Spring

  • Shūkin ryokō

    Shūkin ryokō