
Keiji Sada
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1926-12-09
- Died
- 1964-08-17
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (97)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kageyama

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Kageyama Shôi

An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Koichi

Good Morning
1959
as Heiichiro Fukui

Farewell to Spring
1959
as Eitarô Makita

Late Autumn
1960
as Shotaru Goto

Equinox Flower
1958
as Masahiko Taniguchi

Always in My Heart
1953

Escape from Hell
1963
as Yajuro

新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
as 目白三平

Assassination
1964

Immortal Love
1961
as Takashi

Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Mr. Ogawa

Zoku aizen katsura
1962

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Kobotoke Kohei

Sweet Sweat
1964
as Tatsuoka

Fountainhead
1956

Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tamihiko Kujirai

A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Tatsuya

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Ryoichi Morita

Double Wedding
1963
as Jiro Okuyama

Hunting Rifle
1961
as Reiichiro Kadota

The Portrait
1948
as Nakajima

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Kohei

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Ryosuke Kurumiya

Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Shigeharu

Tokyo Omnibus
1959

The Tattered Wings
1955
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law

With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
as Yonesaku Nihei

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Saburo Yaoi

Love and Duty
1954

Mama, I Need You!
1962

Ballad of a Workman
1962
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband

Freedom School
1951

The Glorious Days
1954

The Refugee
1955
as Shaochang

Sing, Young People!
1963
as Keiji Sada

Here's to the Young Lady
1949
as Goro

Beauty of Life
1951

Doctor's Day Off
1952

The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi

Beautiful Days
1955
as Nakao

High Teen
1959

Irohanihoheto
1960

Young Miss Executive
1953
愛情の旋風
1951

I Will Buy You
1956
as Daisuke Kishimoto

The Hidden Profile
1963

Tears
1956

Yassamossa
1953

Always in My Heart Part 3
1954

Secret Love
1962

Youth After School
1963
as Ichirô Hasegawa

Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Shiro Arisawa

A Roaring Trade
1962

Always in My Heart Part 2
1953

Danger Stalks Near
1957
as Kaneshige

When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Kazuo

The Invisible Wall
1958
Enraptured
1961
Hobo Village
1958

As the Clouds Scatter
1961

Uzu
1961

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
as Tsurukawa Matsuo

Flower in a Storm
1962

Hibi no haishin
1958

Hot Corner Murder
1960
as Takayama

京化粧
1961

白磁の人
1957

A Case of Honor
1957

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952

Blood Is Dry
1960
as Takashi Kiguchi

Umi no Chizu
1959
as Tonomura

俺は死なない
1956

Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
as Kazuo

Typhoon Furor
1956

Shūkin ryokō
1957

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949

Home Sweet Home
1951
as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend

Monkey Business
1957
as Yoshizawa, Diet member

The Night We Danced
1963

Phoenix
1947
as Shinichi Yasaka

Shu no kafun
1960
as 武中究二

The Last Trump Card
1960
as Shunsuke Tatsuno

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949

Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956

Hanayome no o noroke
1958
as Denshichi Kumazawa

Dobuike
1963
as Sadahiko Kanemitsu

People Waiting for Spring
1959
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki

Whirlpool of Flowers
1958

Every Day That New Life
1955

Aoi kairyū
1961

The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963

Seishun no oto
1956
Bride in the Kitchen
1955
About Keiji Sada
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… With 98 credits spanning from 1947 to 1964, Keiji Sada has appeared in 97 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Keiji Sada Movies
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) — as Kageyama
- The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) — as Kageyama Shôi
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) — as Koichi
- Good Morning (1959) — as Heiichiro Fukui
- Farewell to Spring (1959) — as Eitarô Makita
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