Acting
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 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
Assassination
Film · 1964
Brand of Evil
Film · 1964
Sweet Sweat
Film · 1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
Film · 1964
Monrō no yōna onna
Film · 1964
Youth After School
Film · 1963
Sing, Young People!
Film · 1963
Escape from Hell
Film · 1963
The Hidden Profile
Film · 1963
The Night We Danced
Film · 1963
Double Wedding
Film · 1963
The House Where Flowers Bloom
Film · 1963
Dobuike
Film · 1963
Life of a Flower
Series · 1963
Zoku aizen katsura
Film · 1962
Flower in a Storm
Film · 1962
A Roaring Trade
Film · 1962
Secret Love
Film · 1962
An Autumn Afternoon
Film · 1962
Mama, I Need You!
Film · 1962
Ballad of a Workman
Film · 1962
Immortal Love
Film · 1961
Uzu
Film · 1961
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Film · 1961
Hunting Rifle
Film · 1961
Enraptured
Film · 1961
As the Clouds Scatter
Film · 1961
京化粧
Film · 1961
Aoi kairyū
Film · 1961
Late Autumn
Film · 1960
Blood Is Dry
Film · 1960
Irohanihoheto
Film · 1960
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
Film · 1960
Hot Corner Murder
Film · 1960
The Last Trump Card
Film · 1960
Shu no kafun
Film · 1960
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Film · 1959
Good Morning
Film · 1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Film · 1959
Farewell to Spring
Film · 1959
High Teen
Film · 1959
Tokyo Omnibus
Film · 1959
Umi no Chizu
Film · 1959
Akatsuki no chiheisen
Film · 1959
People Waiting for Spring
Film · 1959
Equinox Flower
Film · 1958
Hobo Village
Film · 1958
The Invisible Wall
Film · 1958
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
Film · 1958
Hibi no haishin
Film · 1958
Hanayome no o noroke
Film · 1958
Whirlpool of Flowers
Film · 1958
Danger Stalks Near
Film · 1957
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Film · 1957
Hakuji no hito
Film · 1957
When It Rains, It Pours
Film · 1957
A Case of Honor
Film · 1957
Shūkin ryokō
Film · 1957
Monkey Business
Film · 1957
I Will Buy You
Film · 1956
俺は死なない
Film · 1956
Fountainhead
Film · 1956
Tears
Film · 1956
Typhoon Furor
Film · 1956
Sound of Youth
Film · 1956
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
Film · 1956
Beautiful Days
Film · 1955
The Tattered Wings
Film · 1955
The Refugee
Film · 1955
Bride in the Kitchen
Film · 1955
Every Day That New Life
Film · 1955
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Film · 1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
Film · 1954
Love and Duty
Film · 1954
The Glorious Days
Film · 1954
新婚たくあん夫婦
Film · 1954
A Japanese Tragedy
Film · 1953
Always in My Heart
Film · 1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
Film · 1953
Young Miss Executive
Film · 1953
Yassamossa
Film · 1953
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
Film · 1952
Doctor's Day Off
Film · 1952
Carmen Comes Home
Film · 1951
愛情の旋風
Film · 1951
Home Sweet Home
Film · 1951
Freedom School
Film · 1951
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Film · 1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
Film · 1951
Beauty of Life
Film · 1951
An Angel Dreams Too
Film · 1951
Here's to the Young Lady
Film · 1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
Film · 1949
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
Film · 1949
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
Film · 1949
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
Film · 1949
The Portrait
Film · 1948
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
Film · 1948
Phoenix
Film · 1947