Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/9/1926
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 ...
Known For
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kageyama
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Kageyama Shôi
I Will Buy You
as Daisuke Kishimoto
An Autumn Afternoon
as Koichi
Fireworks Over the Sea
as Tamihiko Kujirai
Immortal Love
as Takashi
Escape from Hell
as Yajuro
Late Autumn
as Shotaru Goto
Hibi no haishin
Unknown Role
Carmen Comes Home
as Mr. Ogawa
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
as Kobotoke Kohei
Sing, Young People!
as Keiji Sada
Assassination
Unknown Role
A Japanese Tragedy
as Tatsuya
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
as Saburo Yaoi
Times of Joy and Sorrow
as Shiro Arisawa
Ballad of a Workman
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Hot Corner Murder
as Takayama
Typhoon
Unknown Role
Yassamossa
Unknown Role
Career Timeline
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Kageyama Shôi
Tokyo Omnibus
Role unknown
Akatsuki no chiheisen
as Kazuo
Umi no Chizu
as Tonomura
High Teen
Role unknown
Good Morning
as Heiichiro Fukui
Farewell to Spring
as Eitarô Makita
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kageyama
People Waiting for Spring
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki