Keiji Sada

Known for ActingBorn 1926-12-09Died 1964-08-17

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Typhoon Furor

Beauty of Life

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

Times of Joy and Sorrow

Seishun no oto

Young Miss Executive

Sweet Sweat

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Hunting Rifle

Yassamossa

An Autumn Afternoon

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

Brand of Evil

Late Autumn

Good Morning

Immortal Love

Equinox Flower

Assassination

I Will Buy You

The Night We Danced

Life of a Flower

Always in My Heart Part 3

Freedom School

Escape from Hell

Beautiful Days

Always in My Heart

Home Sweet Home

Doctor's Day Off

Here's to the Young Lady

The Portrait

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Always in My Heart Part 2

Farewell to Spring

Blood Is Dry

Phoenix

Sing, Young People!

Ballad of a Workman

Carmen Comes Home

The Tattered Wings

The Hidden Profile

As the Clouds Scatter

When It Rains, It Pours

Fountainhead

A Japanese Tragedy

Danger Stalks Near