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Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Acting

Born December 9, 1926

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 · 40 titles

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

1963
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

1951
Hunting Rifle

Hunting Rifle

1961
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962
The Invisible Wall

The Invisible Wall

1958
Ballad of a Workman

Ballad of a Workman

1962
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959
The Night We Danced

The Night We Danced

1963
When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours

1957
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959
Late Autumn

Late Autumn

1960
Love and Duty

Love and Duty

1954
Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress

Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress

1956
Enraptured

Enraptured

1961
A Japanese Tragedy

A Japanese Tragedy

1953
Phoenix

Phoenix

1947
Tears

Tears

1956
Carmen Comes Home

Carmen Comes Home

1951
Hanayome no o noroke

Hanayome no o noroke

1958
A Case of Honor

A Case of Honor

1957
Aoi kairyū

Aoi kairyū

1961
Fireworks Over the Sea

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951
Every Day That New Life

Every Day That New Life

1955
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2

1949
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

1954
Immortal Love

Immortal Love

1961
Seishun no oto

Seishun no oto

1956
An Angel Dreams Too

An Angel Dreams Too

1951
Bride in the Kitchen

Bride in the Kitchen

1955
Dobuike

Dobuike

1963
The Portrait

The Portrait

1948
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1957
Shu no kafun

Shu no kafun

1960
Times of Joy and Sorrow

Times of Joy and Sorrow

1957
Whirlpool of Flowers

Whirlpool of Flowers

1958
I Will Buy You

I Will Buy You

1956
Sing, Young People!

Sing, Young People!

1963
Assassination

Assassination

1964