9.0
9.0
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957
as Shiro Arisawa
Keiji Sada
Also known as: Kanichi Nakai
Acting
Born:December 9, 1926
Died:August 17, 1964(aged 37)
Birthplace:Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japan
Education:Waseda University
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CommunityBiography
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 (84 movies)
8.1
8.1
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kageyama
7.8
7.8
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Koichi
7.8
7.8
Late Autumn
1960
as Shotaru Goto
7.7
7.7
Good Morning
1959
as Heiichiro Fukui
7.5
7.5
Sweet Sweat
1964
as Tatsuoka
7.5
7.5
Immortal Love
1961
as Takashi
7.4
7.4
Equinox Flower
1958
as Masahiko Taniguchi
7.1
7.1
Assassination
1964
7.0
7.0
I Will Buy You
1956
as Daisuke Kishimoto
7.0
7.0
Always in My Heart Part 3
1954
7.0
7.0
Hunting Rifle
1961
as Reiichiro Kadota
6.8
6.8
Home Sweet Home
1951
as Saburo Uchiyama, Tomoko's boyfriend
6.8
6.8
Always in My Heart
1953
6.6
6.6
Beautiful Days
1955
6.5
6.5
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949
as Kobotoke Kohei
6.5
6.5
Always in My Heart Part 2
1953
6.5
6.5
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949
as Kohei
6.5
6.5
Brand of Evil
1964
as Takazawa Shigeharu
6.5
6.5
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
as Goro
6.2
6.2
Farewell to Spring
1959
as Eitarô Makita
6.2
6.2
Escape from Hell
1963
as Yajuro
6.0
6.0
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Mr. Ogawa
6.0
6.0
The Portrait
1948
6.0
6.0
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954
as Ryoichi Morita
6.0
6.0
Doctor's Day Off
1952
6.0
6.0
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
as Kazuo
6.0
6.0
The Hidden Profile
1963
6.0
6.0
Blood Is Dry
1960
as Takashi Kiguchi
5.9
5.9
The Tattered Wings
1955
as Shunsuke, Fuyuko's brother-in-law
5.9
5.9
Phoenix
1947
as Shinichi Yasaka
5.8
5.8
Fountainhead
1956
5.7
5.7
Ballad of a Workman
1962
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
5.3
5.3
Danger Stalks Near
1957
as Kaneshige
5.3
5.3
A Japanese Tragedy
1953
as Tatsuya
5.2
5.2
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
4.7
4.7
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951
as Tamihiko Kujirai
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Third Volume
1949
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960
as Saburo Yaoi
With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
as Yonesaku Nihei
Shūkin ryokō
1957
京化粧
1961
Monrō no yōna onna
1964
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958
as Tsurukawa Matsuo
最後の切札
1960
People Waiting for Spring
1959
as Western-style painter Nishiwaki
Hanayome no o noroke
1958
as Denshichi Kumazawa
Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959
as Kazuo
Secret Love
1962
Umi no Chizu
1959
as Tonomura
Love and Duty
1954
Tears
1956
Enraptured
1961
Hobo Village
1958
The Refugee
1955
as Shaochang
The Invisible Wall
1958
Hot Corner Murder
1960
as Takayama
High Teen
1959
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
The Night We Danced
1963
Young Miss Executive
1953
A Case of Honor
1957
Double Wedding
1963
as Jiro Okuyama
Yassamossa
1953
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Ryosuke Kurumiya
Typhoon
1956
The Glorious Days
1954
Beauty of Life
1951
A Roaring Trade
1962
Hibi no haishin
1958
愛情の旋風
1951
俺は死なない
1956
白磁の人
1957
The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951
as Shinnosuke Koyanagi
Youth After School
1963
as Ichirô Hasegawa
Flower in a Storm
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952
Freedom School
1951
Mama, I Need You!
1962
Irohanihoheto
1960
Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948
Uzu
1961
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