
Born Dec 9, 1926
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.

Brand of Evil
1964

To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964

Assassination
1964

Sweet Sweat
1964

Life of a Flower
1963

The Night We Danced
1963

Dobuike
1963

The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963

Sing, Young People!
1963

The Hidden Profile
1963

Escape from Hell
1963

Youth After School
1963

An Autumn Afternoon
1962

Ballad of a Workman
1962

Mama, I Need You!
1962

A Roaring Trade
1962

Secret Love
1962

Hunting Rifle
1961

Aoi kairyū
1961

Immortal Love
1961

With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961

As the Clouds Scatter
1961

Uzu
1961

京化粧
1961

Late Autumn
1960

Shu no kafun
1960

Blood Is Dry
1960

The Last Trump Card
1960

Irohanihoheto
1960

Hot Corner Murder
1960

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959

Good Morning
1959

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959

People Waiting for Spring
1959

High Teen
1959

Umi no Chizu
1959

Akatsuki no chiheisen
1959

The Invisible Wall
1958

Equinox Flower
1958

Whirlpool of Flowers
1958

Hanayome no o noroke
1958

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
1958

Hibi no haishin
1958

When It Rains, It Pours
1957

A Case of Honor
1957

Monkey Business
1957

Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957

Danger Stalks Near
1957

Shūkin ryokō
1957

Tears
1956

I Will Buy You
1956

Fountainhead
1956

Seishun no oto
1956

Typhoon Furor
1956

俺は死なない
1956

Every Day That New Life
1955

Beautiful Days
1955

The Tattered Wings
1955

Love and Duty
1954

Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954

The Glorious Days
1954

A Japanese Tragedy
1953

Young Miss Executive
1953

Yassamossa
1953

Always in My Heart Part 2
1953

Doctor's Day Off
1952

Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove
1952

Home Sweet Home
1951

An Angel Dreams Too
1951

Carmen Comes Home
1951

Fireworks Over the Sea
1951

The Inner Palace Conspiracy
1951

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949

Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949

Here's to the Young Lady
1949

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume
1949

The Portrait
1948

Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume
1948

Phoenix
1947