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 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.
Top Filmography
An Autumn Afternoon
1962 // MOVIE
Good Morning
1959 // MOVIE
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 // MOVIE
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 // MOVIE
Late Autumn
1960 // MOVIE
Equinox Flower
1958 // MOVIE
Assassination
1964 // MOVIE
Carmen Comes Home
1951 // MOVIE
Immortal Love
1961 // MOVIE
A Japanese Tragedy
1953 // MOVIE
I Will Buy You
1956 // MOVIE
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1
1949 // MOVIE
Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2
1949 // MOVIE
Blood Is Dry
1960 // MOVIE
Here's to the Young Lady
1949 // MOVIE