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Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada is known for An Autumn Afternoon (1962), Good Morning (1959), The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959).

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.

Questions about Keiji Sada

How many Keiji Sada films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 47 films with Keiji Sada, from 1947 to 1964.

What is the best rated Keiji Sada film?

The best rated Keiji Sada film in the catalogue is The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959), rated 8.2.

What was the first Keiji Sada film?

The first Keiji Sada film in the catalogue is Equinox Flower, from 1958.

Who has Keiji Sada worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Keiji Sada shares the most credits with Chishu Ryu (4 films), Kōgo Noda (4 films) and Nobuo Nakamura (4 films).

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Studied at
Waseda University

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Full filmography

96 films — 47 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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