Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida

Date of Birth:

Jan 15, 1900

Place of Birth:

Japan

Sakakida debuted in film in 1921, and appeared in a number pre-war films with various studios, including Nikkatsu, Takamatsu-Azuma, Empire Kinema, and Makino Talkie, before finally landing at PCL in 1937, which would later become Toho.

After the war, Sakakida appeared in numerous supporting roles for Toho, predominantly sci-fi, beginning with the original Godzilla in 1954. He played the mayor of the island town attacked by Godzilla in the first half of the film. One of his last appearances was in Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975), in a still shot of a group of scientists restraining Akihiko Hirata’s character.

filmography:

Rise Against the Sword Rise Against the Sword

1966

Duel at Fort Ezo Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

Till We Meet Again Till We Meet Again

1950

A Living Puppet A Living Puppet

1929

The Human Vapor The Human Vapor

1960

Travelling Actors Travelling Actors

1940

Bellflower Bellflower

1940

Invisible Man Invisible Man

1954

Brother and Sister Brother and Sister

1936

Shanghai Landing Party Shanghai Landing Party

1939

The Giant The Giant

1938

Song of the White Orchid Song of the White Orchid

1939

Tokyo Sweetheart Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

I Want to Be a Shellfish I Want to Be a Shellfish

1959

World of Love World of Love

1943

Tokyo no hito sayonara Tokyo no hito sayonara

1956

Ikiru Ikiru

1952

Hideko the Bus Conductress Hideko the Bus Conductress

1941

Kodakara fūfu Kodakara fūfu

1941

Chihō kisha Chihō kisha

1962

Judge and Jeopardy Judge and Jeopardy

1968

Eagle of the Pacific Eagle of the Pacific

1953

The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia

1932

Ôban Ôban

1957

Life Begins at 61 Life Begins at 61

1941

The Blossom and the Sword The Blossom and the Sword

1973

Forbidden Path Forbidden Path

1952

Keshô yuki Keshô yuki

1940

Nightingale Nightingale

1938

Seven Samurai Seven Samurai

1954

Gorath Gorath

1962

The H-Man The H-Man

1958

Rodan Rodan

1956

Atragon Atragon

1963

Godzilla Godzilla

1954

Sun over the River Sun over the River

1934

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