Keiji Sakakida
Born: 1900-01-15 in Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1968
1966
- Rise Against the Sword as Sanzo
1965
- Ironfinger as Man at Haneda Airport (uncredited)
1963
- Atragon as Mt. Mihara Climber
1962
- Gorath as Government Personnel
- Chihō kisha
1960
- The Human Vapor as (uncredited)
1958
- Who Is the Informer? as Rumiko's Father
- The H-Man as Old policeman - investigation room (uncredited)
1957
- Elephant from "Zoo Story" as Postman
- Ôban
1956
- Will-o'-the-Wisp
- Rodan as Tahei
- People of Tokyo, Goodbye as Watchman (uncredited)
1954
- Seven Samurai as Gosaku
- Godzilla as Mayor Inada (uncredited)
- Invisible Man
1952
- Ikiru as Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
- Forbidden Path
- Tokyo Sweetheart
1950
1943
1941
- Hideko the Bus Conductress as Bus customer
- Kodakara fūfu
- Life Begins at 61
1940
- Travelling Actors as Farmer
- Bellflower as Sahei
- Keshô yuki
1938
- The Giant
- Nightingale as Ticket Clerk
1936
1934
1932
- The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia as Ri Sekijo