Keiji Sakakida
Acting
1900-01-15 · 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
The Blossom and the Sword
1973 · Movie
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Movie
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970 · Movie
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970 · Movie
Judge and Jeopardy
1968 · Movie
Rise Against the Sword
1966 · Movie
Ironfinger
1965 · Movie
Atragon
1963 · Movie
Local Reporter
1962 · Movie
Gorath
1962 · Movie
The Human Vapor
1960 · Movie
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959 · Movie
Who Is the Informer?
1958 · Movie
The H-Man
1958 · Movie
Seagull of the Night
1957 · Movie
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
1957 · Movie
Ôban
1957 · Movie
Rodan
1956 · Movie
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956 · Movie
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956 · Movie
Image of Mother
1955 · Movie
Invisible Man
1954 · Movie
Godzilla
1954 · Movie
Seven Samurai
1954 · Movie
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953 · Movie
Ikiru
1952 · Movie
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952 · Movie
Forbidden Path
1952 · Movie
Till We Meet Again
1950 · Movie
World of Love
1943 · Movie
Young Teacher
1942 · Movie
Hideko the Bus Conductor
1941 · Movie
Life Begins at 61
1941 · Movie
Kodakara fūfu
1941 · Movie
Travelling Actors
1940 · Movie
Bellflower
1940 · Movie
Keshô yuki
1940 · Movie
Song of the White Orchid
1939 · Movie
Shanghai Landing Party
1939 · Movie
Nightingale
1938 · Movie
The Giant
1938 · Movie
Brother and Sister
1936 · Movie
Sun over the River
1934 · Movie
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
1932 · Movie
A Living Puppet
1929 · Movie