Keiji Sakakida
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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Seven Samurai
1954
Ikiru
1952
Godzilla
1954
Gorath
1962
Rodan
1956
Atragon
1963
The H-Man
1958
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
The Human Vapor
1960
Invisible Man
1954
Ironfinger
1965
Rise Against the Sword
1966
Judge and Jeopardy
1968
Life Begins at 61
1941
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
1957
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
Till We Meet Again
1950
Ôban
1957
Forbidden Path
1952
World of Love
1943
Shanghai Landing Party
1939
Travelling Actors
1940
Chihō kisha
1962
The Blossom and the Sword
1973
The Giant
1938
Who Is the Informer?
1958
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
1970
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
Brother and Sister
1936
Hideko the Bus Conductor
1941
Keshô yuki
1940
Bellflower
1940
A Living Puppet
1929
Sun over the River
1934
Nightingale
1938