Keiji Sakakida
Known for: Acting
Born: January 14, 1900 in 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.
Known for
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Sun over the River
Life Begins at 61
The Blossom and the Sword
Ôban
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
Ri Sekijo
Local Reporter
Judge and Jeopardy
The Eagle of the Pacific
Forbidden Path
Keshô yuki
Atragon
Mt. Mihara Climber
Godzilla
Mayor Inada (uncredited)
Rodan
Tahei
The H-Man
Old policeman - investigation room (uncredited)
Nightingale
Ticket Clerk
Seven Samurai
Gosaku
Gorath
Government Personnel
Kodakara fūfu
Hideko the Bus Conductor
Bus customer
Travelling Actors
Farmer
Bellflower
Sahei
Invisible Man
The Human Vapor
(uncredited)
