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Keiji Sakakida
Actor
Born January 15, 1900 (124 years)
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.
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
| 1975 | Terror of Mechagodzilla · as Sciencetist Scholar In Photograph |
| 1974 | Prophecies of Nostradamus · as Debate Audience Member |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | The Human Revolution · as Cast |
| 1973 | Zone Fighter (TV Series) · as Senior Man Corpse |
| 1970 | |
| 1968 | Destroy All Monsters · as United Nations Scientific Committee Engineer |
| 1966 | The War of the Gargantuas · as Beer Garden Customer |
| 1966 | Rise Against the Sword · as Sanzo |
| 1965 | Invasion of Astro-Monster · as Government Official |
| 1965 | Ironfinger · as Man At Haneda Airport |
| 1965 | Frankenstein vs. Baragon · as Hospital Administrative Staff Member |
| 1964 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster · as Reporter |
| 1964 | Dogora · as Fukuoka Doctor |
| 1964 | Mothra vs. Godzilla · as Native Islander |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | Honkon kurêjî sakusen · as Cast |
| 1963 | Matango · as Club Waiter |
| 1962 | King Kong vs. Godzilla · as Faro Islander |
| 1962 | Gorath · as Government Personnel |
| 1961 | Mothra · as National Nuclear Research Center Staff |
| 1960 | The Human Vapor · as (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Secret of the Telegian · as Cabaret Guest |
| 1959 | Battle in Outer Space · as Meeting Attendee |
| 1959 | The Three Treasures · as Resident Of Yamato |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | Varan · as Truck Driver |
| 1958 | The H-Man · as Old Policeman - Investigation Room (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Mysterians · as Defense Force Executive |
| 1957 | Godzilla · as Mayor Inada |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | Madame White Snake · as Resident In Song Dynasty |
| 1956 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters! · as Mayor Inada |
| 1955 | Jû jin yuki otoko · as Gen-San |
| 1955 | Godzilla Raids Again · as Osaka Defense Force Executive |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai · as Gosaku |
| 1953 | |
| 1952 | Ikiru · as Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1952 | |
| 1950 | |
| 1941 | Hideko, the Bus Conductor · as Bus Customer |
| 1940 | Travelling Actors · as Farmer |
| 1938 | Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro · as Cast |