Keiji Sakakida

Birthday:: 01/15/1900
Place of birth:: Japan:
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.

Credits

	日本侠花伝 (1973) as
	日本一のヤクザ男 (1970) as
	蝦夷館の決闘 (1970) as
	首 (1968) as
	暴れ豪右衛門 (1966) as Sanzo
	１００発１００中 (1965) as Man at Haneda Airport (uncredited)
	海底軍艦 (1963) as Mt. Mihara Climber
	地方記者 (1962) as
	妖星ゴラス (1962) as Government Personnel
	ガス人間第一号 (1960) as (uncredited)
	私は貝になりたい (1959) as
	密告者は誰か (1958) as Rumiko's Father
	美女と液体人間 (1958) as Old policeman - investigation room (uncredited)
	「動物園物語」より象 (1957) as Postman
	大番 (1957) as
	空の大怪獸ラドン (1956) as Tahei
	鬼火 (1956) as
	東京の人さようなら (1956) as Watchman (uncredited)
	透明人間 (1954) as
	ゴジラ (1954) as Mayor Inada
	七人の侍 (1954) as Gosaku
	太平洋の鷲 (1953) as
	生きる (1952) as Land Readjustment Section Receptionist (uncredited)
	東京の恋人 (1952) as
	若い人 (1952) as
	また逢う日まで (1950) as
	愛の世界山猫とみの話 (1943) as
	若い先生 (1942) as Bunkichi's father
	秀子の車掌さん (1941) as Bus customer
	人生は六十一から (1941) as
	子宝夫婦 (1941) as
	旅役者 (1940) as Farmer
	釣鐘草 (1940) as Sahei
	化粧雪 (1940) as
	白蘭の歌 (1939) as
	上海陸戦隊 (1939) as
	鶯 (1938) as Ticket Clerk
	巨人伝 (1938) as
	兄いもうと (1936) as
	河の上の太陽 (1934) as
	満蒙建国の黎明 (1932) as Ri Sekijo
	生ける人形 (1929) as