
Keiji Sakakida

Keiji Sakakida
Original Name | 榊田 敬二 |
Born | January 15, 1900 Omagari, Senboku, Akita, Japan |
Died | Unknown |
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.
Original Name | 榊田 敬二 |
Born | January 15, 1900 Omagari, Senboku, Akita, Japan |
Died | Unknown |
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.
- Seven Samurai (1954)...Gosaku
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)...Mayor Inada
- The Invisible Man (1954)...Security Guard
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)...Military Officer, Policeman
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)...Yoshioka School Manservant
- Rodan (1956)...Miner
- The Mysterians (1957)...Military Officer
- The H-Man (1958)...Policeman
- Varan the Unbelievable (1958)...Truck Driver
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)...Yamana Peasant
- Battle in Outer Space (1959)...UN Official
- The Human Vapor (1960)...Jail Officer
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961)...Court Samurai
- Mothra (1961)...Doctor
- Sanjuro (1962)...Samurai Reading Notice
- Gorath (1962)...Minister
- Samurai Pirate (1963)...Villager
- Atragon (1963)...Mihara Tourist
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)...Passerby, Islander
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)...Serginan Official
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)...Scientist
- Monster Zero (1965)...Minister
- The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)...Pesil Villager
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)...Reporter
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)...Audience Member
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)...Skeptical Scientist
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Seven Samurai (1954)
...Gosaku -
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954)
...Mayor Inada -
The Invisible Man (1954)
...Security Guard -
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
...Military Officer
...Policeman -
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
...Yoshioka School Manservant -
Rodan (1956)
...Miner -
The Mysterians (1957)
...Military Officer -
The H-Man (1958)
...Policeman -
Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
...Truck Driver -
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
...Yamana Peasant -
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
...UN Official -
The Human Vapor (1960)
...Jail Officer -
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
...Court Samurai -
Mothra (1961)
...Doctor -
Sanjuro (1962)
...Samurai Reading Notice -
Gorath (1962)
...Minister -
Samurai Pirate (1963)
...Villager -
Atragon (1963)
...Mihara Tourist -
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
...Passerby
...Islander -
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
...Serginan Official -
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
...Scientist -
Monster Zero (1965)
...Minister -
The Adventures of Taklamakan (1966)
...Pesil Villager -
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
...Reporter -
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
...Audience Member -
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
...Skeptical Scientist