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 fir...
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
Ikiru
Godzilla
Atragon
Rodan
Gorath
The Human Vapor
Tokyo Sweetheart
The H-Man
The Battle of Okinawa
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Young Teacher
Hideko the Bus Conductor
Seagull of the Night
The Eagle of the Pacific
Invisible Man
Till We Meet Again
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Ironfinger
Judge and Jeopardy
Rise Against the Sword
Nightingale
Travelling Actors
The Blossom and the Sword