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Tatsuya Nakadai

Name in Native Language: "仲代達矢" (Japanese/JA)
Actor / Voice Acting In Japan | * 12/13/1932 (91) | Tokyo (Japan)
Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya, born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932) is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including The Human Condition trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan. Nakadai worked with some of Japan's best-known filmmakers—starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and The Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shirō Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjō and Odd Obsession). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterp ...

Ran

R

1985 | 4.1/5 | 2h 40min
Action, Drama, History
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Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his g ...

Kagemusha

PG

1980 | 3.9/5 | 3h
Action, Drama, History, War
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Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deli ...

Harakiri

NR

1962 | 4.2/5 | 2h 15min
Action, Drama, History
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Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps a ...

Sanjuro

NR

1962 | 4.0/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, Action, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Tatsuya Nakadai

Medal With Purple Ribbon Person of Cultural Merit Order of Culture Asahi Prize Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 2x Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor Golden Arrow Award Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor Order of The Rising Sun, 4th Class
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Movies with Tatsuya Nakadai as Actor(139)

as Makino Tadayuki2022 The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
as (narration)2019 Sleeping Village
2019 A Town and a Tall Chimney
as Kuwahata Chokichi2017 Lear on the Shore
as Yohei Tachibana2016 Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
2015 A Duel Tale
as Kenichiro Miya2015 Before The Leaves Fall
as Narrator2015 ふたりの死刑囚
as Hamazaki2014 Gun Woman
as Junpei Senou (older) (voice)2014 Giovanni's Island
as himself2014 Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
2013 Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
as Nobuhiro Sasakura2013 The Human Trust
as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Fujio Murai2012 Japan's Tragedy
as Sadayuki Akiyama2012 Until the Break of Dawn
as Tadao Nakai2010 Haru's Journey
as Tendo2010 Zatoichi: The Last
as Kyozo Hayami2009 Listen to My Heart
2005 Yamato
as Kotaro Takezawa2003 Like Asura
as Eisuke Nakamoto2002 To Dance with the White Dog
as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)2002 Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
as Umetaro Katakura2002 Vengeance for Sale
as himself2000 Kurosawa
as Tsuji Gettan2000 After the Rain
as himself1999 Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Hideaki Sasaki1999 Jubaku: Spellbound
as Kaishu Katsu1995 East Meets West
as Yagyu Retsudo1993 Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
as Kobayashi1992 Faraway Sunset
as Daishu (Yuen Tai Chung)1992 The Wicked City
as Oribe Furuta1992 Basara: Princess Goh
as Tsunejiro Murai1991 Heat Wave
1990 13 Assassins
as Sugiyama1989 Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Major Harada1989 Return from the River Kwai
1988 Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
as Heihachiro Wagu1988 Oracion
as Shujiro Ueno1987 Hachiko
as (Narrator)1987 Taikoki
as Denbei Nikaido1986 Atami Murder Case
as Seiji Tajima1986 Michi
as Nobuyuki Kidoji1985 Family without a Dinner Table
as himself1985 A. K.
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji1985 Ran
as Takeshi Tsukigata1984 Fireflies in the North
as Narrator1983 Space Battleship Yamato - Final Chapter
1983 Battle Anthem
1982 The Legend of Sayo
as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa1982 Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
as Sazen Tange1982 Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
as Yashiro1981 Willful Murder
as Maresuke Nogi1980 Port Arthur
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha1980 Kagemusha
as Gomyo Kiyoemon1979 Hunter in the Dark
as Minami1978 Blood Type: Blue
as Ginzo Daidoji1978 Queen Bee
as Kumokiri Nizaemon1978 Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara1978 The Phoenix
as Yano1977 Sugata Sanshiro
1976 The Corporation
1976 Human Revolution II
as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary1975 Solar Eclipse
1975 The Gate of Youth
as Kushami1975 I Am a Cat
as Hijikata Toshizo1975 Battle Cry
as Teppei Manpyo1974 The Family
as The Devil (voice)1973 Belladonna of Sadness
1973 The Human Revolution
1973 Rise, Fair Sun
as Seji Iwahashi1971 The Wolves
as Sadashichi1971 Inn of Evil
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara1971 The Battle of Okinawa
1970 Will to Conquer
as Naojiro Kataoka1970 The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
as Ronin1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as Shintaro Nakaoka1970 The Ambitious
as Daizennokami Honjo1970 Duel at Fort Ezo
as Sentaro1969 Blood End
as Hampeita Takechi1969 Tenchu!
as Major Genjiro Akashi1969 Battle of the Japan Sea
as Yoshihide1969 Portrait of Hell
as Magobei Wakizaka1969 Goyokin
1969 Safari 5000
as James Elfego1968 Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
as Narrator1968 The Human Bullet
as Narrator (voice)1968 Admiral Yamamoto
as Genta1968 Kill!
as Tatewaki Asano1967 Samurai Rebellion
as Musashi Miyamoto1967 Kojiro
as Shinji Kikyo1967 The Age of Assassins
1967 Journey
as Narrator (voice)1967 Japan's Longest Day
as Ryunosuke Tsukue1966 The Sword of Doom
as Oida1966 Cash Calls Hell
as Mr. Okuyama1966 The Face of Another
1965 Three Yakuza
as Tamiya Iemon1965 Illusion of Blood
as Sakuma1965 Fort Graveyard
1965 The Last Judgment
1964 Ant Hell War
as Mi nokichi (segment "Yuki-Onna")1964 Kwaidan
1963 A Woman's Life
1963 Pressure of Guilt
as Chief Detective Tokura1963 High and Low
as Mitsura Gunji1963 Legacy of the 500,000
as Kikuo Furukawa1962 The Inheritance
as Hanshiro Tsugumo1962 Harakiri
as Hanbei Muroto1962 Sanjuro
as Ukon Takayama1962 Love Under the Crucifix
1962 Chibusa o daku musume tachi
as Kaji1961 The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Unosuke, gunfighter1961 Yojimbo
as Minami1961 The Other Woman
1961 As the Clouds Scatter
as Heibei1961 Immortal Love
as Tsubota1960 Get 'em All
1960 The Blue Beast
as Kenichi Komatsu, the manager1960 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Shingo Kuroki1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Kaji1959 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Kimura1959 Odd Obsession
as Kaji1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kunihiko Date1959 The Beast Shall Die
1958 The Naked Sun
as Shin Don1958 Oban kanketsu hen
as Tokari1958 Conflagration
as Akira Nakayama1958 All About Marriage
as Kimura1957 Untamed Woman
1957 Teenage Sazae
as Shin Don1957 Ôban
as Shin don1957 Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Shindon1957 Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Jo1957 Black River
1956 The Thick-Walled Room
1956 Hi no tori
1956 Sazae-san
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)1954 Seven Samurai

TV Shows/Series with Tatsuya Nakadai as Actor(5)

as Kenzo Haneda2014 A Sinner's Lie
2007 Samurai Banners
as Matsumoto Kentaro2004 Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
1995 Daichi no Ko
as Taira no Kiyomori1972 Shin Heike Monogatari

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.mumeijuku.net
Full Name: Tatsuya Nakadai
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 12/13 1932 (December) in Tokyo (Japan) (current age: 91 years + 136 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Record Label: Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.
Spouses (current/former): Yasuko Miyazaki
Other names for Tatsuya Nakadai (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"仲代達矢"
"Тацуя Накадай"
"Tatsuya Nakadaki"
"仲代达矢"
"なかだい たつや" (Kana/Japanese)
Tatsuya Nakadai frequently works together with these people:
Masaru Satō (36x, Crew)
Akira Kurosawa (25x, Crew)
Kunie Tanaka (22x, Actor)
Kihachi Okamoto (22x, Crew)
Tetsurō Tamba (21x, Actor)
Toshirō Mifune (21x, Actor)
Eijirō Tōno (20x, Actor)
Ichirô Nakatani (20x, Actor)
Masaki Kobayashi (18x, Crew)
Hisashi Igawa (17x, Actor)
Tomoyuki Tanaka (17x, Crew)
Toyoko Yamasaki (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5741, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024