From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tatsuya Nakadai ( born Motohisa Nakadai December 13, 1932) is a Japanese leading film actor. He became a star after he was discovered working as a Tokyo shop clerk by filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi during the early 1950s. He became the favorite leading man of internationally-acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa after a well publicized fallout between Kurosawa and the legendary Toshirō Mifune. Beginning in the late 1950s, he worked with a number of Japan's best-known filmmakers, starring or co-starring in five Kurosawa films, along with significant films made by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shiro Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjo and Odd Obsession). Notably, his long-term collaboration with Masaki Kobayashi invites comparison to the working relationship between Akira Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune. Nakadai was featured in 11 Kobayashi films including the The Human Condition trilogy, Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan. The Thick-Walled Room marked Nakadai's acting debut. His next role was a little noticed and uncredited one in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai where he appears for a few seconds as a samurai wandering about town. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tatsuya Nakadai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie | The Return | 2019-11-04 | |
Movie | Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu | Narrator | 2018-06-30 |
Movie | Lear on the Shore | Kuwahata Chokichi | 2017-06-03 |
Series | Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ | 2016-10-22 | |
Movie | Mifune: The Last Samurai | (archive footage) | 2016-12-02 |
Movie | A Duel Tale | 2015-10-31 | |
Movie | Before The Leaves Fall | Kenichiro Miya | 2015-05-23 |
Movie | Giovanni's Island | Older Junpei Senou (voice) | 2014-02-22 |
Movie | Gun Woman | Hamazaki | 2014-02-28 |
Movie | Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Self | 2014-11-27 |
Series | A Sinner's Lie | Kenzo Haneda | 2014-08-31 |
Movie | Over Your Dead Body | 2014-08-23 | |
Movie | The Human Trust | Nobuhiro Sasakura | 2013-10-19 |
Movie | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice) | 2013-11-23 |
Movie | Japan's Tragedy | Fujio Murai | 2012-10-05 |
Movie | Until the Break of Dawn | Sadayuki Akiyama | 2012-11-10 |
Movie | Karate Girl | Kurenai Tatsuya | 2011-02-05 |
Movie | Haru's Journey | Tadao Nakai | 2010-05-22 |
Movie | Zatoichi: The Last | Tendo | 2010-05-29 |
Movie | Through the Mist | (Archive Footage) | 2009-03-13 |
Movie | Listen to My Heart | Kyozo Hayami | 2009-11-10 |
Series | Samurai Banners | 2007-01-07 | |
Movie | Murder of the Inugami Clan | Sahei Inugami | 2006-12-16 |
Movie | Wish Upon a Star | Takanori Wakamiya | 2005-08-26 |
Movie | Yamato | 2005-12-17 | |
Series | Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World | Matsumoto Kentaro | 2004-07-02 |
Movie | Like Asura | Kotaro Takezawa | 2003-11-08 |
Movie | To Dance with the White Dog | Eisuke Nakamoto | 2002-04-13 |
Movie | Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS | Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) | 2002-06-16 |
Movie | Vengeance for Sale | Umetaro Katakura | 2002-02-16 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
Movie | After the Rain | Tsuji Gettan | 2000-01-22 |
Movie | Kurosawa | Self | 2000-12-24 |
Movie | Kurosawa: The Last Emperor | Self | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | Jubaku: Spellbound | Hideaki Sasaki | 1999-09-18 |
Movie | The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa | Seijiro Miyazawa | 1996-09-14 |
Series | Daichi no Ko | 1995-11-11 | |
Movie | East Meets West | Kaishu Katsu | 1995-08-12 |
Movie | Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict | Yagyu Retsudo | 1993-02-06 |
Movie | Kin chan no Cinema Jack | 1993-05-22 | |
Movie | Basara: Princess Goh | Oribe Furuta | 1992-04-11 |
Movie | Wicked City | Daishu | 1992-11-20 |
Movie | Faraway Sunset | Kobayashi | 1992-07-04 |
Movie | Heat Wave | Tsunejiro Murai | 1991-02-09 |
Movie | 13 Assassins | 1990-03-28 | |
Movie | Return from the River Kwai | Major Harada | 1989-04-07 |
Movie | Four Days of Snow and Blood | Sugiyama | 1989-06-17 |
Movie | Oracion | Heihachiro Wagu | 1988-07-23 |
Movie | Taikoki | (Narrator) | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Hachiko | Shujiro Ueno | 1987-08-01 |
Movie | Atami Murder Case | Denbei Nikaido | 1986-06-07 |
Movie | A. K. | Self | 1985-05-20 |
Movie | The Empty Table | Nobuyuki Kidoji | 1985-11-01 |
Movie | Ran | Lord Hidetora Ichimonji | 1985-06-01 |
Movie | Fireflies in the North | Takeshi Tsukigata | 1984-09-01 |
Movie | Space Battleship Yamato - Final Chapter | Narrator | 1983-03-19 |
Movie | The Fir Trees Remain | 1983-12-01 | |
Movie | Battle Anthem | 1983-06-04 | |
Movie | Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo | Sazen Tange | 1982-10-22 |
Movie | Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather | Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa | 1982-06-05 |
Movie | The Legend of Sayo | 1982-12-17 | |
Movie | Magistrate of the Floating World | 1981-05-01 | |
Movie | Willful Murder | Yashiro | 1981-11-07 |
Movie | Kagemusha | Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha | 1980-04-26 |
Movie | Port Arthur | Maresuke Nogi | 1980-08-02 |
Movie | Hunter in the Dark | Gomyo Kiyoemon | 1979-06-17 |
Movie | Queen Bee | Ginzo Daidoji | 1978-02-11 |
Movie | Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron | Kumokiri Nizaemon | 1978-07-01 |
Movie | The Phoenix | Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara | 1978-08-12 |
Movie | Blood Type: Blue | Minami | 1978-11-23 |
Movie | Sugata Sanshiro | Yano | 1977-10-29 |
Movie | The Corporation | 1976-08-14 | |
Movie | Human Revolution II | 1976-06-19 | |
Movie | The Gate of Youth | 1975-02-15 | |
Movie | Battle Cry | Hijikata Toshizo | 1975-03-14 |
Movie | The Fossil | narrator | 1975-10-04 |
Movie | Solar Eclipse | Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary | 1975-09-06 |
Movie | I Am a Cat | Kushami | 1975-05-31 |
Movie | The Family | Teppei Manpyo | 1974-01-26 |
Movie | Rise, Fair Sun | 1973-10-27 | |
Movie | Belladonna of Sadness | The Devil (voice) | 1973-06-30 |
Movie | Inn of Evil | Sadashichi | 1971-09-11 |
Movie | The Battle of Okinawa | Colonel Hiromichi Yahara | 1971-08-14 |
Movie | The Wolves | Seji Iwahashi | 1971-10-30 |
Movie | Duel at Fort Ezo | Daizennokami Honjo | 1970-02-09 |
Movie | The Ambitious | Shintaro Nakaoka | 1970-02-14 |
Movie | The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan | Naojiro Kataoka | 1970-04-18 |
Movie | Will to Conquer | 1970-10-17 | |
Movie | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Ronin | 1970-08-12 |
Movie | Goyokin | Magobei Wakizaka | 1969-05-01 |
Movie | Battle of the Japan Sea | Major Genjiro Akashi | 1969-08-01 |
Movie | Safari 5000 | 1969-07-19 | |
Movie | Tenchu! | Hanpei Takechi | 1969-08-09 |
Movie | Blood End | Sentaro | 1969-11-15 |
Movie | Portrait of Hell | Yoshihide | 1969-11-18 |
Movie | Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! | James Elfego | 1968-03-28 |
Movie | Kill! | Genta | 1968-06-22 |
Movie | Admiral Yamamoto | Narrator (voice) | 1968-08-14 |
Movie | The Human Bullet | Narrator | 1968-10-22 |
Movie | Kojiro | Musashi Miyamoto | 1967-04-01 |
Movie | The Age of Assassins | Shinji Kikyo | 1967-02-04 |
Series | ゴメスの名はゴメス | 1967-04-27 | |
Movie | Samurai Rebellion | Tatewaki Asano | 1967-05-27 |
Movie | Japan's Longest Day | Narrator (voice) | 1967-08-12 |
Movie | Journey | 1967-11-12 | |
Movie | The Sword of Doom | Ryunosuke Tsukue | 1966-02-25 |
Movie | Cash Calls Hell | Oida | 1966-01-15 |
Movie | The Face of Another | Mr. Okuyama | 1966-07-15 |
Movie | The Daphne | 1966-10-01 | |
Movie | The Last Judgment | 1965-05-16 | |
Movie | Three Yakuza | 1965-05-22 | |
Movie | Kwaidan | Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | 1965-01-06 |
Movie | Fort Graveyard | Sakuma | 1965-09-18 |
Movie | Illusion of Blood | Tamiya Iemon | 1965-07-25 |
Movie | Ant Hell War | 1964-04-29 | |
Movie | Pressure of Guilt | 1963-02-17 | |
Movie | High and Low | Chief Detective Tokura | 1963-03-01 |
Movie | Legacy of the 500,000 | Mitsura Gunji | 1963-04-18 |
Movie | A Woman's Life | 1963-11-16 | |
Movie | Sanjuro | Hanbei Muroto | 1962-01-01 |
Movie | The Inheritance | Kikuo Furukawa | 1962-02-16 |
Movie | Harakiri | Hanshiro Tsugumo | 1962-09-15 |
Movie | Love Under the Crucifix | Ukon Takayama | 1962-06-03 |
Movie | Chibusa o daku musume tachi | 1962-10-07 | |
Movie | Yojimbo | Unosuke, gunfighter | 1961-04-25 |
Movie | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer | Kaji | 1961-01-28 |
Movie | As the Clouds Scatter | 1961-07-09 | |
Movie | The Other Woman | Minami | 1961-05-30 |
Movie | Immortal Love | Heibei | 1961-09-16 |
Movie | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Kenichi Komatsu | 1960-01-15 |
Movie | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Shingo Kuroki | 1960-05-21 |
Movie | The Blue Beast | 1960-06-26 | |
Movie | Get 'em All | Tsubota | 1960-11-29 |
Movie | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | Kaji | 1959-01-15 |
Movie | The Beast Shall Die | Kunihiko Date | 1959-06-09 |
Movie | Odd Obsession | Kimura | 1959-06-23 |
Movie | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Kaji | 1959-11-20 |
Movie | A Boy and Three Mothers | The Engineer | 1958-02-18 |
Movie | Oban kanketsu hen | Shin Don | 1958-07-01 |
Movie | All About Marriage | Akira Nakayama | 1958-05-26 |
Movie | Conflagration | Tokari | 1958-09-22 |
Movie | The Naked Sun | 1958-10-01 | |
Movie | A Dangerous Hero | 1957-07-30 | |
Movie | Untamed Woman | Kimura | 1957-05-28 |
Movie | Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Shin don | 1957-07-19 |
Movie | Black River | Jo | 1957-10-23 |
Movie | Teenage Sazae | 1957-12-28 | |
Movie | Hi no tori | 1956-06-14 | |
Movie | Sazae-san | Norisuke | 1956-12-12 |
Movie | The Thick-Walled Room | 1956-10-31 | |
Movie | Seven Samurai | Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited) | 1954-04-26 |