Tatsuya Nakadaiborn 1932

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.4

Famous

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢 Nakadai Tatsuya, 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.

Credits

Kwaidan
Kwaidan

1965

as: Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

7.7
1.8
Sanjuro
Sanjuro

1962

as: Hanbei Muroto

7.9
1.5
Ran
Ran

1985

as: Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

8.1
4.1
Kagemusha
Kagemusha

1980

as: Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

7.8
1.9
Yojimbo
Yojimbo

1961

as: Unosuke, gunfighter

8.1
2.2
Hachiko
Hachiko

1987

as: Shujiro Ueno

7.7
1.3
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion

1967

as: Tatewaki Asano

8.2
0.8
High and Low
High and Low

1963

as: Chief Detective Tokura

8.3
2.7
Phoenix
6
0.3
The Wolves
The Wolves

1971

as: Seji Iwahashi

7.4
0.3
Harakiri
Harakiri

1962

as: Hanshiro Tsugumo

8.4
4.1
The Face of Another
The Face of Another

1966

as: Mr. Okuyama

7.8
1
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

as: Kenichi Komatsu

8
0.6
Tenchu!
Tenchu!

1969

as: Hanpei Takechi

7
0.4
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession

1959

as: Kimura

6.4
0.8
13 Assassins
7
0.4
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark

1979

as: Gomyo Kiyoemon

6.5
0.4
Kill!
Kill!

1968

as: Genta

7
0.5
Wish Upon a Star
Wish Upon a Star

2005

as: Takanori Wakamiya

0
0.1
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
6
0.5
Goyokin
Goyokin

1969

as: Magobei Wakizaka

7.6
0.2
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood

1965

as: Tamiya Iemon

6.2
0.2
Final Yamato
Final Yamato

1983

as: Narrator

7
0.4
Ant Hell War
0
0.2
Wicked City
Wicked City

1992

as: Daishu

5.8
0.9
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom

1966

as: Ryunosuke Tsukue

7.7
0.9
Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell

1969

as: Yoshihide

8.1
0.2
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
6.7
0.5
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

as: Shingo Kuroki

7.1
0.5
Kurosawa
Kurosawa

2000

as: Self

6.7
0.4
Return from the River Kwai
Return from the River Kwai

1989

as: Major Harada

5
0.4
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
0
0.2
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen

1958

as: Shin Don

0
0.2
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978

as: Kumokiri Nizaemon

6.3
0.4
Ôban
Ôban

1957

as: Shin Don

0
0.3
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

1957

as: Shin don

0
0.3
Conflagration
Conflagration

1958

as: Tokari

7.1
0.4
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil

1971

as: Sadashichi

6.3
0.4
Black River
Black River

1957

as: Jo

6.9
0.3
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey

2010

as: Tadao Nakai

6.5
0.4
Blood End
Blood End

1969

as: Sentaro

6.2
0.3
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet

1968

as: Narrator

6.1
0.2
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982

as: Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa

6.3
0.4
Immortal Love
Immortal Love

1961

as: Heibei

7.5
0.3
Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

as: Major Genjiro Akashi

6
0.6
Like Asura
Like Asura

2003

as: Kotaro Takezawa

6.9
0.2
Japan's Tragedy
Japan's Tragedy

2012

as: Fujio Murai

7
0.2
East Meets West
East Meets West

1995

as: Kaishu Katsu

5.8
0.3
Heat Wave
Heat Wave

1991

as: Tsunejiro Murai

5.9
0.7
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat

1975

as: Kushami

3.3
0.4
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa

1971

as: Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

7.5
0.6
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
5.5
0.1
The Inheritance
The Inheritance

1962

as: Kikuo Furukawa

7.2
0.4
Battle Cry
Battle Cry

1975

as: Hijikata Toshizo

6
0.5
The Age of Assassins
The Age of Assassins

1967

as: Shinji Kikyo

7.3
0.3
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
6.8
0.3
The Law of Hell
0
0.2
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

1996

as: Seijiro Miyazawa

0
0.1
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

as: Daizennokami Honjo

5.4
0.1
Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix

1962

as: Ukon Takayama

6.9
0.2
Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale

2002

as: Umetaro Katakura

6.4
0.4
After the Rain
After the Rain

2000

as: Tsuji Gettan

7.2
0.7
Rise, Fair Sun
0
0.1
Until the Break of Dawn
Until the Break of Dawn

2012

as: Sadayuki Akiyama

7
0.6
A Dangerous Hero
0
0.4
ふたりの死刑囚
ふたりの死刑囚

2015

as: Narrator

0
0
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan

2006

as: Sahei Inugami

6.9
0.4
A Boy and Three Mothers
A Boy and Three Mothers

1958

as: The Engineer

0
0.1
Battle Anthem
7
0.3
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North

1984

as: Takeshi Tsukigata

5.3
1.4
The Empty Table
The Empty Table

1985

as: Nobuyuki Kidoji

5.3
0.1
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

2002

as: Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)

7
0.3
Giovanni's Island
Giovanni's Island

2014

as: Older Junpei Senou (voice)

7.5
0.8
Safari 5000
7.3
0.2
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman

1957

as: Kimura

7.3
0.2
Listen to My Heart
Listen to My Heart

2009

as: Kyozo Hayami

0
0.2
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh

1992

as: Oribe Furuta

6.8
0.4
Belladonna of Sadness
Belladonna of Sadness

1973

as: The Devil (voice)

7.3
1.4
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
8
0.1
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

1954

as: Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

8.5
7.4
Making of Ran
Making of Ran

1985

as: Self

0
0.1
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
7.6
0.2
The Family
The Family

1974

as: Teppei Manpyo

10
0.1
Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard

1965

as: Sakuma

6.7
0.3
Queen Bee
Queen Bee

1978

as: Ginzo Daidoji

7.3
0.6
Will to Conquer
0
0.1
Gaku
Gaku

2012

as: Kazama Shin-ichi

0
0.1
Port Arthur
Port Arthur

1980

as: Maresuke Nogi

7.3
0.5
Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue

1978

as: Minami

5.5
0.4
Shadow Hunters
10
0.2
The Ambitious
The Ambitious

1970

as: Shintaro Nakaoka

7.2
0.1
Cash Calls Hell
Cash Calls Hell

1966

as: Oida

7.6
0.4
The Human Trust
The Human Trust

2013

as: Nobuhiro Sasakura

4
0.2
Three Yakuza
7.8
0.3
The Phoenix
The Phoenix

1978

as: Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

5.6
0.3
Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse

1975

as: Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary

6.8
0.4
A. K.
A. K.

1985

as: Self

6.3
0.4
Through the Mist
Through the Mist

2009

as: (Archive Footage)

6.4
0.3
The Other Woman
The Other Woman

1961

as: Minami

6.3
0.2
A Woman's Life
7.1
0.3
Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound

1999

as: Hideaki Sasaki

6
0.2
裸足の青春
裸足の青春

1956

as: Yûji Wada

0
0.2
Atami Murder Case
Atami Murder Case

1986

as: Denbei Nikaido

0
0.2
The Corporation
1
0.3
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore

2017

as: Kuwahata Chokichi

6
0.1
The Blue Beast
7
0.2
Four Days of Snow and Blood
6.9
0.5
Oración
Oración

1988

as: Heihachiro Wagu

6
0.2
Kojiro
Kojiro

1967

as: Musashi Miyamoto

7.5
0.2
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2013

as: Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)

8.1
4.1
The Naked Sun
0
0.2
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die

1959

as: Kunihiko Date

5.6
0.4
Get 'em All
Get 'em All

1960

as: Tsubota

6
0.3
Journey
0
0.1
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto

1968

as: Narrator (voice)

8.3
0.4
A Duel Tale
8
0.2
Taikoki
Taikoki

1987

as: (Narrator)

8
0.2
Before The Leaves Fall
Before The Leaves Fall

2015

as: Kenichiro Miya

0
0.2
Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,000

1963

as: Mitsura Gunji

7.1
0.3
Gun Woman
Gun Woman

2014

as: Hamazaki

5
1
The Daphne
0
0.2
The Return
8
0.2
Zatoichi: The Last
Zatoichi: The Last

2010

as: Tendo

5.6
0.6
Willful Murder
Willful Murder

1981

as: Yashiro

7.3
0.5
Faraway Sunset
Faraway Sunset

1992

as: Kobayashi

0
0.2
All About Marriage
All About Marriage

1958

as: Akira Nakayama

0
0.2
The Legend of Sayo
6.3
0.1
To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog

2002

as: Eisuke Nakamoto

0
0.1
Michi
Michi

1986

as: Seiji Tajima

1
0.2
Sazae-san
Sazae-san

1956

as: Norisuke

8
0.2
Teenage Sazae
0
0.1
Yamato
Yamato

2005

5.4
1.1
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro

1977

as: Yano

0
0.2
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

2022

as: Makino Tadayuki

7.1
0.3
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day

1967

as: Narrator (voice)

7.1
0.9
Sleeping Village
Sleeping Village

2019

as: (narration)

6.7
0.1
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room

1956

as: (uncredited)

7.1
0.5

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