Tatsuya Nakadai
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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.
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Acted in
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
2022
as Self
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
as Makino Tadayuki
The Return
2019
A Town and a Tall Chimney
2019
Sleeping Village
2019
as (narration)
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
2018
as Narrator
Lear on the Shore
2017
as Kuwahata Chokichi
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
2016
as Yohei Tachibana
A Duel Tale
2015
ふたりの死刑囚
2015
as Narrator
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
as Kenichiro Miya
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
2014
as Self
A Sinner's Lie
2014
as Kenzo Haneda
Gun Woman
2014
as Hamazaki
Giovanni's Island
2014
as Older Junpei Senou (voice)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
The Human Trust
2013
as Nobuhiro Sasakura
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Sadayuki Akiyama
Japan's Tragedy
2012
as Fujio Murai
Gaku
2012
as Kazama Shin-ichi
Zatoichi: The Last
2010
as Tendo
Haru's Journey
2010
as Tadao Nakai
Listen to My Heart
2009
as Kyozo Hayami
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
2009
as Self
Through the Mist
2009
as (Archive Footage)
Samurai Banners
2007
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Sahei Inugami
Yamato
2005
Wish Upon a Star
2005
as Takanori Wakamiya
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
2004
as Matsumoto Kentaro
Like Asura
2003
as Kotaro Takezawa
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
as Self
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002
as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
To Dance with the White Dog
2002
as Eisuke Nakamoto
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Umetaro Katakura
嘱託刑事･小山田昭平 旅路の果て
2001
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
After the Rain
2000
as Tsuji Gettan
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Hideaki Sasaki
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
as Self
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
as Seijiro Miyazawa
A Son Of The Good Earth
1995
East Meets West
1995
as Kaishu Katsu
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
as Yagyu Retsudo
Wicked City
1992
as Daishu
Faraway Sunset
1992
as Kobayashi
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1992
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
as Oribe Furuta
風車の浜吉捕物綴
1992
Heat Wave
1991
as Tsunejiro Murai
13 Assassins
1990
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Sugiyama
Return from the River Kwai
1989
as Major Harada
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
Oración
1988
as Heihachiro Wagu
Hachiko
1987
as Shujiro Ueno
Taikoki
1987
as (Narrator)
Michi
1986
as Seiji Tajima
Atami Murder Case
1986
as Denbei Nikaido
The Empty Table
1985
as Nobuyuki Kidoji
Ran
1985
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
A. K.
1985
as Self
Making of Ran
1985
as Self
Fireflies in the North
1984
as Takeshi Tsukigata
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
Shadow Hunters
1983
Battle Anthem
1983
Final Yamato
1983
as Narrator
The Legend of Sayo
1982
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1982
as Sazen Tange
The Law of Hell
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
Willful Murder
1981
as Yashiro
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981
Port Arthur
1980
as Maresuke Nogi
Kagemusha
1980
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Gomyo Kiyoemon
Blood Type: Blue
1978
as Minami
The Phoenix
1978
as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Kumokiri Nizaemon
Queen Bee
1978
as Ginzo Daidoji
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Yano
Suna no Utsuwa
1977
as 今西栄太郎
The Corporation
1976
Human Revolution II
1976
Solar Eclipse
1975
as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
I Am a Cat
1975
as Kushami
Battle Cry
1975
as Hijikata Toshizo
The Gate of Youth
1975
The Family
1974
as Teppei Manpyo
Rise, Fair Sun
1973
The Human Revolution
1973
Belladonna of Sadness
1973
as The Devil (voice)
Shin Heike Monogatari
1972
as Taira no Kiyomori
The Wolves
1971
as Seji Iwahashi
Inn of Evil
1971
as Sadashichi
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Will to Conquer
1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
as Ronin
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Naojiro Kataoka
The Ambitious
1970
as Shintaro Nakaoka
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Daizennokami Honjo
Portrait of Hell
1969
as Yoshihide
Blood End
1969
as Sentaro
Tenchu!
1969
as Hanpei Takechi
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Major Genjiro Akashi
Safari 5000
1969
Goyokin
1969
as Magobei Wakizaka
The Human Bullet
1968
as Narrator
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Narrator (voice)
Kill!
1968
as Genta
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
1968
as James Elfego
Journey
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Samurai Rebellion
1967
as Tatewaki Asano
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
Kojiro
1967
as Musashi Miyamoto
The Age of Assassins
1967
as Shinji Kikyo
The Daphne
1966
The Face of Another
1966
as Mr. Okuyama
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Cash Calls Hell
1966
as Oida
Fort Graveyard
1965
as Sakuma
Illusion of Blood
1965
as Tamiya Iemon
Three Yakuza
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Kwaidan
1965
as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Ant Hell War
1964
A Woman's Life
1963
Legacy of the 500,000
1963
as Mitsura Gunji
High and Low
1963
as Chief Detective Tokura
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
1962
Harakiri
1962
as Hanshiro Tsugumo
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Ukon Takayama
The Inheritance
1962
as Kikuo Furukawa
Sanjuro
1962
as Hanbei Muroto
Immortal Love
1961
as Heibei
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
The Other Woman
1961
as Minami
Yojimbo
1961
as Unosuke, gunfighter
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Kaji
Get 'em All
1960
as Tsubota
The Blue Beast
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Shingo Kuroki
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Kenichi Komatsu
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Kaji
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Odd Obsession
1959
as Kimura
The Beast Shall Die
1959
as Kunihiko Date
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kaji
The Naked Sun
1958
Conflagration
1958
as Tokari
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
as Shin Don
All About Marriage
1958
as Akira Nakayama
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as The Engineer
Teenage Sazae
1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Shindon
Black River
1957
as Jo
A Dangerous Hero
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Shin don
Untamed Woman
1957
as Kimura
Ôban
1957
as Shin Don
Sazae-san
1956
as Norisuke
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
裸足の青春
1956
as Yûji Wada
Phoenix
1956
Seven Samurai
1954
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)