Tatsuya Nakadai
Born in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan — Dec 13 1932• Died Nov 08 2025
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Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya; born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932 – November 8, 2025) was a Japanese actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Japanese cinema, he collaborated extensively with many of Japan's best-known and acclaimed directors. In his over seven decade career, he appeared in more than 160 films, and received numerous accolades. He was honored with a Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1996 and Japan's Order of Culture in 2015. Discovered on the streets of Tokyo by director Masaki Kobayashi, Nakadai r…
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Tatsuya Nakadai's Credits
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Harakiri
Hanshiro Tsugumo
Seven Samurai
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
High and Low
Chief Detective Tokura
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
Ran
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Samurai Banners
A Sinner's Lie
Kenzo Haneda
Shin Heike Monogatari
Taira no Kiyomori
Phoenix
Kwaidan
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Yojimbo
Unosuke, gunfighter
Sanjuro
Hanbei Muroto
Kagemusha
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Hachiko
Shujiro Ueno
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Matsumoto Kentaro
Kinagashi Bugyō
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kaji
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Belladonna of Sadness
The Devil (voice)
Suna no Utsuwa
今西栄太郎
Fireflies in the North
Takeshi Tsukigata
The Sword of Doom
Ryunosuke Tsukue
The Human Bullet
Narrator
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Sahei Inugami
Goyokin
Magobei Wakizaka
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
Japan's Longest Day
Narrator (voice)
Port Arthur
Maresuke Nogi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kaji
Final Yamato
Narrator
Samurai Rebellion
Tatewaki Asano
Admiral Yamamoto
Narrator (voice)
The Face of Another
Mr. Okuyama
The Blue Beast
Yasuhiko Kuroki
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Kuroki Shingo
Giovanni's Island
Older Junpei Senou (voice)
Tenchu!
Hanpeita Takechi
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Heat Wave
Tsunejiro Murai
Battle of the Japan Sea
Major Genjiro Akashi
Willful Murder
Yashiro
The Battle of Okinawa
Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Legacy of the 500,000
Mitsura Gunji
Basara: The Princess Goh
Oribe Furuta
Yamato
Kill!
Genta
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Kaji
Hunter in the Dark
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Solar Eclipse
Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
Untamed Woman
Kimura
Wicked City
Daishu
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Kenichi Komatsu
ゴメスの名はゴメス
The Inheritance
Kikuo Furukawa
The Corporation
The Other Woman
Minami
Blood Type: Blue
Minami
After the Rain
Tsuji Gettan
Battle Anthem
Sugata Sanshiro
Yano
A Son of the Good Earth
Odd Obsession
Kimura
Until the Break of Dawn
Sadayuki Akiyama
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Sugiyama
As the Clouds Scatter
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Ronin
The Beast Shall Die
Kunihiko Date
Cash Calls Hell
Oida
The Wolves
Seji Iwahashi
Jubaku: Spellbound
Hideaki Sasaki
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Shin don
A Woman's Life
Taikoki
(Narrator)
Like Asura
Kotaro Takezawa
Inn of Evil
Sadashichi
Queen Bee
Ginzo Daidoji
Atami Murder Case
Denbei Nikaido
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Sazen Tange
The Ambitious
Shintaro Nakaoka
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Kazuo Shimada
Immortal Love
Heibei
The Human Revolution
Battle Cry
Hijikata Toshizo
The Gate of Youth
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
Narrator
Haru's Journey
Tadao Nakai
Black River
Jo
Love Under the Crucifix
Ukon Takayama
Ôban
Shin Don
All About Marriage
Akira Nakayama
Kojiro
Musashi Miyamoto
Conflagration
Tokari
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
Pressure of Guilt
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
Vengeance for Sale
Umetaro Katakura
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Seijiro Miyazawa
Safari 5000
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
13 Assassins
Floating Weeds Diary
Human Revolution II
The Human Trust
Nobuhiro Sasakura
The Age of Assassins
Shinji Kikyo
Shadow Hunters
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Naojiro Kataoka
A Duel Tale
The Family
Teppei Manpyo
Farm Girls
Return from the River Kwai
Major Harada
Love on Rainbow Island
Yûji Wada
Blood End
Sentaro
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
Self
The Return
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Makino Tadayuki
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
James Elfego
Rise, Fair Sun
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
Three Yakuza
The Law of Hell
Get 'em All
Tsubota
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
Self
The Phoenix
Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Oban kanketsu hen
Shin Don
Illusion of Blood
Iyemon Tamiya
Listen to My Heart
Kyozo Hayami
Duel at Fort Ezo
Daizennokami Honjo
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
(uncredited)
Teenage Sazae
A. K.
Self
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
Yohei Tachibana
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Shindon
The Empty Table
Nobuyuki Kidoji
Portrait of Hell
Yoshihide
Gun Woman
Hamazaki
I Am a Cat
Kushami
Journey
Faraway Sunset
Kobayashi
The Naked Sun
Fort Graveyard
Sakuma
A Dangerous Hero
Kurosawa
Self
Lear on the Shore
Kuwahata Chokichi
Ant Hell War
The Thick-Walled Room
(Uncredited)
Oración
Heihachiro Wagu
Challenge at Dawn
Tsukagoshi
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Yagyu Retsudo
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
Self
The Shadow Daughter
East Meets West
Kaishu Katsu
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
Michi
Seiji Tajima
Zatoichi: The Last
Tendo
The Daphne
The Fir Trees Remain
The Gion Tempest
Masaki
Will to Conquer
Pilgrimage at Night
Magistrate of the Floating World
Japan's Tragedy
Fujio Murai
A Town and a Tall Chimney
Let Him Rest in Peace
Florence My Love
Sazae-san
Norisuke
Before The Leaves Fall
Kenichiro Miya
Trinacria: Porsche 959
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
ナレーション
The Mandarin Room
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
The Taika Reforms
Minabuchi no Syôan
嘱託刑事･小山田昭平 旅路の果て
To Dance with the White Dog
Eisuke Nakamoto
The Legend of Sayo
A Boy and Three Mothers
The Engineer
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
Wish Upon a Star
Takanori Wakamiya
Go and Get It
His assistant
Madame Aki
Tatsumi
Elegy
Setsuo Katsuragi
Making of Ran
Self
Sleeping Village
(narration)
Gaku
Kazama Shin-ichi
NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語
The King
Kinjiro Sekine
Skin-Colored Moon
Jirô Taki
Miren
Ryôta Kinoshita
Gomez's Name is Gomez
Sakamoto
ふたりの死刑囚
Narrator
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
Kunihiko Sasada
Three Dolls in Ginza
The Limit
Narrator
The Last Judgment
Through the Mist
(archive footage)
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
Self
Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting