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Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

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.

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Born

Dec 13, 1932

Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

Died

Nov 08, 2025

Known For

Acting

Movies

190 acting

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Popularity

1.7

Known For

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
★ 8.5
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 as Hanshiro Tsugumo
★ 8.4
High and Low
High and Low
1963 as Chief Detective Tokura
★ 8.4
Ran
Ran
1985 as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
★ 8.0
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
★ 8.1
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 as Unosuke, gunfighter
★ 8.1
Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
★ 7.8
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 as Hanbei Muroto
★ 8.0
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North
1984 as Takeshi Tsukigata
★ 5.6
The Other Woman
The Other Woman
1961 as Minami
★ 6.3
Belladonna of Sadness
Belladonna of Sadness
1973 as The Devil (voice)
★ 7.4
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
1965 as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
★ 7.7
A. K.
A. K.
1985 as Self
★ 6.3
Wicked City
Wicked City
1992 as Daishu
★ 5.8
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 as Mr. Okuyama
★ 7.8
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
1968 as James Elfego
★ 6.0
Yamato
★ 5.5
Hachiko
Hachiko
1987 as Shujiro Ueno
★ 7.8
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
1980 as Maresuke Nogi
★ 7.4
The Human Trust
The Human Trust
2013 as Nobuhiro Sasakura
★ 4.0
Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,000
1963 as Mitsura Gunji
★ 6.9
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982 as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
★ 6.2
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 as Kimura
★ 6.2
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
★ 7.8
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
1966 as Ryunosuke Tsukue
★ 7.7
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 as Sugiyama
★ 7.4
Farm Girls
★ 10.0
Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix
1962 as Ukon Takayama
★ 7.1
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 as Tatewaki Asano
★ 8.2
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 as Kenichi Komatsu
★ 8.0
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 as Kimura
★ 7.5
Gun Woman
Gun Woman
2014 as Hamazaki
★ 5.0
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
1978 as Ginzo Daidoji
★ 7.6
Giovanni's Island
Giovanni's Island
2014 as Older Junpei Senou (voice)
★ 7.5
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
1985 as Nobuyuki Kidoji
★ 6.5
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 as Sahei Inugami
★ 6.9
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.5
Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969 as Major Genjiro Akashi
★ 6.5
Willful Murder
Willful Murder
1981 as Yashiro
★ 8.0
Final Yamato
Final Yamato
1983 as Narrator
★ 6.7
Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
1975 as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
★ 6.9
The Wolves
The Wolves
1971 as Seji Iwahashi
★ 7.5
Tenchu!
Tenchu!
1969 as Hanpeita Takechi
★ 6.9
Battle Anthem
★ 7.7
Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell
1969 as Yoshihide
★ 7.9
Kurosawa
Kurosawa
2000 as Self
★ 7.0
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 as Kumokiri Nizaemon
★ 6.1
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil
1971 as Sadashichi
★ 6.2
The Phoenix
The Phoenix
1978 as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
★ 6.1
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
★ 6.7
The Ambitious
The Ambitious
1970 as Shintaro Nakaoka
★ 7.3
Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard
1965 as Sakuma
★ 6.1
The Gate of Youth
★ 9.0
After the Rain
After the Rain
2000 as Tsuji Gettan
★ 7.3
13 Assassins
★ 7.0
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022 as Makino Tadayuki
★ 7.4
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1991 as Tsunejiro Murai
★ 5.9
Zatoichi: The Last
Zatoichi: The Last
2010 as Tendo
★ 5.4
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood
1965 as Iyemon Tamiya
★ 6.4
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 as Kuroki Shingo
★ 7.3
Goyokin
Goyokin
1969 as Magobei Wakizaka
★ 7.4
A Duel Tale
★ 8.0
Like Asura
Like Asura
2003 as Kotaro Takezawa
★ 6.5
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
1979 as Gomyo Kiyoemon
★ 6.3
The Corporation
★ 3.7
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room
1956 as (Uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Return
★ 7.3
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey
2010 as Tadao Nakai
★ 6.5
Immortal Love
Immortal Love
1961 as Heibei
★ 7.4
Skin-Colored Moon
Skin-Colored Moon
1957 as Jirô Taki
The Family
The Family
1974 as Teppei Manpyo
★ 9.0
Oración
Oración
1988 as Heihachiro Wagu
★ 6.7
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002 as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
★ 8.0
Until the Break of Dawn
Until the Break of Dawn
2012 as Sadayuki Akiyama
★ 6.7
The Blue Beast
The Blue Beast
1960 as Yasuhiko Kuroki
★ 8.0
Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue
1978 as Minami
★ 6.1
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970 as Naojiro Kataoka
★ 7.1
Blood End
Blood End
1969 as Sentaro
★ 6.3
Get 'em All
Get 'em All
1960 as Tsubota
★ 7.0
Wish Upon a Star
Wish Upon a Star
2005 as Takanori Wakamiya
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die
1959 as Kunihiko Date
★ 6.2
The Age of Assassins
The Age of Assassins
1967 as Shinji Kikyo
★ 7.6
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet
1968 as Narrator
★ 5.9
Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999 as Hideaki Sasaki
★ 6.4
Through the Mist
Through the Mist
2009 as (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Return from the River Kwai
Return from the River Kwai
1989 as Major Harada
★ 5.1
Kill!
Kill!
1968 as Genta
★ 7.0
Black River
Black River
1957 as Jo
★ 6.9
Atami Murder Case
Atami Murder Case
1986 as Denbei Nikaido
★ 10.0
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 as Kikuo Furukawa
★ 7.2
Sazae-san
Sazae-san
1956 as Norisuke
★ 7.5
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992 as Oribe Furuta
★ 6.9
All About Marriage
All About Marriage
1958 as Akira Nakayama
★ 10.0
Ant Hell War
★ 9.0
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore
2017 as Kuwahata Chokichi
★ 6.2
Before The Leaves Fall
Before The Leaves Fall
2015 as Kenichiro Miya
A Woman's Life
★ 7.1
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
★ 6.2
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 as Kushami
★ 4.0
East Meets West
East Meets West
1995 as Kaishu Katsu
★ 5.7
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 as Yagyu Retsudo
★ 7.5
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970 as Daizennokami Honjo
★ 5.8
Cash Calls Hell
Cash Calls Hell
1966 as Oida
★ 7.7
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 as Tokari
★ 7.1
Three Yakuza
★ 7.8
A Dangerous Hero
★ 9.0
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1975 as Hijikata Toshizo
★ 5.9
Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale
2002 as Umetaro Katakura
★ 6.8
Michi
Michi
1986 as Seiji Tajima
★ 1.0
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro
1977 as Yano
★ 10.0
Pressure of Guilt
★ 7.5
The Daphne
★ 10.0
Kojiro
Kojiro
1967 as Musashi Miyamoto
★ 8.0
Japan's Tragedy
Japan's Tragedy
2012 as Fujio Murai
★ 6.5
Ôban
Ôban
1957 as Shin Don
★ 9.0
Safari 5000
★ 7.3
The Naked Sun
★ 7.0
Shadow Hunters
★ 8.0
The Last Judgment
★ 8.3
Teenage Sazae
★ 10.0
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954 as (uncredited)
Listen to My Heart
Listen to My Heart
2009 as Kyozo Hayami
Rise, Fair Sun
★ 10.0
Phoenix
★ 6.5
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
1958 as Shin Don
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
★ 8.0
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 as Kazuo Shimada
Love on Rainbow Island
Love on Rainbow Island
1956 as Yûji Wada
★ 8.0
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982 as Sazen Tange
★ 10.0
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996 as Seijiro Miyazawa
★ 8.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 as Shindon
★ 8.0
Faraway Sunset
Faraway Sunset
1992 as Kobayashi
★ 10.0
Journey
★ 7.0
Taikoki
Taikoki
1987 as (Narrator)
★ 8.0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 as Shin don
★ 9.0
The Gion Tempest
The Gion Tempest
as Masaki
Challenge at Dawn
Challenge at Dawn
1971 as Tsukagoshi
Elegy
Elegy
1976 as Setsuo Katsuragi
★ 10.0
Gaku
Gaku
2012 as Kazama Shin-ichi
To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog
2002 as Eisuke Nakamoto
★ 9.0
The Mandarin Room
★ 8.0
Sleeping Village
Sleeping Village
2019 as (narration)
★ 6.7
Madame Aki
Madame Aki
1963 as Tatsumi
★ 7.0
The King
The King
1973 as Kinjiro Sekine
Miren
Miren
1963 as Ryôta Kinoshita
Gomez's Name is Gomez
Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967 as Sakamoto
A Boy and Three Mothers
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958 as The Engineer
★ 7.0
The Taika Reforms
The Taika Reforms
2005 as Minabuchi no Syôan
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958 as Kunihiko Sasada
Go and Get It
Go and Get It
1958 as His assistant
★ 8.0
The Limit
The Limit
2025 as Narrator
Making of Ran
Making of Ran
1985 as Self
ふたりの死刑囚
ふたりの死刑囚
2015 as Narrator