Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Acting

Born December 13, 1932 · Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

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 cin…

Known for

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

Harakiri

Harakiri

1962

Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners

2007

High and Low

High and Low

1963

Ran

Ran

1985

Shin Heike Monogatari

Shin Heike Monogatari

1972

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2013

Acting(204)

2025The LimitNarrator

2022Life Work of Akira KurosawaSelf

2022The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiMakino Tadayuki

2019A Town and a Tall Chimney

2019Sleeping Village(narration)

2018Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosuNarrator

2017Lear on the ShoreKuwahata Chokichi

2016Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutorYohei Tachibana

2015A Duel Tale

2015NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語

2015ふたりの死刑囚Narrator

2015Before The Leaves FallKenichiro Miya

2015Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting

2014Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess KaguyaSelf

2014A Sinner's LieKenzo Haneda

2014Gun WomanHamazaki

2014Giovanni's IslandOlder Junpei Senou (voice)

2013The Tale of The Princess KaguyaCharcoal-maker Old Man (voice)

2013The Human TrustNobuhiro Sasakura

2013Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate

2012Until the Break of DawnSadayuki Akiyama

2012Japan's TragedyFujio Murai

2012GakuKazama Shin-ichi

2010Zatoichi: The LastTendo

2010Haru's JourneyTadao Nakai

2009Listen to My HeartKyozo Hayami

2009Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'Self

2009Through the Mist(archive footage)

2007Samurai Banners

2006Murder of the Inugami ClanSahei Inugami

2005Wish Upon a StarTakanori Wakamiya

2005The Taika ReformsMinabuchi no Syôan

2004Crying Out Love, in the Center of the WorldMatsumoto Kentaro

2003Like AsuraKotaro Takezawa

2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'Self

2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'Self

2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'Self

2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'Self

2002Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHSMatsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)

2002To Dance with the White DogEisuke Nakamoto

2002Vengeance for SaleUmetaro Katakura

2001嘱託刑事･小山田昭平　旅路の果て

2000KurosawaSelf

2000After the RainTsuji Gettan

1999Jubaku: SpellboundHideaki Sasaki

1999Kurosawa: The Last EmperorSelf

1996The Life and Love of Kenji MiyazawaSeijiro Miyazawa

1995A Son of the Good Earth

1995East Meets WestKaishu Katsu

1993Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

1993Kin chan no Cinema Jack

1993Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final ConflictYagyu Retsudo

1992Wicked CityDaishu

1992Faraway SunsetKobayashi

1992Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

1992Basara: The Princess GohOribe Furuta

1992Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

1991Heat WaveTsunejiro Murai

1991Florence My Love

1990戦艦大和

199013 Assassins

1989Let Him Rest in Peace

1989Four Days of Snow and BloodSugiyama

1989Return from the River KwaiMajor Harada

1988Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

1988OraciónHeihachiro Wagu

1987Trinacria: Porsche 959

1987HachikoShujiro Ueno

1987Taikoki(Narrator)

1986MichiSeiji Tajima

1986Atami Murder CaseDenbei Nikaido

1985The Empty TableNobuyuki Kidoji

1985RanLord Hidetora Ichimonji

1985Making of RanSelf

1984Fireflies in the NorthTakeshi Tsukigata

1984The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

1983The Fir Trees Remain

1983Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983Shadow Hunters

1983Battle Anthem

1983Final YamatoNarrator

1982The Legend of Sayo

1982Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo PotSazen Tange

1982The Law of Hell

1982Onimasa: A Japanese GodfatherMasagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa

1981Willful MurderYashiro

1981Magistrate of the Floating World

1981Kinagashi Bugyō

1980Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougaiナレーション

1980Port ArthurMaresuke Nogi

1980KagemushaShingen Takeda / Kagemusha

1979Hunter in the DarkGomyo Kiyoemon

1978Blood Type: BlueMinami

1978The PhoenixJingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

1978Bandits vs. Samurai SquadronKumokiri Nizaemon

1978Queen BeeGinzo Daidoji

1977Sugata SanshiroYano

1977Suna no Utsuwa今西栄太郎

1976The Corporation

1976Human Revolution II

1976ElegySetsuo Katsuragi

1975Solar EclipseYasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary

1975I Am a CatKushami

1975Battle CryHijikata Toshizo

1975The Gate of Youth

1974The FamilyTeppei Manpyo

1973Rise, Fair SunSakuzo

1973The Human Revolution

1973Belladonna of SadnessThe Devil (voice)

1973The KingKinjiro Sekine

1972Shin Heike MonogatariTaira no Kiyomori

1971The WolvesSeji Iwahashi

1971Inn of EvilSadashichi

1971The Battle of OkinawaColonel Hiromichi Yahara

1971Challenge at DawnTsukagoshi

1970Will to Conquer

1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalRonin

1970The Scandalous Adventures of BuraikanNaojiro Kataoka

1970The AmbitiousShintaro Nakaoka

1970Duel at Fort EzoDaizennokami Honjo

1969Portrait of HellYoshihide

1969Blood EndSentaro

1969Tenchu!Hanpeita Takechi

1969Battle of the Japan SeaMajor Genjiro Akashi

1969Safari 5000

1969GoyokinMagobei Wakizaka

1968The Human BulletNarrator (voice)

1968Admiral YamamotoNarrator (voice)

1968Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!James Elfego

1967Japan's Longest DayNarrator (voice)

1967Samurai RebellionTatewaki Asano

1967Gomez's Name is GomezSakamoto

1967ゴメスの名はゴメス

1967KojiroMusashi Miyamoto

1967The Age of AssassinsShinji Kikyo

1966The Face of AnotherMr. Okuyama

1966The Sword of DoomRyunosuke Tsukue

1966Cash Calls HellOida

1965Fort GraveyardSakuma

1965Illusion of BloodIyemon Tamiya

1965Three Yakuza

1965The Last Judgment

1965KwaidanMinokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

1964Ant Hell War

1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

1963A Woman's Life

1963MirenRyôta Kinoshita

1963Legacy of the 500,000Mitsura Gunji

1963High and LowChief Detective Tokura

1963Pressure of Guilt

1963Madame AkiTatsumi

1962HarakiriHanshiro Tsugumo

1962Love Under the CrucifixUkon Takayama

1962The InheritanceKikuo Furukawa

1962SanjuroHanbei Muroto

1961Immortal LoveHeibei

1961As the Clouds Scatter

1961The Other WomanMinami

1961YojimboUnosuke, gunfighter

1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerKaji

1960Get 'em AllTsubota

1960The Blue BeastYasuhiko Kuroki

1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherKuroki Shingo

1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsKenichi Komatsu

1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityKaji

1959Pilgrimage at Night

1959Three Dolls in Ginza

1959Odd ObsessionKimura

1959The Beast Shall DieKunihiko Date

1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveKaji

1959The Human ConditionKaji

1958The Naked Sun

1958ConflagrationTokari

1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringKazuo Shimada

1958Oban kanketsu henShin Don

1958Go and Get ItHis assistant

1958All About MarriageAkira Nakayama

1958A Boy and Three MothersThe Engineer

1958Kampai! Miai KekkonKunihiko Sasada

1957Teenage Sazae

1957Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henShindon

1957Black RiverJo

1957Skin-Colored MoonJirô Taki

1957A Dangerous Hero

1957Zoku Ôban: Fûun henShin don

1957The Shadow Daughter

1957Untamed WomanKimura

1957ÔbanShin Don

1956The Mandarin Room

1956Sazae-sanNorisuke

1956The Thick-Walled Room(Uncredited)

1956Love on Rainbow IslandYûji Wada

1955Floating Weeds Diary

1954How the Bell of Liberty Rings(uncredited)

1954Seven SamuraiSamurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

The Gion TempestMasaki

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