Tatsuya Nakadai

Actor Dec 13 (died age 92) Meguro, Tokyo, Japan 1954–2026 (72 year career)

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Biography

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 …

Known For

Film

Seven Samurai

Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

Film

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)

Film

Yojimbo

Unosuke, gunfighter

Film

Ran

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Film

Harakiri

Hanshiro Tsugumo

Film

High and Low

Chief Detective Tokura

Film

Sanjuro

Hanbei Muroto

Film

Kagemusha

Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Filmography

Acting (204)

Movies (191)

"No Title as of 13 February 2026 75,277, Dead "

2026

as Kaji(Archive footage)

The Limit

2025

as Narrator

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

2022

as Makino Tadayuki

7.4

Life Work of Akira Kurosawa

2022

as Self

8.0

A Town and a Tall Chimney

Sleeping Village

as (narration)

The Return

Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu

2018

as Narrator

Lear on the Shore

2017

as Kuwahata Chokichi

6.2

Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor

as Yohei Tachibana

NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語

ふたりの死刑囚

as Narrator

Before The Leaves Fall

2015

as Kenichiro Miya

A Duel Tale

2015

8.0

Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting

2015

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2014

as Self

6.7

Giovanni's Island

2014

as Older Junpei Senou (voice)

7.5

Gun Woman

2014

as Hamazaki

5.0

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

2013

as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)

8.1

The Human Trust

2013

as Nobuhiro Sasakura

4.0

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

2013

Japan's Tragedy

2012

as Fujio Murai

6.5

Until the Break of Dawn

2012

as Sadayuki Akiyama

6.7

Gaku

2012

as Kazama Shin-ichi

Zatoichi: The Last

as Tendo

Haru's Journey

as Tadao Nakai

Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'

2009

as Self

Through the Mist

2009

as (Archive Footage)

6.1

Listen to My Heart

2009

as Kyozo Hayami

Murder of the Inugami Clan

as Sahei Inugami

Yamato

The Taika Reforms

as Minabuchi no Syôan

Wish Upon a Star

2005

as Takanori Wakamiya

Like Asura

as Kotaro Takezawa

Vengeance for Sale

as Umetaro Katakura

To Dance with the White Dog

2002

as Eisuke Nakamoto

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: 'Kagemusha'

2002

as Self

7.0

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.)

After the Rain

as Tsuji Gettan

Kurosawa

as Self

Jubaku: Spellbound

as Hideaki Sasaki

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

1999

as Self

6.2

The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa

1996

as Seijiro Miyazawa

East Meets West

1995

as Kaishu Katsu

5.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

1993

as Yagyu Retsudo

7.5

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

1993

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

Wicked City

as Daishu

Faraway Sunset

as Kobayashi

Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

1992

Basara: The Princess Goh

as Oribe Furuta

Heat Wave

as Tsunejiro Murai

Florence My Love

13 Assassins

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

as Sugiyama

6.8

Return from the River Kwai

1989

as Major Harada

5.0

Let Him Rest in Peace

1989

Oración

1988

as Heihachiro Wagu

6.0

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

Hachiko

as Shujiro Ueno

Taikoki

as (Narrator)

Trinacria: Porsche 959

1987

Atami Murder Case

1986

as Denbei Nikaido

Michi

1986

as Seiji Tajima

1.0

Ran

1985

as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

8.0

Making of Ran

1985

as Self

A. K.

as Self

The Empty Table

as Nobuyuki Kidoji

Fireflies in the North

1984

as Takeshi Tsukigata

5.6

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

Battle Anthem

Shadow Hunters

The Fir Trees Remain

Final Yamato

as Narrator

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982

as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa

6.2

Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot

as Sazen Tange

The Law of Hell

The Legend of Sayo

Magistrate of the Floating World

Willful Murder

as Yashiro

Kagemusha

as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Port Arthur

as Maresuke Nogi

Hunter in the Dark

as Gomyo Kiyoemon

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

as Kumokiri Nizaemon

Blood Type: Blue

as Minami

Queen Bee

as Ginzo Daidoji

The Phoenix

as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

5.6

Sugata Sanshiro

1977

as Yano

The Corporation

Human Revolution II

Elegy

as Setsuo Katsuragi

The Gate of Youth

I Am a Cat

as Kushami

Battle Cry

as Hijikata Toshizo

Solar Eclipse

as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary

6.9

The Family

1974

as Teppei Manpyo

10.0

Belladonna of Sadness

1973

as The Devil (voice)

7.3

The King

1973

as Kinjiro Sekine

The Human Revolution

Rise, Fair Sun

The Wolves

as Seji Iwahashi

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

7.7

Challenge at Dawn

1971

as Tsukagoshi

Inn of Evil

1971

as Sadashichi

6.2

Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

as Daizennokami Honjo

5.4

The Ambitious

1970

as Shintaro Nakaoka

7.2

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970

as Ronin

6.8

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

as Naojiro Kataoka

Will to Conquer

Tenchu!

as Hanpeita Takechi

Portrait of Hell

as Yoshihide

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

as Major Genjiro Akashi

Goyokin

as Magobei Wakizaka

Safari 5000

Blood End

as Sentaro

Kill!

as Genta

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!

as James Elfego

Admiral Yamamoto

as Narrator (voice)

The Human Bullet

as Narrator

The Age of Assassins

as Shinji Kikyo

Kojiro

as Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai Rebellion

as Tatewaki Asano

Journey

Japan's Longest Day

as Narrator (voice)

Gomez's Name is Gomez

1967

as Sakamoto

The Face of Another

as Mr. Okuyama

The Sword of Doom

as Ryunosuke Tsukue

Cash Calls Hell

as Oida

The Daphne

Kwaidan

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

Fort Graveyard

as Sakuma

Three Yakuza

Illusion of Blood

as Iyemon Tamiya

The Last Judgment

Ant Hell War

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

1964

High and Low

1963

as Chief Detective Tokura

8.4

Miren

1963

as Ryôta Kinoshita

Legacy of the 500,000

as Mitsura Gunji

Pressure of Guilt

A Woman's Life

Madame Aki

as Tatsumi

Harakiri

as Hanshiro Tsugumo

Farm Girls

Sanjuro

as Hanbei Muroto

The Inheritance

as Kikuo Furukawa

Love Under the Crucifix

1962

as Ukon Takayama

6.8

Yojimbo

1961

as Unosuke, gunfighter

8.1

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

as Kaji

The Other Woman

as Minami

As the Clouds Scatter

Immortal Love

as Heibei

The Human Condition

as Kaji

The Blue Beast

as Yasuhiko Kuroki

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

as Kenichi Komatsu

Get 'em All

as Tsubota

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

as Kuroki Shingo

7.1

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

as Kaji

Odd Obsession

as Kimura

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

as Kaji

The Beast Shall Die

as Kunihiko Date

Pilgrimage at Night

Three Dolls in Ginza

as Kyosuke Tamura

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

1958

as Kazuo Shimada

All About Marriage

1958

as Akira Nakayama

Oban kanketsu hen

1958

as Shin Don

Kampai! Miai Kekkon

1958

as Kunihiko Sasada

Conflagration

as Tokari

The Naked Sun

Go and Get It

as His assistant

A Boy and Three Mothers

1958

as The Engineer

Untamed Woman

1957

as Kimura

7.4

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

1957

as Shin don

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

1957

as Shindon

Ôban

1957

as Shin Don

Black River

as Jo

A Dangerous Hero

Teenage Sazae

The Shadow Daughter

Skin-Colored Moon

as Jirô Taki

The Thick-Walled Room

as (Uncredited)

Sazae-san

as Norisuke

The Mandarin Room

Love on Rainbow Island

1956

as Yûji Wada

Phoenix

Floating Weeds Diary

Seven Samurai

as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)

8.4

The Gion Tempest

as Masaki

Television (13)

A Sinner's Lie

as Kenzo Haneda

Samurai Banners

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

2004

as Matsumoto Kentaro

8.3

嘱託刑事･小山田昭平　旅路の果て

2001

A Son of the Good Earth

1995

10.0

Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

1992

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

1983

Kinagashi Bugyō

1981

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai

1980

as ナレーション

Suna no Utsuwa

1977

as 今西栄太郎

Shin Heike Monogatari

as Taira no Kiyomori

ゴメスの名はゴメス

The Human Condition

as Kaji