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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

189 acting

0 crew

Popularity

2.3

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
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
1965 as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
★ 7.7
Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
★ 7.8
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.2
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 as Hanbei Muroto
★ 7.9
Wicked City
Wicked City
1992 as Daishu
★ 5.8
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
1966 as Ryunosuke Tsukue
★ 7.7
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 as Mr. Okuyama
★ 7.8
Hachiko
Hachiko
1987 as Shujiro Ueno
★ 7.8
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
1967 as Tatewaki Asano
★ 8.2
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North
1984 as Takeshi Tsukigata
★ 5.3
Yamato
★ 5.4
Giovanni's Island
Giovanni's Island
2014 as Older Junpei Senou (voice)
★ 7.5
Belladonna of Sadness
Belladonna of Sadness
1973 as The Devil (voice)
★ 7.4
After the Rain
After the Rain
2000 as Tsuji Gettan
★ 7.3
Port Arthur
Port Arthur
1980 as Maresuke Nogi
★ 7.3
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
★ 7.7
Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto
1968 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.3
Tenchu!
Tenchu!
1969 as Hanpeita Takechi
★ 6.9
Final Yamato
Final Yamato
1983 as Narrator
★ 6.6
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 as Kimura
★ 6.2
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 as Kenichi Komatsu
★ 8.0
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960 as Kuroki Shingo
★ 7.1
Willful Murder
Willful Murder
1981 as Yashiro
★ 7.3
Until the Break of Dawn
Until the Break of Dawn
2012 as Sadayuki Akiyama
★ 6.7
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022 as Makino Tadayuki
★ 7.4
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet
1968 as Narrator
★ 5.8
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
1978 as Ginzo Daidoji
★ 7.3
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 as Kumokiri Nizaemon
★ 5.9
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
1968 as James Elfego
★ 6.0
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982 as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
★ 6.1
Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue
1978 as Minami
★ 5.5
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil
1971 as Sadashichi
★ 6.0
Battle Anthem
★ 7.0
Kill!
Kill!
1968 as Genta
★ 6.9
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 as Kikuo Furukawa
★ 7.1
The Family
The Family
1974 as Teppei Manpyo
★ 10.0
The Wolves
The Wolves
1971 as Seji Iwahashi
★ 7.5
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die
1959 as Kunihiko Date
★ 5.6
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992 as Oribe Furuta
★ 6.9
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 as Sahei Inugami
★ 6.9
Goyokin
Goyokin
1969 as Magobei Wakizaka
★ 7.4
Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
1975 as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
★ 6.8
Black River
Black River
1957 as Jo
★ 6.8
The Other Woman
The Other Woman
1961 as Minami
★ 6.3
Cash Calls Hell
Cash Calls Hell
1966 as Oida
★ 7.5
Ôban
Ôban
1957 as Shin Don
Like Asura
Like Asura
2003 as Kotaro Takezawa
★ 6.5
Legacy of the 500,000
Legacy of the 500,000
1963 as Mitsura Gunji
★ 6.8
Immortal Love
Immortal Love
1961 as Heibei
★ 7.4
Three Yakuza
★ 7.8
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957 as Shindon
The Human Trust
The Human Trust
2013 as Nobuhiro Sasakura
★ 4.0
The Phoenix
The Phoenix
1978 as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
★ 5.7
The Ambitious
The Ambitious
1970 as Shintaro Nakaoka
★ 7.2
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 as Sugiyama
★ 6.8
The Blue Beast
The Blue Beast
1960 as Yasuhiko Kuroki
★ 7.0
A Woman's Life
★ 7.0
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
1979 as Gomyo Kiyoemon
★ 6.2
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957 as Shin don
Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix
1962 as Ukon Takayama
★ 6.8
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
★ 6.7
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970 as Daizennokami Honjo
★ 5.4
13 Assassins
★ 7.0
Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard
1965 as Sakuma
★ 6.0
The Age of Assassins
The Age of Assassins
1967 as Shinji Kikyo
★ 7.5
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room
1956 as (Uncredited)
★ 7.0
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey
2010 as Tadao Nakai
★ 6.5
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
1985 as Nobuyuki Kidoji
★ 5.3
Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969 as Major Genjiro Akashi
★ 6.0
Taikoki
Taikoki
1987 as (Narrator)
★ 8.0
Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale
2002 as Umetaro Katakura
★ 6.0
Pressure of Guilt
★ 7.0
Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999 as Hideaki Sasaki
★ 6.0
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 as Tokari
★ 7.1
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002 as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
★ 7.0
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
1975 as Hijikata Toshizo
★ 5.5
Heat Wave
Heat Wave
1991 as Tsunejiro Murai
★ 5.6
Safari 5000
★ 7.3
All About Marriage
All About Marriage
1958 as Akira Nakayama
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958 as Kazuo Shimada
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 as Kushami
★ 2.8
The Gate of Youth
★ 9.0
Gun Woman
Gun Woman
2014 as Hamazaki
★ 5.0
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982 as Sazen Tange
★ 10.0
The Corporation
★ 1.0
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 as Kimura
★ 7.4
Blood End
Blood End
1969 as Sentaro
★ 6.2
The Return
★ 7.3
Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell
1969 as Yoshihide
★ 7.9
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro
1977 as Yano
Love on Rainbow Island
Love on Rainbow Island
1956 as Yûji Wada
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970 as Naojiro Kataoka
★ 6.8
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood
1965 as Iyemon Tamiya
★ 6.1
Phoenix
★ 6.0
Oban kanketsu hen
Oban kanketsu hen
1958 as Shin Don
To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog
2002 as Eisuke Nakamoto
Listen to My Heart
Listen to My Heart
2009 as Kyozo Hayami
Get 'em All
Get 'em All
1960 as Tsubota
★ 6.0
Shadow Hunters
★ 8.0
Atami Murder Case
Atami Murder Case
1986 as Denbei Nikaido
Kojiro
Kojiro
1967 as Musashi Miyamoto
★ 7.5
Miren
Miren
1963 as Ryôta Kinoshita
Michi
Michi
1986 as Seiji Tajima
★ 1.0
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996 as Seijiro Miyazawa
Skin-Colored Moon
Skin-Colored Moon
1957 as Jirô Taki
A Duel Tale
★ 8.0
Challenge at Dawn
Challenge at Dawn
1971 as Tsukagoshi
Return from the River Kwai
Return from the River Kwai
1989 as Major Harada
★ 5.0
Lear on the Shore
Lear on the Shore
2017 as Kuwahata Chokichi
★ 6.2
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
★ 8.0
A. K.
A. K.
1985 as Self
★ 6.3
Before The Leaves Fall
Before The Leaves Fall
2015 as Kenichiro Miya
Faraway Sunset
Faraway Sunset
1992 as Kobayashi
Kurosawa
Kurosawa
2000 as Self
★ 6.7
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
Sazae-san
Sazae-san
1956 as Norisuke
★ 8.0
Wish Upon a Star
Wish Upon a Star
2005 as Takanori Wakamiya
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954 as (uncredited)
Oración
Oración
1988 as Heihachiro Wagu
★ 6.0
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 as Yagyu Retsudo
★ 7.5
Japan's Tragedy
Japan's Tragedy
2012 as Fujio Murai
★ 6.5
Zatoichi: The Last
Zatoichi: The Last
2010 as Tendo
★ 5.4
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
★ 5.4
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958 as Kunihiko Sasada
The Gion Tempest
The Gion Tempest
as Masaki
East Meets West
East Meets West
1995 as Kaishu Katsu
★ 5.2
Go and Get It
Go and Get It
1958 as His assistant
Madame Aki
Madame Aki
1963 as Tatsumi
Elegy
Elegy
1976 as Setsuo Katsuragi
Through the Mist
Through the Mist
2009 as (archive footage)
★ 6.1
The Last Judgment
★ 9.0
Making of Ran
Making of Ran
1985 as Self
Gaku
Gaku
2012 as Kazama Shin-ichi
Sleeping Village
Sleeping Village
2019 as (narration)
★ 6.7
The Taika Reforms
The Taika Reforms
2005 as Minabuchi no Syôan
The King
The King
1973 as Kinjiro Sekine
ふたりの死刑囚
ふたりの死刑囚
2015 as Narrator
The Limit
The Limit
2025 as Narrator