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Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢 Nakadai Tatsuya, born Motohisa Nakadai December 13, 1932) is a Japanese leading film actor. He became a star after he was discovered working as a Tokyo shop clerk by filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi during the early 1950s. He became the favorite leading man of internationally-acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa after a well publicized fallout between Kurosawa and the legendary Toshirō Mifune. Beginning in the late 1950s, he worked with a number of Japan's best-known filmmakers, starring or co-starring in five Kurosawa films, along with significant films made by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shiro Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjo and Odd Obsession). Notably, his long-term collaboration with Masaki Kobayashi invites comparison to the working relationship between Akira Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune. Nakadai was featured in 11 Kobayashi films including the The Human Condition trilogy, Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan. The Thick-Walled Room marked Nakadai's acting debut. His next role was a little noticed and uncredited one in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai where he appears for a few seconds as a samurai wandering about town.
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Known For
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Gun Woman
(2014)
Hamazaki
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
(2013)
Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
High and Low
(1963)
Chief Detective Tokura
Harakiri
(1962)
Hanshiro Tsugumo
Ran
(1985)
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Kagemusha
(1980)
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Yojimbo
(1961)
Unosuke, gunfighter
Hachiko
(1987)
Shujiro Ueno
Kwaidan
(1965)
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Belladonna of Sadness
(1973)
The Devil (voice)
Samurai Rebellion
(1967)
Tatewaki Asano
Sanjuro
(1962)
Hanbei Muroto
After the Rain
(2000)
Tsuji Gettan
Yamato
(2005)
Giovanni's Island
(2014)
Older Junpei Senou (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Hi no tori
(1956)
The Thick-Walled Room
(1956)
Sazae-san
(1956)
Norisuke
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
(1957)
Shindon
Teenage Sazae
(1957)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
(1957)
Shin don
Ôban
(1957)
Shin Don
Black River
(1957)
Jo
A Dangerous Hero
(1957)
Untamed Woman
(1957)
Kimura
Oban kanketsu hen
(1958)
Shin Don
The Naked Sun
(1958)
All About Marriage
(1958)
Akira Nakayama
A Boy and Three Mothers
(1958)
The Engineer
Conflagration
(1958)
Tokari
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
(1959)
Kaji
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
(1959)
Kaji
The Beast Shall Die
(1959)
Kunihiko Date
Odd Obsession
(1959)
Kimura
Pilgrimage at Night
(1959)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960)
Kenichi Komatsu
The Blue Beast
(1960)
Get 'em All
(1960)
Tsubota
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
(1960)
Shingo Kuroki
The Other Woman
(1961)
Minami
As the Clouds Scatter
(1961)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
(1961)
Kaji
Immortal Love
(1961)
Heibei
Yojimbo
(1961)
Unosuke, gunfighter
Love Under the Crucifix
(1962)
Ukon Takayama
Harakiri
(1962)
Hanshiro Tsugumo
Sanjuro
(1962)
Hanbei Muroto
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
(1962)
The Inheritance
(1962)
Kikuo Furukawa
High and Low
(1963)
Chief Detective Tokura
Legacy of the 500,000
(1963)
Mitsura Gunji
A Woman's Life
(1963)
Pressure of Guilt
(1963)
Ant Hell War
(1964)
The Last Judgment
(1965)
Three Yakuza
(1965)
Illusion of Blood
(1965)
Tamiya Iemon
Fort Graveyard
(1965)
Sakuma
Kwaidan
(1965)
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Cash Calls Hell
(1966)
Oida
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Ryunosuke Tsukue
The Daphne
(1966)
The Face of Another
(1966)
Mr. Okuyama
Journey
(1967)
Kojiro
(1967)
Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai Rebellion
(1967)
Tatewaki Asano
Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
Narrator (voice)
The Age of Assassins
(1967)
Shinji Kikyo
Admiral Yamamoto
(1968)
Narrator (voice)
The Human Bullet
(1968)
Narrator
Kill!
(1968)
Genta
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
(1968)
James Elfego
Blood End
(1969)
Sentaro
Battle of the Japan Sea
(1969)
Major Genjiro Akashi
Portrait of Hell
(1969)
Yoshihide
Tenchu!
(1969)
Hanpei Takechi
Goyokin
(1969)
Magobei Wakizaka
Safari 5000
(1969)
The Ambitious
(1970)
Shintaro Nakaoka
Will to Conquer
(1970)
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
(1970)
Naojiro Kataoka
Duel at Fort Ezo
(1970)
Daizennokami Honjo
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
(1970)
Ronin
The Battle of Okinawa
(1971)
Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Inn of Evil
(1971)
Sadashichi
The Wolves
(1971)
Seji Iwahashi
Belladonna of Sadness
(1973)
The Devil (voice)
Rise, Fair Sun
(1973)
The Human Revolution
(1973)
The Family
(1974)
Teppei Manpyo
The Gate of Youth
(1975)
Battle Cry
(1975)
Hijikata Toshizo
I Am a Cat
(1975)
Kushami
Solar Eclipse
(1975)
Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
The Corporation
(1976)
Human Revolution II
(1976)
Sugata Sanshiro
(1977)
Yano
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
(1978)
Kumokiri Nizaemon
The Phoenix
(1978)
Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Blood Type: Blue
(1978)
Minami
Queen Bee
(1978)
Ginzo Daidoji
Hunter in the Dark
(1979)
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Kagemusha
(1980)
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Port Arthur
(1980)
Maresuke Nogi
Magistrate of the Floating World
(1981)
Willful Murder
(1981)
Yashiro
The Law of Hell
(1982)
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
(1982)
Sazen Tange
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
(1982)
Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
The Legend of Sayo
(1982)
The Fir Trees Remain
(1983)
Space Battleship Yamato - Final Chapter
(1983)
Narrator
Battle Anthem
(1983)
Shadow Hunters
(1983)
Shadow Hunters
(1983)
Fireflies in the North
(1984)
Takeshi Tsukigata
The Empty Table
(1985)
Nobuyuki Kidoji
Ran
(1985)
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Making of Ran
(1985)
Self
A. K.
(1985)
Self
Atami Murder Case
(1986)
Denbei Nikaido
Michi
(1986)
Seiji Tajima
Taikoki
(1987)
(Narrator)
Hachiko
(1987)
Shujiro Ueno
Oracion
(1988)
Heihachiro Wagu
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
(1988)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Sugiyama
Return from the River Kwai
(1989)
Major Harada
13 Assassins
(1990)
Heat Wave
(1991)
Tsunejiro Murai
Faraway Sunset
(1992)
Kobayashi
Basara: Princess Goh
(1992)
Oribe Furuta
風車の浜吉捕物綴
(1992)
Wicked City
(1992)
Daishu
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
(1993)
Yagyu Retsudo
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
(1993)
East Meets West
(1995)
Kaishu Katsu
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
(1996)
Seijiro Miyazawa
Jubaku: Spellbound
(1999)
Hideaki Sasaki
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
(1999)
Self
After the Rain
(2000)
Tsuji Gettan
Kurosawa
(2000)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
(2002)
Self
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
(2002)
Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
Vengeance for Sale
(2002)
Umetaro Katakura
To Dance with the White Dog
(2002)
Eisuke Nakamoto
Like Asura
(2003)
Kotaro Takezawa
Yamato
(2005)
Wish Upon a Star
(2005)
Takanori Wakamiya
Murder of the Inugami Clan
(2006)
Sahei Inugami
Listen to My Heart
(2009)
Kyozo Hayami
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
(2009)
Self
Haru's Journey
(2010)
Tadao Nakai
Zatoichi: The Last
(2010)
Tendo
學
(2012)
Kazama Shin-ichi
Until the Break of Dawn
(2012)
Sadayuki Akiyama
Japan's Tragedy
(2012)
Fujio Murai
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
(2013)
Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
The Human Trust
(2013)
Nobuhiro Sasakura
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
(2013)
Giovanni's Island
(2014)
Older Junpei Senou (voice)
Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya
(2014)
Self
Gun Woman
(2014)
Hamazaki
A Duel Tale
(2015)
ふたりの死刑囚
(2015)
Narrator
Before The Leaves Fall
(2015)
Kenichiro Miya
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
(2016)
Yohei Tachibana
Lear on the Shore
(2017)
Kuwahata Chokichi
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
(2018)
Narrator
Sleeping Village
(2019)
(narration)
A Town and a Tall Chimney
(2019)
The Return
(2019)
Life work of Akira Kurosawa
(2022)
Self
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
(2022)
Makino Tadayuki