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Kiichi Nakai (born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year of Japan Academy Awards in 1981.
He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for 47 Ronin) and Best Actor award in 2003 (for Mibu gishi den (When the Last Sword is Drawn). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for 47 Ronin.
In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in Warriors of Heaven and Earth. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin.
His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress.
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Known For
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
(2003)
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II
(2003)
Genkaku
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
(2003)
Lai Qi
Dororo
(2007)
Kagemitsu Daigo
Moving
(1993)
Kenichi
The Wings of the Kirin
(2012)
Takeaki Aoyagi
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
(2005)
Ken-ichi Takata (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Imperial Navy
(1981)
Masato Odagiri
Tora-san Goes Religious?
(1983)
Kazumichi
Lanterns on Blue Waters
(1983)
Legend of Plumeria
(1983)
Shinji Terao
F2 grand prix
(1984)
Nakano
Make-Up
(1984)
Kusaka
The Empty Table
(1985)
Otohiko Kidoji
The Burmese Harp
(1985)
Pvt. Mizushima
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
(1986)
Kenjiro Shimada
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
(1986)
The Greatest Man in the World
(1986)
Nise
The Hall of the Crying Deer
(1986)
Princess from the Moon
(1987)
Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Actress
(1987)
Heinosuke Gosho
Those Swell Yakuza
(1988)
Tokyo Heaven
(1990)
Fumio Amamiya
1750 Days of Turbulence
(1990)
Yakuza Warfare
(1991)
Gekashitsu
(1992)
Kiyonaga
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
(1992)
Moving
(1993)
Kenichi
Fusa
(1993)
Marriage
(1993)
Masahiko Tendo
47 Ronin
(1994)
Matashiro Irobe
MARKS
(1995)
Yuichiro Goda
Begging for Love
(1998)
Fumio Chin
Falling into the Evening
(1998)
Shibata
Love Letter
(1998)
Owls' Castle
(1999)
Tsuzura Juzo
Zankyo
(1999)
Tales of the Unusual
(2000)
(segment "Samurai Cellular")
Shinsengumi
(2000)
Darkness in the Light
(2001)
Makoto Sasano
The Firefly
(2001)
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
(2002)
Shura Group
(2002)
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
(2003)
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
(2003)
Lai Qi
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II
(2003)
Genkaku
Rockers
(2003)
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
(2005)
Ken-ichi Takata (voice)
Aegis
(2005)
Yong Fa
A Hardest Night!!
(2005)
Hashita
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
(2006)
Dororo
(2007)
Kagemitsu Daigo
Hero
(2007)
Akihiko Takida
Phoenix
(2007)
The Magic Hour
(2008)
Toru Iwata
Samurai Gangsters
(2008)
Jirocho Shimizu
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
(2009)
Hiroshi Kataoka
Railways
(2010)
Hajime Tsutsui
Pro Bono
(2010)
Sawaki
Princess Toyotomi
(2011)
Koichi Sanada
A Ghost of a Chance
(2011)
Osano
Short Cut
(2011)
A Flawless Concierge
(2011)
The Warring States
(2011)
King of Qi
Wild 7
(2011)
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
(2012)
Mitsukuni Mito
The Wings of the Kirin
(2012)
Takeaki Aoyagi
Second to Last Love
(2012)
Snow on The Blades
(2014)
Kingo Shimura
Time Never Stops
(2014)
Ryosuke Saigo
Again
(2015)
Haruhiko Sakacho
Good Morning Show
(2016)
Shingo Sumida
Ken San
(2016)
Narrator
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture
(2016)
Flower and Sword
(2017)
Nobunaga Oda
We Make Antiques!
(2018)
Norio Koike
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
(2019)
Keisuke Kuroda
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
(2019)
Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
(2020)
Norio Koike
劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編
(2020)
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
(2022)
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
(2023)
Norio Koike