Tatsuya Nakadai
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
The Limit
2025
as Narrator
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
2022
as Self
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
as Makino Tadayuki
The Return
2019
A Town and a Tall Chimney
2019
Sleeping Village
2019
as (narration)
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
2018
as Narrator
Lear on the Shore
2017
as Kuwahata Chokichi
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
2016
as Yohei Tachibana
ふたりの死刑囚
2015
as Narrator
A Duel Tale
2015
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
as Kenichiro Miya
NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語
2015
Giovanni's Island
2014
as Older Junpei Senou (voice)
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
as Self
Gun Woman
2014
as Hamazaki
A Sinner's Lie
2014
as Kenzo Haneda
The Human Trust
2013
as Nobuhiro Sasakura
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
Japan's Tragedy
2012
as Fujio Murai
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
as Sadayuki Akiyama
Gaku
2012
as Kazama Shin-ichi
Haru's Journey
2010
as Tadao Nakai
Zatoichi: The Last
2010
as Tendo
Listen to My Heart
2009
as Kyozo Hayami
Through the Mist
2009
as (archive footage)
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
2009
as Self
Samurai Banners
2007
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
as Sahei Inugami
Wish Upon a Star
2005
as Takanori Wakamiya
Yamato
2005
The Taika Reforms
2005
as Minabuchi no Syôan
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
2004
as Matsumoto Kentaro
Like Asura
2003
as Kotaro Takezawa
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Umetaro Katakura
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002
as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
as Self
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: 'Sanjuro'
2002
as Self
To Dance with the White Dog
2002
as Eisuke Nakamoto
嘱託刑事･小山田昭平 旅路の果て
2001
Kurosawa
2000
as Self
After the Rain
2000
as Tsuji Gettan
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
as Self
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Hideaki Sasaki
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
as Seijiro Miyazawa
East Meets West
1995
as Kaishu Katsu
A Son Of The Good Earth
1995
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
as Yagyu Retsudo
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
1993
Wicked City
1992
as Daishu
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
as Oribe Furuta
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1992
Faraway Sunset
1992
as Kobayashi
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1992
Heat Wave
1991
as Tsunejiro Murai
Florence My Love
1991
13 Assassins
1990
Return from the River Kwai
1989
as Major Harada
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Sugiyama
Let Him Rest in Peace
1989
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
Oración
1988
as Heihachiro Wagu
Hachiko
1987
as Shujiro Ueno
Taikoki
1987
as (Narrator)
Trinacria: Porsche 959
1987
Atami Murder Case
1986
as Denbei Nikaido
Michi
1986
as Seiji Tajima
Ran
1985
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
The Empty Table
1985
as Nobuyuki Kidoji
Making of Ran
1985
as Self
A. K.
1985
as Self
Fireflies in the North
1984
as Takeshi Tsukigata
Final Yamato
1983
as Narrator
Battle Anthem
1983
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Shadow Hunters
1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
The Law of Hell
1982
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982
as Sazen Tange
The Legend of Sayo
1982
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Willful Murder
1981
as Yashiro
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981
Kagemusha
1980
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
Port Arthur
1980
as Maresuke Nogi
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
as ナレーション
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Gomyo Kiyoemon
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Kumokiri Nizaemon
Queen Bee
1978
as Ginzo Daidoji
Blood Type: Blue
1978
as Minami
The Phoenix
1978
as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Yano
Suna no Utsuwa
1977
as 今西栄太郎
The Corporation
1976
Human Revolution II
1976
Elegy
1976
as Setsuo Katsuragi
I Am a Cat
1975
as Kushami
Battle Cry
1975
as Hijikata Toshizo
The Gate of Youth
1975
Solar Eclipse
1975
as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
The Family
1974
as Teppei Manpyo
Rise, Fair Sun
1973
Belladonna of Sadness
1973
as The Devil (voice)
The Human Revolution
1973
The King
1973
as Kinjiro Sekine
Shin Heike Monogatari
1972
as Taira no Kiyomori
The Wolves
1971
as Seji Iwahashi
Inn of Evil
1971
as Sadashichi
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Challenge at Dawn
1971
as Tsukagoshi
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
as Ronin
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Naojiro Kataoka
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Daizennokami Honjo
Will to Conquer
1970
The Ambitious
1970
as Shintaro Nakaoka
Tenchu!
1969
as Hanpeita Takechi
Goyokin
1969
as Magobei Wakizaka
Portrait of Hell
1969
as Yoshihide
Blood End
1969
as Sentaro
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
as Major Genjiro Akashi
Safari 5000
1969
Kill!
1968
as Genta
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
1968
as James Elfego
The Human Bullet
1968
as Narrator
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as Narrator (voice)
Samurai Rebellion
1967
as Tatewaki Asano
The Age of Assassins
1967
as Shinji Kikyo
Kojiro
1967
as Musashi Miyamoto
Journey
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967
as Sakamoto
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
The Face of Another
1966
as Mr. Okuyama
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Ryunosuke Tsukue
Cash Calls Hell
1966
as Oida
The Daphne
1966
Kwaidan
1965
as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
Illusion of Blood
1965
as Iyemon Tamiya
Fort Graveyard
1965
as Sakuma
Three Yakuza
1965
The Last Judgment
1965
Ant Hell War
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
High and Low
1963
as Chief Detective Tokura
A Woman's Life
1963
Pressure of Guilt
1963
Legacy of the 500,000
1963
as Mitsura Gunji
Miren
1963
as Ryôta Kinoshita
Madame Aki
1963
as Tatsumi
Sanjuro
1962
as Hanbei Muroto
Harakiri
1962
as Hanshiro Tsugumo
The Inheritance
1962
as Kikuo Furukawa
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
as Ukon Takayama
Chibusa o daku musume tachi
1962
Yojimbo
1961
as Unosuke, gunfighter
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
as Kaji
Immortal Love
1961
as Heibei
The Other Woman
1961
as Minami
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
as Kenichi Komatsu
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Kuroki Shingo
The Blue Beast
1960
Get 'em All
1960
as Tsubota
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Kaji
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Kaji
Odd Obsession
1959
as Kimura
The Beast Shall Die
1959
as Kunihiko Date
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Three Dolls in Ginza
1959
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
as Shin Don
Conflagration
1958
as Tokari
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
as The Engineer
The Naked Sun
1958
All About Marriage
1958
as Akira Nakayama
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
as Kazuo Shimada
Go and Get It
1958
as His assistant
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958
as Kunihiko Sasada
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Shindon
Ôban
1957
as Shin Don
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Shin don
Black River
1957
as Jo
A Dangerous Hero
1957
Untamed Woman
1957
as Kimura
Teenage Sazae
1957
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
as Jirô Taki
Phoenix
1956
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
as Yûji Wada
Sazae-san
1956
as Norisuke
The Mandarin Room
1956
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
as (Uncredited)
Floating Weeds Diary
1955
Seven Samurai
1954
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
as (uncredited)