Tatsuya Nakadai
Actor • 1932 - 2025

Tatsuya Nakadai

Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Ningen no jôken (I)
Character Kaji
Shot from Ogin-sama
Character Ukon Takayama

Ogin-sama

1962

Shot from Ningen no jôken (III)
Character Kaji
Shot from Yôjinbô
Character Unosuke, gunfighter

Yôjinbô

1961

Shot from Ningen no jôken (II)
Character Kaji
Shot from Ran
Character Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Ran

1985

Shot from Kagemusha
Character Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980

Shot from Kumokiri Nizaemon
Character Kumokiri Nizaemon
Shot from Kanashimi no Beradonna
Character The Devil
Shot from Goyôkin
Character Magobei Wakizaka

Goyôkin

1969

Shot from Oggi a me... domani a te!
Character James Elfego
Shot from Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
Character Tatewaki Asano
Shot from Dai-bosatsu tôge
Character Ryunosuke Tsukue
Shot from Tengoku to jigoku
Character Chief Detective Tokura
Shot from Seppuku
Character Hanshiro Tsugumo

Seppuku

1962

Shot from Tsubaki Sanjûrô
Character Hanbei Muroto
Title screen of Enjô No snapshots yet
Character Tokari

Enjô

1958

Title screen of Mifune: The Last Samurai No snapshots yet
Character (archive footage)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

54 titles
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai 2015
Jobanni no shima
Jobanni no shima 2014
Gun Woman
Gun Woman 2014
Kaguyahime no monogatari
Kaguyahime no monogatari 2013
Inugami-ke no ichizoku
Inugami-ke no ichizoku 2006
Ame agaru
Ame agaru 1999
Yiu sau dou si
Yiu sau dou si 1992
Gô-hime
Gô-hime 1992
Kagerô
Kagerô 1991
Hachikô monogatari
Hachikô monogatari 1987
Ran
Ran 1985
A.K.
A.K. 1985
Uchû senkan Yamato: Kanketsuhen
Uchû senkan Yamato: Kanketsuhen 1983
Kiryûin Hanako no shôgai
Kiryûin Hanako no shôgai 1982
Kagemusha
Kagemusha 1980
Yami no karyudo
Yami no karyudo 1979
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon 1978
Joôbachi
Joôbachi 1978
Hi no tori
Hi no tori 1978
Burû Kurisumasu
Burû Kurisumasu 1978
Kanashimi no Beradonna
Kanashimi no Beradonna 1973
Shussho Iwai
Shussho Iwai 1971
Zatôichi abare-himatsuri
Zatôichi abare-himatsuri 1970
Buraikan
Buraikan 1970
Tengu-tô
Tengu-tô 1969
Hitokiri
Hitokiri 1969
Goyôkin
Goyôkin 1969
Oggi a me... domani a te!
Oggi a me... domani a te! 1968
Nikudan
Nikudan 1968
Kiru
Kiru 1968
Satsujin kyo jidai
Satsujin kyo jidai 1967
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu 1967
Tanin no kao
Tanin no kao 1966
Gohiki no shinshi
Gohiki no shinshi 1966
Dai-bosatsu tôge
Dai-bosatsu tôge 1966
Kaidan
Kaidan 1964
Tengoku to jigoku
Tengoku to jigoku 1963
Gojuman-nin no isan
Gojuman-nin no isan 1963
Tsubaki Sanjûrô
Tsubaki Sanjûrô 1962
Seppuku
Seppuku 1962
Ogin-sama
Ogin-sama 1962
Karami-ai
Karami-ai 1962
Yôjinbô
Yôjinbô 1961
Tsuma to shite onna to shite
Tsuma to shite onna to shite 1961
Ningen no jôken (III)
Ningen no jôken (III) 1961
Eien no hito
Eien no hito 1961
Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki
Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki 1960
Ningen no jôken (II)
Ningen no jôken (II) 1959
Ningen no jôken (I)
Ningen no jôken (I) 1959
Kagi
Kagi 1959
Enjô
Enjô 1958
Kuroi kawa
Kuroi kawa 1957
Kabe atsuki heya
Kabe atsuki heya 1956
Shichinin no samurai
Shichinin no samurai 1954

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