Tatsuya Nakadai
Acting
Born December 13, 1932 — Died November 8, 2025
From Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as Тацуя Накадай, Tatsuya Nakadaki, تاتسویا ناکادای
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 ove...
Filmography
The Limit
Narrator
2025
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
Self
20228.0
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Makino Tadayuki
20227.4
The Return
20197.3
A Town and a Tall Chimney
20198.0
Sleeping Village
(narration)
20196.7
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
Narrator
2018
Lear on the Shore
Kuwahata Chokichi
20176.2
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
Yohei Tachibana
20167.0
A Duel Tale
20158.0
NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語
2015
ふたりの死刑囚
Narrator
2015
Before The Leaves Fall
Kenichiro Miya
2015
Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting
2015
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Self
20146.7
Gun Woman
Hamazaki
20145.0
Giovanni's Island
Older Junpei Senou (voice)
20147.5
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
20138.1
The Human Trust
Nobuhiro Sasakura
20134.0
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
Until the Break of Dawn
Sadayuki Akiyama
20126.7
Japan's Tragedy
Fujio Murai
20126.5
Gaku
Kazama Shin-ichi
2012
Zatoichi: The Last
Tendo
20105.4
Haru's Journey
Tadao Nakai
20106.5
Listen to My Heart
Kyozo Hayami
2009
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
Self
2009
Through the Mist
(archive footage)
20096.2
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Sahei Inugami
20066.9
Yamato
20055.4
Wish Upon a Star
Takanori Wakamiya
2005
The Taika Reforms
Minabuchi no Syôan
2005
Like Asura
Kotaro Takezawa
20036.6
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
Self
20027.0
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
Self
2002
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)
20028.0
To Dance with the White Dog
Eisuke Nakamoto
20029.0
Vengeance for Sale
Umetaro Katakura
20026.8
Kurosawa
Self
20007.0
After the Rain
Tsuji Gettan
20007.3
Jubaku: Spellbound
Hideaki Sasaki
19996.2
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
19996.2
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
Seijiro Miyazawa
19968.0
East Meets West
Kaishu Katsu
19955.7
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
19939.0
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Yagyu Retsudo
19937.5
Wicked City
Daishu
19925.8
Faraway Sunset
Kobayashi
199210.0
Basara: The Princess Goh
Oribe Furuta
19926.9
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1992
Heat Wave
Tsunejiro Murai
19915.9
Florence My Love
1991
戦艦大和
1990
13 Assassins
19907.0
Let Him Rest in Peace
1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Sugiyama
19897.3
Return from the River Kwai
Major Harada
19895.0
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
19881.0
Oración
Heihachiro Wagu
19886.7
Trinacria: Porsche 959
1987
Hachiko
Shujiro Ueno
19877.8
Taikoki
(Narrator)
19878.0
Michi
Seiji Tajima
19861.0
Atami Murder Case
Denbei Nikaido
198610.0
The Empty Table
Nobuyuki Kidoji
19856.5
Ran
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
19858.0
A. K.
Self
19856.3
Making of Ran
Self
1985
Fireflies in the North
Takeshi Tsukigata
19845.6
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Shadow Hunters
19838.0
Battle Anthem
19837.7
Final Yamato
Narrator
19836.7
The Legend of Sayo
19827.0
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Sazen Tange
198210.0
The Law of Hell
Ikuzô
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
19826.2
Willful Murder
Yashiro
19818.0
Magistrate of the Floating World
19816.0
Port Arthur
Maresuke Nogi
19807.4
Kagemusha
Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha
19807.8
Hunter in the Dark
Gomyo Kiyoemon
19796.3
Blood Type: Blue
Minami
19786.1
The Phoenix
Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara
19786.1
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Kumokiri Nizaemon
19786.1
Queen Bee
Ginzo Daidoji
19787.6
Sugata Sanshiro
Yano
197710.0
The Corporation
19763.7
Human Revolution II
19768.0
Elegy
Setsuo Katsuragi
197610.0
Solar Eclipse
Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary
19756.9
I Am a Cat
Kushami
19754.0
Battle Cry
Hijikata Toshizo
19755.9
The Gate of Youth
19758.3
The Family
Teppei Manpyo
19749.0
Rise, Fair Sun
Sakuzo
197310.0
The Human Revolution
19737.0
Belladonna of Sadness
The Devil (voice)
19737.4
The King
Kinjiro Sekine
1973
The Wolves
Seji Iwahashi
19717.4
Inn of Evil
Sadashichi
19716.2
The Battle of Okinawa
Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
19717.8
Challenge at Dawn
Tsukagoshi
1971
Will to Conquer
1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Ronin
19706.8
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Naojiro Kataoka
19707.1
The Ambitious
Shintaro Nakaoka
19707.3
Duel at Fort Ezo
Daizennokami Honjo
19705.8
Portrait of Hell
Yoshihide
19697.9
Blood End
Sentaro
19696.3
Tenchu!
Hanpeita Takechi
19697.0
Battle of the Japan Sea
Major Genjiro Akashi
19696.4
Safari 5000
19697.2
Goyokin
Magobei Wakizaka
19697.5
The Human Bullet
Narrator (voice)
19686.0
Admiral Yamamoto
Narrator (voice)
19688.5
Kill!
Genta
19687.0
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
James Elfego
19686.0
Journey
19677.0
Japan's Longest Day
Narrator (voice)
19677.3
Samurai Rebellion
Tatewaki Asano
19678.3
Gomez's Name is Gomez
Sakamoto
1967
Kojiro
Musashi Miyamoto
19678.0
The Age of Assassins
Shinji Kikyo
19677.6
The Daphne
196610.0
The Face of Another
Mr. Okuyama
19667.7
The Sword of Doom
Ryunosuke Tsukue
19667.7
Cash Calls Hell
Oida
19667.5
Fort Graveyard
Sakuma
19656.1
Illusion of Blood
Iyemon Tamiya
19656.4
Three Yakuza
19657.8
The Last Judgment
19658.3
Kwaidan
Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
19657.7
Ant Hell War
19649.0
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
19648.0
A Woman's Life
19637.1
Miren
Ryôta Kinoshita
1963
Legacy of the 500,000
Mitsura Gunji
19636.9
High and Low
Chief Detective Tokura
19638.4
Pressure of Guilt
19637.5
Madame Aki
Tatsumi
19637.0
Farm Girls
196210.0
Harakiri
Hanshiro Tsugumo
19628.4
Love Under the Crucifix
Ukon Takayama
19627.1
The Inheritance
Kikuo Furukawa
19627.3
Sanjuro
Hanbei Muroto
19627.9
Immortal Love
Heibei
19617.4
As the Clouds Scatter
19616.0
The Other Woman
Minami
19616.3
Yojimbo
Unosuke, gunfighter
19618.1
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Kaji
19618.4
Get 'em All
Tsubota
19607.0
The Blue Beast
Yasuhiko Kuroki
19608.0
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Kuroki Shingo
19607.3
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Kenichi Komatsu
19608.0
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kaji
19598.2
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Three Dolls in Ginza
1959
Odd Obsession
Kimura
19596.2
The Beast Shall Die
Kunihiko Date
19596.2
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Kaji
19598.1
The Naked Sun
19587.0
Conflagration
Tokari
19587.1
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Kazuo Shimada
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
Shin Don
1958
Go and Get It
His assistant
19588.0
All About Marriage
Akira Nakayama
195810.0
A Boy and Three Mothers
The Engineer
19587.0
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
Kunihiko Sasada
1958
Teenage Sazae
195710.0
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Shindon
19578.0
Black River
Jo
19576.9
Skin-Colored Moon
Jirô Taki
1957
A Dangerous Hero
19579.0
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Shin don
19579.0
The Shadow Daughter
19578.0
Untamed Woman
Kimura
19577.5
Ôban
Shin Don
19579.0
The Mandarin Room
19568.0
Sazae-san
Norisuke
19567.5
The Thick-Walled Room
(Uncredited)
19567.2
Love on Rainbow Island
Yûji Wada
19568.0
Phoenix
19566.5
Floating Weeds Diary
19554.3
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
(uncredited)
1954
Seven Samurai
Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
19548.5
The Gion Tempest
Masaki
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