Tatsuya Nakadai
Actor

Tatsuya Nakadai

4 Movies
4 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 4
Birthday December 13, 1932 (93 years old)
Place of Birth Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As Тацуя Накадай, Tatsuya Nakadaki, تاتسویا ناکادای, Motohisa Nakadai
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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 the streets of Tokyo by director Masaki Kobayashi, Nakadai rose to prominence starring in Kobayashi's films, with his breakthrough being the protagonist of the epic anti-war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961). He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for his performance as the vengeful ronin in Harakiri (1962), a role he considered his finest. Nakadai collaborated on eleven films with Kobayashi—including Kwaidan (1964) and Samurai Rebellion (1967)—and five with Akira Kurosawa, most notably as the tragic warlord in Ran (1985), a performance that earned global acclaim. His other notable credits included Seven Samurai (1954), Yojimbo (1961), The Sword of Doom (1966), The Face of Another (1966), Goyokin (1969), Kagemusha (1980), and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013).

A lifelong stage actor, he founded the Gendai Nohgaku-kai troupe in 1975 and continued performing on stage into his nineties.

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Filmography (203)

The Limit 2025
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa 2022
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai 2022
The Return 2019
A Town and a Tall Chimney 2019
Sleeping Village 2019
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu 2018
Lear on the Shore 2017
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor 2016
ふたりの死刑囚 2015
A Duel Tale 2015
Before The Leaves Fall 2015
NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語 2015
Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting 2015
Giovanni's Island 2014
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2014
Gun Woman 2014
A Sinner's Lie 2014
The Human Trust 2013
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2013
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate 2013
Japan's Tragedy 2012
Until the Break of Dawn 2012
Gaku 2012
Haru's Journey 2010
Zatoichi: The Last 2010
Listen to My Heart 2009
Through the Mist 2009
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition' 2009
Samurai Banners 2007
Murder of the Inugami Clan 2006
Wish Upon a Star 2005
Yamato 2005
The Taika Reforms 2005
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World 2004
Like Asura 2003
Vengeance for Sale 2002
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' 2002
To Dance with the White Dog 2002
嘱託刑事・小山田昭平 旅路の果て 2001
Kurosawa 2000
After the Rain 2000
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor 1999
Jubaku: Spellbound 1999
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa 1996
East Meets West 1995
A Son of the Good Earth 1995
Kin chan no Cinema Jack 1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict 1993
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata 1993
Wicked City 1992
Basara: The Princess Goh 1992
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 1992
Faraway Sunset 1992
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 1992
Heat Wave 1991
Florence My Love 1991
13 Assassins 1990
Return from the River Kwai 1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood 1989
Let Him Rest in Peace 1989
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho 1988
Oración 1988
Hachiko 1987
Taikoki 1987
Trinacria: Porsche 959 1987
Atami Murder Case 1986
Michi 1986
Ran 1985
The Empty Table 1985
Making of Ran 1985
A. K. 1985
Fireflies in the North 1984
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk 1984
Final Yamato 1983
Battle Anthem 1983
The Fir Trees Remain 1983
Shadow Hunters 1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin 1983
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather 1982
The Law of Hell 1982
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot 1982
The Legend of Sayo 1982
Magistrate of the Floating World 1981
Willful Murder 1981
Kinagashi Bugyō 1981
Kagemusha 1980
Port Arthur 1980
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai 1980
Hunter in the Dark 1979
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978
Queen Bee 1978
Blood Type: Blue 1978
The Phoenix 1978
Sugata Sanshiro 1977
Suna no Utsuwa 1977
The Corporation 1976
Human Revolution II 1976
Elegy 1976
I Am a Cat 1975
Battle Cry 1975
The Gate of Youth 1975
Solar Eclipse 1975
The Family 1974
Rise, Fair Sun 1973
Belladonna of Sadness 1973
The Human Revolution 1973
The King 1973
Shin Heike Monogatari 1972
The Wolves 1971
Inn of Evil 1971
The Battle of Okinawa 1971
Challenge at Dawn 1971
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival 1970
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan 1970
Duel at Fort Ezo 1970
Will to Conquer 1970
The Ambitious 1970
Tenchu! 1969
Goyokin 1969
Portrait of Hell 1969
Blood End 1969
Battle of the Japan Sea 1969
Safari 5000 1969
Kill! 1968
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! 1968
The Human Bullet 1968
Admiral Yamamoto 1968
Samurai Rebellion 1967
The Age of Assassins 1967
Kojiro 1967
Journey 1967
Japan's Longest Day 1967
Gomez's Name is Gomez 1967
ゴメスの名はゴメス 1967
The Face of Another 1966
The Sword of Doom 1966
Cash Calls Hell 1966
The Daphne 1966
Kwaidan 1965
Illusion of Blood 1965
Fort Graveyard 1965
Three Yakuza 1965
The Last Judgment 1965
Ant Hell War 1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag 1964
High and Low 1963
A Woman's Life 1963
Pressure of Guilt 1963
Legacy of the 500,000 1963
Miren 1963
Madame Aki 1963
Sanjuro 1962
Harakiri 1962
The Inheritance 1962
Love Under the Crucifix 1962
Farm Girls 1962
Yojimbo 1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961
Immortal Love 1961
The Other Woman 1961
As the Clouds Scatter 1961
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs 1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother 1960
The Blue Beast 1960
Get 'em All 1960
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959
Odd Obsession 1959
The Beast Shall Die 1959
Pilgrimage at Night 1959
Three Dolls in Ginza 1959
The Human Condition 1959
Oban kanketsu hen 1958
Conflagration 1958
A Boy and Three Mothers 1958
The Naked Sun 1958
All About Marriage 1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring 1958
Go and Get It 1958
Kampai! Miai Kekkon 1958
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen 1957
Ôban 1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen 1957
Black River 1957
A Dangerous Hero 1957
Untamed Woman 1957
Teenage Sazae 1957
The Shadow Daughter 1957
Skin-Colored Moon 1957
Phoenix 1956
Love on Rainbow Island 1956
Sazae-san 1956
The Mandarin Room 1956
The Thick-Walled Room 1956
Floating Weeds Diary 1955
Seven Samurai 1954
How the Bell of Liberty Rings 1954
The Gion Tempest