Tatsuya Nakadai
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tatsuya Nakadai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
203 acting credits
Acting · 203
Seven Samurai
1954
Harakiri
1962
High and Low
1963
Samurai Banners
2007
Ran
1985
A Sinner's Lie
2014
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
2004
Yojimbo
1961
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
Kagemusha
1980
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
Kwaidan
1965
Belladonna of Sadness
1973
Suna no Utsuwa
1977
Sanjuro
1962
Shin Heike Monogatari
1972
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
Fireflies in the North
1984
Kinagashi Bugyō
1981
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983
The Face of Another
1966
Yamato
2005
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
Hachiko
1987
Wicked City
1992
ゴメスの名はゴメス
1967
The Sword of Doom
1966
A Son of the Good Earth
1995
Samurai Rebellion
1967
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1992
Giovanni's Island
2014
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Port Arthur
1980
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
1968
Admiral Yamamoto
1968
Final Yamato
1983
Heat Wave
1991
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
Three Yakuza
1965
Queen Bee
1978
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006
After the Rain
2000
Odd Obsession
1959
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022
Goyokin
1969
Untamed Woman
1957
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
Tenchu!
1969
The Ambitious
1970
The Inheritance
1962
Battle of the Japan Sea
1969
Willful Murder
1981
Vengeance for Sale
2002
Battle Anthem
1983
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
Solar Eclipse
1975
Immortal Love
1961
Hunter in the Dark
1979
Fort Graveyard
1965
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
Black River
1957
Conflagration
1958
The Age of Assassins
1967
Kill!
1968
Blood End
1969
Inn of Evil
1971
Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor
2016
13 Assassins
1990
East Meets West
1995
The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
1996
Get 'em All
1960
Gun Woman
2014
The Gate of Youth
1975
The Phoenix
1978
Legacy of the 500,000
1963
The Family
1974
Love on Rainbow Island
1956
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
The Wolves
1971
The Human Trust
2013
The Beast Shall Die
1959
Like Asura
2003
Taikoki
1987
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
2018
Cash Calls Hell
1966
Kin chan no Cinema Jack
1993
The Thick-Walled Room
1956
Blood Type: Blue
1978
A. K.
1985
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Listen to My Heart
2009
A Woman's Life
1963
The Blue Beast
1960
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
Rise, Fair Sun
1973
Ôban
1957
The Human Bullet
1968
Oración
1988
Until the Break of Dawn
2012
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
2002
The Human Revolution
1973
Haru's Journey
2010
Teenage Sazae
1957
I Am a Cat
1975
The Return
2019
Return from the River Kwai
1989
Love Under the Crucifix
1962
The Other Woman
1961
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
The Human Condition
1959
Ant Hell War
1964
All About Marriage
1958
Zatoichi: The Last
2010
The Legend of Sayo
1982
A Dangerous Hero
1957
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
Let Him Rest in Peace
1989
Michi
1986
Pressure of Guilt
1963
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
1954
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982
The Corporation
1976
Floating Weeds Diary
1955
A Duel Tale
2015
Journey
1967
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
Faraway Sunset
1992
The Naked Sun
1958
Safari 5000
1969
Atami Murder Case
1986
Battle Cry
1975
Portrait of Hell
1969
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
Kojiro
1967
Shadow Hunters
1983
Pilgrimage at Night
1959
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
The Law of Hell
1982
Kurosawa
2000
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
Skin-Colored Moon
1957
Farm Girls
1962
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002
Lear on the Shore
2017
Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate
2013
As the Clouds Scatter
1961
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
1993
Sazae-san
1956
A Boy and Three Mothers
1958
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988
Illusion of Blood
1965
A Town and a Tall Chimney
2019
Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
2009
Japan's Tragedy
2012
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1992
Through the Mist
2009
Life Work of Akira Kurosawa
2022
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
To Dance with the White Dog
2002
Phoenix
1956
Human Revolution II
1976
The Empty Table
1985
嘱託刑事･小山田昭平 旅路の果て
2001
The Shadow Daughter
1957
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1964
Wish Upon a Star
2005
Miren
1963
The Daphne
1966
Go and Get It
1958
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
Magistrate of the Floating World
1981
Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967
The Mandarin Room
1956
The King
1973
Madame Aki
1963
Gaku
2012
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
The Gion Tempest
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Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958
Making of Ran
1985
The Last Judgment
1965
NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語
2015
Will to Conquer
1970
Three Dolls in Ginza
1959
Sleeping Village
2019
Elegy
1976
Trinacria: Porsche 959
1987
Florence My Love
1991
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
1984
The Taika Reforms
2005
ふたりの死刑囚
2015
The Limit
2025
Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting
2015