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