

Acting
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. Nakadai rose to prominence starring in Masaki Kobayashi's films, with his breakthrough being the protagonist of...
Highest rated appearances
as Kaji
The Return
as Unokichi

Listen to My Heart
as Kyozo Hayami

Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition'
as Self

Through the Mist
as (archive footage)

Murder of the Inugami Clan
as Sahei Inugami

Yamato

Wish Upon a Star
as Takanori Wakamiya

The Taika Reforms
as Minabuchi no Syôan

Like Asura
as Kotaro Takezawa

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
as Self

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
as Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)

To Dance with the White Dog
as Eisuke Nakamoto

Vengeance for Sale
as Umetaro Katakura

Kurosawa
as Self

After the Rain
as Tsuji Gettan

Jubaku: Spellbound
as Hideaki Sasaki

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self

The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa
as Seijiro Miyazawa

East Meets West
as Kaishu Katsu

Summer of the Moonlight Sonata

Kin chan no Cinema Jack

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
as Yagyu Retsudo

Wicked City
as Daishu

Faraway Sunset
as Kobayashi

Basara: The Princess Goh
as Oribe Furuta

Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

Heat Wave
as Tsunejiro Murai

Florence My Love

Battleship Yamato
as Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō

13 Assassins

Let Him Rest in Peace

Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Sugiyama

Return from the River Kwai
as Major Harada

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
as Shimamura

Oración
as Heihachiro Wagu

Trinacria: Porsche 959

Hachiko
as Shujiro Ueno

Taikoki
as Narrator (voice)

Michi
as Seiji Tajima

Atami Murder Case
as Denbei Nikaido

The Empty Table
as Nobuyuki Kidoji

Ran
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

A. K.
as Self

Making of Ran
as Self

Fireflies in the North
as Takeshi Tsukigata

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

The Fir Trees Remain

Shadow Hunters

Battle Anthem

Final Yamato
as Narrator

The Legend of Sayo
as Otozo

Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
as Sazen Tange

The Law of Hell
as Ikuzô

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa

Willful Murder
as Yashiro

Magistrate of the Floating World

Port Arthur
as Maresuke Nogi

Kagemusha
as Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha

Hunter in the Dark
as Gomyo Kiyoemon

Blood Type: Blue
as Minami

The Phoenix
as Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Kumokiri Nizaemon

Queen Bee
as Ginzo Daidoji

Sugata Sanshiro
as Yano

The Corporation
as Tadashi Iki

Human Revolution II

Elegy
as Setsuo Katsuragi

Solar Eclipse
as Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary

I Am a Cat
as Kushami

Battle Cry
as Hijikata Toshizo

The Gate of Youth

The Family
as Teppei Manpyo

Rise, Fair Sun
as Sakuzo

The Human Revolution

Belladonna of Sadness
as The Devil (voice)

The King
as Kinjiro Sekine

The Wolves
as Seji Iwahashi

Inn of Evil
as Sadashichi

The Battle of Okinawa
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

Challenge at Dawn
as Tsukagoshi

Will to Conquer
as Yoshida Tōyō

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
as Ronin

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
as Naojiro Kataoka

The Ambitious
as Shintaro Nakaoka

Duel at Fort Ezo
as Daizennokami Honjo

Blood End
as Sentaro

Portrait of Hell
as Yoshihide

Tenchu!
as Hanpeita Takechi

Battle of the Japan Sea
as Major Genjiro Akashi

Safari 5000

Goyokin
as Magobei Wakizaka

The Human Bullet
as Narrator (voice)

Admiral Yamamoto
as Narrator (voice)

Kill!
as Genta

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
as James Elfego

The Journey
as Yuichiro

Japan's Longest Day
as Narrator (voice)

Samurai Rebellion
as Tatewaki Asano

Gomez's Name is Gomez
as Sakamoto

Kojiro
as Musashi Miyamoto

The Age of Assassins
as Shinji Kikyo

The Daphne

The Face of Another
as Mr. Okuyama

The Sword of Doom
as Ryunosuke Tsukue

Cash Calls Hell
as Oida

Fort Graveyard
as Sakuma

Illusion of Blood
as Iyemon Tamiya

Three Yakuza

The Last Judgment

Kwaidan
as Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")

Ant Hell War

Mr. Giant's Victory Flag

A Woman's Life
as Takashi Akimoto

Miren
as Ryôta Kinoshita

Legacy of the 500,000
as Mitsura Gunji

High and Low
as Chief Detective Tokura

Pressure of Guilt

Madame Aki
as Tatsumi

Farm Girls
as Kenichi

Harakiri
as Hanshiro Tsugumo

Love Under the Crucifix
as Ukon Takayama

The Inheritance
as Kikuo Furukawa

Sanjuro
as Hanbei Muroto

Immortal Love
as Heibei

As the Clouds Scatter
as James Kimura

The Other Woman
as Minami

Yojimbo
as Unosuke, gunfighter

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Kaji

Get 'em All
as Tsubota

The Blue Beast
as Yasuhiko Kuroki

Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Kuroki Shingo

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Kenichi Komatsu

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Kaji

Pilgrimage at Night
as Kaname

Three Dolls in Ginza
as Kyosuke Tamura

Odd Obsession
as Kimura

The Beast Shall Die
as Kunihiko Date

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Kaji

The Naked Sun
as Jiro Maeda

Conflagration
as Tokari

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Kazuo Shimada

Oban kanketsu hen
as Shin Don

Go and Get It
as Hara

All About Marriage
as Akira Nakayama

The Gion Tempest
as Masaki

A Boy and Three Mothers
as Kensaku, the Engineer

Kampai! Miai Kekkon
as Kunihiko Sasada

Teenage Sazae
as Norisuke

Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Shindon

Black River
as Jo

Skin-Colored Moon
as Jirô Taki

A Dangerous Hero
as Reporter Imamura

Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Shin don

The Shadow Daughter
as Motohashi

Untamed Woman
as Kimura

Ôban
as Shin Don

The Mandarin Room
as Ando

Sazae-san
as Norisuke

The Thick-Walled Room
as Prisoner (uncredited)

Love on Rainbow Island
as Yûji Wada

Phoenix
as Keiichi Naganuma

Floating Weeds Diary
as Union Member

How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as (uncredited)

Seven Samurai
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)