Tatsuya Nakadai

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Tatsuya Nakayo

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Japan

Biography

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Lean, wiry leading man who began his career in the 1950s and established himself in the films of director Masaki Kobayashi, notably as the hero of Kobayashi's great trilogy, "The Human Condition" (1959-61). Nakadai has also appeared in films by Mizoguchi, Ozu and Kurosawa; he is probably best known to Western audiences as Toshiro Mifune's vain, gun-toting nemesis in "Yojimbo" (1961) and ...

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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014)

Haru's Journey (2011)

Hikidashi no Naka no Love Letter (2009)

Inugamike No Ichizoku (2006)

Kurosawa (2001)

AFTER THE RAIN (1999)

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Sanjuro (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Attack Me!

Sanjuro (1962) -- (Movie Clip) You Wanna Fight?

Biography

Lean, wiry leading man who began his career in the 1950s and established himself in the films of director Masaki Kobayashi, notably as the hero of Kobayashi's great trilogy, "The Human Condition" (1959-61). Nakadai has also appeared in films by Mizoguchi, Ozu and Kurosawa; he is probably best known to Western audiences as Toshiro Mifune's vain, gun-toting nemesis in "Yojimbo" (1961) and as the Lear character in "Ran" (1985).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014)

Haru's Journey (2011)

Hikidashi no Naka no Love Letter (2009)

Inugamike No Ichizoku (2006)

Kurosawa (2001)

AFTER THE RAIN (1999)

Basara: Princess Goh (1992)

Heat Wave (1991)

Return to the River Kwai (1989)

Deputy Chief Of Staff Sugiyama

Hachi-Ko (1988)

Shokutaku No Nai Ie (1985)

Tono Monogatari (1982)

Willful Murder (1981)

Kagemusha (1980)

Takeda Kagemusha

Hunter in the Dark (1979)

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1978)

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)

Jo-bachi (1978)

Battle Cry (1978)

Asayake No Uta (1974)

Belladonna of Sadness (1973)

The Human Revolution (1973)

Nichiren Daishonin

The Wolves (1971)

Inochi Bonifuro (1971)

Hampeita Takechi

The Ambitious (1970)

Battle of the Japan Sea (1970)

No Greater Love (1970)

A Soldier's Prayer (1970)

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)

Duel at Ezo (1970)

Daizennokami Honjo

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Magobei Wakizaka

Portrait of Hell (1969)

The Daphne (1967)

Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

The Face of Another (1967)

Illusion of Blood (1966)

The Sword of Doom (1966)

Ryunosuke Tsukue

Fort Graveyard (1966)

Love Under the Crucifix (1965)

The Blue Beast (1965)

Yasuhiko Kuroki

Pressure of Guilt (1964)

The Legacy of the 500,000 (1964)

A Woman's Life (1964)

The Inheritance (1964)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1963)

Kenichi Komatsu

Madame Aki (1963)

Harakiri (1963)

Hanshiro Tsugumo

High and Low (1963)

Inspector Tokura

Poignant Story (1962)

Get 'Em All (1961)

Immortal Love (1961)

Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki (1960)

Odd Obsession (1959)

The Human Condition (1959)

Conflagration (1958)

Cast (Special)

Kurosawa (2002)

Life Events

Videos

Sanjuro (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Attack Me! Toshiro Mifune (title character) is pretending he's defected and joined evil Muroto (Tatsuya Nakadai), when his pals led by Iori (Yuzo Kayama), not in on the scheme, stage a raid, in Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro, 1962.

Sanjuro (1962) -- (Movie Clip) You Wanna Fight? From the opening scene, Toshiro Mifune (title character) shows the nine Samurai led by Iori (Yuzo Kayama) that their true enemy is the superintendent, whose henchman Muroto (Tatsuya Nakadai) appears with posse, in Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro, 1962.

Yojimbo (1961) -- (Movie Clip) The Chance To Get Killed! The wandering Samruai (Toshiro Mifune) comes upon a son (Yosuke Natsuki) arguing with his father, before his memorable entry into the town, in Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, 1961.

Belladonna Of Sadness (1973) -- (Movie Clip) The Darkness Is Burning Another remarkable long shot of the illustrations of artist Kuni Fukai, as the tale of troubled Jean and Jeanne grows darker, in director Eiichi Yamamoto’s provocative animated feature Belladonna Of Sadness, 1973.

Belladonna Of Sadness (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Our Story Is Just Beginning Following the opening song, the warm yet chilling beginning to Eiichi Yamamoto’s hybrid minimal-movement animated erotic fairy tale, from Japan’s independent Mushi Productions, Belladonna Of Sadness, 1973.

Kwaidan -- (Movie Clip) The Woman of the Snow The Snow Maiden (Keiko Kishi) appears before the woodcutter Minikichi (Tatsuya Nakadai) in "The Woman of the Snow," the second segment of director Masaki Kobayashi's celebrated horror anthology Kwaidan, 1965.

Ran (1985) -- (Movie Clip) We Are Lost! Returned from a day of politicking with his sons, Hidetori (Tatsuya) takes a nap and awakens to find himself betrayed, as the action starts in Akira Kurosawa's version of King Lear, from 1985, Ran.

Ran (1985) -- (Movie Clip) Three Arrows Director Akira Kurosawa switches daughters for sons and uses a Japanese parable of three arrows in place of Shakespeare's test of love, Lord Hidetori (Tatsuya Nakadai) holding court, in Ran, the 1985 treatment of King Lear.

Ran (1985) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Hunt The chilling opening scene, the hunt of a wild boar, from Ran, 1985, director Akira Kurosawa's interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as the aging king.

Ran (1985) -- (Movie Clip) Lord And Master Lady Sue (Yoshiko Miyazaki) taking on airs and pressing her husband Taro (Akira Terao), and along with "The Fool" (Shinnosuke Ikehata) angering Lord Hidetori (Tatsuya Nakadai), in Akira Kurosawa's Ran, 1985.

High And Low (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Trading My LIfe Action sequence has Gondo (Toshiro Mifune) taking a call in the dining car of the bullet train, agreeing to deliver ransom, head detective (Kenjiro Ishiyama) and team in support, in Akira Kurosawa's High And Low, 1963.

High And Low (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Blood Sport Framing the story, executive Gondo (Toshiro Mifune) tells spouse (Kyoko Kagawa) and aide (Tatsuya Mihashi) what's really behind the bust-up of a meeting at his Tokyo home, in Akira Kurosawa's High And Low, 1963.

Ran - (French Release Trailer) An aging ruler invites chaos when he divides his kingdom amongst his three sons in Akira Kurosawa's Japanese take on King Lear, Ran (1985).

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