Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/13/1932
Place of Birth
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Тацуя НакадайTatsuya Nakadakiتاتسویا ناکادای
Tatsuya Nakadai
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'...
Known For
Skin-Colored Moon
as Jirô Taki
Seven Samurai
as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
A. K.
as Self
Ran
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
as James Elfego
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Harada
High and Low
as Chief Detective Tokura
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)
Harakiri
as Hanshiro Tsugumo
Yojimbo
as Unosuke, gunfighter
Gun Woman
as Hamazaki
Hachiko
as Shujiro Ueno
Giovanni's Island
as Older Junpei Senou (voice)
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Sugiyama
The Taika Reforms
as Minabuchi no Syôan
Trinacria: Porsche 959
Unknown Role
Yamato
Unknown Role
The Battle of Okinawa
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Belladonna of Sadness
as The Devil (voice)
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa
Career Timeline
2022
2019
2018
2015
2014
2013
2012
2009
2005
2002
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
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
1993
1992
1989
1985
1983
1982
1981
1978
1976
1975
1973
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
The Naked Sun
Role unknown
Conflagration
as Tokari
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
as Kazuo Shimada
Oban kanketsu hen
as Shin Don
Go and Get It
as His assistant
All About Marriage
as Akira Nakayama
A Boy and Three Mothers
as The Engineer
Kampai! Miai Kekkon
as Kunihiko Sasada