Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai
仲代 達矢
Nakadai in 2009
Born
Motohisa Nakadai (仲代 元久)

(1932-12-13) December 13, 1932 (age 91)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1952–present

Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya, born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932) is a Japanese film actor.[1]

He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including The Human Condition trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan.

Nakadai worked with some of Japan's best-known filmmakers—starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and The Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shirō Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjō and Odd Obsession).

  1. ^ "Tatsuya Nakadai". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08.