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Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya, born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932) is a Japanese film actor. 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.
Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese actor who starred in films by Masaki Kobayashi, Akira Kurosawa and other directors. He is known for his roles in Harakiri, Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior, Ran and Sanjuro.
- January 1, 1
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- Tokyo, Japan
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- 'Harakiri' (1962) Masaki Kobayashi directed Tatsuya Nakadai in the aforementioned Kwaidan and The Human Condition trilogy (among others), but their greatest collaboration would have to be Harakiri.
- 'High and Low' (1963) High and Low certainly isn't a low-rated Akira Kurosawa film. In fact, it's one of his highest-rated, and easily the great director's best crime movie (he did several), with its plot revolving around a wealthy man being extorted after the son of his chauffeur is kidnapped and held for ransom.
- 'Ran' (1985) Ran ranks among the greatest of all Shakespeare film adaptations, with it taking the story of King Lear and setting it in 16th-century Japan.
- 'The Human Condition' (1959-1961) Between 1959 and 1961, Tatsuya Nakadai starred in three war epics that comprise The Human Condition trilogy, with the role of Kaji - a pacifist turned soldier turned survivalist during World War II - being the one that made Nakadai a star.
Nov 8, 2016 · The legendary Japanese actor talks about his role in the samurai film "Sword of Doom" and his experience working with different directors and genres. He also shares his insights on his theater background, his friendship with Toshiro Mifune, and his views on the Japanese film industry.
- Harakiri (1962) While Tatsuya Nakdai has delivered several extraordinary performances in his long career, the unparalleled intensity with which he plays the impoverished and wronged ronin, Hanshiro Tsugumo, makes it the role of his lifetime.
- The Human Condition Trilogy (1959-1961) Masaki Kobayashi’s magnum opus, The Human Trilogy, is based on the best-selling six-part novel by Junpei Gomikawa.
- The Sword of Doom (1966) “The world’s full of villains, but he beats them all,” says a character about Tatsuya Nakadai’s Ryunosuke, the anti-hero at the center of Kihachi Okamoto’s acclaimed samurai classic, The Sword of Doom.
- Ran (1985) Revered as Akira Kurosawa’s last greatest masterpiece, Ran might haunt our memories through the ghostly Noh-style make-up worn by Tatsuya Nakadai’s Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging 16th-century Sengoku era warlord.
Dec 11, 2009 · Learn about the legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, who starred in over one hundred films, from Kurosawa's Ran to Kobayashi's The Human Condition. Discover his versatility, charisma, and samurai legacy in this expansive essay by film critic Chuck Stephens.
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Learn about the life and career of Tatsuya Nakadai, a Japanese leading man and a star of Masaki Kobayashi and Akira Kurosawa. Find out his birth name, nickname, height, family, trademarks, trivia, quotes and more.
