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Tatsuya Nakadai

1932 - Today

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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. Nakadai worked with some of Japan's best-known filmmakers, starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa (perhaps most notably as the main character in Ran) 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tatsuya Nakadai is the 1,159th most popular actor (down from 893rd in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from Japan (down from 326th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tatsuya Nakadai ranks 1,159 out of 13,578. Before him are Ruan Lingyu, Michael Rooker, Paolo Villaggio, Senta Berger, Andy Lau, and Vera Miles. After him are Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lambert Wilson, Keira Knightley, Glynis Johns, Jennifer Garner, and El Risitas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Tatsuya Nakadai ranks 115. Before him are Wolf Vostell, Gunter Sachs, Michihiro Ozawa, Ingemar Johansson, Yukio Shimomura, and Paolo Villaggio. After him are Piper Laurie, Geraldine McEwan, Manuel Puig, Michael Smith, John G. Thompson, and Oscar de la Renta.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tatsuya Nakadai ranks 487 out of 6,245. Before him are Torakusu Yamaha (1851), Hōjō Masako (1156), Norio Yoshimizu (1946), Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), Yukio Shimomura (1932), and Kondō Isami (1834). After him are Emperor Daigo (885), Toshio Suzuki (1948), Seiki Ichihara (1950), Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009), Tokugawa Iesada (1824), and Hisaichi Terauchi (1879).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Tatsuya Nakadai ranks 13. Before him are Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Ken Takakura (1931), Takashi Shimura (1905), Victoria Principal (1950), Setsuko Hara (1920), and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950). After him are Sessue Hayakawa (1886), Masako Nozawa (1936), Machiko Kyō (1924), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Hibari Misora (1937), and Akiko Wakabayashi (1941).

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