Kiichi Nakai
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kiichi Nakai (born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year of Japan Academy Awards in 1981. He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for 47 Ronin) and Best Actor award in 2003 (for Mibu gishi den (When the Last Sword is Drawn). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for 47 Ronin. In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in Warriors of Heaven and Earth. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin. His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kiichi Nakai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Darkness in the Light (2001)
as Makoto Sasano
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
as Lai Qi
47 Ronin (1994)
as Matashiro Irobe
Hero (2007)
as Akihiko Takida
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
as Kanichiro Yoshimura
Those Swell Yakuza (1988)
Actor
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
as Kenichi Takata (voice)
Dororo (2007)
as Kagemitsu Daigo
Moving (1993)
as Kenichi
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
as Osano
The Imperial Navy (1981)
as Masato Odagiri
The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
as Takeaki Aoyagi
The Empty Table (1985)
as Otohiko Kidoji
Battleship Yamato (1990)
as Lieutenant Mitsuo Yoshioka
The Magic Hour (2008)
as Toru Iwata
YUKIKAZE (2025)
Actor
Fujisawa Shuhei's Sparkling Sword: Puppeteer in the Shadows (1997)
Actor
Aegis (2005)
as Yong Fa
Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019)
as Keisuke Kuroda
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)
as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
as Kenjiro Shimada
Princess from the Moon (1987)
as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Begging for Love (1998)
as Fumio Chin
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous (2020)
as Norio Koike
Tales of the Unusual (2000)
as (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Snow on The Blades (2014)
as Kingo Shimura
Onmyoji II (2003)
as Genkaku
The Warring States (2011)
as King of Qi
Actress (1987)
as Heinosuke Gosho
Marriage (1993)
as Masahiko Tendo
Flower and Sword (2017)
as Nobunaga Oda
Rockers (2003)
Actor
We Make Antiques! (2018)
as Norio Koike
All About Our House (2001)
as Kiichi Nakai
Owls' Castle (1999)
as Tsuzura Juzo
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)
as Norio Koike
Ken San (2016)
as Narrator
The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
Actor
Wild 7 (2011)
Actor
Railways (2010)
as Hajime Tsutsui
Princess Toyotomi (2011)
as Koichi Sanada
Yakuza Warfare (1991)
Actor
Zankyo (1999)
Actor
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
Actor
Samurai Gangsters (2008)
as Jirocho Shimizu
Gekashitsu (1992)
as Kiyonaga
A Hardest Night!! (2005)
as Hashita
Time Never Stops (2014)
as Ryosuke Saigo
Silence of the Sea (2024)
as Suiken
1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)
Actor
The Firefly (2001)
Actor
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
as Hiroshi Kataoka
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
as Nise
Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
Actor
MARKS (1995)
as Yuichiro Goda
Falling into the Evening (1998)
as Shibata
三谷幸喜「short cut」 (2011)
Actor
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
as Mitsukuni Mito
A Flawless Concierge (2011)
as Osano
Legend of Plumeria (1983)
as Shinji Terao
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
as 一道
Shura Group (2002)
Actor
Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
Actor
Tokyo Heaven (1990)
as Fumio Amamiya
HERO SP (2006)
as Akihiko Takida
Love Letter (1998)
Actor
Pro Bono (2010)
as Sawaki
The Burmese Harp (1985)
as Pvt. Mizushima
Good Morning Show (2016)
as Shingo Sumida
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company (2006)
Actor
Shura Group Part 3 (2002)
Actor
Shinsengumi (2000)
Actor
Second to Last Love (2012)
Actor
Again (2015)
as Haruhiko Sakacho
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture (2016)
Actor
Shura Group Part 2 (2002)
Actor
Shura Group Part 1 (2002)
Actor
劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編 (2020)
Actor
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover (2002)
Actor
F2 Grand Prix (1984)
as Nakano
Oddball Nippon (1983)
Actor
Fusa (1995)
Actor
Phoenix (2007)
Actor
Make-Up (1984)
as Kusaka
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu! (1992)
Actor