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
The Empty Table (1985)
as Otohiko Kidoji
Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
Actor
Hero (2007)
as Akihiko Takida
Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
Actor
YUKIKAZE (2025)
Actor
Pro Bono (2010)
as Sawaki
Zankyo (1999)
Actor
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
as Lai Qi
The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
as Takeaki Aoyagi
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
as Kanichiro Yoshimura
Dororo (2007)
as Kagemitsu Daigo
Moving (1993)
as Kenichi
Rockers (2003)
Actor
The Imperial Navy (1981)
as Masato Odagiri
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
as Kenichi Takata (voice)
Darkness in the Light (2001)
as Makoto Sasano
The Magic Hour (2008)
as Toru Iwata
Marriage (1993)
as Masahiko Tendo
戦艦大和 (1990)
Actor
47 Ronin (1994)
as Matashiro Irobe
Princess from the Moon (1987)
as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
as Osano
Oddball Nippon (1983)
Actor
三谷幸喜「short cut」 (2011)
Actor
Tales of the Unusual (2000)
as (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Flower and Sword (2017)
as Nobunaga Oda
Those Swell Yakuza (1988)
Actor
Wild 7 (2011)
Actor
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)
as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous (2020)
as Norio Koike
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
as Hiroshi Kataoka
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
as Mitsukuni Mito
Princess Toyotomi (2011)
as Koichi Sanada
Tokyo Heaven (1990)
as Fumio Amamiya
Onmyoji II (2003)
as Genkaku
Aegis (2005)
as Yong Fa
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
as Kenjiro Shimada
Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019)
as Keisuke Kuroda
Railways (2010)
as Hajime Tsutsui
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
as Kazumichi
MARKS (1995)
as Yuichiro Goda
A Hardest Night!! (2005)
as Hashita
The Warring States (2011)
as King of Qi
Owls' Castle (1999)
as Tsuzura Juzo
Yakuza Warfare (1991)
Actor
Silence of the Sea (2024)
as Suiken
Ken San (2016)
as Narrator
Time Never Stops (2014)
as Ryosuke Saigo
Good Morning Show (2016)
as Shingo Sumida
HERO SP (2006)
as Akihiko Takida
Falling into the Evening (1998)
as Shibata
A Flawless Concierge (2011)
as Osano
Love Letter (1998)
Actor
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)
as Norio Koike
Begging for Love (1998)
as Fumio Chin
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
Actor
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company (2006)
Actor
Snow on The Blades (2014)
as Kingo Shimura
Make-Up (1984)
as Kusaka
We Make Antiques! (2018)
as Norio Koike
Again (2015)
as Haruhiko Sakacho
The Burmese Harp (1985)
as Pvt. Mizushima
The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
Actor
Gekashitsu (1992)
as Kiyonaga
Actress (1987)
as Heinosuke Gosho
1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)
Actor
Shinsengumi (2000)
Actor
Legend of Plumeria (1983)
as Shinji Terao
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture (2016)
Actor
劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編 (2020)
Actor
Shura Group Part 3 (2002)
Actor
The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
as Nise
F2 Grand Prix (1984)
as Nakano
Shura Group Part 1 (2002)
Actor
Samurai Gangsters (2008)
as Jirocho Shimizu
Shura Group Part 2 (2002)
Actor
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover (2002)
Actor
Second to Last Love (2012)
Actor
The Firefly (2001)
Actor
Phoenix (2007)
Actor
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu! (1992)
Actor
Fusa (1995)
Actor
Shura Group (2002)
Actor