Deceased

How Did Tatsuya Nakadai Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 92

Also known asТацуя Накадай, Tatsuya Nakadaki, تاتسویا ناکادای, Motohisa Nakadai, 仲代元久, 仲代元久, 仲代達矢GenderMaleNationalityJapanBorn13/12/1932Born inMeguro, Tokyo, JapanDied08/11/2025Died inTokyoCausepneumoniaWikidataQ449621 ↗TMDb#70131 ↗

Tatsuya Nakadai was a Japanese actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he collaborated extensively with many of Japan's best-known and acclaimed directors. In his over seven decade career, he appeared in more than 160 films, and received numerous accolades. He was honored with a Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1996 and Japan's Order of Culture in 2015.

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Filmography174 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	The Pass: Last Days of the SamuraiMovie	Makino Tadayuki	90
2019	A Town and a Tall ChimneyMovie	Hyoma Sekine	87
2019	The ReturnMovie	—	87
2018	Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosuMovie	Narrator (voice)	86
2016	Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutorMovie	Yohei Tachibana	84
2015	Before The Leaves FallMovie	Kenichiro Miya	83
2015	NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語Movie	—	83
2015	A Duel TaleMovie	Sanosuke Shoji	83
2014	Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess KaguyaMovie	Self	82
2014	A Sinner's LieSeries	Kenzo Haneda	82
2013	The Tale of The Princess KaguyaMovie	Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice)	81
2013	The Human TrustMovie	Nobuhiro Sasakura	81
2012	Japan's TragedyMovie	Fujio Murai	80
2012	Until the Break of DawnMovie	Sadayuki Akiyama	80
2010	Zatoichi: The LastMovie	Tendo	78
2010	Haru's JourneyMovie	Tadao Nakai	78
2009	Listen to My HeartMovie	Kyozo Hayami	77
2007	Samurai BannersSeries	—	75
2006	Murder of the Inugami ClanMovie	Sahei Inugami	74
2005	YamatoMovie	—	73
2005	Wish Upon a StarMovie	Takanori Wakamiya	73
2005	The Taika ReformsMovie	Minabuchi no Syôan	73
2004	Crying Out Love, in the Center of the WorldSeries	Matsumoto Kentaro	72
2003	Like AsuraMovie	Kotaro Takezawa	71
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'Movie	Self	70
2002	Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHSMovie	Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.)	70
2002	Vengeance for SaleMovie	Umetaro Katakura	70
2002	To Dance with the White DogMovie	Eisuke Nakamoto	70
2000	KurosawaMovie	Self	68
2000	After the RainMovie	Tsuji Gettan	68
1999	Kurosawa: The Last EmperorMovie	Self	67
1999	Jubaku: SpellboundMovie	Hideaki Sasaki	67
1996	The Life and Love of Kenji MiyazawaMovie	Seijiro Miyazawa	64
1995	A Son of the Good EarthSeries	—	63
1993	Summer of the Moonlight SonataMovie	—	61
1993	Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final ConflictMovie	Yagyu Retsudo	61
1993	Kin chan no Cinema JackMovie	—	61
1992	Faraway SunsetMovie	Kobayashi	60
1992	Pinwheel Hamakichi's SpellMovie	—	60
1992	Pinwheel Hamakichi's SpellSeries	—	60
1992	Basara: The Princess GohMovie	Oribe Furuta	60
1991	Heat WaveMovie	Tsunejiro Murai	59
1990	Battleship YamatoMovie	Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō	58
1990	13 AssassinsMovie	—	58
1989	Return from the River KwaiMovie	Major Harada	57
1989	Four Days of Snow and BloodMovie	Sugiyama	57
1988	OraciónMovie	Heihachiro Wagu	56
1987	HachikoMovie	Shujiro Ueno	55
1987	Trinacria: Porsche 959Movie	—	55
1987	TaikokiMovie	(Narrator)	55
1986	Atami Murder CaseMovie	Denbei Nikaido	54
1986	MichiMovie	Seiji Tajima	54
1985	The Empty TableMovie	Nobuyuki Kidoji	53
1985	RanMovie	Lord Hidetora Ichimonji	53
1984	Fireflies in the NorthMovie	Takeshi Tsukigata	52
1984	The Fox Dancing in the DuskMovie	—	52
1983	Battle AnthemMovie	—	51
1983	Final YamatoMovie	Narrator	51
1983	Shadow HuntersMovie	—	51
1983	The Fir Trees RemainMovie	—	51
1982	The Law of HellMovie	Ikuzô	50
1982	Onimasa: A Japanese GodfatherMovie	Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa	50
1982	The Legend of SayoMovie	Otozo	50
1982	Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo PotMovie	Sazen Tange	50
1981	Willful MurderMovie	Yashiro	49
1981	Magistrate of the Floating WorldMovie	—	49
1980	Port ArthurMovie	Maresuke Nogi	48
1980	Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no ShougaiSeries	ナレーション	48
1980	KagemushaMovie	Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha	48
1979	Hunter in the DarkMovie	Gomyo Kiyoemon	47
1978	Queen BeeMovie	Ginzo Daidoji	46
1978	Bandits vs. Samurai SquadronMovie	Kumokiri Nizaemon	46
1978	Blood Type: BlueMovie	Minami	46
1978	The PhoenixMovie	Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara	46
1977	Sugata SanshiroMovie	Yano	45
1977	Suna no UtsuwaSeries	今西栄太郎	45
1976	The CorporationMovie	Tadashi Iki	44
1976	Human Revolution IIMovie	—	44
1976	ElegyMovie	Setsuo Katsuragi	44
1975	Solar EclipseMovie	Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary	43
1975	Battle CryMovie	Hijikata Toshizo	43
1975	The Gate of YouthMovie	—	43
1975	I Am a CatMovie	Kushami	43
1974	The FamilyMovie	Teppei Manpyo	42
1973	The KingMovie	Kinjiro Sekine	41
1973	Rise, Fair SunMovie	Sakuzo	41
1973	Belladonna of SadnessMovie	The Devil (voice)	41
1973	The Human RevolutionMovie	—	41
1972	Shin Heike MonogatariSeries	Taira no Kiyomori	40
1971	Inn of EvilMovie	Sadashichi	39
1971	The WolvesMovie	Seji Iwahashi	39
1971	The Battle of OkinawaMovie	Colonel Hiromichi Yahara	39
1971	Challenge at DawnMovie	Tsukagoshi	39
1970	Will to ConquerMovie	—	38
1970	Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalMovie	Ronin	38
1970	The Scandalous Adventures of BuraikanMovie	Naojiro Kataoka	38
1970	Duel at Fort EzoMovie	Daizennokami Honjo	38
1969	Battle of the Japan SeaMovie	Major Genjiro Akashi	37
1969	Portrait of HellMovie	Yoshihide	37
1969	Tenchu!Movie	Hanpeita Takechi	37
1969	GoyokinMovie	Magobei Wakizaka	37
1969	Blood EndMovie	Sentaro	37
1969	Safari 5000Movie	—	37
1968	Admiral YamamotoMovie	Narrator (voice)	36
1968	Kill!Movie	Genta	36
1968	The Human BulletMovie	Narrator (voice)	36
1967	Gomez's Name is GomezMovie	Sakamoto	35
1967	ゴメスの名はゴメスSeries	—	35
1967	JourneyMovie	—	35
1967	Japan's Longest DayMovie	Narrator (voice)	35
1967	KojiroMovie	Musashi Miyamoto	35
1967	Samurai RebellionMovie	Tatewaki Asano	35
1967	The Age of AssassinsMovie	Shinji Kikyo	35
1966	Cash Calls HellMovie	Oida	34
1966	The DaphneMovie	—	34
1966	The Face of AnotherMovie	Mr. Okuyama	34
1966	The Sword of DoomMovie	Ryunosuke Tsukue	34
1965	KwaidanMovie	Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow")	33
1965	The Last JudgmentMovie	—	33
1965	Fort GraveyardMovie	Sakuma	33
1965	Three YakuzaMovie	—	33
1965	Illusion of BloodMovie	Iyemon Tamiya	33
1964	Mr. Giant's Victory FlagMovie	—	32
1964	Ant Hell WarMovie	—	32
1963	High and LowMovie	Chief Detective Tokura	31
1963	Legacy of the 500,000Movie	Mitsura Gunji	31
1963	MirenMovie	Ryôta Kinoshita	31
1963	A Woman's LifeMovie	Takashi Akimoto	31
1963	Madame AkiMovie	Tatsumi	31
1962	The InheritanceMovie	Kikuo Furukawa	30
1962	Love Under the CrucifixMovie	Ukon Takayama	30
1962	SanjuroMovie	Hanbei Muroto	30
1962	HarakiriMovie	Hanshiro Tsugumo	30
1962	Farm GirlsMovie	Kenichi	30
1961	The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerMovie	Kaji	29
1961	YojimboMovie	Unosuke, gunfighter	29
1961	Immortal LoveMovie	Heibei	29
1961	The Other WomanMovie	Minami	29
1961	As the Clouds ScatterMovie	James Kimura	29
1960	Daughters, Wives and a MotherMovie	Kuroki Shingo	28
1960	Get 'em AllMovie	Tsubota	28
1960	The Blue BeastMovie	Yasuhiko Kuroki	28
1960	When a Woman Ascends the StairsMovie	Kenichi Komatsu	28
1959	The Human Condition II: Road to EternityMovie	Kaji	27
1959	Three Dolls in GinzaMovie	Kyosuke Tamura	27
1959	Pilgrimage at NightMovie	Kaname	27
1959	The Beast Shall DieMovie	Kunihiko Date	27
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMovie	Kaji	27
1959	Odd ObsessionMovie	Kimura	27
1958	ConflagrationMovie	Tokari	26
1958	Go and Get ItMovie	Hara	26
1958	The Naked SunMovie	Jiro Maeda	26
1958	Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringMovie	Kazuo Shimada	26
1958	Kampai! Miai KekkonMovie	Kunihiko Sasada	26
1958	All About MarriageMovie	Akira Nakayama	26
1958	A Boy and Three MothersMovie	Kensaku, the Engineer	26
1958	Oban kanketsu henMovie	Shin Don	26
1957	A Dangerous HeroMovie	Reporter Imamura	25
1957	Teenage SazaeMovie	Norisuke	25
1957	Zoku Ôban: Fûun henMovie	Shin don	25
1957	Skin-Colored MoonMovie	Jirô Taki	25
1957	The Shadow DaughterMovie	Motohashi	25
1957	ÔbanMovie	Shin Don	25
1957	Untamed WomanMovie	Kimura	25
1957	Black RiverMovie	Jo	25
1957	Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henMovie	Shindon	25
1956	The Thick-Walled RoomMovie	Prisoner (uncredited)	24
1956	Love on Rainbow IslandMovie	Yûji Wada	24
1956	PhoenixMovie	Keiichi Naganuma	24
1956	Sazae-sanMovie	Norisuke	24
1956	The Mandarin RoomMovie	Ando	24
1955	Floating Weeds DiaryMovie	Union Member	23
1954	Seven SamuraiMovie	Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)	22
1954	How the Bell of Liberty RingsMovie	(uncredited)	22