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