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