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