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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-10-15

Day of Death

2004-04-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Also Known As

Итиро Накатани

Ichirō Nakatani

Biography

Ichirō Nakatani (Japanese: 中谷 一郎, Hepburn: Nakatani Ichirō) was a Japanese actor. He attended Waseda University but withdrew before completing his degree and joining the Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1959, Nakatani won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Nakatani was well known for his role as Ninja Kazaguruma no Yahichi in the jidaigeki drama Mito Kōmon.

Known For

Acting

Kwaidan

1965

Kwaidan

as

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

The Betrayal

1966

The Betrayal

as

Jurota Makabe

The Sword of Doom

1966

The Sword of Doom

as

Bunnojo Utsuki

Samurai Wolf II

1967

Samurai Wolf II

as

Ikkaku

Rainbow Kids

1991

Rainbow Kids

as

Wakayama TV 'Shacho'

Inn of Evil

1971

Inn of Evil

as

Officer Okajima (uncredited)

The Witness Killed

1961

The Witness Killed

as

Kamiya

Desperado Outpost

1959

Desperado Outpost

as

Squad Leader

Battle Cry

1975

Battle Cry

as

Narrator

The Daring Nun

1968

The Daring Nun

as

Goro Isaoka

The Militarists

1970

The Militarists

as

Sano

Sandakan No. 8

1974

Sandakan No. 8

as

Yamamoto

Dynamite Don-Don

1978

Dynamite Don-Don

as

Yuichi

Oh, Bomb!

1964

Oh, Bomb!

as

Yasaburo Yatou

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

as

First Samurai

The Homeless

1974

The Homeless

as

Tappei

Rodan

1956

Rodan

as

Senkichi

Black Strait

1964

Black Strait

as

Tetsuji Onuki

Harakiri

1962

Harakiri

as

Hayato Yazaki

The Fossil

1975

The Fossil

as

Taisuke, Tajihei's brother

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

as

Chief of Staff Ueno

The Spy

1965

The Spy

as

Young Swordsman

1963

Young Swordsman

as

Shimamura Kazuma

The Fort of Death

1969

The Fort of Death

as

Mondo Shibaike

Warring Clans

1963

Warring Clans

as

Harunezuni

Outlaw: Black Dagger

1968

Outlaw: Black Dagger

as

Kensuke Miura

Blueprint of Murder

1961

Blueprint of Murder

as

Shizuo Komatsu

Shogun's Samurai

1978

Shogun's Samurai

as

Gyobu Amano

The Fixer

1979

The Fixer

as

A Killer's Key

1967

A Killer's Key

as

Ishino

Rub Out the Past

1966

Rub Out the Past

as

Kosuke Tatsumi

Lord Mito

1978

Lord Mito

as

Kazaguruma no Yashichi

The Fossil

1975

The Fossil

as

Taisuke (Itskuki's brother)

Blood End

1969

Blood End

as

Chôgorô

Willful Murder

1981

Willful Murder

as

Toyama

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as

(uncredited)

Operation Sewer Rats

1962

Operation Sewer Rats

as

Sgt. Miyoshi

Sugata Sanshiro

1977

Sugata Sanshiro

as

Saburo Monma

Tenchu!

1969

Tenchu!

as

The Story of Jiro

1987

The Story of Jiro

as

東医師

The Last Gunfight

1960

The Last Gunfight

as

Deputy Mochizuki

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

First Lieutnenant Kuroda

対決

1967

対決

as

Gomez's Name is Gomez

1967

Gomez's Name is Gomez

as

Detective Ruki

Mito Komon

Mito Komon

as

風車の弥七

Production

Crew

Directing