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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-09-18 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

Kiichi Nakai

Киити Накаи

나카이 키이치

Kiichi Nakai

Biography

​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

Acting

47 Ronin

1994

47 Ronin

as

Matashiro Irobe

Tales of the Unusual

2000

Tales of the Unusual

as

(segment "Samurai Cellular")

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

as

Kanichiro Yoshimura

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

as

Kenichi Takata (voice)

Dororo

2007

Dororo

as

Kagemitsu Daigo

Onmyoji II

2003

Onmyoji II

as

Genkaku

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

2009

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

as

Hiroshi Kataoka

The Magic Hour

2008

The Magic Hour

as

Toru Iwata

Princess from the Moon

1987

Princess from the Moon

as

Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military

Railways

2010

Railways

as

Hajime Tsutsui

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

2019

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

as

Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager

Princess Toyotomi

2011

Princess Toyotomi

as

Koichi Sanada

Marriage

1993

Marriage

as

Masahiko Tendo

Moving

1993

Moving

as

Kenichi

Tokyo Heaven

1990

Tokyo Heaven

as

Fumio Amamiya

Aegis

2005

Aegis

as

Yong Fa

Owls' Castle

1999

Owls' Castle

as

Tsuzura Juzo

A Hardest Night!!

2005

A Hardest Night!!

as

Hashita

Darkness in the Light

2001

Darkness in the Light

as

Makoto Sasano

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

2012

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

as

Mitsukuni Mito

Zankyo

1999

Zankyo

as

Pro Bono

2010

Pro Bono

as

Sawaki

Snow on The Blades

2014

Snow on The Blades

as

Kingo Shimura

Fusa

1995

Fusa

as

The Empty Table

1985

The Empty Table

as

Otohiko Kidoji

Gekashitsu

1992

Gekashitsu

as

Kiyonaga

Rockers

2003

Rockers

as

Hero

2007

Hero

as

Akihiko Takida

MARKS

1995

MARKS

as

Yuichiro Goda

The Wings of the Kirin

2012

The Wings of the Kirin

as

Takeaki Aoyagi

F2 Grand Prix

1984

F2 Grand Prix

as

Nakano

Begging for Love

1998

Begging for Love

as

Fumio Chin

Samurai Gangsters

2008

Samurai Gangsters

as

Jirocho Shimizu

Time Never Stops

2014

Time Never Stops

as

Ryosuke Saigo

Again

2015

Again

as

Haruhiko Sakacho

The Burmese Harp

1985

The Burmese Harp

as

Pvt. Mizushima

Silence of the Sea

2024

Silence of the Sea

as

Suiken

Good Morning Show

2016

Good Morning Show

as

Shingo Sumida

Ken San

2016

Ken San

as

Narrator

Flower and Sword

2017

Flower and Sword

as

Nobunaga Oda

Phoenix

2007

Phoenix

as

We Make Antiques!

2018

We Make Antiques!

as

Norio Koike

Short Cut

2011

Short Cut

as

The Warring States

2011

The Warring States

as

King of Qi

Hit Me Anyone One More Time

2019

Hit Me Anyone One More Time

as

Keisuke Kuroda

The Imperial Navy

1981

The Imperial Navy

as

Masato Odagiri

Actress

1987

Actress

as

Heinosuke Gosho

Make-Up

1984

Make-Up

as

Kusaka

Wild 7

2011

Wild 7

as

Legend of Plumeria

1983

Legend of Plumeria

as

Shinji Terao

YUKIKAZE

2025

YUKIKAZE

as

HERO SP

2006

HERO SP

as

Akihiko Takida / 泷田明彦

Kareinaru ichizoku

Kareinaru ichizoku

as

Manpyo Daisuke

Natsuko no Sake

Natsuko no Sake

as

佐伯康男

Semi-double

Semi-double

as

Sho Jinguji

Smile

Smile

as

Ito Kazuma

Yoshitsune

Yoshitsune

as

Kamakura's first Sho-Gun

Musashi

Musashi

as

Munenori Yagyu

Jaja uma narashi

Jaja uma narashi

as

Ryuichiro Yamada

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori

as

Taira no Tadamori

Second to Last Love

Second to Last Love

as

Nagakura Wahei

Kinpika

Kinpika

as

Kenta Sakaguchi

The History of Our Family

The History of Our Family

as

Jyuichi Shishimaru

Garden of the Wind

Garden of the Wind

as

Sadami Shiratori

Lunch ON!

Lunch ON!

as

Self (narration)

Priceless

Priceless

as

Kengo Moai

Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen

as

Daikichi Nakaoka

ふぞろいの林檎たち

ふぞろいの林檎たち

as

仲手川 良雄

Memory

Memory

as

Hidehisa Honjo

Kumokiri Nizaemon

Kumokiri Nizaemon

as

Kumokiri Nizaemon

Kinpika

Kinpika

as

阪口健太

Kyouen NG

Kyouen NG

as

Toyama Eiji

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

as

Takeda Shingen

The Travel Nurse

The Travel Nurse

as

Kuki Shizuka

Second to Last Love 3

Second to Last Love 3

as

长仓和平

はだしのゲン

はだしのゲン

as

中岡 大吉

Production

Crew

Directing