Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Acting
Born Sep 18, 1961
From Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

​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

Filmography — Acting

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
7.1
2005

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

Kenichi Takata (voice)

Dororo
7.0
2007

Dororo

Kagemitsu Daigo

47 Ronin
7.3
1994

47 Ronin

Matashiro Irobe

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
7.4
2003

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

Kanichiro Yoshimura

The Magic Hour
7.5
2008

The Magic Hour

Toru Iwata

A Ghost of a Chance
7.2
2011

A Ghost of a Chance

Osano

Tales of the Unusual
6.6
2000

Tales of the Unusual

(segment "Samurai Cellular")

The Imperial Navy
6.6
1981

The Imperial Navy

Masato Odagiri

Rockers
5.8
2003

Rockers

The Firefly
7.0
2001

The Firefly

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
6.2
2003

Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Lai Qi

Princess from the Moon
6.4
1987

Princess from the Moon

Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military

We Make Antiques!
7.7
2018

We Make Antiques!

Norio Koike

Moving
7.5
1993

Moving

Kenichi

Good Morning Show
8.0
2016

Good Morning Show

Shingo Sumida

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
7.7
2023

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

Norio Koike

Make-Up
1984

Make-Up

Kusaka

We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
8.3
2020

We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous

Norio Koike

The Wings of the Kirin
6.3
2012

The Wings of the Kirin

Takeaki Aoyagi

Hero
6.5
2007

Hero

Akihiko Takida

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
6.1
1986

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Kenjiro Shimada

Those Swell Yakuza
6.0
1988

Those Swell Yakuza

The Warring States
4.4
2011

The Warring States

King of Qi

Wild 7
5.9
2011

Wild 7

Yakuza Warfare
6.0
1991

Yakuza Warfare

Samurai Gangsters
2008

Samurai Gangsters

Jirocho Shimizu

Princess Toyotomi
5.9
2011

Princess Toyotomi

Koichi Sanada

Aegis
4.2
2005

Aegis

Yong Fa

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
6.3
2009

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

Hiroshi Kataoka

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
6.1
2019

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager

Ken San
6.0
2016

Ken San

Narrator

Tora-san Goes Religious?
8.0
1983

Tora-san Goes Religious?

Kazumichi

A Hardest Night!!
6.1
2005

A Hardest Night!!

Hashita

The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986

The Hall of the Crying Deer

Silence of the Sea
8.5
2024

Silence of the Sea

Suiken

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
7.4
2012

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

Mitsukuni Mito

The Burmese Harp
5.2
1985

The Burmese Harp

Pvt. Mizushima

A Flawless Concierge
5.5
2011

A Flawless Concierge

Osano

HERO SP
5.7
2006

HERO SP

Akihiko Takida

Snow on The Blades
6.7
2014

Snow on The Blades

Kingo Shimura

Tokyo Heaven
6.7
1990

Tokyo Heaven

Fumio Amamiya

MARKS
5.0
1995

MARKS

Yuichiro Goda

The Empty Table
5.3
1985

The Empty Table

Otohiko Kidoji

F2 Grand Prix
1984

F2 Grand Prix

Nakano

Time Never Stops
10.0
2014

Time Never Stops

Ryosuke Saigo

Hit Me Anyone One More Time
6.9
2019

Hit Me Anyone One More Time

Keisuke Kuroda

Shinsengumi
2000

Shinsengumi

Falling into the Evening
5.0
1998

Falling into the Evening

Shibata

Begging for Love
6.3
1998

Begging for Love

Fumio Chin

Actress
7.0
1987

Actress

Heinosuke Gosho

Onmyoji II
5.8
2003

Onmyoji II

Genkaku

Flower and Sword
8.0
2017

Flower and Sword

Nobunaga Oda

Legend of Plumeria
1983

Legend of Plumeria

Shinji Terao

Shura Group Part 2
2002

Shura Group Part 2

YUKIKAZE
9.3
2025

YUKIKAZE

Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
2002

Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

Shura Group
2002

Shura Group

The Greatest Man in the World
1986

The Greatest Man in the World

Nise

Phoenix
2007

Phoenix

Shura Group Part 3
2002

Shura Group Part 3

Lanterns on Blue Waters
5.2
1983

Lanterns on Blue Waters

Love Letter
1998

Love Letter

Owls' Castle
5.8
1999

Owls' Castle

Tsuzura Juzo

Fusa
5.7
1995

Fusa

Gekashitsu
1992

Gekashitsu

Kiyonaga

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
7.7
2022

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

1750 Days of Turbulence
8.0
1990

1750 Days of Turbulence

2002

Shura Group Part 1

Darkness in the Light
5.8
2001

Darkness in the Light

Makoto Sasano

Railways
7.0
2010

Railways

Hajime Tsutsui

Kofuku no Alibi: Picture
2016

Kofuku no Alibi: Picture

Zankyo
1999

Zankyo

Again
4.8
2015

Again

Haruhiko Sakacho

Big Joys, Small Sorrows
6.0
1986

Big Joys, Small Sorrows

7.0
1992

Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!

劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編
7.0
2020

劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編

Marriage
1993

Marriage

Masahiko Tendo

Second to Last Love
2012

Second to Last Love

三谷幸喜「short cut」
6.0
2011

三谷幸喜「short cut」

Pro Bono
2010

Pro Bono

Sawaki

Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
2006

Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company