Kiichi Nakai

Born: 1961-09-18

​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.


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Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II

as Genkaku
Released: 2003-10-04

A group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family...

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Warriors of Heaven and Earth

as Lai Qi
Released: 2003-09-23

A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan...

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

as Ken-ichi Takata (voice)
Released: 2005-12-22

Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is...

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When the Last Sword Is Drawn

as Kanichiro Yoshimura
Released: 2003-01-18

Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children...

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Dororo

as Kagemitsu Daigo
Released: 2007-03-15

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a...

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Princess from the Moon

as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Released: 1987-09-26

Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they...

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Hero

as Akihiko Takida
Released: 2007-09-08

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Moving

as Kenichi
Released: 1993-03-20

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The Magic Hour

as Toru Iwata
Released: 2008-06-07

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The Imperial Navy

as Masato Odagiri
Released: 1981-08-08

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We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous

as Norio Koike
Released: 2020-01-31

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The Wings of the Kirin

as Takeaki Aoyagi
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A Ghost of a Chance

as Osano
Released: 2011-10-29

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We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

as Norio Koike
Released: 2023-01-06

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Kofuku no Alibi: Picture

as uncredited
Released: 2016-11-18

Stories depicting ordinary people revolving around ceremonial occasions. Without knowing that...

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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

as Mitsukuni Mito
Released: 2012-09-15

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The Warring States

as King of Qi
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Rockers

as uncredited
Released: 2003-09-27

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Wild 7

as uncredited
Released: 2011-12-21

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Railways

as Hajime Tsutsui
Released: 2010-05-29

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47 Ronin

as Matashiro Irobe
Released: 1994-10-22

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is...

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Aegis

as Yong Fa
Released: 2005-07-30

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Tales of the Unusual

as (segment "Samurai Cellular")
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The Firefly

as uncredited
Released: 2001-05-01

Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look...

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Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

as Hiroshi Kataoka
Released: 2009-07-18

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Snow on The Blades

as Kingo Shimura
Released: 2014-09-20

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Tokyo Heaven

as Fumio Amamiya
Released: 1990-06-09

A pampered young model is killed in a traffic accident. Given the chance to return to earth, she...

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Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
Released: 2019-05-24

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1750 Days of Turbulence

as uncredited
Released: 1990-09-15

After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.

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Love Letter

as uncredited
Released: 1998-05-23

A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got...

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Flower and Sword

as Nobunaga Oda
Released: 2017-06-03

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Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

as Kenjiro Shimada
Released: 1986-08-02

Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio...

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We Make Antiques!

as Norio Koike
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Begging for Love

as Fumio Chin
Released: 1998-09-25

During a quest to find a Taiwanese father's grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused.

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Those Swell Yakuza

as uncredited
Released: 1988-06-11

Ryo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him,...

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Tora-san Goes Religious?

as Kazumichi
Released: 1983-12-28

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late...

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Hit Me Anyone One More Time

as Keisuke Kuroda
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Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of...

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MARKS

as Yuichiro Goda
Released: 1995-04-22

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Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

as uncredited
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Princess Toyotomi

as Koichi Sanada
Released: 2011-05-28

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A Flawless Concierge

as uncredited
Released: 2011-11-05

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Shura Group

as uncredited
Released: 2002-02-16

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Legend of Plumeria

as Shinji Terao
Released: 1983-07-02

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Short Cut

as uncredited
Released: 2011-11-03

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A Hardest Night!!

as Hashita
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Again

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Released: 2015-01-17

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Darkness in the Light

as Makoto Sasano
Released: 2001-02-17

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Fusa

as uncredited
Released: 1993-04-01

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have...

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Ken San

as Narrator
Released: 2016-08-20

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken...

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Good Morning Show

as Shingo Sumida
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The morning variety show, a staple of television around the world, offers news and entertainment...

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The Hall of the Crying Deer

as uncredited
Released: 1986-09-20

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Big Joys, Small Sorrows

as uncredited
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A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends...

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Time Never Stops

as Ryosuke Saigo
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Owls' Castle

as Tsuzura Juzo
Released: 1999-10-30

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Actress

as Heinosuke Gosho
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Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with...

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Samurai Gangsters

as Jirocho Shimizu
Released: 2008-09-20

Jirocho (Kiichi Nakai), a fledgling bakuto who left his wife, goes on a year-long training with...

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劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編

as uncredited
Released: 2020-10-31

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F2 grand prix

as Nakano
Released: 1984-04-14

Drama set in the world of Formula 2 motor racing in Japan.

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Yakuza Warfare

as uncredited
Released: 1991-11-09

Two childhood friends find themselves caught in the midst of an all-out turf war between rival...

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Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

as uncredited
Released: 2002-09-14

Film about Sakamoto Ryōma. The focus is on Oryo, the maid who became Ryoma’s wife and lived with...

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Shinsengumi

as uncredited
Released: 2000-01-15

Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the...

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Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company

as uncredited
Released: 2006-02-11

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The Burmese Harp

as Pvt. Mizushima
Released: 1985-07-20

In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen...

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Second to Last Love

as uncredited
Released: 2012-11-02

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The Empty Table

as Otohiko Kidoji
Released: 1985-11-01

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Gekashitsu

as Kiyonaga
Released: 1992-02-08

Melodrama about a woman refusing surgery.

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Marriage

as Masahiko Tendo
Released: 1993-07-16

An omnibus featuring the work of three different filmmakers.

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Zankyo

as uncredited
Released: 1999-02-13

The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan.

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Make-Up

as Kusaka
Released: 1984-05-02

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Falling into the Evening

as Shibata
Released: 1998-11-07

Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It’s been a very happy time...

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Phoenix

as uncredited
Released: 2007-11-30

Chinese film directed by Jin Chen.

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Pro Bono

as Sawaki
Released: 2010-03-16

The prominent lawyer Kinya Ohtsuka looks over the case of the falsely indicted man who was...

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The Greatest Man in the World

as Nise
Released: 1986-10-25

Remake of classic samurai film of 1932

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Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-10-04

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Tales of the Bizarre

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-04-19

Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show...

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Yoshitsune

as Kamakura's first Sho-Gun
First aired: 2005-01-09

Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11...

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Kumokiri Nizaemon

as Kumokiri Nizaemon
First aired: 2013-04-10

During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active...

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Hero

as Akihiko Takita
First aired: 2001-01-08

Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a...

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Taira no Kiyomori

as Taira no Tadamori
First aired: 2012-01-08

Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever...

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Taira no Kiyomori

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-01-08

Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever...

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Takeda Shingen

as Takeda Shingen
First aired: 1988-01-10

There was a very turbulent time in the warring period in the history, and Takeda Shingen is...

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Second to Last Love

as Nagakura Wahei
First aired: 2012-01-12

Chiaki Yoshino is a TV producer. She is 45-years-old and single. Chiaki Yoshino worries about...

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Keigo Higashino Mysteries

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-07-05

11 mysteries, 11 actors. Japan's favorite mystery author, the world of Higashino Keigo comes to...

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The History of Our Family

as Jyuichi Shishimaru
First aired: 2010-04-09

Wagaya no Rekishi is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April...

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Kareinaru ichizoku

as Manpyo Daisuke
First aired: 2021-04-18

Daisuke Manpyō is the owner and president of the successful Hanshin Bank. He also owns several...

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Musashi

as Munenori Yagyu
First aired: 2003-01-05

Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the...

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The Travel Nurse

as Shizauka Kuki
First aired: 2022-10-20

Nasuda Ayumi is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an...

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Jaja uma narashi

as Ryuichiro Yamada
First aired: 1993-07-05

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Smile

as Ito Kazuma
First aired: 2009-04-17

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Garden of the Wind

as Sadami Shiratori
First aired: 2008-10-09

The lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was...

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Rice Curry

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-04-03

Set in the majestic Canadian wilderness, the drama depicts the adolescence and love of three...

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Priceless

as Kengo Moai
First aired: 2012-10-22

Originally a mid-level manager (Kimura Takuya) with a promising future in a big corporation and...

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Kyouen NG

as Toyama Eiji
First aired: 2020-10-26

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ふぞろいの林檎たち

as 仲手川 良雄
First aired: 1983-05-27

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Bring Me to the Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-04-11

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Natsuko no Sake

as 佐伯康男
First aired: 1994-01-12

Natsuko, who was a copywriter, starts to cultivate rice called Tatsunishiki, which is a phantom...

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SWITCH Interview Masters

as uncredited
First aired: 2013-04-06

Two charismatic people from completely different fields who usually have no contact with each...

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I Miss Age 35

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-04-18

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Memory

as Hidehisa Honjo
First aired: 2018-03-21

A human drama describing the life of a talented lawyer diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s,...

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Kinpika

as Kenta Sakaguchi
First aired: 2016-02-13

Kenta Sakaguchi was a yakuza member and he spent 13 years in prison for killing a rival yakuza...

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Barefoot Gen

as Daikichi Nakaoka
First aired: 2007-08-10

Hadashi no Gen is a Japanese television special drama. The drama come from the one of the...

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風博士

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-10-13

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Semi-double

as Sho Jinguji
First aired: 1999-04-14

Ki-ichi Nakai acts university professor Jinguji studying psychology. For his heartless...

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中国文明の謎

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-10-14

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Lunch ON!

as Self (narration)
First aired: 2011-05-07

From salarymen's lunches to the CEOs of trending companies, and even admired sports players....

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