Quick Facts
Born:
1961-09-18
Birthplace:
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Credits:
123 Total Roles
Kiichi Nakai
Acting
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Biography
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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.
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
Dororo
Kagemitsu Daigo
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Lai Qi
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Kenichi Takata (voice)
Moving
Kenichi
The Magic Hour
Toru Iwata
A Ghost of a Chance
Osano
The Wings of the Kirin
Takeaki Aoyagi
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | YUKIKAZE MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Second to Last Love 3 TV | 长仓和平 |
| 2024 | Silence of the Sea MOVIE | Suiken |
| 2024 | Haha no Matsu Sato TV | Self |
| 2023 | We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams MOVIE | Norio Koike |
| 2022 | The Travel Nurse TV | Kuki Shizuka |
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | 「銀座ゴルフ倶楽部 presented by テーラーメイド」 TV | Self |
| 2021 | Kareinaru ichizoku TV | Manpyo Daisuke |
| 2020 | 劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編 MOVIE | Self |