Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Born 1961-09-18 (age 64) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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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.

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Known For

The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy

1981

as Masato Odagiri

YUKIKAZE
Dororo
Dororo

2007

as Kagemitsu Daigo

Those Swell Yakuza
The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour

2008

as Toru Iwata

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Hero
Hero

2007

as Akihiko Takida

Gekashitsu
Gekashitsu

1992

as Kiyonaga

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

2012

as Mitsukuni Mito

Tales of the Unusual
Tales of the Unusual

2000

as (segment "Samurai Cellular")

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005

as Kenichi Takata (voice)

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003

as Kanichiro Yoshimura

A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance

2011

as Osano

Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon

1987

as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military

Rockers
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

2019

as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager

The Wings of the Kirin
The Wings of the Kirin

2012

as Takeaki Aoyagi

Aegis
Aegis

2005

as Yong Fa

47 Ronin
47 Ronin

1994

as Matashiro Irobe