Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Acting
Born 1961-09-18Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Movies (83)

Those Swell Yakuza
8.0

Those Swell Yakuza

1988Movie8.0
Silence of the Sea
8.5

Silence of the Sea

2024Movie8.5
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
6.2

Warriors of Heaven and Earth

2003Movie6.2
The Magic Hour
7.5

The Magic Hour

2008Movie7.5
YUKIKAZE
9.0

YUKIKAZE

2025Movie9.0
Darkness in the Light
6.8

Darkness in the Light

2001Movie6.8
Battleship Yamato

Battleship Yamato

1990Movie
Hero
6.5

Hero

2007Movie6.5
Tales of the Unusual
6.8

Tales of the Unusual

2000Movie6.8
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
7.4

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003Movie7.4
Lanterns on Blue Waters
5.8

Lanterns on Blue Waters

1983Movie5.8
Begging for Love
7.0

Begging for Love

1998Movie7.0
Moving
7.5

Moving

1993Movie7.5
47 Ronin
7.4

47 Ronin

1994Movie7.4
The Warring States
4.6

The Warring States

2011Movie4.6
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
7.1

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005Movie7.1
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
6.6

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986Movie6.6
Snow on The Blades
6.7

Snow on The Blades

2014Movie6.7
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
6.8

Big Joys, Small Sorrows

1986Movie6.8
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
6.9

Hit Me Anyone One More Time

2019Movie6.9
Dororo
7.1

Dororo

2007Movie7.1
The Burmese Harp
5.6

The Burmese Harp

1985Movie5.6
Good Morning Show
7.8

Good Morning Show

2016Movie7.8
Rockers
6.1

Rockers

2003Movie6.1
A Ghost of a Chance
7.3

A Ghost of a Chance

2011Movie7.3
MARKS
6.0

MARKS

1995Movie6.0
The Wings of the Kirin
6.5

The Wings of the Kirin

2012Movie6.5
A Hardest Night!!
6.1

A Hardest Night!!

2005Movie6.1
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
7.8

We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous

2020Movie7.8
Wild 7
5.7

Wild 7

2011Movie5.7
The Firefly
7.5

The Firefly

2001Movie7.5
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
7.4

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

2012Movie7.4
Aegis
5.5

Aegis

2005Movie5.5
三谷幸喜「short cut」
6.0

三谷幸喜「short cut」

2011Movie6.0
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
6.2

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

2019Movie6.2
Time Never Stops
10.0

Time Never Stops

2014Movie10.0
Owls' Castle
6.0

Owls' Castle

1999Movie6.0
Tora-san Goes Religious?
7.7

Tora-san Goes Religious?

1983Movie7.7
Princess from the Moon
6.4

Princess from the Moon

1987Movie6.4
Railways
7.0

Railways

2010Movie7.0
The Hall of the Crying Deer
9.0

The Hall of the Crying Deer

1986Movie9.0
Onmyoji II
6.0

Onmyoji II

2003Movie6.0
The Greatest Man in the World
10.0

The Greatest Man in the World

1986Movie10.0
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
6.2

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

2009Movie6.2
Shura Group

Shura Group

2002Movie
The Imperial Navy
6.6

The Imperial Navy

1981Movie6.6
HERO SP
5.7

HERO SP

2006Movie5.7
Pro Bono

Pro Bono

2010Movie
We Make Antiques!
7.5

We Make Antiques!

2018Movie7.5
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture

Kofuku no Alibi: Picture

2016Movie
1750 Days of Turbulence
8.3

1750 Days of Turbulence

1990Movie8.3
Tokyo Heaven
6.6

Tokyo Heaven

1990Movie6.6
Actress
7.7

Actress

1987Movie7.7
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
7.0

Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company

2006Movie7.0
Marriage
9.0

Marriage

1993Movie9.0
The Empty Table
6.9

The Empty Table

1985Movie6.9
Again
4.8

Again

2015Movie4.8
Flower and Sword
8.0

Flower and Sword

2017Movie8.0
Legend of Plumeria

Legend of Plumeria

1983Movie
Princess Toyotomi
5.7

Princess Toyotomi

2011Movie5.7
Samurai Gangsters

Samurai Gangsters

2008Movie
Ken San
6.7

Ken San

2016Movie6.7
Yakuza Warfare
7.5

Yakuza Warfare

1991Movie7.5
F2 Grand Prix
8.0

F2 Grand Prix

1984Movie8.0
Gekashitsu
9.0

Gekashitsu

1992Movie9.0
Falling into the Evening
7.0

Falling into the Evening

1998Movie7.0
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
7.7

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

2023Movie7.7
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
7.7

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

2022Movie7.7
Oddball Nippon

Oddball Nippon

1983Movie
A Flawless Concierge
5.0

A Flawless Concierge

2011Movie5.0
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
10.0

Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

2002Movie10.0
Shura Group Part 1

Shura Group Part 1

2002Movie
Love Letter
8.0

Love Letter

1998Movie8.0
Zankyo

Zankyo

1999Movie
Make-Up
10.0

Make-Up

1984Movie10.0
Fusa
5.9

Fusa

1995Movie5.9
Second to Last Love

Second to Last Love

2012Movie
Shura Group Part 3

Shura Group Part 3

2002Movie
劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編
7.0

劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編

2020Movie7.0
Shinsengumi
9.0

Shinsengumi

2000Movie9.0
Shura Group Part 2

Shura Group Part 2

2002Movie
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
7.0

Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!

1992Movie7.0
Phoenix

Phoenix

2007Movie

TV Shows (41)

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
9.5

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990Series9.5
Tales of the Bizarre
7.8

Tales of the Bizarre

1990Series7.8
Kumokiri Nizaemon
9.0

Kumokiri Nizaemon

2013Series9.0
Taira no Kiyomori
8.0

Taira no Kiyomori

2012Series8.0
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
6.7

Keigo Higashino Mysteries

2012Series6.7
Yoshitsune
8.3

Yoshitsune

2005Series8.3
The Travel Nurse
7.3

The Travel Nurse

2022Series7.3
Takeda Shingen
7.5

Takeda Shingen

1988Series7.5
Musashi
8.4

Musashi

2003Series8.4
Priceless
8.1

Priceless

2012Series8.1
Second to Last Love
7.0

Second to Last Love

2012Series7.0
Good Mourning

Good Mourning

1994Series
Garden of the Wind

Garden of the Wind

2008Series
The History of Our Family
6.7

The History of Our Family

2010Series6.7
Smile
7.8

Smile

2009Series7.8
Haha no Matsu Sato
9.0

Haha no Matsu Sato

2024Series9.0
Second to Last Love 3
6.0

Second to Last Love 3

2025Series6.0
Kareinaru ichizoku
7.9

Kareinaru ichizoku

2021Series7.9
I Miss Age 35

I Miss Age 35

1996Series
Bring Me to the Hotel
7.0

Bring Me to the Hotel

2001Series7.0
Kyouen NG
7.5

Kyouen NG

2020Series7.5
ふぞろいの林檎たち
6.0

ふぞろいの林檎たち

1983Series6.0
Kinpika

Kinpika

2016Series
Natsuko no Sake
6.0

Natsuko no Sake

1994Series6.0
Rice Curry

Rice Curry

1986Series
Jaja uma narashi
10.0

Jaja uma narashi

1993Series10.0
SWITCH Interview Masters
8.5

SWITCH Interview Masters

2013Series8.5
Memory
7.5

Memory

2018Series7.5
Semi-double

Semi-double

1999Series
Love From a Lie
10.0

Love From a Lie

2001Series10.0
Love Still Hasn't Begun
9.0

Love Still Hasn't Begun

1995Series9.0
はだしのゲン
10.0

はだしのゲン

2007Series10.0
「銀座ゴルフ倶楽部 presented by テーラーメイド」

「銀座ゴルフ倶楽部 presented by テーラーメイド」

2022Series
Barefoot Gen
7.0

Barefoot Gen

2007Series7.0
Lunch ON!

Lunch ON!

2011Series
玩具の神様

玩具の神様

1999Series
風博士

風博士

2019Series
娘の結婚

娘の結婚

2018Series
中国文明の謎
8.0

中国文明の謎

2012Series8.0
NASA〜未来から落ちてきた男〜

NASA〜未来から落ちてきた男〜

1991Series
花揺れ

花揺れ

1983Series