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 & TV Shows
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Dororo (2007) — Kagemitsu Daigo
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) — Kanichiro Yoshimura
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Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003) — Lai Qi
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) — Kenichi Takata (voice)
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Moving (1993) — Kenichi
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The Magic Hour (2008) — Toru Iwata
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A Ghost of a Chance (2011) — Osano
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The Wings of the Kirin (2012) — Takeaki Aoyagi
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Hero (2007) — Akihiko Takida
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Princess from the Moon (1987) — Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
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47 Ronin (1994) — Matashiro Irobe
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Onmyoji II (2003) — Genkaku
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Rockers (2003)
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The Imperial Navy (1981) — Masato Odagiri
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Snow on The Blades (2014) — Kingo Shimura
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The Warring States (2011) — King of Qi
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Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019) — Keisuke Kuroda
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Tales of the Unusual (2000) — (segment "Samurai Cellular")
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Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019) — Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
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Wild 7 (2011)
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Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009) — Hiroshi Kataoka
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Taira no Kiyomori (2012) — Taira no Tadamori
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Priceless (2012) — Kengo Moai
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Keigo Higashino Mysteries (2012)
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Again (2015) — Haruhiko Sakacho
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Princess Toyotomi (2011) — Koichi Sanada
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Tokyo Heaven (1990) — Fumio Amamiya
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012) — Mitsukuni Mito
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Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986) — Kenjiro Shimada
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The Burmese Harp (1985) — Pvt. Mizushima
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Kareinaru ichizoku (2021) — Manpyo Daisuke
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Musashi (2003) — Munenori Yagyu
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Railways (2010) — Hajime Tsutsui
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A Hardest Night!! (2005) — Hashita
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Fusa (1995)
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We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023) — Norio Koike
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We Make Antiques! (2018) — Norio Koike
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Yoshitsune (2005) — Kamakura's first Sho-Gun
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Owls' Castle (1999) — Tsuzura Juzo
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Good Morning Show (2016) — Shingo Sumida