Tatsuya Nakadai — Actor (53)
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The Wolves (1971) [Movie] TMDB
出所祝い
director: Hideo Gosha actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Noboru Andō …
other title: 出所祝い / Les Loups
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi's closest ally.
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Duel at Fort Ezo (1970) [Movie] TMDB
蝦夷館の決闘
director: Kengo Furusawa actor: Yūzō Kayama / Rentaro Mikuni …
other title: 蝦夷館の決闘
1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's daughter, the village leader's daughter and a secret treasure add up to the adventure.
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The Age of Assassins (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
殺人狂時代
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Reiko Dan …
other title: 殺人狂時代 / L' Age d'or des assassins
A nerdy young college instructor named Shinji Kikyo returns home one day to find himself the target of a mad assassin. Surviving somewhat miraculously, he fends off other assassins and with the help of reporter Keiko Tsurumaki and car mechanic Bill Otomo, eventually discovering that a "population control" association is really an assassination squad led by Shogo Mizorogi, who has been training patients of a mental asylum to become killers.
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The Thick-Walled Room (1956) [Movie] TMDB Douban WikiData IMDb
壁あつき部屋
director: Masaki Kobayashi actor: Kō Mishima / Torahiko Hamada …
other title: 壁あつき部屋 / O Quarto de Paredes Espessas …
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
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Zatoichi: The Last (2010) [Movie] TMDB
座頭市 THE LAST
director: Junji Sakamoto actor: Shingo Katori / Satomi Ishihara …
other title: 座頭市 THE LAST / Zatôichi : The Last
A blind master swordsman attempts to lead a quiet life with his wife but he is provoked back into battle.
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Like Asura (2003) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData IMDb Douban
阿修羅のごとく
director: Yoshimitsu Morita actor: Shinobu Otake / Hitomi Kuroki …
other title: 阿修羅のごとく
The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a private detective to investigate.
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The Face of Another (1966) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb
他人の顔
8.6 (7 ratings) director: Hiroshi Teshigahara actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Mikijiro Hira …
other title: Il volto di un altro / 他人の顔 …
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb
人間の條件　完結篇
director: Masaki Kobayashi actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Michiyo Aratama …
other title: La Condizione Umana: Parte III – La preghiera del soldato / 人間の條件　完結篇 …
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993) [Movie] TMDB
子連れ狼 その小さき手に
director: Akira Inoue actor: Masakazu Tamura / Tatsuya Nakadai …
other title: 子連れ狼 その小さき手に / Baby Cart vol.08 : Le conflit final …
A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a plot by the evil Yagyu Clan to take away his position and replace him with a member of their own family. When his wife is murdered and evidence is produced that he was plotting against the Shogun the Code of Bushido calls for him and his son to commit sepuku. Instead he defies the Shogun's orders and takes up arms against his enemies, becoming an assassin for hire.
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
座頭市あばれ火祭り
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Shintarō Katsu / Tatsuya Nakadai …
other title: The Festival of Fire / La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 21 : Le Shogun de l'ombre …
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
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Samurai Banners (2007) [TV] TMDB
風林火山
actor: Seiyo Uchino / Ennosuke Ichikawa …
other title: 風林火山
Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007.

The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain."
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982) [Movie] TMDB
鬼龍院花子の生涯
director: Hideo Gosha actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Masako Natsume …
other title: 鬼龍院花子の生涯 / Onimasa: Um Padrinho Japonês …
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
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A Sinner's Lie (2014) [TV] TMDB
罪人の嘘
actor: Hideaki Ito / Yoshino Kimura …
other title: 罪人の嘘
Serious legal thriller starring Hideaki Ito which depicts the glory and the darkness of an infamous and highly paid lawyer.
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb
人間の條件　第３部望郷篇／第４部戦雲篇
director: Masaki Kobayashi actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Michiyo Aratama …
other title: La Condizione Umana: Parte II – Cammino verso l'eternità / Guerra e Humanidade II: Estrada Para a Eternidade …
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
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Through the Mist (2009) [Movie] TMDB
Dédé, à travers les brumes
director: Jean-Philippe Duval actor: Sébastien Ricard / Joseph Mesiano …
other title: Dédé, à travers les brumes
A biopic of the late musician Dédé Fortin, the singer, songwriter, and founder of a very popular Québécois band called "Les Colocs".
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Japan's Longest Day (1967) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
日本のいちばん長い日
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Seiji Miyaguchi / Rokkō Toura …
other title: The Emperor and a General / Le jour le plus long du Japon …
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
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I Am a Cat (1975) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
吾輩は猫である
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Eiji Okada …
other title: Je suis un chat / 吾輩は猫である …
Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are especially fans of Nakadai will appreciate how the actor comically rants about here. His home life is almost disastrous, with a ditzy (but attractive) wife, three young children, a loud school nearby that’s controlled by a corrupt businessman he loathes, and frequent visits from layabout friends. And the grey-furred, green-eyed cat!