Kiichi Nakai

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 18, 1961 (64 yrs)

place of birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

also known as

Kiichi Nakai · Киити Накаи · 나카이 키이치

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Dororo
7.1

Dororo

2007as Kagemitsu Daigo
The Magic Hour
7.5

The Magic Hour

2008as Toru Iwata
The Imperial Navy
6.6

The Imperial Navy

1981as Masato Odagiri
YUKIKAZE
9.0

YUKIKAZE

2025
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
6.2

Warriors of Heaven and Earth

2003as Lai Qi
A Ghost of a Chance
7.3

A Ghost of a Chance

2011as Osano
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
7.4

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003as Kanichiro Yoshimura
Princess from the Moon
6.4

Princess from the Moon

1987as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Tales of the Unusual
6.8

Tales of the Unusual

2000as (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Hero
6.5

Hero

2007as Akihiko Takida
The Wings of the Kirin
6.4

The Wings of the Kirin

2012as Takeaki Aoyagi
47 Ronin
7.4

47 Ronin

1994as Matashiro Irobe
Rockers
6.1

Rockers

2003
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
8.3

We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous

2020as Norio Koike
Those Swell Yakuza
8.0

Those Swell Yakuza

1988
Silence of the Sea
8.5

Silence of the Sea

2024as Suiken
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
7.1

Hit Me Anyone One More Time

2019as Keisuke Kuroda
Samurai Gangsters

Samurai Gangsters

2008as Jirocho Shimizu
Tora-san Goes Religious?
7.7

Tora-san Goes Religious?

1983as Kazumichi
The Warring States
4.6

The Warring States

2011as King of Qi
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
6.2

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

2019as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
Actress
7.7

Actress

1987as Heinosuke Gosho
Moving
7.5

Moving

1993as Kenichi
Yakuza Warfare
7.5

Yakuza Warfare

1991
Owls' Castle
6.0

Owls' Castle

1999as Tsuzura Juzo
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
7.7

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

2023as Norio Koike
Gekashitsu
9.0

Gekashitsu

1992as Kiyonaga
Snow on The Blades
6.7

Snow on The Blades

2014as Kingo Shimura
Onmyoji II
6.0

Onmyoji II

2003as Genkaku
Make-Up
10.0

Make-Up

1984as Kusaka
Begging for Love
7.0

Begging for Love

1998as Fumio Chin
Aegis
5.4

Aegis

2005as Yong Fa
Shinsengumi
9.0

Shinsengumi

2000
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
6.3

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

2009as Hiroshi Kataoka
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
7.1

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

2005as Kenichi Takata (voice)
MARKS
6.0

MARKS

1995as Yuichiro Goda
A Hardest Night!!
6.1

A Hardest Night!!

2005as Hashita
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
7.4

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

2012as Mitsukuni Mito
Ken San
6.7

Ken San

2016as Narrator
Time Never Stops
10.0

Time Never Stops

2014as Ryosuke Saigo
Falling into the Evening
7.0

Falling into the Evening

1998as Shibata
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
6.6

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986as Kenjiro Shimada
The Firefly
7.5

The Firefly

2001
1750 Days of Turbulence
8.3

1750 Days of Turbulence

1990
Marriage
9.0

Marriage

1993as Masahiko Tendo
A Flawless Concierge
5.5

A Flawless Concierge

2011as Osano
F2 Grand Prix
8.0

F2 Grand Prix

1984as Nakano
Wild 7
5.9

Wild 7

2011
We Make Antiques!
7.7

We Make Antiques!

2018as Norio Koike
The Hall of the Crying Deer
9.0

The Hall of the Crying Deer

1986