Tatsuya Nakadai: movies and TV shows
Tatsuya Nakadai has 205 credits in the archive: 192 films and 13 TV series, from 1954 to 2025. Highest rated: Admiral Yamamoto (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1954 – 2025 · busiest year: 1957 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Limit | Narrator | Film | — | 92 |
| 2022 | The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai | Makino Tadayuki | Film | 7.4 | 89 |
| 2022 | Life Work of Akira Kurosawa | Self | Film | 8.0 | 89 |
| 2019 | Sleeping Village | (narration) | Film | 6.7 | 86 |
| 2019 | The Return | Film | 7.3 | 86 | |
| 2019 | A Town and a Tall Chimney | Film | 8.0 | 86 | |
| 2018 | Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu | Narrator | Film | — | 85 |
| 2017 | Lear on the Shore | Kuwahata Chokichi | Film | 6.2 | 84 |
| 2016 | Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor | Yohei Tachibana | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2015 | Before The Leaves Fall | Kenichiro Miya | Film | — | 82 |
| 2015 | A Duel Tale | Film | 8.0 | 82 | |
| 2015 | ふたりの死刑囚 | Narrator | Film | — | 82 |
| 2015 | Nakadai Tatsuya: to Live for Acting | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2015 | NORINTEN 稲塚権次郎物語 | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2014 | A Sinner's Lie | Kenzo Haneda | TV | 8.4 | 81 |
| 2014 | Gun Woman | Hamazaki | Film | 5.0 | 81 |
| 2014 | Giovanni's Island | Older Junpei Senou (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 81 |
| 2014 | Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Self | Film | 6.7 | 81 |
| 2013 | The Tale of The Princess Kaguya | Charcoal-maker Old Man (voice) | Film | 8.1 | 80 |
| 2013 | The Human Trust | Nobuhiro Sasakura | Film | 4.0 | 80 |
| 2013 | Promise: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Case, The Life of a Death-row Inmate | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2012 | Until the Break of Dawn | Sadayuki Akiyama | Film | 6.7 | 79 |
| 2012 | Gaku | Kazama Shin-ichi | Film | — | 79 |
| 2012 | Japan's Tragedy | Fujio Murai | Film | 6.5 | 79 |
| 2010 | Zatoichi: The Last | Tendo | Film | 5.4 | 77 |
| 2010 | Haru's Journey | Tadao Nakai | Film | 6.5 | 77 |
| 2009 | Through the Mist | (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 76 |
| 2009 | Listen to My Heart | Kyozo Hayami | Film | — | 76 |
| 2009 | Tatsuya Nakadai on 'The Human Condition' | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2007 | Samurai Banners | TV | 7.6 | 74 | |
| 2006 | Murder of the Inugami Clan | Sahei Inugami | Film | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2005 | Yamato | Film | 5.4 | 72 | |
| 2005 | Wish Upon a Star | Takanori Wakamiya | Film | — | 72 |
| 2005 | The Taika Reforms | Minabuchi no Syôan | Film | — | 72 |
| 2004 | Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World | Matsumoto Kentaro | TV | 8.4 | 71 |
| 2003 | Like Asura | Kotaro Takezawa | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2002 | Vengeance for Sale | Umetaro Katakura | Film | 6.8 | 69 |
| 2002 | To Dance with the White Dog | Eisuke Nakamoto | Film | 9.0 | 69 |
| 2002 | Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS | Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran' | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 2001 | 嘱託刑事・小山田昭平 旅路の果て | TV | — | 68 | |
| 2000 | Kurosawa | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2000 | After the Rain | Tsuji Gettan | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1999 | Jubaku: Spellbound | Hideaki Sasaki | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1999 | Kurosawa: The Last Emperor | Self | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1996 | The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa | Seijiro Miyazawa | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1995 | A Son of the Good Earth | TV | 10.0 | 62 | |
| 1995 | East Meets West | Kaishu Katsu | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | Kin chan no Cinema Jack | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1993 | Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict | Yagyu Retsudo | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1993 | Summer of the Moonlight Sonata | Film | 9.0 | 60 | |
| 1992 | Wicked City | Daishu | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1992 | Basara: The Princess Goh | Oribe Furuta | Film | 6.9 | 59 |
| 1992 | Faraway Sunset | Kobayashi | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1992 | Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell | TV | — | 59 | |
| 1992 | Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1991 | Heat Wave | Tsunejiro Murai | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1991 | Florence My Love | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1990 | 戦艦大和 | Film | — | 57 | |
| 1990 | 13 Assassins | Film | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 1989 | Return from the River Kwai | Major Harada | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1989 | Four Days of Snow and Blood | Sugiyama | Film | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1989 | Let Him Rest in Peace | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1988 | Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho | Film | 1.0 | 55 | |
| 1988 | Oración | Heihachiro Wagu | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1987 | Hachiko | Shujiro Ueno | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1987 | Taikoki | (Narrator) | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1987 | Trinacria: Porsche 959 | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1986 | Atami Murder Case | Denbei Nikaido | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1986 | Michi | Seiji Tajima | Film | 1.0 | 53 |
| 1985 | Ran | Lord Hidetora Ichimonji | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1985 | The Empty Table | Nobuyuki Kidoji | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1985 | A. K. | Self | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1985 | Making of Ran | Self | Film | — | 52 |
| 1984 | Fireflies in the North | Takeshi Tsukigata | Film | 5.6 | 51 |
| 1984 | The Fox Dancing in the Dusk | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1983 | Final Yamato | Narrator | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1983 | Shadow Hunters | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1983 | Battle Anthem | Film | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 1983 | Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin | TV | — | 50 | |
| 1983 | The Fir Trees Remain | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1982 | Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather | Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1982 | The Law of Hell | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1982 | Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot | Sazen Tange | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1982 | The Legend of Sayo | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1981 | Willful Murder | Yashiro | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1981 | Kinagashi Bugyō | TV | — | 48 | |
| 1981 | Magistrate of the Floating World | Film | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha | Film | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1980 | Port Arthur | Maresuke Nogi | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1980 | Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai | ナレーション | TV | — | 47 |
| 1979 | Hunter in the Dark | Gomyo Kiyoemon | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1978 | Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron | Kumokiri Nizaemon | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1978 | Blood Type: Blue | Minami | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1978 | The Phoenix | Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1978 | Queen Bee | Ginzo Daidoji | Film | 7.6 | 45 |
| 1977 | Suna no Utsuwa | 今西栄太郎 | TV | — | 44 |
| 1977 | Sugata Sanshiro | Yano | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1976 | Human Revolution II | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1976 | The Corporation | Film | 3.7 | 43 | |
| 1976 | Elegy | Setsuo Katsuragi | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1975 | Solar Eclipse | Yasuo Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1975 | I Am a Cat | Kushami | Film | 4.0 | 42 |
| 1975 | Battle Cry | Hijikata Toshizo | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1975 | The Gate of Youth | Film | 8.3 | 42 | |
| 1974 | The Family | Teppei Manpyo | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1973 | Belladonna of Sadness | The Devil (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 40 |
| 1973 | The Human Revolution | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1973 | Rise, Fair Sun | Sakuzo | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1973 | The King | Kinjiro Sekine | Film | — | 40 |
| 1972 | Shin Heike Monogatari | Taira no Kiyomori | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1971 | The Battle of Okinawa | Colonel Hiromichi Yahara | Film | 7.8 | 38 |
| 1971 | Inn of Evil | Sadashichi | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1971 | The Wolves | Seji Iwahashi | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1971 | Challenge at Dawn | Tsukagoshi | Film | — | 38 |
| 1970 | Will to Conquer | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1970 | The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan | Naojiro Kataoka | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Ronin | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1970 | The Ambitious | Shintaro Nakaoka | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1970 | Duel at Fort Ezo | Daizennokami Honjo | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1969 | Goyokin | Magobei Wakizaka | Film | 7.4 | 36 |
| 1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Major Genjiro Akashi | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1969 | Portrait of Hell | Yoshihide | Film | 7.9 | 36 |
| 1969 | Tenchu! | Hanpeita Takechi | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1969 | Blood End | Sentaro | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1969 | Safari 5000 | Film | 7.2 | 36 | |
| 1968 | Admiral Yamamoto | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.5 | 35 |
| 1968 | Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! | James Elfego | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1968 | The Human Bullet | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1968 | Kill! | Genta | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1967 | Samurai Rebellion | Tatewaki Asano | Film | 8.2 | 34 |
| 1967 | The Age of Assassins | Shinji Kikyo | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest Day | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1967 | ゴメスの名はゴメス | TV | — | 34 | |
| 1967 | Kojiro | Musashi Miyamoto | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1967 | Journey | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1967 | Gomez's Name is Gomez | Sakamoto | Film | — | 34 |
| 1966 | The Sword of Doom | Ryunosuke Tsukue | Film | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1966 | The Face of Another | Mr. Okuyama | Film | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1966 | The Daphne | Film | 10.0 | 33 | |
| 1966 | Cash Calls Hell | Oida | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1965 | Kwaidan | Minokichi (segment "The Woman of the Snow") | Film | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1965 | Illusion of Blood | Iyemon Tamiya | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1965 | The Last Judgment | Film | 8.3 | 32 | |
| 1965 | Fort Graveyard | Sakuma | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1965 | Three Yakuza | Film | 7.8 | 32 | |
| 1964 | Mr. Giant's Victory Flag | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1964 | Ant Hell War | Film | 9.0 | 31 | |
| 1963 | High and Low | Chief Detective Tokura | Film | 8.4 | 30 |
| 1963 | Legacy of the 500,000 | Mitsura Gunji | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1963 | A Woman's Life | Film | 7.1 | 30 | |
| 1963 | Madame Aki | Tatsumi | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1963 | Miren | Ryôta Kinoshita | Film | — | 30 |
| 1963 | Pressure of Guilt | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1962 | Harakiri | Hanshiro Tsugumo | Film | 8.4 | 29 |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | Hanbei Muroto | Film | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1962 | The Inheritance | Kikuo Furukawa | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1962 | Love Under the Crucifix | Ukon Takayama | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1962 | Farm Girls | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Unosuke, gunfighter | Film | 8.1 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer | Kaji | Film | 8.4 | 28 |
| 1961 | Immortal Love | Heibei | Film | 7.4 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Other Woman | Minami | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1961 | As the Clouds Scatter | Film | 6.0 | 28 | |
| 1960 | Daughters, Wives and a Mother | Kuroki Shingo | Film | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1960 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Kenichi Komatsu | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1960 | The Blue Beast | Yasuhiko Kuroki | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1960 | Get 'em All | Tsubota | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1959 | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Kaji | Film | 8.2 | 26 |
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | Kaji | Film | 8.1 | 26 |
| 1959 | The Human Condition | Kaji | TV | — | 26 |
| 1959 | Odd Obsession | Kimura | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 1959 | Pilgrimage at Night | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1959 | Three Dolls in Ginza | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1959 | The Beast Shall Die | Kunihiko Date | Film | 6.2 | 26 |
| 1958 | Conflagration | Tokari | Film | 7.1 | 25 |
| 1958 | The Naked Sun | Film | 7.0 | 25 | |
| 1958 | Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring | Kazuo Shimada | Film | — | 25 |
| 1958 | A Boy and Three Mothers | The Engineer | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1958 | All About Marriage | Akira Nakayama | Film | 10.0 | 25 |
| 1958 | Go and Get It | His assistant | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1958 | Kampai! Miai Kekkon | Kunihiko Sasada | Film | — | 25 |
| 1958 | Oban kanketsu hen | Shin Don | Film | — | 25 |
| 1957 | Untamed Woman | Kimura | Film | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1957 | Black River | Jo | Film | 6.9 | 24 |
| 1957 | A Dangerous Hero | Film | 9.0 | 24 | |
| 1957 | The Shadow Daughter | Film | 8.0 | 24 | |
| 1957 | Teenage Sazae | Film | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 1957 | Skin-Colored Moon | Jirô Taki | Film | — | 24 |
| 1957 | Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen | Shindon | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1957 | Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen | Shin don | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1957 | Ôban | Shin Don | Film | 9.0 | 24 |
| 1956 | Sazae-san | Norisuke | Film | 7.5 | 23 |
| 1956 | The Thick-Walled Room | (Uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 23 |
| 1956 | Love on Rainbow Island | Yûji Wada | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1956 | The Mandarin Room | Film | 8.0 | 23 | |
| 1956 | Phoenix | Film | 6.5 | 23 | |
| 1955 | Floating Weeds Diary | Film | 4.3 | 22 | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited) | Film | 8.4 | 21 |
| 1954 | How the Bell of Liberty Rings | (uncredited) | Film | — | 21 |
| The Gion Tempest | Masaki | Film | — | — |