Kiichi Nakai
Born
September 18, 1961 (age 64)
Birthplace
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Kiichi Nakai

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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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Movies

YUKIKAZE
YUKIKAZE
2025
Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea
2024 ★ 8.5
Suiken
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023 ★ 7.7
Norio Koike
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
2022 ★ 8.0
劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編
劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編
2020 ★ 7.0
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous
2020 ★ 8.4
Norio Koike
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
2019 ★ 6.9
Keisuke Kuroda
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
2019 ★ 6.1
Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
We Make Antiques!
We Make Antiques!
2018 ★ 7.6
Norio Koike
Flower and Sword
Flower and Sword
2017 ★ 8.0
Nobunaga Oda
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture
2016
Good Morning Show
Good Morning Show
2016 ★ 8.0
Shingo Sumida
Ken San
Ken San
2016 ★ 6.0
Narrator
Again
Again
2015 ★ 4.8
Haruhiko Sakacho
Snow on The Blades
Snow on The Blades
2014 ★ 6.6
Kingo Shimura
Time Never Stops
Time Never Stops
2014 ★ 10.0
Ryosuke Saigo
Second to Last Love
Second to Last Love
2012
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012 ★ 7.3
Mitsukuni Mito
The Wings of the Kirin
The Wings of the Kirin
2012 ★ 6.3
Takeaki Aoyagi
Wild 7
Wild 7
2011 ★ 5.9
A Flawless Concierge
A Flawless Concierge
2011 ★ 5.5
Osano
Short Cut
Short Cut
2011 ★ 6.0
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon
2011 ★ 7.2
Osano
Princess Toyotomi
Princess Toyotomi
2011 ★ 5.9
Koichi Sanada
The Warring States
The Warring States
2011 ★ 4.1
King of Qi
Railways
Railways
2010 ★ 7.0
Hajime Tsutsui
Pro Bono
Pro Bono
2010
Sawaki
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
2009 ★ 6.1
Hiroshi Kataoka
Samurai Gangsters
Samurai Gangsters
2008
Jirocho Shimizu
The Magic Hour
The Magic Hour
2008 ★ 7.6
Toru Iwata
Phoenix
Phoenix
2007
Hero
Hero
2007 ★ 6.7
Akihiko Takida
Dororo
Dororo
2007 ★ 7.0
Kagemitsu Daigo
HERO SP
HERO SP
2006 ★ 5.7
Akihiko Takida / 泷田明彦
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company
2006
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2005 ★ 7.1
Kenichi Takata (voice)
A Hardest Night!!
A Hardest Night!!
2005 ★ 6.2
Hashita
Aegis
Aegis
2005 ★ 4.2
Yong Fa
Onmyoji II
Onmyoji II
2003 ★ 5.8
Genkaku
Rockers
Rockers
2003 ★ 5.8
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
2003 ★ 6.2
Lai Qi
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003 ★ 7.5
Kanichiro Yoshimura
Shura Group Part 2
Shura Group Part 2
2002
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
2002
Shura Group
Shura Group
2002
Shura Group Part 3
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Shura Group Part 1
Shura Group Part 1
2002
The Firefly
The Firefly
2001 ★ 7.0
Darkness in the Light
Darkness in the Light
2001 ★ 5.8
Makoto Sasano
Tales of the Unusual
Tales of the Unusual
2000 ★ 6.6
(segment "Samurai Cellular")
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi
2000
Owls' Castle
Owls' Castle
1999 ★ 5.8
Tsuzura Juzo
Zankyo
Zankyo
1999
Falling into the Evening
Falling into the Evening
1998 ★ 5.0
Shibata
Begging for Love
Begging for Love
1998 ★ 6.3
Fumio Chin
Love Letter
Love Letter
1998
MARKS
MARKS
1995 ★ 5.0
Yuichiro Goda
Fusa
Fusa
1995 ★ 5.8
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
1994 ★ 7.5
Matashiro Irobe
Marriage
Marriage
1993
Masahiko Tendo
Moving
Moving
1993 ★ 7.4
Kenichi
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
1992
Gekashitsu
Gekashitsu
1992
Kiyonaga
Yakuza Warfare
Yakuza Warfare
1991 ★ 6.0
1750 Days of Turbulence
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990 ★ 8.0
Tokyo Heaven
Tokyo Heaven
1990 ★ 7.0
Fumio Amamiya
Those Swell Yakuza
Those Swell Yakuza
1988 ★ 6.0
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 ★ 6.3
Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Actress
Actress
1987 ★ 7.0
Heinosuke Gosho
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World
1986
Nise
The Hall of the Crying Deer
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986 ★ 6.1
Kenjiro Shimada
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
Big Joys, Small Sorrows
1986 ★ 6.0
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
1985 ★ 5.3
Otohiko Kidoji
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp
1985 ★ 5.2
Pvt. Mizushima
Make-Up
Make-Up
1984
Kusaka
F2 Grand Prix
F2 Grand Prix
1984
Nakano
Tora-san Goes Religious?
Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983 ★ 8.0
Kazumichi
Lanterns on Blue Waters
Lanterns on Blue Waters
1983 ★ 5.2
Legend of Plumeria
Legend of Plumeria
1983
Shinji Terao
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy
1981 ★ 6.3
Masato Odagiri

TV Series

Second to Last Love 3
Second to Last Love 3
2025 ★ 6.0
长仓和平
11 Episodes
Haha no Matsu Sato
Haha no Matsu Sato
2024 ★ 9.0
4 Episodes
The Travel Nurse
The Travel Nurse
2022 ★ 7.3
Kuki Shizuka
17 Episodes
「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」
2022
1 Episode
Kareinaru ichizoku
Kareinaru ichizoku
2021 ★ 6.2
Manpyo Daisuke
12 Episodes
Kyouen NG
Kyouen NG
2020 ★ 7.5
Toyama Eiji
7 Episodes
風博士
風博士
2019
1 Episode
Memory
Memory
2018 ★ 7.0
Hidehisa Honjo
12 Episodes
娘の結婚
娘の結婚
2018
1 Episode
Kinpika
Kinpika
2016
Kenta Sakaguchi
5 Episodes
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon
2013 ★ 9.0
Kumokiri Nizaemon
53 Episodes
SWITCH Interview Masters
SWITCH Interview Masters
2013 ★ 8.5
1 Episode
Priceless
Priceless
2012 ★ 8.4
Kengo Moai
10 Episodes
中国文明の謎
中国文明の謎
2012 ★ 8.0
3 Episodes
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
2012 ★ 6.7
11 Episodes
Second to Last Love
Second to Last Love
2012 ★ 7.0
Nagakura Wahei
34 Episodes
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori
2012 ★ 8.0
Taira no Tadamori
50 Episodes
The History of Our Family
The History of Our Family
2010 ★ 7.0
Jyuichi Shishimaru
3 Episodes
Smile
Smile
2009 ★ 7.8
Ito Kazuma
11 Episodes
Garden of the Wind
Garden of the Wind
2008
Sadami Shiratori
11 Episodes
Barefoot Gen
Barefoot Gen
2007
Daikichi Nakaoka
2 Episodes
はだしのゲン
はだしのゲン
2007 ★ 10.0
中岡 大吉
3 Episodes
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune
2005 ★ 8.5
Kamakura's first Sho-Gun
49 Episodes
Musashi
Musashi
2003 ★ 8.3
Munenori Yagyu
49 Episodes
Love From a Lie
Love From a Lie
2001
11 Episodes
Bring Me to the Hotel
Bring Me to the Hotel
2001
12 Episodes
玩具の神様
玩具の神様
1999
3 Episodes
Semi-double
Semi-double
1999
Sho Jinguji
1 Episode
I Miss Age 35
I Miss Age 35
1996
11 Episodes
Love Still Hasn't Begun
Love Still Hasn't Begun
1995 ★ 9.0
10 Episodes
Good Mourning
Good Mourning
1994
11 Episodes
Natsuko no Sake
Natsuko no Sake
1994 ★ 6.0
佐伯康男
11 Episodes
Jaja uma narashi
Jaja uma narashi
1993 ★ 10.0
Ryuichiro Yamada
12 Episodes
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990 ★ 9.5
6 Episodes
Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre
1990 ★ 7.8
1 Episode
Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen
1988 ★ 7.5
Takeda Shingen
50 Episodes
Rice Curry
Rice Curry
1986
13 Episodes
ふぞろいの林檎たち
ふぞろいの林檎たち
1983 ★ 6.0
仲手川 良雄
47 Episodes
花揺れ
花揺れ
1983
1 Episode