Kiichi Nakai
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1961
- Birthplace
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography
YUKIKAZE 2025
Actor
Silence of the Sea 2024
as Suiken
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams 2023
as Norio Koike
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc 2022
Actor
劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編 2020
Actor
We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous 2020
as Norio Koike
Hit Me Anyone One More Time 2019
as Keisuke Kuroda
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki 2019
as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
We Make Antiques! 2018
as Norio Koike
Flower and Sword 2017
as Nobunaga Oda
Kofuku no Alibi: Picture 2016
Actor
Good Morning Show 2016
as Shingo Sumida
Ken San 2016
as Narrator
Again 2015
as Haruhiko Sakacho
Snow on The Blades 2014
as Kingo Shimura
Time Never Stops 2014
as Ryosuke Saigo
Second to Last Love 2012
Actor
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer 2012
as Mitsukuni Mito
The Wings of the Kirin 2012
as Takeaki Aoyagi
Wild 7 2011
Actor
A Flawless Concierge 2011
as Osano
三谷幸喜「short cut」 2011
Actor
A Ghost of a Chance 2011
as Osano
Princess Toyotomi 2011
as Koichi Sanada
The Warring States 2011
as King of Qi
Railways 2010
as Hajime Tsutsui
Pro Bono 2010
as Sawaki
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess 2009
as Hiroshi Kataoka
Samurai Gangsters 2008
as Jirocho Shimizu
The Magic Hour 2008
as Toru Iwata
Phoenix 2007
Actor
Hero 2007
as Akihiko Takida
Dororo 2007
as Kagemitsu Daigo
HERO SP 2006
as Akihiko Takida
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company 2006
Actor
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005
as Kenichi Takata (voice)
A Hardest Night!! 2005
as Hashita
Aegis 2005
as Yong Fa
Onmyoji II 2003
as Genkaku
Rockers 2003
Actor
Warriors of Heaven and Earth 2003
as Lai Qi
When the Last Sword Is Drawn 2003
as Kanichiro Yoshimura
Shura Group Part 2 2002
Actor
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover 2002
Actor
Shura Group 2002
Actor
Shura Group Part 3 2002
Actor
- Shura Group Part 1
Shura Group Part 1 2002
Actor
All About Our House 2001
as Kiichi Nakai
The Firefly 2001
Actor
Darkness in the Light 2001
as Makoto Sasano
Tales of the Unusual 2000
as (segment "Samurai Cellular")
Shinsengumi 2000
Actor
Owls' Castle 1999
as Tsuzura Juzo
Zankyo 1999
Actor
Falling into the Evening 1998
as Shibata
Begging for Love 1998
as Fumio Chin
Love Letter 1998
Actor
Fujisawa Shuhei's Sparkling Sword: Puppeteer in the Shadows 1997
Actor
MARKS 1995
as Yuichiro Goda
Fusa 1995
Actor
47 Ronin 1994
as Matashiro Irobe
Marriage 1993
as Masahiko Tendo
Moving 1993
as Kenichi
- Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu! 1992
Actor
Gekashitsu 1992
as Kiyonaga
Yakuza Warfare 1991
Actor
1750 Days of Turbulence 1990
Actor
Battleship Yamato 1990
as Lieutenant Mitsuo Yoshioka
Tokyo Heaven 1990
as Fumio Amamiya
The Inugami Family 1990
Actor
Those Swell Yakuza 1988
Actor
Princess from the Moon 1987
as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
Actress 1987
as Heinosuke Gosho
The Greatest Man in the World 1986
as Nise
The Hall of the Crying Deer 1986
Actor
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies 1986
as Kenjiro Shimada
Big Joys, Small Sorrows 1986
Actor
The Empty Table 1985
as Otohiko Kidoji
The Burmese Harp 1985
as Pvt. Mizushima
Make-Up 1984
as Kusaka
F2 Grand Prix 1984
as Nakano
Tora-san Goes Religious? 1983
as 一道
Lanterns on Blue Waters 1983
Actor
Legend of Plumeria 1983
as Shinji Terao
Oddball Nippon 1983
Actor
The Imperial Navy 1981
as Masato Odagiri
Credits from TMDB.