Kiichi Nakai (中井 貴一, Nakai Kiichi, born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. 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 at the Japan Academy Awards in 1981.
Kiichi Nakai | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1961 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for 47 Ronin) and Best Actor award in 2003 (for When the Last Sword Is Drawn). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for 47 Ronin.[1]
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.
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Imperial Navy | |||
| 1983 | Tora-san Goes Religious? | |||
| 1985 | The Burmese Harp | Mizushima | Lead role | |
| 1986 | Final Take | Lead role | ||
| 1987 | Princess from the Moon | Minister of the Military | ||
| 1990 | Tokyo Heaven | Fumio Amemiya | ||
| 1992 | Gekashitsu | |||
| 1993 | Moving | Lead role | ||
| 1994 | 47 Ronin | |||
| 1995 | Marks | Lead role | ||
| 1998 | Begging for Love | |||
| 1999 | Owls' Castle | Lead role | ||
| 2000 | Tales of the Unusual | Ōishi Kuranosuke | Lead role | |
| 2001 | All About Our House | Himself | ||
| The Firefly | ||||
| Darkness in the Light | Lead role | |||
| 2002 | Shura no Mure | |||
| 2003 | When the Last Sword Is Drawn | Yoshimura Kanichiro | Lead role | |
| The Yin Yang Master 2 | ||||
| Warriors of Heaven and Earth | Emissary Lai Xi | Chinese film | ||
| 2005 | Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles | Kenichi Takada (voice) | Chinese film | |
| 2006 | Aegis | |||
| 2007 | Hero | Akihiko Takita | ||
| Dororo | Kagemitsu Daigo | |||
| 2008 | The Magic Hour | Tōru Iawata | [2] | |
| Samurai Gangsters | Shimizu no Jirochō | Lead role | ||
| 2009 | Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess | Hiroshi Kataoka (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Railways | Hajime Tsutsui | Lead role | |
| 2011 | A Ghost of a Chance | Tōru Osano | [3] | |
| The Warring States | King of Qi | Chinese film | ||
| Wild 7 | ||||
| 2012 | The Wings of the Kirin | Takeaki Aoyagi | ||
| Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | Tokugawa Mitsukuni | |||
| 2014 | Zakurozaka no Adauchi | Kingo Shimura | Lead role | |
| 2015 | Again | Haruhiko | Lead role | |
| 2016 | Good Morning Show | Shingo Sumita | Lead role | |
| Ken san | Narrator | Documentary film | ||
| Kōfuku no Alibi | Lead role | |||
| 2017 | Flower and Sword | Oda Nobunaga | ||
| Honnōji Hotel | Narrator | |||
| 2018 | We Make Antiques! | Norio Koike | Lead role | [4] |
| 2019 | Hit me Anyone One More Time | Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda | Lead role | [5] |
| Aircraft Carrier Ibuki | Keiichi Nakano | [6] | ||
| 2020 | We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous | Norio Koike | Lead role | [4] |
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | Ikemoto / Takahashi Kageyasu | Lead role | [7] |
| 2023 | We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams | Norio Koike | Lead role | [4] |
| 2024 | The Silence of the Sea | Suiken | [8] | |
| Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood | Kyōgoku Takahisa | [9] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–1997 | Apples and Oranges | Yoshio Nakategawa | Lead role; 4 seasons | [10] |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | Takeda Shingen | Lead role, Taiga drama | [11] |
| 1995 | Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune | Tokugawa Muneharu | Taiga drama | [12] |
| 2001 | Someday Like Storm | |||
| 2003 | Musashi | Yagyū Munenori | Taiga drama | [11] |
| 2005 | Yoshitsune | Minamoto no Yoritomo | Taiga drama | [11] |
| 2007 | Barefoot Gen | Daikichi Nakaoka | Lead role; miniseries | |
| 2009 | Smile | Kazuma Ito | ||
| 2010 | Japanese Americans | Chokichi Hiramatsu | ||
| 2012 | Priceless | Kengo Moai | ||
| Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Tadamori | Taiga drama | [13] | |
| Second to Last Love | Wahei Nagakura | Lead role | ||
| 2016 | Kinpika | Kenta Sakaguchi | Lead role | |
| 2018 | Musume no Kekkon | Takahiko Kunieda | Lead role; TV movie | |
| 2021 | The Grand Family | Daisuke Manpyo | Lead role | [14] |
| 2023 | Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi | Narushima | TV movie | [15] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Masumi Arakawa | [16] | |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Masumi Arakawa | [16] |
Japanese dubbing
edit| Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Despicable Me 2 | Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez | [17] |
Honours
edit- Medal with Purple Ribbon (2020)[18]
References
edit- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "ザ・マジックアワー". eiga.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "ステキな金縛り". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "中井貴一×佐々木蔵之介「嘘八百」第3弾製作、秀吉にまつわるお宝めぐりだまし合い". Natalie. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "記憶にございません！". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "空母いぶき". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "中井貴一×松山ケンイチ×北川景子で立川志の輔の創作落語「伊能忠敬物語-大河への道-」を映画化！". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "海の沈黙". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ ""新たな鬼平" 第一弾「鬼平犯科帳 本所・桜屋敷」が遂に完成！ 松本幸四郎、市川染五郎、松平健が登場！". Kyodo News PR Wire. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "【インタビュー】中井貴一×時任三郎 50代になった"ふぞろいの林檎たち"がテレビの時代を語り合う". Cinema Cafe. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "中井貴一". NHK. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "八代将軍吉宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "平清盛の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "「欲望に、限りはない。」中井貴一扮する"万俵"がお披露目「華麗なる一族」ビジュアル". Cinema Cafe. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "中井貴一、生田斗真主演『大河ドラマが生まれた日』出演 父・佐田啓二さんを演じる中村七之助に"形見"預ける【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b "『龍が如く8』主要キャスト発表 King Gnu井口理＆成田凌＆長谷川博己シリーズ初参戦". Mantan-web. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "中井貴一:吹き替え声優に初挑戦「怪盗グルー」LAプレミアで発表". Mantan-web. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "紫綬褒章・俳優の中井貴一さん 幅広い演技「必死に一つのこと継続」". Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links
edit- Official profile (in Japanese)
- Kiichi Nakai at IMDb
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