List of the best Tatsuya Nakadai movies: Hara-Kiri(1963), Ran(1985), The Face of Another(1966), The Sword of Doom(1966), The Human Condition 2: The Road to Eternity(1959), Hunter in the Dark(1980), Yojimbo(1961), Sanjuro(1962), East Meets West(1995), Return From the River Kwai(1989) ... ...
Drama
Japan
1963
135 Minutes
Hanshiro Tsugumo
Tatsuya Nakadai Shima Iwashita Akira Ishihama Yoshio Inaba Rentarô Mikuni Masao Mishima
samurai guard landowner daughter solemn brooding intricate striking japan feudal home revenge honor culture clash family death sacrifice fall revenge 17th century
When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
Drama, History
Japan|France
1985
160 Minutes
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Tatsuya Nakadai Mieko Harada Akira Terao Jinpachi Nezu Daisuke Ryu Yoshiko Miyazaki Kazuo Kato Masayuki Yui Hitoshi Ueki Hisashi Igawa Takeshi Nomura
lord son brother messenger fool dark bleak castle japan greed revenge betrayal death conspiracy injustice fall pursuit rivalry 12th century
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
Drama
Japan
1966
124 Minutes
Mr. Okuyama
Tatsuya Nakadai Miki Irie Mikijir? Hira Kyôko Kishida Eiji Okada Machiko Ky? Minoru Chiaki Robert Dunham Etsuko Ichihara Beverly Maeda Eiko Muramatsu
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
Drama
Japan
1966
122 Minutes
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Tatsuya Nakadai Toshirô Mifune Yûzô Kayama Michiyo Aratama Ichirô Nakatani Yôko Naitô Kei Satô
samurai competitor brother mistress assassin intense chilling japan geisha house madness dueling ghosts revenge wretched excess rivalry adventure ancient times
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
War, Drama, History
1959
112 Minutes
Kaji
Tatsuya Nakadai Michiyo Aratama Minoru Chiaki Izumi Hara Kaneko Iwasaki Kokinji Katsura Yusuke Kawazu Hideo Kidokoro Mayumi Kurata Michio Minami Taketoshi Naito
Crime, Drama
1980
138 Minutes
Gomyo Kiyoemon
Tatsuya Nakadai Yoshio Harada Ayumi Ishida
crime boss bodyguard samurai lover enemy criminal thrilling brutal dark solemn japan temple teahouse bathhouse countryside village gangs protection amnesia betrayal
Dreams, passions and codes rule a gangster (Tatsuya Nakadai) and an amnesiac ex-samurai (Yoshio Harada) in 18th-century Japan.
Comedy, Adventure
Japan
1961
110 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Eijiro Tono Takashi Shimura Seizaburô Kawazu Isuzu Yamada Hiroshi Tachikawa Kyû Sazanka Daisuke Kato Yosuke Natsuki Kamatari Fujiwara
samurai mayor shopkeeper henchmen villager confident gripping touching small town japan gambling crime honor rivalry adventure 16th century
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Adventure, Action
Japan
1962
96 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Takashi Shimura Yûzô Kayama Reiko Dan Masao Shimizu Yunosuke Ito Takako Irie Kamatari Fujiwara Keiju Kobayashi
samurai uncle warrior anti-hero gang member intricate suspenseful small town barn japan corruption revenge rescue disillusionment loyalty tradition fall rise 19th century
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
Western
Japan
1995
124 Minutes
Rentaro Katsu
Hiroyuki Sanada Chip Mayer Scott Bachicha Tatsuya Nakadai Ittoku Kishibe Richard Nason Etsushi Takahashi Angelique Roehm Jay Kerr David Midthunder Jed Curtis
(Japanese with English subtitles) A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band... See full summary »
War, Drama
UK
1989
98 Minutes
Major Harada
Nick Tate Timothy Bottoms George Takei Edward Fox Denholm Elliott Chris Penn Tatsuya Nakadai Richard Graham
A group of war prisoners from the Kwai bridge building camp undertake a harsh journey to Japan.