Kiichi Nakai

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-09-18 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Kiichi Nakai

Biography

​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.

Known For

  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

    Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

  • Tales of the Bizarre

    Tales of the Bizarre

  • Taira no Kiyomori

    Taira no Kiyomori

  • Taira no Kiyomori

    Taira no Kiyomori

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

  • Second to Last Love

    Second to Last Love

  • Warriors of Heaven and Earth

    Warriors of Heaven and Earth

  • Owls' Castle

    Owls' Castle

  • Musashi

    Musashi

  • Moving

    Moving

  • Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

  • Yoshitsune

    Yoshitsune

  • Takeda Shingen

    Takeda Shingen

  • The Wings of the Kirin

    The Wings of the Kirin

  • Dororo

    Dororo

  • A Ghost of a Chance

    A Ghost of a Chance

  • The Warring States

    The Warring States

  • Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company

    Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company

  • Darkness in the Light

    Darkness in the Light

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • When the Last Sword Is Drawn

    When the Last Sword Is Drawn

  • Tokyo Heaven

    Tokyo Heaven

  • Hit Me Anyone One More Time

    Hit Me Anyone One More Time

  • Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

    Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

  • 47 Ronin

    47 Ronin

  • Aegis

    Aegis

  • Begging for Love

    Begging for Love

  • Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

    Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

  • We Make Antiques!

    We Make Antiques!

  • Wild 7

    Wild 7

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

  • Big Joys, Small Sorrows

    Big Joys, Small Sorrows

  • The Imperial Navy

    The Imperial Navy

  • Silence of the Sea

    Silence of the Sea

  • Those Swell Yakuza

    Those Swell Yakuza

  • Snow on The Blades

    Snow on The Blades

  • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

  • Marriage

    Marriage

  • Lanterns on Blue Waters

    Lanterns on Blue Waters

  • Princess from the Moon

    Princess from the Moon

  • Princess Toyotomi

    Princess Toyotomi

  • F2 Grand Prix

    F2 Grand Prix

  • The Empty Table

    The Empty Table

  • Tora-san Goes Religious?

    Tora-san Goes Religious?

  • Tales of the Unusual

    Tales of the Unusual

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • MARKS

    MARKS

  • YUKIKAZE

    YUKIKAZE

  • Pro Bono

    Pro Bono

  • Falling into the Evening

    Falling into the Evening

  • Zankyo

    Zankyo

  • Kofuku no Alibi: Picture

    Kofuku no Alibi: Picture

  • The Travel Nurse

    The Travel Nurse

  • Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!

    Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!

  • Samurai Gangsters

    Samurai Gangsters

  • Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

    Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover

  • Gekashitsu

    Gekashitsu

  • Yakuza Warfare

    Yakuza Warfare

  • 1750 Days of Turbulence

    1750 Days of Turbulence

  • Smile

    Smile

  • Shura Group

    Shura Group

  • The Burmese Harp

    The Burmese Harp

  • Shura Group Part 1

    Shura Group Part 1

  • Railways

    Railways

  • Flower and Sword

    Flower and Sword

  • The Hall of the Crying Deer

    The Hall of the Crying Deer

  • Fusa

    Fusa

  • We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous

    We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous

  • Legend of Plumeria

    Legend of Plumeria

  • Actress

    Actress

  • Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

    Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

  • Good Morning Show

    Good Morning Show

  • Shura Group Part 2

    Shura Group Part 2

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix

  • Ken San

    Ken San

  • A Hardest Night!!

    A Hardest Night!!

  • Jaja uma narashi

    Jaja uma narashi

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • A Flawless Concierge

    A Flawless Concierge

  • Shura Group Part 3

    Shura Group Part 3

  • ふぞろいの林檎たち

    ふぞろいの林檎たち

  • Shinsengumi

    Shinsengumi

  • Keigo Higashino Mysteries

    Keigo Higashino Mysteries

  • Time Never Stops

    Time Never Stops

  • Again

    Again

  • Second to Last Love

    Second to Last Love

  • Make-Up

    Make-Up

  • Kyouen NG

    Kyouen NG

  • Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

    Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess

  • Bring Me to the Hotel

    Bring Me to the Hotel

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Haha no Matsu Sato

    Haha no Matsu Sato

  • Kareinaru ichizoku

    Kareinaru ichizoku

  • The History of Our Family

    The History of Our Family

  • Second to Last Love 3

    Second to Last Love 3

  • Priceless

    Priceless

  • Garden of the Wind

    Garden of the Wind

  • SWITCH Interview Masters

    SWITCH Interview Masters

  • I Miss Age 35

    I Miss Age 35

  • 劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編

    劇場の灯を消すな！PARCO劇場編

  • Love Still Hasn't Begun

    Love Still Hasn't Begun

  • Short Cut

    Short Cut

  • Rice Curry

    Rice Curry

  • Love From a Lie

    Love From a Lie

  • Semi-double

    Semi-double

  • Kinpika

    Kinpika

  • Kinpika

    Kinpika

  • Lunch ON!

    Lunch ON!

  • Memory

    Memory

  • Natsuko no Sake

    Natsuko no Sake

  • Barefoot Gen

    Barefoot Gen

  • 娘の結婚

    娘の結婚

  • Good Mourning

    Good Mourning

  • 風博士

    風博士

  • We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

    We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

  • 玩具の神様

    玩具の神様

  • 「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」

  • Onmyoji II

    Onmyoji II

  • はだしのゲン

    はだしのゲン

  • 中国文明の謎

    中国文明の謎

  • 花揺れ

    花揺れ

  • Rockers

    Rockers