Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya?, born Motohisa Nakadai December 13, 1932) is a Japanese leading film actor.
The Thick-Walled Room marked Nakadai's acting debut in 1953. His next role was a little-noticed and uncredited one in Seven Samurai where he appears for a few seconds as a samurai wandering about town.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including the The Human Condition trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan.
Nakadai worked with a number of Japan's best-known filmmakers -- starring or co-starring in five films directed by Akira Kurosawa, as well as being cast in significant films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shirō Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjo and Odd Obsession).
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