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Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Japanese film actor
December 13, 1932 (91 years old)
Jap. 1985. War drama by Akira Kurosawa with Tatsuya Nakadai, Mieko Harada, Akira Terao. In medieval Japan, the decision of an old clan chief to divide his fiefdom between his sons provokes internal wars.
Runtime: 162 min.
Runtime: 160 min.

Belladonna of Sadness

V.O.: Kanashimi no Beradona
Jap. 1973. Animation by Eiichi Yamamoto with Tatsuya Nakadai, Katsutaka Ito, Aiko Nagayama. In the Middle Ages, a young peasant girl who was raped by a lord makes a pact with the devil to obtain revenge.
Runtime: 88 min.

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die

V.O.: Oggi a me... domani a te!
It. 1968. Western by Tonino Cervi with Brett Halsey, Tatsuya Nakadai, Bud Spencer. Upon his release from prison, a man gathers four gunslingers and goes on the hunt for his former friend who betrayed him.
Runtime: 95 min.

Samurai Rebellion

V.O.: Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
Jap. 1967. Drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Toshiro Mifune, Takeshi Kato, Tatsuya Nakadai. A samurai and his son resist an unjust claim by their lord.
Runtime: 120 min.

The Face of Another

V.O.: Tanin no Kao
Jap. 1966. Psychological drama by Hiroshi Teshigahara with Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyo.
Runtime: 120 min.
Jap. 1965. Fantasy by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni, Tetsuro Tamba. Four fantastic stories.
Runtime: 164 min.

High and Low

V.O.: Tengoku to Jigoku
Jap. 1963. Crime drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki. After paying the ransom demanded by his son's kidnapper, an industrialist discovers that his driver's son was actually kidnapped by mistake.
Runtime: 142 min.

Sanjuro

V.O.: Tsubaki Sanjûrô
Jap. 1962. Adventures by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Reiko Dan. A wandering samurai comes to the aid of nine young men in revolt against the corruption that has taken hold in their clan.
Runtime: 96 min.
Runtime: 102 min.

Harakiri

V.O.: Seppuku
Jap. 1962. Drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama. A warrior takes revenge on a lord who drove his son-in-law to suicide.
Runtime: 135 min.
Jap. 1961. Adventures by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Kyû Sazanka. In the nineteenth century, a wandering samurai arrives in a village divided into two rival factions.
Runtime: 110 min.

Human Condition 3

V.O.: Ningen no jôken III
Jap. 1961. Social drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Yusuke Kawazu, Kyoko Kishida. At the end of the war, a Japanese soldier undertakes a long and exhausting journey to join his wife in South Manchuria.
Runtime: 186 min.

The Inheritance

V.O.: Karami-ai
Runtime: 107 min.

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

V.O.: Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki
Jap. 1960. Mores drama by Mikio Naruse with Hideko Takamine, Masayaki Mori, Tatsuya Nakadai. A bar host tries in vain to break free of her life.
Runtime: 111 min.

Human Condition 2

V.O.: Ningen no jôken II
Jap. 1960. Social drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Keiji Sada. A Japanese non-commissioned officer seeks to introduce more humane methods into the army.
Runtime: 177 min.

Odd Obsession

V.O.: Kagi
Jap. 1960. Psychological drama by Kon Ichikawa with Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyo, Tatsuya Nakadai.
Runtime: 96 min.

Prince of Space

V.O.: Yûsei ôji
Jap. 1959. Science-fiction by Eijirô Wakabayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Ushiyo Ehashi, Hiroko Mine. A vigilante from space opposes a tyrant who wants to take over an earthly invention to dominate the universe.
Runtime: 121 min.

Human Condition 1

V.O.: Ningen no jôken I
Jap. 1959. Social drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, So Yamamura. To avoid being drafted, an idealistic Japanese man accepts the position of superintendent at a mine in Manchuria.
Runtime: 205 min.

Black River

V.O.: Kuroi kawa
Jap. 1956. Mores drama by Masaki Kobayashi with Fumio Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ineko Arima.
Runtime: 110 min.

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