Kiichi Nakai
{{Short description|Japanese actor (born 1961)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
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| name = Kiichi Nakai
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|9|18}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1981–present
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{{nihongo|Kiichi Nakai|中井 貴一|Nakai Kiichi|extra=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.
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.{{Cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1994/ |script-title=ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー |access-date=2010-12-12 |language=ja |publisher=Cinema Hochi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131125734/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1994/ |archive-date=2009-01-31 }}
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
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 1981
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| 1983
| | | |
| 1985
| Mizushima | Lead role | |
| 1986
| | Lead role | |
| 1987
| Minister of the Military | | |
| 1990
| Fumio Amemiya | |
| 1992
| | | |
| 1993
| Moving | | Lead role | |
| 1994
| 47 Ronin | | | |
| 1995
| Marks | | Lead role | |
| 1998
| | | |
| 1999
| | Lead role | |
| 2000
| Lead role | |
| rowspan="3"| 2001
| Himself | | |
| The Firefly
| | | |
| Darkness in the Light
| | Lead role | |
| 2002
| Shura no Mure | | | |
| rowspan="3"| 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 | | | |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| Hero | Akihiko Takita | | |
| Dororo
| Kagemitsu Daigo | | |
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| Tōru Iawata | |
| Samurai Gangsters
| Shimizu no Jirochō | Lead role | |
| 2009
| Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess | Hiroshi Kataoka (voice) | | |
| 2010
| Railways | Hajime Tsutsui | Lead role | |
| rowspan="3"| 2011
| Tōru Osano | |
| The Warring States
| King of Qi | Chinese film | |
| Wild 7
| | | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| Takeaki Aoyagi | | |
| Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
| | |
| 2014
| Kingo Shimura | Lead role | |
| 2015
| Again | Haruhiko | Lead role | |
| rowspan="3"| 2016
| Good Morning Show | Shingo Sumita | Lead role | |
| Ken san
| Narrator | Documentary film | |
| Kōfuku no Alibi
| | Lead role | |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| | |
| Honnōji Hotel
| Narrator | | |
| rowspan="1"| 2018
| We Make Antiques! | Norio Koike | Lead role |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda | Lead role |
| Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
| Keiichi Nakano | |
| 2020
| We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous | Norio Koike | Lead role |
| 2022
| Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | Ikemoto / Takahashi Kageyasu | Lead role |
| 2023
| We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams | Norio Koike | Lead role |
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| Silence of the Sea | Suiken | |
| Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood
| Kyōgoku Takahisa | |
| 2025
| Yukikaze | |
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| 1983–1997
|Apples and Oranges |Yoshio Nakategawa |Lead role; 4 seasons |
| 1988
|Lead role, Taiga drama |
| 1995
|Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune |Taiga drama |
| 2001
|Someday Like Storm | | | |
| 2003
|Musashi |Taiga drama |
| 2005
|Taiga drama |
| 2007
|Daikichi Nakaoka |Lead role; miniseries | |
| 2009
|Kazuma Ito | | |
| 2010
|Chokichi Hiramatsu | | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
|Kengo Moai | | |
| Taira no Kiyomori
|Taiga drama |
| 2012–2025
|Wahei Nagakura |Lead role; 3 seasons |
| 2016
|Kinpika |Kenta Sakaguchi |Lead role | |
| 2018
|Musume no Kekkon |Takahiko Kunieda |Lead role; TV movie | |
| 2021
|Daisuke Manpyo |Lead role |
| 2023
|Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi |Narushima |TV movie |
=Video games=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| 2020
| Masumi Arakawa | |
| 2024
| Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Masumi Arakawa | |
=Japanese dubbing=
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| Title
! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| Despicable Me 2
| Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez | |
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.office-kiki.com/nakai-kiichi.html Official profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb name|id= 0620018 |name= Kiichi Nakai}}
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|title = Awards for Kiichi Nakai
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{{Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor}}
{{Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor}}
{{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor}}
{{Hochi Film Award for Best Actor}}
{{Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actor}}
{{Tokyo Drama Award for Best Actor}}
{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor}}
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Category:Japanese male film actors
Category:Japanese male television actors
Category:Japanese male voice actors
Category:Taiga drama lead actors
Category:Male actors from Tokyo
Category:20th-century Japanese male actors
Category:21st-century Japanese male actors
Category:Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
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