Kiichi Nakai
Birthday: 1961-09-18
Place of Birth: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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.
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47 Ronin
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Tales of the Unusual
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn
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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
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Warriors of Heaven and Earth
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Dororo
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Onmyoji II
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Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
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The Magic Hour
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Princess from the Moon
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Railways
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Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
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Princess Toyotomi
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Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
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Tokyo Heaven
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Aegis
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Owls' Castle
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A Hardest Night!!
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Tora-san Goes Religious?
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Darkness in the Light
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Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
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Zankyo
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Pro Bono
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Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
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Snow on The Blades
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Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
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Fusa
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The Empty Table
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Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
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Gekashitsu
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Rockers
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Hero
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MARKS
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Falling into the Evening
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We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
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Once in a Blue Moon
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The Wings of the Kirin
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The Firefly
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Begging for Love
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Samurai Gangsters
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Time Never Stops
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Love Letter
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Again
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The Burmese Harp
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Shura Group Part 1
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Shura Group Part 2
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Shura Group Part 3
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Big Joys, Small Sorrows
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Silence of the Sea
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Good Morning Show
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Ken San
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Kofuku no Alibi: Picture
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Flower and Sword
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We Make Antiques!
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1750 Days of Turbulence
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A Flawless Concierge
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The Warring States
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Wild 7
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Shinsengumi
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YUKIKAZE
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HERO SP
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