Kiichi Nakai
Popularity:0.496
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1961-09-18
Place of Birth:Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Also Known As:Kiichi Nakai, Киити Накаи, 나카이 키이치

47 Ronin (1994)
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal...

Tales of the Unusual (2000)
A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain,...

When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town...

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law,...

Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003)
A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is...

Dororo (2007)
Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge...

Onmyoji II (2003)
A group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family of Japanese nobles.

Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009)
A man arrives in the city upon news of a potential terrorist strike in Italy. He is Japanese foreign diplomat, Kosaku Kuroda, and he’s here...

The Magic Hour (2008)
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a...

Princess from the Moon (1987)
Two poor, married farmers have recently lost their only child; after a freak visitation, they pry open an alien cocoon to greet their new daughter.

Railways (2010)
A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911....

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)
The story takes place over a 24 hour period. In the southernmost part of Japan, 20 fishing boats of an unknown nationality suddenly fire upon and...

Princess Toyotomi (2011)
National Audit Bureau member Hajime Matsudaira (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Tadako Torii (Haruka Ayase) & Asahi Gainsbourg (Masaki Okada) travel from their...

Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu! (1992)
Kazuhiko, a game software planner, resigns and decides to go independent after a trade secret leak to a rival company.

Marriage (1993)
An omnibus featuring the work of three different filmmakers.

Moving (1993)
Physically separated from her father and at odds with her distraught mother, a girl must negotiate her own passage to maturity.

Tokyo Heaven (1990)
A pampered young model is killed in a traffic accident. Given the chance to return to earth, she becomes involved with the advertising executive who...

Aegis (2005)
The Isokaze, an Aegis-class escort vessel, sets sail on a routine training exercise, playing host to a platoon from the Fleet Training Group. No...

Owls' Castle (1999)
As the great military commander Nobunaga Oda was consolidating his power across Japan, one of his actions was to wipe out a clan of assassins,...

A Hardest Night!! (2005)
A celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”. The film is interspersed with numerous...

Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated,...

Darkness in the Light (2001)
A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture), wakes up one morning in the summer...

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention to astronomy and created a new calendar for Japan....

Zankyo (1999)
The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan.

Pro Bono (2010)
The prominent lawyer Kinya Ohtsuka looks over the case of the falsely indicted man who was sentenced to life imprisonment and then committed suicide...

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player....

Snow on The Blades (2014)
At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility...

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
In the present day, the local government of Katori City is in the process of sponsoring a taiga drama about its famous historical figure Tadataka...

Fusa (1993)
Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

The Empty Table (1985)
One year has passed since the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths....

Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover (2002)
Film about Sakamoto Ryōma. The focus is on Oryo, the maid who became Ryoma’s wife and lived with him for one year before his death.

Gekashitsu (1992)
Melodrama about a woman refusing surgery.

Rockers (2003)
Guitarist Ko-chan is a mess of sexual repression after a childhood at the mercy of two elder sisters eager to use him as a guinea pig for their...

Hero (2007)
After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in...

MARKS (1995)
Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later...

Falling into the Evening (1998)
Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It's been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she...

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)
A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke (Kuranosuke Sasaki). The treasure is Hideyoshi...

A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old...

Shura Group (2002)
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)

The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls...

F2 Grand Prix (1984)
Drama set in the world of Formula 2 motor racing in Japan.

The Firefly (2001)
Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was...

Begging for Love (1998)
During a quest to find a Taiwanese father's grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused.

Samurai Gangsters (2008)
Jirocho (Kiichi Nakai), a fledgling bakuto who left his wife, goes on a year-long training with his minions: right-hand man and military master...

Time Never Stops (2014)
A family that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011, and a family that escaped the disaster. The film...

Love Letter (1998)
A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.

Again (2015)
Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s...

The Burmese Harp (1985)
In the War's closing days, when a conscience-driven Japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force, he adopts the...

Shura Group Part 1 (2002)
Denzaburo Kato, the third generation leader of the Horii family whose territory encompasses the Yokohama area, has a dramatic encounter at a certain...

Shura Group Part 2 (2002)
Ryuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the control of the influential members of the Guretai,...

Shura Group Part 3 (2002)
Ryuji Inahara changed the name of the Inahara-gumi to the Inahara-kai, and accordingly unified the emblem of the Inahara-kai. Then, in 1961,...

Big Joys, Small Sorrows (1986)
A lighthouse keeper and his family follow work from town to town, each time making new friends and receiving a visit from his troublesome father.

Silence of the Sea (2024)
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with...

Good Morning Show (2016)
The morning variety show, a staple of television around the world, offers news and entertainment but TV host Shingo didn’t expect to be himself...

Ken San (2016)
KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell...

Kofuku no Alibi: Picture (2016)
Stories depicting ordinary people revolving around ceremonial occasions. Without knowing that the funeral is for a yakuza member, an undertaker holds...

Flower and Sword (2017)
In the late 16th century, after the death of Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi takes power. The age of war is about to end, but Hideyoshi Toyotomi's...

Phoenix (2007)
Chinese film directed by Jin Chen.

Those Swell Yakuza (1988)
Ryo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him, and Ryo decides to train to become a yakuza under him.

Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89...

We Make Antiques! (2018)
Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke...

Short Cut (2011)
After 10 years of marriage, a couple finds itself walking on a small path in the mountains. Allowing them to discover one another.

1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)
After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.

A Flawless Concierge (2011)
A comedy about a concierge at a plush hotel who deals with a series of unusual guests.

The Warring States (2011)
Rival Chinese military strategists Sun Bin (Sun Honglei) and Pang Juan (Francis Ng) clash in this historic war adventure set during the Era of...

Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019)
Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of the hospital, he sees a glimpse of the news and...

Yakuza Warfare (1991)
Two childhood friends find themselves caught in the midst of an all-out turf war between rival factions in the yakuza-stained region of Kyushu.

The Greatest Man in the World (1986)
Remake of classic samurai film of 1932

The Imperial Navy (1981)
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship...

Actress (1987)
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.

We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous (2020)
The central Kansai region of Japan is the setting for the historic cities of Sakai and Kyoto. Noda and Koike from We Make Antiques are back and...

Wild 7 (2011)
To combat rising crime and terrorist activities in Japan, the Japanese National Police Agency authorizes the formation of a secret motorcycle unit...

Legend of Plumeria (1983)
Emiko Hayasaka (Seiko Matsuda), who lives in Hawaii, has arranged a marriage with Akira Kuniyoshi (Shinji Yamashita), the son of the president of a...

Shinsengumi (2000)
Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.

Kareinaru ichizoku (2021)
Daisuke Manpyō is the owner and president of the successful Hanshin Bank. He also owns several other companies and some real estate. His son-in-law...

Natsuko no Sake (1994)
Natsuko, who was a copywriter, starts to cultivate rice called Tatsunishiki, which is a phantom kind and it is very difficult to grow. She does it to...

Semi-double (1999)
Ki-ichi Nakai acts university professor Jinguji studying psychology. For his heartless character, the university students are afraid of him. One day,...

Smile (2009)
Smile is a Japanese television drama series, shown on TBS started last April 17, 2009. Jun Matsumoto plays the lead role of Vito, a half-Filipino,...

Yoshitsune (2005)
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation...

Musashi (2003)
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing...

Jaja uma narashi (1993)
Ryuichiro's bride, company president Mayumi Kitahara dies, leaving him to take care of her daughter Natsumi. Natsumi moves into Ryuichiro's flat, but...

I Miss Age 35 (1996)
Akemi's marriage was the kind that no one could complain about. Akemi had perfect kids and a great husband. Everyone was happy. Until her husband,...

Taira no Kiyomori (2012)
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a...

Second to Last Love (2012)
Chiaki Yoshino is a TV producer. She is 45-years-old and single. Chiaki Yoshino worries about her health and her later years rather than dating. She...

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

Kinpika (2016)
Kenta Sakaguchi was a yakuza member and he spent 13 years in prison for killing a rival yakuza boss. Hidehiko Hirohashi was a secretary for a...

The History of Our Family (2010)
Wagaya no Rekishi is a Japanese three-part television mini-series, shown on Fuji TV from April 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010 to celebrate its 50th...

Garden of the Wind (2008)
The lead, Dr. Sadami Shiratori worked in the operating room at a famous Tokyo hospital was around death on a daily basis. His own father, Teizo...

Taira no Kiyomori (2012)
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a...

Lunch ON! (2011)
From salarymen's lunches to the CEOs of trending companies, and even admired sports players. Thoroughly watching the various lunches of people from...

Rice Curry (1986)
Set in the majestic Canadian wilderness, the drama depicts the adolescence and love of three young men who were on a high school baseball team...

「銀座ゴルフ倶楽部 presented by テーラーメイド」 (2022)
A golf talk show for adults hosted at TaylorMade Ginza where Hiromi and Rena Sumi welcome special guests every month.

Priceless (2012)
Originally a mid-level manager (Kimura Takuya) with a promising future in a big corporation and loved by his subordinates, the life of this elite...

Barefoot Gen (2007)
Hadashi no Gen is a Japanese television special drama. The drama come from the one of the popular manga "Barefoot Gen" written by Keiji Nakazawa,...

Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and...

Memory (2018)
A human drama describing the life of a talented lawyer diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, as he comes face to face with himself and his...

Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)
During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo,...

Haha no Matsu Sato (2024)
Based on the novel of the same name by Jirō Asada. Three adult children visit their mother living in the countryside, each at separate times, but...

Keigo Higashino Mysteries (2012)
11 mysteries, 11 actors. Japan's favorite mystery author, the world of Higashino Keigo comes to life on screen through an assortment of short stories.

Hero (2001)
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law...

玩具の神様 (1999)
Screenwriter Tsutomu Futani (Hiroshi Tachi) is having trouble writing what he really wants to write for the TV drama he is currently writing and is...

SWITCH Interview Masters (2013)
Two charismatic people from completely different fields who usually have no contact with each other meet, and with the intention of what kind of...

Kyouen NG (2020)
"No co-starring" between popular actor Toyama Eiji and actress Ohzono Hitomi is an open secret in the industry. The couple used to date but they...

Takeda Shingen (1988)
There was a very turbulent time in the warring period in the history, and Takeda Shingen is consider one of the great warlord among many other.

The Travel Nurse (2022)
Nasuda Ayumi is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has the...

有母親等待的故鄉 (2024)
For office worker Toru Matsunaga (played by Nakai Kiichi), this is his return to his hometown after 40 years of absence. When he returned to his...