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Filmography
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Known For
Hara-Kiri Hanshiro Tsugumo (1962) -
Kagemusha Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha (1980) -
Ran Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (1985) -
Known For
The Sword of Doom Ryunosuke Tsukue (1966) -
Actor
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Makino Tadayuki (2020) -
The Return (2019) -
A Town and a Tall Chimney SEKINE Hyoma (2019) -
Henkan Koshonin Itsuka, Okinawa o Torimodosu Narrater (2018) -
Henkan Koshonin Itsuka, Okinawa o Torimodosu Narrater (2017) -
Lear on the Shore (2017) -
Cold Case: Shinjitsu No Tobira Kiyoshi Suzaki (Older) (2016) -
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Burst (2015)
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Hatashiai Shoji Sanosuke (2015) -
![Nôrin Ten: A Gonjirô Inazuka Story]( "Nôrin Ten: A Gonjirô Inazuka Story")
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![A Sinner's Lie]( "A Sinner's Lie")
A Sinner's Lie (2014) -
![Gun Woman]( "Gun Woman")
Gun Woman Mr. Hamazaki (2014) -
![Giovanni's Island]( "Giovanni's Island")
Giovanni's Island Junpei Senou (older) (2014) -
![The Tale of The Princess Kaguya]( "The Tale of The Princess Kaguya")
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya Sumiyaki no rôjin (2013) -
![The Human Trust]( "The Human Trust")
The Human Trust Nobuhiro Sasakura (2013) -
Yakusoku: Nabari dokubudôshu jiken shikeishû no shôgai Masaru okunishi (2013)
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![Until the Break of Dawn]( "Until the Break of Dawn")
Until the Break of Dawn Sadayuki Akiyama (2012) -
![Japan's Tragedy]( "Japan's Tragedy")
Japan's Tragedy Fujio (2012) -
Gaku Kazama Shin-ichi (2012)
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![Zatoichi: The Last]( "Zatoichi: The Last")
Zatoichi: The Last Tendo (2010) -
![Haru's Journey]( "Haru's Journey")
Haru's Journey Tadao Nakai (2010) -
![Listen to My Heart]( "Listen to My Heart")
Listen to My Heart Kyozo Hayami (2009) -
VeggieTales FitnessHof Old Man with Sign (2008)
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![The Trusted Confidant]( "The Trusted Confidant")
The Trusted Confidant Takeda Nobutora (2007) -
![Inugami-ke no ichizoku]( "Inugami-ke no ichizoku")
Inugami-ke no ichizoku Sahei Inugami (2006) -
Shin ningen kousaten Yuji (2006)
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![Otoko-tachi no Yamato]( "Otoko-tachi no Yamato")
Otoko-tachi no Yamato Katsumi Kamio (75 years old) (2005) -
Hoshi ni negaio: 7jô ma de umareta 410man no hoshi Takanori Wakamiya (2005)
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![Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World]( "Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World")
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Matsumoto Kentaro (2004) -
![Like Asura]( "Like Asura")
Like Asura Kotaro Takezawa (2003) -
![Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS]( "Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS")
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS Matsushita (Matsushita Denki Co.) (2002) -
To Dance with the White Dog Eisuke Nakamoto (2002)
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![Vengeance for Sale]( "Vengeance for Sale")
Vengeance for Sale Umetaro Katakura (2001) -
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![Spellbound]( "Spellbound")
Spellbound Hideaki Sasaki (1999) -
![After the Rain]( "After the Rain")
After the Rain Tsuji Gettan (1999) -
![Hideyoshi]( "Hideyoshi")
Hideyoshi Sen no Rikyu (Tea Ceremony master) (1996) -
Miyazawa Kenji sono ai Seijirou Miyazawa (1996)
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Daichi no Ko Koji Matsumoto (1995)
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![East Meets West]( "East Meets West")
East Meets West Rentaro Katsu (1995) -
Go Tsubu no Shinju Partner (1993)
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![Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni]( "Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni")
Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni Yagyu Retsudo (1993) -
![Wicked City]( "Wicked City")
Wicked City Yuen Tai-Chung (1992) -
![Toki rakujitsu]( "Toki rakujitsu")
Toki rakujitsu Kobayashi (1992) -
![Gô-hime]( "Gô-hime")
Gô-hime Oribe Furuta (1992) -
![Heat Wave]( "Heat Wave")
Heat Wave Tsunejiro Murai (1991) -
Jusan-nin no Shikaku (1990)
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![Four Days of Snow and Blood]( "Four Days of Snow and Blood")
Four Days of Snow and Blood Sugiyama (1989) -
![Return from the River Kwai]( "Return from the River Kwai")
Return from the River Kwai Major Harada (1989) -
![Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho]( "Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho")
Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho Shimamura (1988) -
Oracion Heihachiro Wagu (1988)
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![Taikoki]( "Taikoki")
Taikoki (Narrator) (1987) -
![Hachi-ko]( "Hachi-ko")
Hachi-ko Shujiro Ueno (1987) -
Michi Seiji Tajima (1986)
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![Atami satsujin jiken]( "Atami satsujin jiken")
Atami satsujin jiken Denbei Nikaido (1986) -
![Family Without a Dinner Table]( "Family Without a Dinner Table")
Family Without a Dinner Table Nabayuki Kidoji (1985) -
![Ran]( "Ran")
Ran Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (1985) -
![Kita no hotaru]( "Kita no hotaru")
Kita no hotaru Takeshi Tsukigata (1984) -
![Final Yamato]( "Final Yamato")
Final Yamato Narrator (1983) -
Jigoku no Okite Ikuzô (1982)
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Tange Sazen Kenfû! Hyakuman ryô no tsubo Tange Sazen (1982)
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![Onimasa]( "Onimasa")
Onimasa Masagoro Kiryûin - Onimasa (1982) -
![Willful Murder]( "Willful Murder")
Willful Murder Yashiro (1981) -
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![The Battle of Port Arthur]( "The Battle of Port Arthur")
The Battle of Port Arthur General Nogi (1980) -
![Kagemusha]( "Kagemusha")
Kagemusha Shingen Takeda / Kagemusha (1980) -
![Hunter in the Dark]( "Hunter in the Dark")
Hunter in the Dark Gomyo Kiyoemon (1979) -
![Blue Christmas]( "Blue Christmas")
Blue Christmas Minami (1978) -
![Firebird: Daybreak Chapter]( "Firebird: Daybreak Chapter")
Firebird: Daybreak Chapter Jingi the Conqueror, leader of the Takamagahara (1978) -
![Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron]( "Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron")
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Kumokiri Nizaemon (1978) -
![Queen Bee]( "Queen Bee")
Queen Bee Ginzo Daidoji (1978) -
Sugata Sanshirô Yano (1977)
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![Fumô chitai]( "Fumô chitai")
Fumô chitai (1976) -
![Zoku ningen kakumei]( "Zoku ningen kakumei")
Zoku ningen kakumei (1976) -
Banka Setsuo Katsuragi (1976)
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![Kinkanshoku]( "Kinkanshoku")
Kinkanshoku Hoshino, the Chief Cabinet Secretary (1975) -
![I Am a Cat]( "I Am a Cat")
I Am a Cat Kushami (1975) -
![Tokkan]( "Tokkan")
Tokkan (1975) -
![The Gate of Youth]( "The Gate of Youth")
The Gate of Youth Yuki, Shinsuke's father (1975) -
![Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku]( "Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku")
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![The Family]( "The Family")
The Family Teppei Manpyo (1974) -
![Rise, Fair Sun]( "Rise, Fair Sun")
Rise, Fair Sun Sakuzo (1973) -
![The Human Revolution]( "The Human Revolution")
The Human Revolution (1973) -
![Belladonna of Sadness]( "Belladonna of Sadness")
Belladonna of Sadness Devil (1973) -
![Ôshô]( "Ôshô")
Ôshô (1973) -
Shin heike monogatari (1972)
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![The Wolves]( "The Wolves")
The Wolves Seji Iwahashi (1971) -
![Inn of Evil]( "Inn of Evil")
Inn of Evil Sadashichi (1971) -
![Battle of Okinawa]( "Battle of Okinawa")
Battle of Okinawa Colonel Hiromichi Yahara (1971) -
Challenge at Dawn (1971)
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Will to Conquer Toyo Yoshida (1970)
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![Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival]( "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival")
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival Ronin (1970) -
![The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan]( "The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan")
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan Naojiro Kataoka (1970) -
![The Ambitious]( "The Ambitious")
The Ambitious Shintaro Nakaoka (1970) -
![Ezo yakata no ketto]( "Ezo yakata no ketto")
Ezo yakata no ketto Daizennokami Honjo (1970) -
![Tengu-tô]( "Tengu-tô")
Tengu-tô Sentarô (1969) -
![Jigokuhen]( "Jigokuhen")
Jigokuhen Yoshihide (1969) -
![Hitokiri]( "Hitokiri")
Hitokiri Hanpeita Takechi (1969) -
![Battle of the Japan Sea]( "Battle of the Japan Sea")
Battle of the Japan Sea Major Genjiro Akashi (1969) -
![Safari 5000]( "Safari 5000")
Safari 5000 (1969) -
![Goyokin]( "Goyokin")
Goyokin Magobei Wakizaka (1969) -
![The Human Bullet]( "The Human Bullet")
The Human Bullet A narrator (1968) -
![Admiral Yamamoto]( "Admiral Yamamoto")
Admiral Yamamoto Narrator (1968) -
![Kill!]( "Kill!")
Kill! Genta (1968) -
![Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!]( "Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!")
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! James Elfego (1968) -
Tabiji Yuichiro (1967)
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![Samurai Rebellion]( "Samurai Rebellion")
Samurai Rebellion Tatewaki Asano (1967) -
![Sasaki Kojiro]( "Sasaki Kojiro")
Sasaki Kojiro Musashi Miyamoto (1967) -
![The Age of Assassins]( "The Age of Assassins")
The Age of Assassins Shinji Kikyo (1967) -
The Daphne Professor Kanahira (1966)
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Shurushuru (1966)
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![The Face of Another]( "The Face of Another")
The Face of Another Mr. Okuyama (1966) -
![The Sword of Doom]( "The Sword of Doom")
The Sword of Doom Ryunosuke Tsukue (1966) -
![Cash Calls Hell]( "Cash Calls Hell")
Cash Calls Hell Oida (1966) -
Saigô no shinpan (1965)
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![Fort Graveyard]( "Fort Graveyard")
Fort Graveyard Sakuma (1965) -
![Illusion of Blood]( "Illusion of Blood")
Illusion of Blood Iyemon Tamiya (1965) -
![Three Yakuza]( "Three Yakuza")
Three Yakuza Hatsukari-no-Sentaro (1965) -
![Kwaidan]( "Kwaidan")
Kwaidan Mi nokichi (segment "Yuki-Onna") (1964) -
Jigoku sakusen (1964)
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![A Woman's Life]( "A Woman's Life")
A Woman's Life Akimoto (1963) -
Miren Ryôta Kinoshita (1963)
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![500,000]( "500,000")
500,000 Mitsura Gunji (1963) -
![Shiro to kuro]( "Shiro to kuro")
Shiro to kuro Hamano (1963) -
![High and Low]( "High and Low")
High and Low Chief Detective Tokura (1963) -
![Yushu heiya]( "Yushu heiya")
Yushu heiya Tatsumi (1963) -
![Hara-Kiri]( "Hara-Kiri")
Hara-Kiri Hanshiro Tsugumo (1962) -
![Love Under the Crucifix]( "Love Under the Crucifix")
Love Under the Crucifix Ukon Takayama (1962) -
![The Inheritance]( "The Inheritance")
The Inheritance Kikuo Furukawa (1962) -
![Sanjuro]( "Sanjuro")
Sanjuro Hanbei Muroto (1962) -
![Immortal Love]( "Immortal Love")
Immortal Love Heibei (1961) -
![As the Clouds Scatter]( "As the Clouds Scatter")
As the Clouds Scatter (1961) -
![Poignant Story]( "Poignant Story")
Poignant Story Minami (1961) -
![Yojimbo]( "Yojimbo")
Yojimbo Unosuke - Gunfighter (1961) -
![The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer]( "The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer")
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Kaji (1961) -
![Get 'em All]( "Get 'em All")
Get 'em All Tsubota (1960) -
The Blue Beast Yasuhiko Kuroki (1960)
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![Musume tsuma haha]( "Musume tsuma haha")
Musume tsuma haha Shingo Kuroki, Reiji's friend (1960) -
![When a Woman Ascends the Stairs]( "When a Woman Ascends the Stairs")
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Kenichi Komatsu, the manager (1960) -
![The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity]( "The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity")
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Kaji (1959) -
![Anyakôro]( "Anyakôro")
Anyakôro Kaname (1959) -
Three Dolls in Ginza (1959)
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![Odd Obsession]( "Odd Obsession")
Odd Obsession Dr. Kimura / Toshiko's boyfriend (1959) -
![Yajû shisubeshi]( "Yajû shisubeshi")
Yajû shisubeshi Kunihiko Date (1959) -
![The Human Condition I: No Greater Love]( "The Human Condition I: No Greater Love")
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Kaji (1959) -
![Naked Sun]( "Naked Sun")
Naked Sun Maida (1958) -
![Conflagration]( "Conflagration")
Conflagration Tokari (1958) -
Oban kanketsu hen (1958)
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Buttsuke homban his Assistant (1958)
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![All About Marriage]( "All About Marriage")
All About Marriage (1958) -
Yoru no hamon Masaki (1958)
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A Boy and Three Mothers The Engineer (1958)
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Kampai! Miai kekkon Kunihiko Sasada (1958)
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![Sazae-san no seishun]( "Sazae-san no seishun")
Sazae-san no seishun Norisuke (1957) -
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Shindon (1957)
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![Black River]( "Black River")
Black River Jo (1957) -
Hadairo no tsuki Jirô Taki (1957)
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![A Dangerous Hero]( "A Dangerous Hero")
A Dangerous Hero (1957) -
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen Shin don (1957)
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![Hikage no musume]( "Hikage no musume")
Hikage no musume (1957) -
![Untamed Woman]( "Untamed Woman")
Untamed Woman Shinkichi, the young tailor (1957) -
Ôban Shin Don (1957)
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Oshidori no mon (1956)
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Sazae-san Norisuke (1956)
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![The Thick-Walled Room]( "The Thick-Walled Room")
The Thick-Walled Room (1956) -
![Hadashi no seishun]( "Hadashi no seishun")
Hadashi no seishun Yûji Wada (1956) -
![Hi no tori]( "Hi no tori")
Hi no tori (1956) -
Actor
![Seven Samurai]( "Seven Samurai")
Seven Samurai Samurai Wandering Through Town (1954) -
Soundtrack
![Rise, Fair Sun]( "Rise, Fair Sun")
Rise, Fair Sun (1973) -
Soundtrack
![Immortal Love]( "Immortal Love")
Immortal Love (1961) -
Archive footageToday's Close Up (2015)
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![Hara/Baba]( "Hara/Baba")
Hara/Baba (2013)
All Filmography
Videos
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Awards
8 wins & 4 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Though a frequent on-screen rival, he was good friends with Toshirô Mifune.
Quotes
I think I tend to prefer freedom. I've always worked in a manner that I will give it my all; I'll do it to my heart's content, and then the director will tell me, "You can tone it down a little. You don't have to go so far." That's the way I've ...
Trademark
Distinctive voice with nuanced delivery.
Nickname
The Snake
Personal Details
Born
Motohisa Nakadai
Tokyo, Japan
Height:
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