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Tatsuya Nakadai

なかだい たつや

Nakadai Tatsuya

Aliases: モヤ
Pen Names: RyubaPen name used in stage plays

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-12-13 (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan → Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan → Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Career

Occupations
actor, director, singer, narrator, voice actor
Active Years
1952-2024
Affiliations
Haiyuza Theatre Company, Mumeijuku
Memberships
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Influenced By
Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Kihachi Okamoto
Influenced
Koji Yakusho, Ai Kanzaki

Education

Tokyo Metropolitan Setagaya Technical High School
Country: Japan

Awards

Tokyo International Film Festival Special Achievement Award
2019
Organization: Tokyo International Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Japan Academy Prize Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1983
Work: The Life of Hanako the Flower
Category: 映画
Organization: Japan Academy Prize
Result: 受賞
Japan Academy Prize Association Special Award
2016
Organization: Japan Academy Prize
Result: 受賞
Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor
1963
Work: Seppuku
Category: 映画
Organization: Blue Ribbon Awards
Result: 受賞
Elan d'Or Award for Newcomer of the Year
1957
Organization: Elan d'Or Award
Result: 受賞
Elan d'Or Award Special Award
1981
Organization: Elan d'Or Award
Result: 受賞
Kinema Junpo Best Ten Best Actor
1962
Work: Seppuku / Sanjuro
Category: 映画
Organization: Kinema Junpo
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
1961
Work: The Human Condition / The Eternal Moment
Category: 映画
Organization: Mainichi Film Awards
Result: 受賞
Kyoto Film Festival Best Supporting Actor
1969
Work: Hitokiri
Category: 映画
Organization: Kyoto Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Golden Arrow Award Grand Prize Film
1980
Category: 映画
Organization: Golden Arrow Awards
Result: 受賞
Manila Film Festival Best Actor
1982
Work: The Life of Hanako the Flower
Category: 映画
Organization: Manila Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Kinokuniya Theatre Award Individual Award
1974
Work: Richard III / Tomodachi (The Friend)
Category: 演劇
Organization: Kinokuniya Theatre Award
Result: 受賞
Kinokuniya Theatre Award
1993
Work: Richard III
Category: 演劇
Organization: Kinokuniya Theatre Award
Result: 受賞
Yomiuri Theater Grand Prize Special Award by Selection Committee
2006
Work: Driving Miss Daisy
Category: 演劇
Organization: Yomiuri Theatre Grand Prize
Result: 受賞
Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts
1975
Work: The Lower Depths / Miss Julie
Category: 演劇
Organization: Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Arts Award
1975
Work: The Lower Depths / Miss Julie
Category: 演劇
Organization: Mainichi Arts Award
Result: 受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award Excellence
1980
Work: Sornes
Category: 演劇
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award
Result: 受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award Grand Prize
2005
Work: Driving Miss Daisy
Category: 演劇
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award
Result: 受賞
NHK Broadcast Culture Award
1995
Organization: NHK Broadcast Culture Award
Result: 受賞
Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award
1999
Organization: Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award
Result: 受賞
Montblanc International Culture Prize
1999
Organization: Montblanc International Culture Prize
Result: 受賞
Tsubouchi Shoyo Award
2000
Organization: Tsubouchi Shoyo Award
Result: 受賞
Matsuo Performing Arts Award Grand Prize
2004
Organization: Matsuo Performing Arts Award
Result: 受賞
Golden Gross Award Special Achievement Award from Zenkoren
2007
Organization: Golden Gross Award
Result: 受賞
Japan Film Critics Award - Sho Ogimachi prize
2011
Work: Haru to no Tabi
Category: 映画
Organization: Japan Film Critics Award
Result: 受賞
Asian Film Festival Reggio Emilia Best Actor
2010
Work: Haru to no Tabi
Category: 映画
Organization: Asian Film Festival Reggio Emilia
Result: 受賞
Japan Film Revival Award
2011
Organization: Japan Film Revival Award
Result: 受賞
Yamaji Fumiko Film Award for Distinguished Career in Cinema
2013
Organization: Yamaji Fumiko Film Award
Result: 受賞
Osaka Asian Film Festival Special Mention
2013
Work: Nihon no Higeki
Category: 映画
Organization: Osaka Asian Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Kyoto International Film and Art Festival Toshiro Mifune Award
2015
Organization: Kyoto International Film and Art Festival
Result: 受賞
Takasaki Film Festival Best Actor
2018
Work: Umibe no Ria
Category: 映画
Organization: Takasaki Film Festival
Result: 受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier
1992
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受章
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1996
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette
2003
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Person of Cultural Merit
2007
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受章
Honorary Citizen
2012
Organization: Setagaya Ward
Result: 授与
Honorary Citizen
1995
Organization: Nakajima Town, Nanao City
Result: 授与
Honorary Tokyo Citizen
2024
Organization: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Result: 授与
Kawakita Award
2013
Organization: Kawakita Memorial Film Institute
Result: 受賞
Asahi Prize
2013
Organization: Asahi Shimbun Company
Result: 受賞
Order of Culture
2015
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受章
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2021
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Haru to no Tabi

2010 Film

Film starring Tatsuya Nakadai.

DramaTravel

Umibe no Ria

2017 Film

Film starring Tatsuya Nakadai.

Drama

Kikyo

2020 Film

Film starring Tatsuya Nakadai.

FamilyReunion

Bibliography

  • Actor Memo 1955-1980
  • Legacy: Autobiography of Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Aging and Evolution
  • Tatsuya Nakadai Talks About the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema
  • Unfinished.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Theatrical expressionEmotionally rich acting
Recurring Motifs
Human dramaHistoryWar

Legacy

Representative actor of Japanese cinema, recipient of Order of Culture. Founded Mumeijuku to train successors.

Museums

  • Noto Engeki-do 9 Nakajima Kamibu, Nakajima Town, Nanao City, Ishikawa, Japan Opened in 1995

Academic Societies

  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Quotes

  • No, OK.
    Source: During film shooting with Akira Kurosawa (1954)

Trivia

  • Nickname is Moya.
  • Starred in films directed by Akira Kurosawa.
  • Founded Mumeijuku and trained many actors.