is a
Japanese actor. His father, also a movie actor, passed away when he 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
When the Last Sword is Drawn).
In 2003 he played an 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
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2006 ''
Bōkoku no īgisu'' aka ''Aegis''
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2005 ''
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles'' voice
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2003 ''
Warriors of Heaven and Earth''
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2003 ''
Onmyoji 2''
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2003 ''
Mibu gishi den'' aka ''When the Last Sword Is Drawn''
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1999 ''
Fukuro no shiro'' aka ''Owl's Castle''
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1998 ''
Ai o kou hito'' aka ''Begging for Love''
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1995 ''
Makusu no yama'' aka ''Marks''
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1994 ''
Shijushichinin no shikaku'' aka ''47 Ronin''
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1981 ''
Rengo kantai''
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