Overview
- The Japan News first reported his death at noon Japan Standard Time, and outlets later cited a Mumeijuku spokesperson confirming it.
- Across seven decades, he earned more than 100 screen credits and global renown for performances in Ran, The Human Condition and Harakiri.
- He worked repeatedly with directors Masaki Kobayashi and Akira Kurosawa, with notable roles in Kwaidan, The Sword of Doom, Samurai Rebellion and Kagemusha.
- Nakadai founded the Mumeijuku acting school in 1975, mentoring younger talent including Koji Yakusho.
- He received Japan’s Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1996 and the Order of Culture in 2015, and his final film credit was 2020’s The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai.