Overview
- Japanese media reported that Nakadai died on November 8 of pneumonia at age 92.
- He rose to prominence with Masaki Kobayashi’s The Human Condition and starred in Akira Kurosawa films such as Yojimbo and Kagemusha.
- He received major national honors including designation as a Person of Cultural Merit and the Order of Culture in 2015.
- At Mumeijuku in Setagaya, a notice requested no offerings or condolence gifts in keeping with his wishes as the site remained quiet.
- Film and theatre figures and regional communities shared tributes to his mentorship and support, while China’s Foreign Ministry expressed condolences noting his role in the Japan–China co‑production Daichi no Ko.