Overview
- Multiple Japanese outlets reported his death on November 11, confirming the Tokyo-born screen and stage star was 92.
- He rose to prominence with Masaki Kobayashi’s The Human Condition and later headlined Akira Kurosawa films including Kagemusha and Ran.
- Nakadai co-founded the acting school Mumeijuku in 1975 with his wife Kyoko Miyazaki, mentoring talents such as Koji Yakusho.
- His national honors included the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1996), the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2003), recognition as a Person of Cultural Merit (2007), and the Order of Culture (2015).
- Outside Mumeijuku in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward, reporters gathered while a posted message asked mourners not to bring offerings or condolence money.