Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai in 'Kagemusha'

Tatsuya Nakadai (1932 - )

Film Deaths

• The Thick Walled Room  (Kabe atsuki heya) (1956) [Soldier]: Is shot to death by Japanese soldiers.

• Black River (Kuroi kawa) (1957)  [Joe]: Is pushed in front of a military convoy byIneka Arima and is run over.

• The Human Condition III: A Solider's Prayer (Ninjen no joken) (1961) [Kaji]: Freezes to death in the snow after escaping a Russian prison.

• Yojimbo (The Bodyguard) (1961) [Unosuke, the Gunfighter]: Stabbed in the stomach with a sword by Toshiro Mifune during the final battle; he dies shortly after the battle is over, with Toshiro kneeling by his side.

• Sanjuro (Tsubaki Sanjuro) (1962) [Hanbei Muroto]: Is cut across the chest with a sword after a duel with Toshiro Mifune.

• Harakiri (Seppeku) (1962) [Hanshiro Tsugumo]: Begins to kill himself by cutting his stomach open with a blade, but is then shot by multiple musket shots killing him before he can commit ritual suicide. 

• Illusion of Blood (Yotsuya kaidan) (1965) [Iyemon Tamiya]: Trips and lands on a blade while running in a cemetery.

• Cash Calls Hell (Gohiki no shinsh) (1966) [Oida]: Dies of a gunshot wound.

• Samurai Rebellion' (Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu) (1967) [Tatewaki Asan]: Dies in a sword duel with Toshiro Mifune. 

• Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die (Oggi a me...domani a te! / Today It's Me, Tomorrow You)' (1968) [James Elfego]: Shot in the chest by Brett Halsey, after Brett shoots the gun out of Tatsuya's hand.

• Portrait of Hell (Jigokuhen) (1969) [Yoshihide]: Hangs himself.

• Tenchu (Hitokiri) (1969) [Hampeita Takechi]: While he is not dead at the end of the film, Shintaro Katsu is told that he will be commiting seppuku within a few days.

• Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Fesitval (Zatôichi abare-himatsuri) (1970) [Ronin]: Dies after being cut open in a sword duel with Shintaro Katsu.

• Hunter in the Dark (Yami No karyudo) (1979) [Gomyo Kiyoemon] Dies after having his neck sliced open in a duel with Sonny Chiba.

• Kagemusha (Shadow Warrior) (1980) [Shingen Takeda/Kagemusha]: Playing a dual role, "Shingen" is shot by an enemy warrior, and dies some time afterwards while being carried across the mountain trail. "Kagemusha" is shot to death in a battle with Daisuke Ryu's forces.

• Onimasa: The Japanese Godfather (Kiryûin Hanako no shogai) (1982) [Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa]: It is mentioned in the voice over at the end of the film that Tatsuya died two years after the films climatic battle in prison.

• Ran (Revolt) (1985) [Lord Hidetora Ichimonji]: Dies of old age/natural causes, compounded by grief over the death of his son (Daisuke Ryu).

• Hachi-ko (1987) [Shujiro Ueno]: Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage while teaching his class.
• Heat Wave (Kagero) (1991) [Tsunejiro Murai ] Stabbed in the stomach by Hakuryû

• Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni) (1993) [Yagyu Retsudo]: Dies of his wounds after being stabbed in the stomach.

• Zatoichi: The Last (2010) [The Boss]: Dies of his wounds inflicted by a cane sword by Shingo Katori.

• Haru's Journey (Haru tono tabi) (2010) [Tadao Nakai]: Dies in his sleep of a heart attack or other illness while in a train with his grandaughter who begins to shake him, realizing he has died.

TV Deaths

None

Tatsuya Nakadai in 'Sanjuro'

Tatsuya Nakadai in Haru's Journey

Tatsuya Nakadai in Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die

Tatsuya Nakadai in Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict