Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 11 films on Boxlist

Known for Seven Samurai, High and Low and Ran.

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Starring Tatsuya Nakadai

  1. Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    1954 · Film

    8.5/10 · TMDB

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide...

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  2. Harakiri

    Harakiri

    1962 · Film

    8.4/10 · TMDB

    An unusual request for ritual suicide on a feudal lord's property leads to the unwinding of a greater mystery that challenges the clan's integrity.

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  3. High and Low

    High and Low

    1963 · Film

    8.4/10 · TMDB

    An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

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  4. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

    1959 · Film

    8.3/10 · TMDB

    During the Second World War, Japanese conscientious objector Kaji works as a supervisor in a Manchurian prison camp. He hopes to avoid duty as a soldier, but he also hopes to be helpful to the welfare of his prisoners. But an unexpected...

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  5. Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    1961 · Film

    8.2/10 · TMDB

    A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk...

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  6. Ran

    Ran

    1985 · Film

    8.1/10 · TMDB

    With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the...

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  7. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    2013 · Film

    8.1/10 · TMDB

    Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate...

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  8. Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    1962 · Film

    8.0/10 · TMDB

    Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors...

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  9. Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    1980 · Film

    7.9/10 · TMDB

    Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the...

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  10. Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    1964 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his...

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  11. The Sword of Doom

    The Sword of Doom

    1966 · Film

    7.6/10 · TMDB

    Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

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