Japanese cinema has a long, rich tradition of acting excellence. From the early days of the silent era until the present, Japan has birthed some of the greatest film actors of the twentieth and twenty ...

He died in Tokyo at the age of 77 in 1997. He had been mostly confined to his home since suffering a heart attack five years earlier. Mifune rose to stardom through Akira Kurosawa's classics, ...

Born on Dec. 13, 1932, in Tokyo, Nakadai (real name Motohisa Nakadai) was a prominent stage actor who became a leading man in Japanese cinema. He ultimately gained international fame, notably for his ...

Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, best known for his roles in “Ran,” “Harakiri” and “The Human Condition” trilogy, died Saturday in Tokyo. He was 92. Nakadai died of pneumonia in a hospital, according ...

Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and led Akira Kurosawa titles such as “Ran,” “Kagemusha” and “High ...

The veteran Japanese character actor, considered an Emmy frontrunner, discusses his inspired performance in the hit FX series and how a friendship with the late producer Kevin Turen helped create his ...

Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, who was best known internationally for his role in Akiro Kurosawa’s 1985 epic drama Ran, has died in Tokyo at the age of 92. Local media reported that the actor died on ...