Ichirō Nakatani

Personal Info

Birthday

October 15, 1930

Day of Death

2004-04-01

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Also Known As

Итиро Накатани

Ichirō Nakatani

Biography

Ichirō Nakatani (Japanese: 中谷一郎, Hepburn: Nakatani Ichirō) was a Japanese actor. He attended Waseda University but withdrew before completing his degree and joining the Haiyuza Theatre Company. In 1959, Nakatani won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Nakatani was well known for his role as Ninja Kazaguruma no Yahichi in the jidaigeki drama Mito Kōmon.

Known For

Harakiri

Yojimbo

The Sword of Doom

Kwaidan

Japan's Longest Day

Rodan

Rainbow Kids

The Battle of Okinawa

Filmography

1993
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
as Wakura Juro
1991
Rainbow Kids
as Wakayama TV 'Shacho'
1987
The Story of Jiro
as 東医師
1981
Willful Murder
as Toyama
1978
Lord Mito
as Kazaguruma no Yashichi
Dynamite Don-Don
as Yuichi
Shogun's Samurai
as Gyobu Amano
1977
Sugata Sanshiro
as Saburo Monma
1976
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
as Dietman Miura
1975
The Fossil
as Taisuke, Tajihei's brother
Battle Cry
as Narrator
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Nanba
Sandakan No. 8
as Yamamoto
The Homeless
as Tappei
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
as Yagyu Samurai
1971
Inn of Evil
as Officer Okajima (uncredited)
The Battle of Okinawa
as Chief of Staff Ueno
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
as Mari's poor husband
1970
The Militarists
as Sano
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Daisaku Komoto
1969
The Fort of Death
as Mondo Shibaike
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Moribe Tani
Blood End
as Chôgorô
1968
Outlaw: Black Dagger
as Kensuke Miura
The Daring Nun
as Goro Isaoka
Admiral Yamamoto
as (uncredited)
The Saga of Tanegashima
as Sakuji
1967
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
as Nankai
A Killer's Key
as Ishino
Japan's Longest Day
as First Lieutnenant Kuroda
Gomez's Name is Gomez
as Detective Ruki
Samurai Wolf II
as Ikkaku
1966
Rub Out the Past
as Kosuke Tatsumi
The Betrayal
as Jurota Makabe
The Sword of Doom
as Bunnojo Utsuki
1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as Takeshi
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
as Yoshiyama
Kwaidan
as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
1964
Black Strait
as Tetsuji Onuki
Oh, Bomb!
as Yasaburo Yatou
1963
Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
as Yakuro Teranishi
Young Swordsman
as Shimamura Kazuma
Warring Clans
as Harunezuni
1962
Harakiri
as Hayato Yazaki
Operation Sewer Rats
as Sgt. Miyoshi
1961
The Witness Killed
as Kamiya
Yojimbo
as First Samurai
Blueprint of Murder
as Shizuo Komatsu
1960
The Last Gunfight
as Deputy Mochizuki
1959
Desperado Outpost
as Squad Leader
1956
Rodan
as Senkichi