Ichirô Nakatani

Ichirô Nakatani

  • Born: 1930-10-15
  • Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: Japan
  • Representative Works: Desperate Outpost、みとこうもん、金环Eclipse
  • Masaaki Nakamura (real name Masaaki Nakamura), a Japanese actor, was born on October 15, 1935 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. In 1995, he became a member of Haiyuza hosted by Nakadai Tatsuya. With a piece of " Desperate Outpost ", it attracted attention. In 1969, he played the role of Mi Qi in the Time TV series "みとこうもん" and was loved by the audience.

    Performing Experience

    Masaaki Nakamura, whose real name is Masaaki Nakamura, was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1930. In 1995, he became a member of Haiyuza hosted by Nakadai Tatsuya.
    In 1959, he attracted attention because of his role as the captain in "Desperate Outpost" directed by Kihachi Okamoto. After that, he appeared in Okamoto's films many times, and he had a very good relationship with Director Okamoto in private. Nakatani had rented a house in Okamoto for many years.
    Nakatani in the movie is often a bold and upright image, but also with an elusive temperament of pure manhood. Of course, he is also good at villain roles. In the 1975 film "The Eclipse of the Golden Circle" by Sao Yamamoto, he played a politician based on Kakuei Tanaka. The similarity with the prototype is amazing.
    In 1969, at the invitation of Haiyuza ’s predecessor Eijiro Higashino , Nakatani played Miqi in the TV era drama "みとこうもん"  . Because of his strong sense of presence, his popularity rose so much that it even surpassed the Huangmen played by Higashino. An indispensable role in the part "みとこうもん". When the filming of the Huangmen scene played by Dongye was finished and Mi Qi was about to leave, the producer Yi Jian Min thought that "if Mi Qi's scene is gone, this play will also end" and keep this role. Down. However, at that time, Nakatani had to fight against diseases such as colorectal cancer and diabetes while filming. Later, due to the deterioration of his health, he retreated in the 27th part. Even so, his number of performances in the play is as high as 687 episodes, the second in history (the first is Gentaro Takahashi who plays Hachibei).
    In 2003, to commemorate the 1000th episode of "みとこうもん", the crew specially invited the actors of the past generations to produce a special episode. Nakatani, who has not seen the audience for a long time, is also in it. Unfortunately, this drama has become His last TV work. On April 1, 2004, Nakatani died of throat cancer at the age of 73.
    Extended Reading

    Yojimbo quotes

    • Sanjuro: Go hang yourself.

    • [last lines]

      Sanjuro: Old man. See ya around.