
Ichirō Nakatani
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1930-10-15
- Died
- 2004-04-01
- Place of birth
- Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as
- Итиро Накатани
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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (111)

Harakiri
1962
as Hayato Yazaki

Yojimbo
1961
as First Samurai

Kwaidan
1965
as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

The Imperial Navy
1981

Rodan
1956
as Senkichi

Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Gyobu Amano

The Battle of Okinawa
1971
as Chief of Staff Ueno

Japan's Longest Day
1967
as First Lieutnenant Kuroda

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964

Farm Girls
1962

Tenchu!
1969

Sandakan No. 8
1974
as Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto
1968
as (uncredited)

The Sword of Doom
1966
as Bunnojo Utsuki

Willful Murder
1981
as Toyama

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972
as Yagyu Samurai

Samurai Banners
1969

Inn of Evil
1971
as Officer Okajima (uncredited)

Solar Eclipse
1975

The Fort of Death
1969
as Mondo Shibaike

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970

Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961

Dynamite Don-Don
1978
as Yuichi

The Blue Beast
1960

Hokuriku Proxy War
1977

The Militarists
1970
as Sano

The Last Gunfight
1960
as Deputy Mochizuki

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Takeshi

Blood Type: Blue
1978

Samurai Wolf II
1967
as Ikkaku

Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968
as Kensuke Miura

Blueprint of Murder
1961
as Shizuo Komatsu

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Daisaku Komoto

The Fossil
1975
as Taisuke, Tajihei's brother / Taisuke (Itskuki's brother)

Human Revolution II
1976

Warring Clans
1963
as Harunezuni

Rebels on the High Sea
1956

Rainbow Kids
1991
as Wakayama TV 'Shacho'

Desperado Outpost
1959
as Squad Leader

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Moribe Tani

The Fixer
1979

Life of a Country Doctor
1960

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Nanba

Westward Desperado
1960

The Homeless
1974
as Tappei

The Dragon Crest
1963

Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
1971
as Mari's poor husband

The Last Game
1979

Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Saburo Monma

Shimane Prison Riot
1975

The Witness Killed
1961
as Kamiya

Cash Calls Hell
1966
as Fuyujima

Local Reporter
1962

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
1965
as Yoshiyama

A Killer's Key
1967
as Ishino

Operation Sewer Rats
1962
as Sgt. Miyoshi

Lord Mito
1978
as Kazaguruma no Yashichi

The Betrayal
1966
as Jurota Makabe

Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
1982

The Spy
1965

Operation Enemy Fort
1962

The Gift of the Fox
1971
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1983

The Human Bullet
1968

遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1970

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
1967
as Nankai

Dianas of the Campus
1966

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966

Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
1963
as Yakuro Teranishi

New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
1976
as Dietman Miura

My Blood is the Blood of Others
1974

The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Sakuji

Long Journey into Love
1973

The Front Line Showdown
1966

Fight of the Gamblers
1963

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1971

Sunset Hill
1964

Young Swordsman
1963
as Shimamura Kazuma

対決
1967

Battle Cry
1975
as Narrator
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
1993
as Wakura Juro

A Woman's Identity
1962
The Rokumeikan
1970

The Story of Jiro
1987
as 東医師

Shingo's Final Duel
1964

The Daring Nun
1968
as Goro Isaoka

A Man in Red
1961

Blood End
1969
as Chôgorô

Oh, Bomb!
1964
as Yasaburo Yatou

The 36 Passengers
1957

Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969

The Merciless Trap
1961

Kanto Woman Fortitude
1969

Dojo Breaker
1982

Rub Out the Past
1966
as Kosuke Tatsumi

Black Strait
1964
as Tetsuji Onuki

The Dangerous Kiss
1960

The Weed of Crime
1962

Madame Aki
1963

The War Without Weapons
1960

Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
1969

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike
1971

Banner of the Young
1970

Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966

Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961

The Forest Is Alive
1956

Gomez's Name is Gomez
1967
as Detective Ruki

Fearless Comrades
1966

Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1958

Nurses and Doctors
1992
About Ichirō Nakatani
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. With 118 credits spanning from 1956 to 1993, Ichirō Nakatani has appeared in 111 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ichirō Nakatani Movies
- Harakiri (1962) — as Hayato Yazaki
- Yojimbo (1961) — as First Samurai
- Kwaidan (1965) — as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
- The Imperial Navy (1981)
- Rodan (1956) — as Senkichi
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