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

Family of Three

Harakiri

Hayato Yazaki

Yojimbo

First Samurai

警視庁殺人課

助け人走る

Kwaidan

(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Japan's Longest Day

First Lieutnenant Kuroda

Rodan

Senkichi

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1993	The Notorious Bored Samurai 8	Wakura Juro
1991	Rainbow Kids	Wakayama TV 'Shacho'
1991	遊の人‐天下の御意見番大久保彦左衛門‐
1987	The Story of Jiro	東医師
1983	Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3
1982	Dojo Breaker
1982	Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1981	The Imperial Navy
1981	Willful Murder	Toyama
1979	The Fixer
1979	The Last Game
1978	Dynamite Don-Don	Yuichi
1978	Blood Type: Blue
1978	Shogun's Samurai	Gyobu Amano
1978	Lord Mito	Kazaguruma no Yashichi
1977	Hokuriku Proxy War
1977	Sugata Sanshiro	Saburo Monma
1976	New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion	Dietman Miura
1976	Human Revolution II
1975	Battle Cry	Narrator
1975	The Fossil	Taisuke, Tajihei's brother
1975	Solar Eclipse
1975	Shimane Prison Riot
1975	The Fossil	Taisuke (Itskuki's brother)
1974	Sandakan No. 8	Yamamoto
1974	The Homeless	Tappei
1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1	Nanba
1974	My Blood is the Blood of Others
1973	Long Journey into Love
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades	Yagyu Samurai
1971	Inn of Evil	Officer Okajima (uncredited)
1971	The Gift of the Fox
1971	Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1971	Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess	Mari's poor husband
1971	Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike
1971	The Battle of Okinawa	Chief of Staff Ueno
1970	Banner of the Young
1970	The Militarists	Sano
1970	Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny	Daisaku Komoto
1970	The Rokumeikan
1970	Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1970	The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1969	Kanto Woman Fortitude
1969	Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor	Moribe Tani
1969	Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
1969	Samurai Banners
1969	The Fort of Death	Mondo Shibaike
1969	Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969	Blood End	Chôgorô
1969	Tenchu!
1968	The Human Bullet
1968	The Daring Nun	Goro Isaoka
1968	The Saga of Tanegashima	Sakuji
1968	Outlaw: Black Dagger	Kensuke Miura
1968	Admiral Yamamoto	(uncredited)
1967	Samurai Wolf II	Ikkaku
1967	A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm	Nankai
1967	A Killer's Key	Ishino
1967	Japan's Longest Day	First Lieutnenant Kuroda
1967	対決
1967	Gomez's Name is Gomez	Detective Ruki
1966	The Betrayal	Jurota Makabe
1966	The Sword of Doom	Bunnojo Utsuki
1966	Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966	Fearless Comrades
1966	By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966	Rub Out the Past	Kosuke Tatsumi
1966	The Front Line Showdown
1966	Dianas of the Campus
1965	Kwaidan	(segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)
1965	The Spy
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 3	Takeshi
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2	Yoshiyama
1964	Oh, Bomb!	Yasaburo Yatou
1964	Black Strait	Tetsuji Onuki
1964	Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964	Shingo's Final Duel
1964	Sunset Hill
1963	Young Swordsman	Shimamura Kazuma
1963	Warring Clans	Harunezuni
1963	Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes	Yakuro Teranishi
1963	Fight of the Gamblers
1963	The Dragon Crest
1963	Yushu Heiya
1962	A Woman's Identity
1962	Chihō kisha
1962	Harakiri	Hayato Yazaki
1962	Operation Enemy Fort
1962	The Weed of Crime
1962	Chibusa o daku musume tachi
1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Sgt. Miyoshi
1961	The Witness Killed	Kamiya
1961	Yojimbo	First Samurai
1961	The Merciless Trap
1961	Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961	Blueprint of Murder	Shizuo Komatsu
1961	Obon, The Moll Dipper
1961	A Man in Red
1960	The War Without Weapons
1960	Westward Desperado
1960	The Blue Beast
1960	The Dangerous Kiss
1960	The Last Gunfight	Deputy Mochizuki
1960	Life of a Country Doctor
1959	Desperado Outpost	Squad Leader
1958	Kampai! Miai Kekkon
1956	Rebels on the High Sea
1956	The Forest Is Alive
1956	Rodan	Senkichi

Year	TV Show	Role
1981	Kinagashi Bugyō
1973	助け人走る
1968	Family of Three
1967	ゴメスの名はゴメス
	警視庁殺人課