Kiichi Nakai

Japanese actor (born 1961)

Kiichi Nakai
Born	(1961-09-18) September 18, 1961 (age 62) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present

Kiichi Nakai (中井貴一, Nakai Kiichi, born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year at the Japan Academy Awards in 1981.

He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for 47 Ronin) and Best Actor award in 2003 (for When the Last Sword Is Drawn). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for 47 Ronin.^[1]

In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in Warriors of Heaven and Earth. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin.

His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1981	The Imperial Navy
1983	Tora-san Goes Religious?
1985	The Burmese Harp	Mizushima	Lead role
1986	Final Take		Lead role
1987	Princess from the Moon	Minister of the Military
1990	Tokyo Heaven	Fumio Amemiya
1992	Gekashitsu
1993	Moving		Lead role
1994	47 Ronin
1995	Marks		Lead role
1998	Begging for Love
1999	Owls' Castle		Lead role
2000	Tales of the Unusual	Ōishi Kuranosuke	Lead role
2001	All About Our House	Himself
	The Firefly
	Darkness in the Light		Lead role
2002	Shura no Mure
2003	When the Last Sword Is Drawn	Yoshimura Kanichiro	Lead role
	The Yin Yang Master 2
	Warriors of Heaven and Earth	Emissary Lai Xi	Chinese film
2005	Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles	Kenichi Takada (voice)	Chinese film
2006	Aegis
2007	Hero	Akihiko Takita
2007	Dororo	Kagemitsu Daigo
2008	The Magic Hour	Tōru Iawata		^[2]
2008	Samurai Gangsters	Shimizu no Jirochō	Lead role
2009	Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess	Hiroshi Kataoka (voice)
2010	Railways	Hajime Tsutsui	Lead role
2011	A Ghost of a Chance	Tōru Osano		^[3]
	The Warring States	King of Qi	Chinese film
	Wild 7
2012	The Wings of the Kirin	Takeaki Aoyagi
2012	Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer	Tokugawa Mitsukuni
2014	Zakurozaka no Adauchi	Kingo Shimura	Lead role
2015	Again	Haruhiko	Lead role
2016	Good Morning Show	Shingo Sumita	Lead role
	Ken san	Narrator	Documentary film
	Kōfuku no Alibi		Lead role
2017	Flower and Sword	Oda Nobunaga
2017	Honnōji Hotel	Narrator
2018	We Make Antiques!	Norio Koike	Lead role	^[4]
2019	Hit me Anyone One More Time	Prime Minister Keisuke Kuroda	Lead role
2019	Aircraft Carrier Ibuki	Keiichi Nakano
2020	We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous	Norio Koike	Lead role	^[4]
2022	Dreaming of the Meridian Arc	Ikemoto / Takahashi Kageyasu	Lead role	^[5]
2023	We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams	Norio Koike	Lead role	^[4]
2024	The Silence of the Sea			^[6]
2024	Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood	Kyōgoku Takahisa		^[7]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1983–1997	Apples and Oranges	Yoshio Nakategawa	Lead role; 4 seasons	^[8]
1988	Takeda Shingen	Takeda Shingen	Lead role, Taiga drama	^[9]
1995	Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune	Tokugawa Muneharu	Taiga drama	^[10]
2001	Someday Like Storm
2003	Musashi	Yagyū Munenori	Taiga drama	^[9]
2005	Yoshitsune	Minamoto no Yoritomo	Taiga drama	^[9]
2007	Barefoot Gen	Daikichi Nakaoka	Lead role; miniseries
2009	Smile	Kazuma Ito
2010	Japanese Americans	Chokichi Hiramatsu
2012	Priceless	Kengo Moai
	Taira no Kiyomori	Taira no Tadamori	Taiga drama	^[11]
	Second to Last Love	Wahei Nagakura	Lead role
2016	Kinpika	Kenta Sakaguchi	Lead role
2018	Musume no Kekkon	Takahiko Kunieda	Lead role; TV movie
2021	The Grand Family	Daisuke Manpyo	Lead role	^[12]
2023	Taiga Drama ga Umareta Hi	Narushima	TV movie	^[13]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Yakuza: Like a Dragon	Masumi Arakawa		^[14]
2024	Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth	Masumi Arakawa		^[14]

Japanese dubbing

Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
Despicable Me 2	Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez		^[15]

Honours

Medal with Purple Ribbon (2020)^[16]

References

^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^ "ザ・マジックアワー". eiga.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "ステキな金縛り". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "中井貴一×佐々木蔵之介「嘘八百」第3弾製作、秀吉にまつわるお宝めぐりだまし合い". Natalie. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "中井貴一×松山ケンイチ×北川景子で立川志の輔の創作落語「伊能忠敬物語-大河への道-」を映画化！". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ "本木雅弘と小泉今日子が31年ぶり共演倉本聰氏35年ぶり映画脚本手がけた「海の沈黙」で". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ ""新たな鬼平" 第一弾「鬼平犯科帳本所・桜屋敷」が遂に完成！松本幸四郎、市川染五郎、松平健が登場！". Kyodo News PR Wire. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "【インタビュー】中井貴一×時任三郎 50代になった"ふぞろいの林檎たち"がテレビの時代を語り合う". Cinema Cafe. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "中井貴一". NHK. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "八代将軍吉宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "平清盛の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ "「欲望に、限りはない。」中井貴一扮する"万俵"がお披露目「華麗なる一族」ビジュアル". Cinema Cafe. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ "中井貴一、生田斗真主演『大河ドラマが生まれた日』出演父・佐田啓二さんを演じる中村七之助に"形見"預ける【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "『龍が如く8』主要キャスト発表 King Gnu井口理＆成田凌＆長谷川博己シリーズ初参戦". Mantan-web. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "中井貴一:吹き替え声優に初挑戦「怪盗グルー」LAプレミアで発表". Mantan-web. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "紫綬褒章・俳優の中井貴一さん幅広い演技「必死に一つのこと継続」". Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

External links

Official profile (in Japanese)
Kiichi Nakai at IMDb

Awards for Kiichi Nakai
v t e Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Ken Takakura (1978) Ken Ogata (1979) Tomisaburo Wakayama (1980) Ken Takakura (1981) Ken Takakura (1982) Mitsuru Hirata (1983) Ken Ogata (1984) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1985) Minoru Chiaki (1986) Ken Ogata (1987) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1988) Toshiyuki Nishida (1989) Rentarō Mikuni (1990) Ittoku Kishibe (1991) Rentarō Mikuni (1992) Masahiro Motoki (1993) Toshiyuki Nishida (1994) Kōichi Satō (1995) Rentarō Mikuni (1996) Koji Yakusho (1997) Koji Yakusho (1998) Akira Emoto (1999) Ken Takakura (2000) Akira Terao (2001) Yōsuke Kubozuka (2002) Hiroyuki Sanada (2003) Kiichi Nakai (2004) Akira Terao (2005) Hidetaka Yoshioka (2006) Ken Watanabe (2007) Hidetaka Yoshioka (2008) Masahiro Motoki (2009) Ken Watanabe (2010) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2011) Yoshio Harada (2012) Hiroshi Abe (2013) Ryuhei Matsuda (2014) Junichi Okada (2015) Kazunari Ninomiya (2016) Kōichi Satō (2017) Masaki Suda (2018) Koji Yakusho (2019) Tori Matsuzaka (2020) Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (2021) Hidetoshi Nishijima (2022) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2023) Koji Yakusho (2024)

Awards for Kiichi Nakai

Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Ken Takakura (1978)
Ken Ogata (1979)
Tomisaburo Wakayama (1980)
Ken Takakura (1981)
Ken Takakura (1982)
Mitsuru Hirata (1983)
Ken Ogata (1984)
Tsutomu Yamazaki (1985)
Minoru Chiaki (1986)
Ken Ogata (1987)
Tsutomu Yamazaki (1988)
Toshiyuki Nishida (1989)
Rentarō Mikuni (1990)
Ittoku Kishibe (1991)
Rentarō Mikuni (1992)
Masahiro Motoki (1993)
Toshiyuki Nishida (1994)
Kōichi Satō (1995)
Rentarō Mikuni (1996)
Koji Yakusho (1997)
Koji Yakusho (1998)
Akira Emoto (1999)
Ken Takakura (2000)
Akira Terao (2001)
Yōsuke Kubozuka (2002)
Hiroyuki Sanada (2003)
Kiichi Nakai (2004)
Akira Terao (2005)
Hidetaka Yoshioka (2006)
Ken Watanabe (2007)
Hidetaka Yoshioka (2008)
Masahiro Motoki (2009)
Ken Watanabe (2010)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (2011)
Yoshio Harada (2012)
Hiroshi Abe (2013)
Ryuhei Matsuda (2014)
Junichi Okada (2015)
Kazunari Ninomiya (2016)
Kōichi Satō (2017)
Masaki Suda (2018)
Koji Yakusho (2019)
Tori Matsuzaka (2020)
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (2021)
Hidetoshi Nishijima (2022)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (2023)
Koji Yakusho (2024)

v t e Yokohama Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Ken Ogata (1980) Masato Furuoya (1981) Toshiyuki Nagashima (1982) Ryudo Uzaki (1983) Yūsaku Matsuda (1984) Takeshi Kaga (1985) Minori Terada (1986) Koichi Iwaki (1987) Saburō Tokitō (1988) Hiroyuki Sanada (1989) Ryo Ishibashi (1990) Masato Furuoya (1991) Hidekazu Akai (1992) Masahiro Motoki (1993) Hiroyuki Sanada (1994) Eiji Okuda (1995) Etsushi Toyokawa (1996) Koji Yakusho / Tadanobu Asano (1997) Yoshio Harada (1998) Kiichi Nakai / Claude Maki (1999) Ken Takakura (2000) Tadanobu Asano (2001) Yōsuke Kubozuka (2002) Kyōzō Nagatsuka / Seiichi Tanabe (2003) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2004) Koji Yakusho (2005) Joe Odagiri (2006) Teruyuki Kagawa (2007) Ryo Kase (2008) Kaoru Kobayashi (2009) Masato Sakai (2010) Etsushi Toyokawa (2011) Eita (2012) Hiroshi Abe (2013) Masaharu Fukuyama (2014) Go Ayano (2015) Kiyohiko Shibukawa / Masatoshi Nagase (2016) Tomokazu Miura / Yuya Yagira (2017) Sosuke Ikematsu (2018) Masahiro Higashide / Koji Yakusho (2019) Sosuke Ikematsu (2020) Kazunari Ninomiya (2021) Arata Furuta / Tori Matsuzaka (2022) Kōji Seto (2023) Ryohei Suzuki (2024)

Yokohama Film Festival Award for Best Actor

Ken Ogata (1980)
Masato Furuoya (1981)
Toshiyuki Nagashima (1982)
Ryudo Uzaki (1983)
Yūsaku Matsuda (1984)
Takeshi Kaga (1985)
Minori Terada (1986)
Koichi Iwaki (1987)
Saburō Tokitō (1988)
Hiroyuki Sanada (1989)
Ryo Ishibashi (1990)
Masato Furuoya (1991)
Hidekazu Akai (1992)
Masahiro Motoki (1993)
Hiroyuki Sanada (1994)
Eiji Okuda (1995)
Etsushi Toyokawa (1996)
Koji Yakusho / Tadanobu Asano (1997)
Yoshio Harada (1998)
Kiichi Nakai / Claude Maki (1999)
Ken Takakura (2000)
Tadanobu Asano (2001)
Yōsuke Kubozuka (2002)
Kyōzō Nagatsuka / Seiichi Tanabe (2003)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (2004)
Koji Yakusho (2005)
Joe Odagiri (2006)
Teruyuki Kagawa (2007)
Ryo Kase (2008)
Kaoru Kobayashi (2009)
Masato Sakai (2010)
Etsushi Toyokawa (2011)
Eita (2012)
Hiroshi Abe (2013)
Masaharu Fukuyama (2014)
Go Ayano (2015)
Kiyohiko Shibukawa / Masatoshi Nagase (2016)
Tomokazu Miura / Yuya Yagira (2017)
Sosuke Ikematsu (2018)
Masahiro Higashide / Koji Yakusho (2019)
Sosuke Ikematsu (2020)
Kazunari Ninomiya (2021)
Arata Furuta / Tori Matsuzaka (2022)
Kōji Seto (2023)
Ryohei Suzuki (2024)

v t e Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor
Kiyoshi Atsumi (1988) Eiji Okuda (1989) Yoshio Harada (1990) Rentarō Mikuni (1991) Yoshio Harada (1992) Toshiyuki Nishida (1993) Kōichi Satō (1994) Hiroyuki Sanada (1995) Koji Yakusho (1996) Tetsuya Watari (1997) Akira Emoto (1998) Masahiro Motoki (1999) Akira Terao (2000) Naoto Takenaka (2001) Hiroyuki Sanada (2002) Kiichi Nakai (2003) Takeshi Kitano (2004) Ichikawa Somegorō VII (2005) Ken Watanabe (2006) Takuya Kimura (2007) Masahiro Nakai (2008) Shōfukutei Tsurube (2009) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2010) Kenichi Matsuyama (2011) Ken Takakura (2012) Ryuhei Matsuda (2013) Junichi Okada (2014) Kengo Kora (2015) Kōichi Satō (2016) Masaki Suda (2017) Tori Matsuzaka (2018) Sosuke Ikematsu (2019) Shun Oguri (2020) Hidetoshi Nishijima (2021) Hiroshi Abe (2022) Ryohei Suzuki (2023)

Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor

Kiyoshi Atsumi (1988)
Eiji Okuda (1989)
Yoshio Harada (1990)
Rentarō Mikuni (1991)
Yoshio Harada (1992)
Toshiyuki Nishida (1993)
Kōichi Satō (1994)
Hiroyuki Sanada (1995)
Koji Yakusho (1996)
Tetsuya Watari (1997)
Akira Emoto (1998)
Masahiro Motoki (1999)
Akira Terao (2000)
Naoto Takenaka (2001)
Hiroyuki Sanada (2002)
Kiichi Nakai (2003)
Takeshi Kitano (2004)
Ichikawa Somegorō VII (2005)
Ken Watanabe (2006)
Takuya Kimura (2007)
Masahiro Nakai (2008)
Shōfukutei Tsurube (2009)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (2010)
Kenichi Matsuyama (2011)
Ken Takakura (2012)
Ryuhei Matsuda (2013)
Junichi Okada (2014)
Kengo Kora (2015)
Kōichi Satō (2016)
Masaki Suda (2017)
Tori Matsuzaka (2018)
Sosuke Ikematsu (2019)
Shun Oguri (2020)
Hidetoshi Nishijima (2021)
Hiroshi Abe (2022)
Ryohei Suzuki (2023)

v t e Hochi Film Award for Best Actor
Tatsuya Fuji (1976) Ken Takakura (1977) Ken Ogata (1978) Kenji Sawada (1979) Masato Furuoya (1980) Toshiyuki Nagashima (1981) Mitsuru Hirata (1982) Yūsaku Matsuda (1983) Saburō Tokitō (1984) Kin'ya Kitaōji (1985) Yuya Uchida (1986) Takanori Jinnai (1987) Hiroyuki Sanada (1988) Rentarō Mikuni (1989) Bunta Sugawara (1990) Masatoshi Nagase (1991) Masahiro Motoki (1992) Ken Tanaka (1993) Kenichi Hagiwara (1994) Hiroyuki Sanada (1995) Koji Yakusho (1996) Koji Yakusho (1997) Akira Emoto (1998) Tomokazu Miura (1999) Yūji Oda (2000) Yosuke Kubozuka (2001) Seiichi Tanabe (2002) Toshiyuki Nishida (2003) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2004) Ichikawa Somegorō VII (2005) Ken Watanabe (2006) Ryo Kase (2007) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2008) Ken Watanabe (2009) Etsushi Toyokawa (2010) Masato Sakai (2011) Ken Takakura (2012) Ryuhei Matsuda (2013) Junichi Okada (2014) Kōichi Satō (2015) Tomokazu Miura (2016) Masaki Suda (2017) Koji Yakusho (2018) Kiichi Nakai (2019) Shun Oguri (2020) Takuya Kimura (2021) Masaharu Fukuyama (2022) Ryusei Yokohama (2023)

Hochi Film Award for Best Actor

Tatsuya Fuji (1976)
Ken Takakura (1977)
Ken Ogata (1978)
Kenji Sawada (1979)
Masato Furuoya (1980)
Toshiyuki Nagashima (1981)
Mitsuru Hirata (1982)
Yūsaku Matsuda (1983)
Saburō Tokitō (1984)
Kin'ya Kitaōji (1985)
Yuya Uchida (1986)
Takanori Jinnai (1987)
Hiroyuki Sanada (1988)
Rentarō Mikuni (1989)
Bunta Sugawara (1990)
Masatoshi Nagase (1991)
Masahiro Motoki (1992)
Ken Tanaka (1993)
Kenichi Hagiwara (1994)
Hiroyuki Sanada (1995)
Koji Yakusho (1996)
Koji Yakusho (1997)
Akira Emoto (1998)
Tomokazu Miura (1999)
Yūji Oda (2000)
Yosuke Kubozuka (2001)
Seiichi Tanabe (2002)
Toshiyuki Nishida (2003)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (2004)
Ichikawa Somegorō VII (2005)
Ken Watanabe (2006)
Ryo Kase (2007)
Shinichi Tsutsumi (2008)
Ken Watanabe (2009)
Etsushi Toyokawa (2010)
Masato Sakai (2011)
Ken Takakura (2012)
Ryuhei Matsuda (2013)
Junichi Okada (2014)
Kōichi Satō (2015)
Tomokazu Miura (2016)
Masaki Suda (2017)
Koji Yakusho (2018)
Kiichi Nakai (2019)
Shun Oguri (2020)
Takuya Kimura (2021)
Masaharu Fukuyama (2022)
Ryusei Yokohama (2023)

v t e Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Hideji Ōtaki (1976) Takeshi Katō (1977) Tsunehiko Watase (1978) Rentarō Mikuni (1979) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1980) Katsuo Nakamura (1981) Akira Emoto (1982) Juzo Itami (1983) Kaku Takashina (1984) Tomokazu Miura (1985) Kei Suma (1986) Masahiko Tsugawa (1987) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1988) Yoshio Harada (1989) Renji Ishibashi (1990) Hiroshi Kanbe (1991) Takehiro Murata (1992) Ittoku Kishibe (1993) Kiichi Nakai (1994) Etsushi Toyokawa (1995) Tetsuya Watari (1996) Masahiko Nishimura (1997) Ren Osugi (1998) Kippei Shiina (1999) Tadanobu Asano (2000) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001) Ryo Ishibashi (2002) Hiroyuki Miyasako (2003) Yoshio Harada (2004) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005) Teruyuki Kagawa (2006) Shirō Itō (2007) Masato Sakai (2008) Eita (2009) Akira Emoto (2010) Denden (2011) Mirai Moriyama (2012) Pierre Taki (2013) Masahiko Tsugawa (2014) Masahiro Motoki (2015) Go Ayano (2016) Koji Yakusho (2017) Kazunari Ninomiya (2018) Ryo Narita (2019) Gen Hoshino (2020) Ryohei Suzuki (2021) Ryusei Yokohama (2022) Hayato Isomura (2023)

Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Hideji Ōtaki (1976)
Takeshi Katō (1977)
Tsunehiko Watase (1978)
Rentarō Mikuni (1979)
Tsutomu Yamazaki (1980)
Katsuo Nakamura (1981)
Akira Emoto (1982)
Juzo Itami (1983)
Kaku Takashina (1984)
Tomokazu Miura (1985)
Kei Suma (1986)
Masahiko Tsugawa (1987)
Tsurutaro Kataoka (1988)
Yoshio Harada (1989)
Renji Ishibashi (1990)
Hiroshi Kanbe (1991)
Takehiro Murata (1992)
Ittoku Kishibe (1993)
Kiichi Nakai (1994)
Etsushi Toyokawa (1995)
Tetsuya Watari (1996)
Masahiko Nishimura (1997)
Ren Osugi (1998)
Kippei Shiina (1999)
Tadanobu Asano (2000)
Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001)
Ryo Ishibashi (2002)
Hiroyuki Miyasako (2003)
Yoshio Harada (2004)
Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005)
Teruyuki Kagawa (2006)
Shirō Itō (2007)
Masato Sakai (2008)
Eita (2009)
Akira Emoto (2010)
Denden (2011)
Mirai Moriyama (2012)
Pierre Taki (2013)
Masahiko Tsugawa (2014)
Masahiro Motoki (2015)
Go Ayano (2016)
Koji Yakusho (2017)
Kazunari Ninomiya (2018)
Ryo Narita (2019)
Gen Hoshino (2020)
Ryohei Suzuki (2021)
Ryusei Yokohama (2022)
Hayato Isomura (2023)

v t e Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Tetsuya Takeda (1978) Tsunehiko Watase (1979) Bunta Sugawara (1980) Tetsurō Tamba (1981) Katsuo Nakamura (1982) Morio Kazama (1983) Morio Kazama (1984) Kaku Takashina (1985) Kaoru Kobayashi (1986) Hitoshi Ueki (1987) Masahiko Tsugawa (1988) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1989) Eiji Bandō (1990) Renji Ishibashi (1991) Masatoshi Nagase (1992) Naoto Takenaka (1993) Kunie Tanaka (1994) Kiichi Nakai (1995) Naoto Takenaka (1996) Naoto Takenaka (1997) Masahiko Nishimura (1998) Chosuke Ikariya (1999) Nenji Kobayashi (2000) Kōichi Satō (2001) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2002) Min Tanaka (2003) Kōichi Satō (2004) Joe Odagiri (2005) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2006) Takashi Sasano (2007) Kaoru Kobayashi (2008) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2009) Teruyuki Kagawa (2010) Akira Emoto (2011) Denden (2012) Hideji Ōtaki (2013) Lily Franky (2014) Junichi Okada (2015) Masahiro Motoki (2016) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2017) Koji Yakusho (2018) Tori Matsuzaka (2019) Ryo Yoshizawa (2020) Ken Watanabe (2021) Ryohei Suzuki (2022) Masataka Kubota (2023) Hayato Isomura (2024)

Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Tetsuya Takeda (1978)
Tsunehiko Watase (1979)
Bunta Sugawara (1980)
Tetsurō Tamba (1981)
Katsuo Nakamura (1982)
Morio Kazama (1983)
Morio Kazama (1984)
Kaku Takashina (1985)
Kaoru Kobayashi (1986)
Hitoshi Ueki (1987)
Masahiko Tsugawa (1988)
Tsurutaro Kataoka (1989)
Eiji Bandō (1990)
Renji Ishibashi (1991)
Masatoshi Nagase (1992)
Naoto Takenaka (1993)
Kunie Tanaka (1994)
Kiichi Nakai (1995)
Naoto Takenaka (1996)
Naoto Takenaka (1997)
Masahiko Nishimura (1998)
Chosuke Ikariya (1999)
Nenji Kobayashi (2000)
Kōichi Satō (2001)
Tsutomu Yamazaki (2002)
Min Tanaka (2003)
Kōichi Satō (2004)
Joe Odagiri (2005)
Shinichi Tsutsumi (2006)
Takashi Sasano (2007)
Kaoru Kobayashi (2008)
Tsutomu Yamazaki (2009)
Teruyuki Kagawa (2010)
Akira Emoto (2011)
Denden (2012)
Hideji Ōtaki (2013)
Lily Franky (2014)
Junichi Okada (2015)
Masahiro Motoki (2016)
Satoshi Tsumabuki (2017)
Koji Yakusho (2018)
Tori Matsuzaka (2019)
Ryo Yoshizawa (2020)
Ken Watanabe (2021)
Ryohei Suzuki (2022)
Masataka Kubota (2023)
Hayato Isomura (2024)

v t e Tokyo Drama Award for Best Actor
Kōichi Satō (2008) Kiichi Nakai (2009) Takao Osawa (2010) Kazunari Ninomiya (2011) Masato Sakai (2012) Eita (2013) Masato Sakai (2014) Takeru Satoh (2015) Hiroshi Abe (2016) Masato Sakai (2017) Kei Tanaka (2018) Masaki Suda (2019) Toma Ikuta (2020) Masataka Kubota (2021) Masaki Suda (2022) Shun Oguri (2023)

v t e Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor
So Yamamura (1950) Toshiro Mifune (1951) Hisaya Morishige (1955) Keiji Sada (1956) Frankie Sakai (1957) Ichikawa Raizō VIII (1958) Hiroyuki Nagato (1959) Rentarō Mikuni (1960) Toshiro Mifune (1961) Tatsuya Nakadai (1962) Nakamura Kinnosuke (1963) Keiju Kobayashi (1964) Toshiro Mifune (1965) Hajime Hana (1966) Bunta Sugawara (1975) Tetsuya Watari (1976) Ken Takakura (1977) Ken Ogata (1978) Tomisaburo Wakayama (1979) Tatsuya Nakadai (1980) Toshiyuki Nagashima (1981) Kiyoshi Atsumi (1982) Ken Ogata (1983) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1984) Kin'ya Kitaōji (1985) Kunie Tanaka (1986) Takanori Jinnai (1987) Hajime Hana (1988) Rentarō Mikuni (1989) Yoshio Harada (1990) Naoto Takenaka (1991) Masahiro Motoki (1992) Hiroyuki Sanada (1993) Eiji Okuda (1994) Hiroyuki Sanada (1995) Koji Yakusho (1996) Koji Yakusho (1997) Takeshi Kitano (1998) Ken Takakura (1999) Yūji Oda (2000) Mansai Nomura (2001) Kōichi Satō (2002) Toshiyuki Nishida (2003) Akira Terao (2004) Hiroyuki Sanada (2005) Ken Watanabe (2006) Ryo Kase (2007) Masahiro Motoki (2008) Shōfukutei Tsurube II (2009) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2010) Yutaka Takenouchi (2011) Hiroshi Abe (2012) Kengo Kora (2013) Tadanobu Asano (2014) Yo Oizumi (2015) Kenichi Matsuyama (2016) Sadao Abe (2017) Hiroshi Tachi (2018) Kiichi Nakai (2019) Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (2020) Junichi Okada (2021) Kazunari Ninomiya (2022) Ryunosuke Kamiki (2023)

Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor