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Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya; born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932 – November 8, 2025) was a Japanese actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Japanese cinema, he collaborated extensively with many of Japan's best-known and acclaimed directors. In his over seven decade career, he appeared in more than 160 films, and received numerous accolades. He was honored with a Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1996 and Japan's Order of Culture in 2015. Discovered on the streets of Tokyo by director Masaki Kobayashi, Nakadai rose to prominence starring in Kobayashi's films, with his breakthrough being the protagonist of the epic anti-war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961). He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for his performance as the vengeful ronin in Harakiri (1962), a role he considered his finest. Nakadai collaborated on eleven films with Kobayashi—including Kwaidan (1964) and Samurai Rebellion (1967)—and five with Akira Kurosawa, most notably as the tragic warlord in Ran (1985), a performance that earned global acclaim. His other notable credits included Seven Samurai (1954), Yojimbo (1961), The Sword of Doom (1966), The Face of Another (1966), Goyokin (1969), Kagemusha (1980), and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). A lifelong stage actor, he founded the Gendai Nohgaku-kai troupe in 1975 and continued performing on stage into his nineties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tatsuya Nakadai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tatsuya Nakadai
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Legendary Stephen Robert Irwin also The Crocodile Hunter was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife expert, and environmentalist. He was born to Lyn and Bob Irwin. They moved to Queensland in 1970. Bob and Lyn started the small Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, where Steve grew up around crocodiles and other animals. He began handling crocodiles in 9yo. In 1997, while on a fishing trip he discovered a new species of turtle. Steve and Terri spent honeymoon trapping crocodiles. Film footage of it became 1st episode of The Crocodile Hunter. The Show became successful in the US and UK and 130 other countries, reaching 500 million people. In addition to running zoo, Irwins established large private wildlife refuges and founded an international organization, Wildlife Warriors Worldwide, which protects habitat and wildlife, creates breeding and rescue programs for endangered species, and leads scientific research to aid conservation. He helped found the International Crocodile Rescue. He bought lands in Australia, Vanuatu, Fiji and US which he described as national parks. He playd in many tv shows, voiced movies. New snail was named after him in 2009. There is Steve Irwin Day on 15.November. Honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was described as modernday Noah. He was awarded the Medal by the Australian government. He was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. His Funeral was broadcast live with more then 300 million viewers.
