Died at 93
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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
Master Yip
for Master Yip in The Dragon In The Ring
Suggested by jakubduda
Po Lee is the father of two children. He is the son of Hong Kong migrants, as a child he was bullied in Chinatown and thus learned many martial arts from Master Yip, served in the army, worked as an LAPD detective, after the death of his father he is the owner of the Lotus Palace restaurant. The family is poor and in debt to the Chinese mafia, and they want their money back. Mafia boss Brandon Fong sends men to kidnap his daughter May. Po goes to save her, thanks to the art of kung fu, karate, judo, taekwondo, jaet kun do and hapkido, he defeats all Fong's men and saves his daughter. Fong tells him if he doesn't have his money and wants to save family and the restaurant, then he has to fight for him as a pro fighter in minor league of mixed martial arts. Lee agrees. The family fears he will be seriously injured or die. 1st match he fights Gruber and wins by KO in 1:30. Then he wins over Karpov, and even in a rematch. He defeats Buathong, Kang, Rover and Rizal in a victorious campaign. He gets a UFC contract and becomes the oldest fighter. After winning over Cruz, Voynov, Chieng, Yamaguchi, Zhao, Mellvile, Kagawa, Nakata, Lung, he reaches the top 15. He is offered a match with Ferreira, but he cheats and blinds Lee during the fight, and he loses. But Po defeats him in retaliation. He is offered a fight for the Welterweight title, no one believes him, He won over Louis. In the credits scene, McGregor returns to the ring. Pacquiao wants the fight for the best Asian of all time.
