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Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢 Nakadai Tatsuya, born Motohisa Nakadai December 13, 1932) is a Japanese leading film actor. He became a star after he was discovered working as a Tokyo shop clerk by filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi during the early 1950s. He became the favorite leading man of internationally-acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa after a well publicized fallout between Kurosawa and the legendary Toshirō Mifune. Beginning in the late 1950s, he worked with a number of Japan's best-known filmmakers, starring or co-starring in five Kurosawa films, along with significant films made by Hiroshi Teshigahara (The Face of Another), Mikio Naruse (When a Woman Ascends the Stairs), Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shiro Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjo and Odd Obsession). Notably, his long-term collaboration with Masaki Kobayashi invites comparison to the working relationship between Akira Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune. Nakadai was featured in 11 Kobayashi films including the The Human Condition trilogy, Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion and Kwaidan. The Thick-Walled Room marked Nakadai's acting debut. His next role was a little noticed and uncredited one in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai where he appears for a few seconds as a samurai wandering about town.

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Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代達矢 Nakadai Tatsuya, n. Tokio, 13 de diciembre de 1932) es un actor japonés de cine, teatro y televisión.

Desde su descubrimiento en 1953, Nakadai ha aparecido en más de 120 películas. Es conocido por ser un actor habitual en la filmografía de Masaki Kobayashi, así como por sus papeles en varias películas de Akira Kurosawa de los años 1950 y 1960. Es uno de los actores japoneses vivos más reconocidos. En 1968 llegaría su única experiencia en el cine europeo, el spaghetti western italiano Ojo por ojo, dirigido por Tonino Cervi.

Tatsuya Nakadai (Tóquio, 13 de dezembro de 1932) é um ator japonês. Desde que foi descoberto em 1953, Nakadai já atuou em mais de 120 filmes. É conhecido pelos seus papéis nos filmes de Akira Kurosawa nos anos 50 e 60, é seguramente o ator japonês vivo mais renomado daquele país. Ele se tornou o protagonista favorito do diretor aclamado internacionalmente Akira Kurosawa após uma discussão bem divulgada entre Kurosawa e o lendário Toshirō Mifune. A partir do final da década de 1950, ele trabalhou com vários dos cineastas mais conhecidos do Japão, estrelando ou co-estrelando cinco filmes de Kurosawa.