
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-10-15
Deathday
2004-04-01
Place of Birth
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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

Yojimbo
as First Samurai

Harakiri
as Hayato Yazaki

Kwaidan
as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

The Sword of Doom
as Bunnojo Utsuki

Rodan
as Senkichi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
as Yagyu Samurai

Tenchu!

Shogun's Samurai
as Gyobu Amano

Japan's Longest Day
as First Lieutnenant Kuroda

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
as Moribe Tani