Tatsuo Nadaka

Tatsuo Nadaka

Born: February 9, 1951
in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Tatsuo Nadaka, born on February 9, 1951, is a multi-talented figure in the Japanese entertainment industry, excelling as an actor, painter, and TV personality. He is associated with Production Ogaki.

Hailing from Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Nadaka's journey began with academic pursuits, graduating from Kanazawa Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Despite familial ties to a metalworking business, Nadaka ventured into the world of modeling, prompted by a chance encounter with a renowned model at Kanazawa Station. The allure of the modeling world, with its lucrative income and exposure, prompted him to take on the name Tatsuro Nadaka and pursue a career in fashion modeling.

However, his aspirations extended beyond modeling. Nadaka's path took a pivotal turn when he was scouted for acting. Overcoming initial uncertainties, he embraced the world of acting and transitioned to a full-fledged career. In 1976, he made his mark with the TBS drama "Tokyo Sunday Theater: Kon'yaku Jidai," marking his official entry into the acting scene.

Nadaka's notable roles include starring in the Tokyo 12 Channel series "Oyako Deka" (1979), where he gained prominence. Renowned for his robust and distinguished presence, Nadaka solidified his popularity with his portrayal of the lead character in "The Hangman" series, under the name Tatsuro Nadaro. At the recommendation of Yoshihiro Minami, he later adopted the name Tatsuo Nadaka in 1994. His acting range extended to antagonistic roles in recent TV dramas and his appearance in NHK's historical drama "Komyo ga Tsuji," as well as hosting travel and gourmet shows.

In 1986, Nadaka made headlines when his engagement to TV personality Kaoru Nishio was called off. Despite the intrigue, the reasons for the cancellation remained undisclosed. He later married a woman 17 years his junior, the niece of actress Yutaka Nakajima, with actor Keiju Kobayashi serving as the matchmaker. They have a son and a daughter.

In 2011, Nadaka introduced the men's accessory brand "N Collection," which he produced. The brand was launched on the TV shopping channel QVC.

Nadaka's life took a dramatic turn in 2012 when he was involved in a four-car collision caused by a rear-end collision while waiting at a traffic signal. Although he suffered mild whiplash symptoms, he proceeded with his scheduled work engagements. (Source: Wikipedia JA)

Movies for Tatsuo Nadaka...

Japan Gangster War Chapter 3
Title: Japan Gangster War Chapter 3
Released: July 25, 2019
Type: Movie
The third 'Japan Gangster War' film.
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Japan Gangster War Chapter 4
Title: Japan Gangster War Chapter 4
Released: May 1, 2019
Type: Movie
The fourth 'Japan Gangster War' film.
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Title: Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Released: April 8, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Trace ~ Men of the science school ~
Released: January 7, 2019
Type: TV
Mano Reiji, a man who experienced a gruesome incident, is a forensic researcher at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigative Science Research Institute. Under the belief that "appraisal will result in the truth" and with his vast knowledge, Mano approaches cases from a view point that differs from others. On the other hand, Sawaguchi Nonna (Araki Yuko) is a rookie forensic researcher that begins working with the no nonsense Mano. They are forced to work together on a murder case.
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YOKOHAMA BLACK 6
Title: YOKOHAMA BLACK 6
Released: November 22, 2018
Type: Movie
The sixth 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.
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YOKOHAMA BLACK 5
Title: YOKOHAMA BLACK 5
Released: January 25, 2018
Type: Movie
The fifth 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.
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YOKOHAMA BLACK 4
Title: YOKOHAMA BLACK 4
Released: November 23, 2017
Type: Movie
The fourth 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.
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Outrage Coda
Title: Outrage Coda
Character: Shiroyama
Released: October 7, 2017
Type: Movie
Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.
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YOKOHAMA BLACK 3
Title: YOKOHAMA BLACK 3
Released: January 26, 2017
Type: Movie
The third 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.
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Yakuza: The Stage Play
Title: Yakuza: The Stage Play
Character: Shintaro Kazama
Released: August 27, 2015
Type: Movie
A stage play adaption of the 2005 video game 'Yakuza' as part of the 10-year anniversary celebration of the game's release. Ran from April 24 - April 29, 2015. A recording of the stage play was released on DVD in Japan.
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Nagashiya Teppei
Title: Nagashiya Teppei
Released: January 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Teppei Mihogawa (Susumu Terajima), is a man who plays a "lavabo" with a guitar in the night city. a girl who was attracted by Teppei's song fell in love at first sight with Teppei
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Specialist 2
Title: Specialist 2
Character: Noburo Demizu
Released: March 8, 2014
Type: Movie
A mysterious code written with letters and numbers is found on a street in Kyoto. Yoshito Takuma (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and Chinami Anekoji (Kaho Minami) begin to investigate. They discover that something happened at the place where the code was found on stickers and they also discover a dead body. A man known as "Writer" is suspected of being the culprit. To find the man known as "Writer," Yoshito Takuma infiltrates into Shiga central prison. --asianwiki
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Sleeping Forest
Title: Sleeping Forest
Character: Inspector Mano
Released: January 2, 2014
Type: Movie
A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in that claim. Then, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related?
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Title: 好好!キョンシーガール 東京電視台戦記
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: TV
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Beyond Outrage
Title: Beyond Outrage
Character: Shiroyama
Released: September 3, 2012
Type: Movie
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.
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X Game 2
Title: X Game 2
Released: April 21, 2012
Type: Movie
High school girl and four other people were forced to play a X-game to take responsibility for what they did in the past.
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AIBOU: The Movie II
Title: AIBOU: The Movie II
Character: Ichiro Matsushita
Released: December 23, 2010
Type: Movie
The kidnapping of some chiefs of police by a rogue ex-policeman is just the beginning for a much much bigger story that it seems at first sight.
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Title: Voice
Character: Ishimatsu Takayuki
Released: January 12, 2009
Type: TV
A group of five medical students take on the task of conveying the "voices of the dead." Kaji Daiki fails to get into a popular heart surgery seminar but is somehow accepted into a seminar on forensic pathology. When he approaches professor Sagawa and asks him why he ended up in the seminar, Sagawa challenges him by asking why he wants to study heart surgery. Daiki replies that medicine is meaningless after the heart stops, but Sagawa counters that medicine also applies to the dead. And so, together with fellow students Ryosuke, Kanako, Teppei and Akira, Daiki begins to explore the mysteries of death.
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
Title: I Want to Be a Shellfish
Character: Major Adachi
Released: September 22, 2008
Type: Movie
1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with his wife Fusae and their five-year-old son. Eventually, though, the army beckons and he is drafted. One day an officer on the battle-field orders him to kill a captive U.S. soldier. Although Toyomatsu lacks the spirit to kill the man, and only wounds him in the arm, the victorious U.S. soldiers will not accept this, and Toyomatsu is arrested and tried as a war-criminal. And he receives the cruelest sentence possible...
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Shura Group
Title: Shura Group
Released: February 16, 2002
Type: Movie
Remake of The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)
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Shura ga Yuku 10
Title: Shura ga Yuku 10
Released: September 4, 1999
Type: Movie
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Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II
Title: Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II
Released: January 8, 1994
Type: Movie
The second 'Gotoshi' film.
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Emperor of Upheaval
Title: Emperor of Upheaval
Released: June 12, 1993
Type: Movie
The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving.
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Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
Title: Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
Released: December 23, 1992
Type: Movie
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”
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Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Title: Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
Released: September 11, 1992
Type: Movie
In the scorching heat of Okinawa, former lovers meet. Now, he is a gangster on a mission, she is a window trying to protect what is hers. Together, they get caught in the crossfire.
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Manila Gokudo Wars
Title: Manila Gokudo Wars
Released: March 13, 1992
Type: Movie
Shuji Kanzaki, who lives in the underworld of Manila, winds up in a fierce battle with Japan's biggest gangster.
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Black Cop
Title: Black Cop
Released: January 10, 1992
Type: Movie
An ex-detective who accidentally kills a suspect becomes a dog of the yakuza
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Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sand with Murderous Intent (Deduction)
Title: Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sand with Murderous Intent (Deduction)
Released: September 21, 1990
Type: Movie
1990 Original Video.
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Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sands of Murderous Intent (Solution)
Title: Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sands of Murderous Intent (Solution)
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
1990 Original Video.
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Lonely Hitman
Title: Lonely Hitman
Released: September 9, 1989
Type: Movie
There are men in this world who seem to have been born to be a villain. His upbringing, his sexuality, everything about him was suited to being in the criminal world. However, he also had a loving wife and children. This is the story of a man who throws himself into a deadly struggle on the front lines of a huge violent war, while at the same time seeking the happiness of his family as a good husband and father.
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The Boss' Wife
Title: The Boss' Wife
Character: Hiroshi Katakura
Released: November 19, 1988
Type: Movie
The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge.
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Wuthering Heights
Title: Wuthering Heights
Character: Mitsuhiko
Released: May 28, 1988
Type: Movie
Young Kinu Yamabe is drawn to low-born Onimaru, who is vital and charismatic, but viewed by his father as a demon. After her first period, Kinu suffers the fate of any women born near the Sacred Mountain: she must leave the Mountain and serve as a priestess.
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Labyrinth Romanesque
Title: Labyrinth Romanesque
Character: Takemiya
Released: January 15, 1988
Type: Movie
A serial killing occurs at a port town brothel.
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Saya: Perspective in Love
Title: Saya: Perspective in Love
Character: Yutaka Hashiguchi
Released: October 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Erotic thriller about a porn photographer who has to deal with a psychopath.
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Title: Fufu seikatsu
Released: June 21, 1985
Type: TV
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Domineering
Title: Domineering
Character: Hideo Oda
Released: October 29, 1982
Type: Movie
When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the pieces and carry on the legacy.
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Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
Title: Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: Movie
A doctor who died at a young age due to the metastasis of a malignant tumor to the lungs after cutting his right leg below the knee due to osteosarcoma. The title "Asuka" is the name of the eldest daughter, and "Unseen child" is the child whose wife was pregnant at the time of her death.
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Title: Toge no Gunzo
Released: January 10, 1982
Type: TV
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Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
Title: Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
Released: August 15, 1981
Type: Movie
A young monk was found frozen to death in Rakuhoku, Kyoto in mid-summer. Detective Hayakawa wonders about the cause of death and asks his nephew Saburo, a member of the Cryonics Research Institute, about his findings. Soon after, Saburo's father dies in the same condition. Saburo suspects his father's mistress, Saori. Saori was an ice woman who has lived for 400 years.
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Title: ザ・ハングマン
Released: November 14, 1980
Type: TV
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My Road
Title: My Road
Character: Hiroshi
Released: October 4, 1980
Type: Movie
Two young Japanese men travel about 1,500 km from the Utah desert to Reno, Nevada by hitchhiking
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Invitation from the Beach
Title: Invitation from the Beach
Character: Young Man
Released: April 8, 1978
Type: Movie
A wealthy Japanese sugar factory manager in Hawaii finds his wife sinking into depression and madness.