Nakai Kiichi is a Japanese actor. His father, Sada Keiji, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year of Japan Academy Awards in 1981. He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 for 47 Ronin and Best Actor award in 2003 for When the Last Sword is Drawn. He also won the award for the best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for 47 Ronin. His older sister, Nakai Kie, is also an actress.
He married Yoshitani Mayu in 2000.
