Arts & Culture
Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai in 2019. Nakadai died at the age of 92 over the weekend.
Tatsuya Nakadai, an icon of Japanese cinema, has died at 92
In a 2005 interview, the actor said that in his twenties, he was carrying the load of "everyone's masterpieces." He worked closely with directors including Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi.
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