Famous People with Name Nakai

Kiichi Nakai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kiichi Nakai: a Japanese actor. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, passed away when he 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 Mibu gishi den (When the Last Sword is Drawn).

Hiroshi Nakai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroshi Nakai: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Jilin, China during the time part of China was occupied by Japan. A graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1976 after an unsuccessful run in 1972. He has been Minister for Justice.

Takezo Nakai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takezo Nakai: is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Jimilai Nakaidawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Jimilai Nakaidawa: is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays at flanker. Nakaidawa's first test for his country was against Romania at Bucharest on the 28th November 2009. He has further been selected to play for the Fijian Warriors in 2010.

Hirokazu Nakaima            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hirokazu Nakaima: a Japanese bureaucrat, a business leader, and a politician. He was elected governor of Okinawa Prefecture in 2006.Nakaima was born on August 19, 1939 in Higashinari Ward of Osaka. In 1945 during World War II, his family escaped from the air raids in Osaka and evacuated to Meiji, Minamiamabe District, Oita Prefecture. In 1946 he returned to his parents' hometown of Naha, Okinawa. There he graduated from Kainan Elementary School, Uenoyama Junior High School, and Naha Senior High School. Nakaima excelled in math and science, earning grades that placed him at the top of his class.