India, Nov. 11 -- This year has been a heartbreaking one for film lovers across the world, with the silver screen losing many of its brightest stars. Today, Japan joins in grief as it bids farewell to one of its most revered and enduring icons. Tatsuya Nakadai, the celebrated stage and screen star who defined generations of Japanese cinema, has died at the age of 92. The news was reported on today (November 11) by The Japan News.

Born Motohisa Nakadai on December 13, 1932, in Tokyo, he was the second of four siblings. After losing his father, a bus driver, in 1941, thw actor's family moved to Aoyama, where he grew up under modest circumstances. His passion for performance led him to the Haiyuza Training School - the starting point of a c...