Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Acting

Nobuo Nakamura  (中村伸郎 Nakamura Nobuo, September 14, 1908–July 5, 1991 ) was a Japanese actor, who made notable appearances in the films of Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps his most famous roles were those of the callous deputy mayor in Kurosawa's Ikiru (1952), and the hairdresser's henpecked husband in Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953).

Nakamura is famous for many notable performances in theatre. In 1937, he founded the Bungakuza company  along with Haruko Sugimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, and Masayuki Mori. Nakamura played Polonius in Hamlet, Herod in Wilde's Salome,…

Filmography

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No Life King ★ 9.0 No Life King 1989 BU・SU ★ 6.1 BU・SU 1987 Tampopo ★ 7.8 Tampopo 1985 The Tale of Saikaido The Tale of Saikaido 1983 Kemono Michi Kemono Michi 1982 The Trading Company ★ 10.0 The Trading Company 1980 Golden Partners ★ 7.0 Golden Partners 1979 The White Tower ★ 10.0 The White Tower 1978 Lullaby to Kill ★ 6.6 Lullaby to Kill 1977 A Portrait of Shunkin ★ 7.8 A Portrait of Shunkin 1976 The Last Song ★ 7.4 The Last Song 1975 Tidal Wave Tidal Wave 1975 Submersion of Japan ★ 7.0 Submersion of Japan 1973 Internal Sleuth ★ 7.5 Internal Sleuth 1973 The Twilight Years ★ 7.5 The Twilight Years 1973 Cross-Currents ★ 6.3 Cross-Currents 1972 君は海を見たか 君は海を見たか 1971 Maboroshi no Satsui Maboroshi no Satsui 1971 The Militarists ★ 7.5 The Militarists 1970 The Creature Called Man ★ 7.5 The Creature Called Man 1970 Sky Scraper! ★ 7.0 Sky Scraper! 1969 Futari no Koibito ★ 7.0 Futari no Koibito 1969 The Night of the Seagull ★ 7.0 The Night of the Seagull 1968 Young Guy in Rio ★ 6.0 Young Guy in Rio 1968 Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant ★ 7.0 Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant 1968 Five Gents and Karate Grandpa ★ 9.0 Five Gents and Karate Grandpa 1968 Two in the Shadow ★ 7.8 Two in the Shadow 1967 Sodachi zakari ★ 10.0 Sodachi zakari 1967 Japan's Longest Day ★ 7.3 Japan's Longest Day 1967 Thirst for Love ★ 7.0 Thirst for Love 1967 NET Playhouse ★ 7.3 NET Playhouse 1966 3 Raccoon Dogs ★ 5.0 3 Raccoon Dogs 1966 The War of the Gargantuas ★ 6.3 The War of the Gargantuas 1966 That Complicated Guy That Complicated Guy 1966 Five Gents on the Spot ★ 7.0 Five Gents on the Spot 1966 The White Rose of Hong Kong ★ 7.0 The White Rose of Hong Kong 1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World ★ 6.8 Frankenstein Conquers the World 1965 The Radish and the Carrot ★ 9.0 The Radish and the Carrot 1965 Female Female 1964 Dogora ★ 6.8 Dogora 1964 The Naked Executive ★ 9.0 The Naked Executive 1964 3 Gents in the Snow Country ★ 10.0 3 Gents in the Snow Country 1964 High and Low ★ 8.4 High and Low 1963 An Autumn Afternoon ★ 7.9 An Autumn Afternoon 1962 A Night to Remember ★ 7.5 A Night to Remember 1962 Mount Hakone ★ 7.0 Mount Hakone 1962 Whirlpool of Love Whirlpool of Love 1962 Structure of Hate ★ 7.0 Structure of Hate 1961 Okoto and Sasuke ★ 8.0 Okoto and Sasuke 1961 City ★ 7.0 City 1961 The Last War ★ 6.6 The Last War 1961 The Other Woman ★ 6.3 The Other Woman 1961 Blind Devotion ★ 9.0 Blind Devotion 1961 The Legendary Hell The Legendary Hell 1960 Late Autumn ★ 7.7 Late Autumn 1960 The False Student ★ 6.7 The False Student 1960 The Bad Sleep Well ★ 7.7 The Bad Sleep Well 1960 The Twilight Story ★ 8.5 The Twilight Story 1960 Just Barely Just Barely 1960 The Lost Alibi ★ 5.0 The Lost Alibi 1960 The Rokumeikan The Rokumeikan 1959 The Beast Shall Die ★ 6.2 The Beast Shall Die 1959 Vagabond Employee: Revenge Vagabond Employee: Revenge 1959 The Cast-Off ★ 8.0 The Cast-Off 1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love ★ 8.1 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959 The Days of Evil Women ★ 7.0 The Days of Evil Women 1958 Equinox Flower ★ 7.4 Equinox Flower 1958 Flower's Yearning ★ 7.0 Flower's Yearning 1958 Little Peach ★ 6.1 Little Peach 1958 Advance Patrol ★ 6.0 Advance Patrol 1957 Secret of Naruto ★ 7.0 Secret of Naruto 1957 The Shadow Daughter ★ 8.0 The Shadow Daughter 1957 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman ★ 3.5 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 1957 Tokyo Twilight ★ 7.7 Tokyo Twilight 1957 Night Butterflies ★ 6.5 Night Butterflies 1957 Throne of Blood ★ 7.9 Throne of Blood 1957 Flowing ★ 7.2 Flowing 1956 Engagement Ring Engagement Ring 1956 Will-o'-the-Wisp ★ 9.0 Will-o'-the-Wisp 1956 Punishment Room ★ 6.9 Punishment Room 1956