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Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Acting

Born September 14, 1908 — Died July 5, 1991 Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan

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, Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov in Chekov's Uncle Vanya, and Krapp in Krapp's Last Tape. He also appeared in Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, and The Cherry Orchard . In the 1950s and 1960s, he played major roles in Yukio Mishima's plays such as Rokumeikan, My Friend Hitler, and so on. In 1963, Nakamura left Bungakuza company and founded the NLT company with Mishima. His most famous and successful role is considered to be The Professor in Ionesco's The Lesson. He performed The Lesson for the first time in 1972 and had played The Professor every Friday night at a small theatre in Shibuya, Tokyo until 1983. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuo Nakamura, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(3)

Movies(94)

No Life King

No Life King

1989

BU・SU

BU・SU

Customer

1987

Tampopo

Tampopo

Old Gentleman

1985

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

Self

1983

The Tale of Saikaido

The Tale of Saikaido

1983

Golden Partners

Golden Partners

Watsuji

1979

Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

Hôan Tatara

1977

A Portrait of Shunkin

A Portrait of Shunkin

Harumatsu(春松検校)

1976

The Last Song

The Last Song

1975

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

Japanese Ambassador

1975

Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan

Japanese Ambassador

1973

Internal Sleuth

Internal Sleuth

1973

The Twilight Years

The Twilight Years

Fujieda (attorney at law)

1973

Cross-Currents

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

The Militarists

Koichi Kido

1970

The Creature Called Man

The Creature Called Man

Head of N-Bussan

1970

Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper!

1969

Futari no Koibito

Futari no Koibito

1969

The Night of the Seagull

The Night of the Seagull

1968

Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio

1968

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Fujikawa

1968

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Fujikawa (Atlas Motors President)

1968

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

1967

Sodachi zakari

Sodachi zakari

1967

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Marquis Koichi Kido

1967

Thirst for Love

Thirst for Love

Father-in-Law

1967

3 Raccoon Dogs

3 Raccoon Dogs

Ryūtarō Ōsato

1966

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

Professor Kita

1966

That Complicated Guy

That Complicated Guy

1966

Five Gents on the Spot

Five Gents on the Spot

Nobuo Tomioka

1966

The White Rose of Hong Kong

The White Rose of Hong Kong

Kazumasa Nagahara

1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Dr. Suga

1965

The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot

1965

Female

Female

1964

Dogora

Dogora

Doctor Matakata

1964

The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

Serizawa, executive

1964

3 Gents in the Snow Country

3 Gents in the Snow Country

1964

High and Low

High and Low

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

1963

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

Shuzo Kawai

1962

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1962

Mount Hakone

Mount Hakone

1962

Whirlpool of Love

Whirlpool of Love

1962

Structure of Hate

Structure of Hate

1961

Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

Shunsho Kengyo

1961

City

City

1961

The Last War

The Last War

Chief Cabinet Secretary Fujikawa

1961

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

Kimura

1961

Blind Devotion

Blind Devotion

Wataru Kamogawa

1961

Late Autumn

Late Autumn

Shuzo Taguchi

1960

The False Student

The False Student

Jiro Takagi

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

Legal Adviser

1960

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

1960

The Lost Alibi

The Lost Alibi

Takeda

1960

The Rokumeikan

The Rokumeikan

1959

The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

Professor Sugimura

1959

Vagabond Employee: Revenge

Vagabond Employee: Revenge

Executive Watanabe

1959

The Cast-Off

The Cast-Off

Kuga

1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Honsha Buchô

1959

The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

1958

Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

Toshihiko Kawai

1958

Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

Hishikawa Kao

1958

Little Peach

Little Peach

1958

Advance Patrol

Advance Patrol

1957

Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

1957

The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

1957

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Prof. Tanaka

1957

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

Sakae Aiba

1957

Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies

1957

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Phantom samurai

1957

Flowing

Flowing

Doctor

1956

Engagement Ring

Engagement Ring

Yasuyuki Kawaguchi (Tokio’s father)

1956

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp

1956

Punishment Room

Punishment Room

1956

Gendai no yokubô

Gendai no yokubô

1956

The Lady Was Pawn

The Lady Was Pawn

1956

Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

Seiji's father, Haruo

1956

Early Spring

Early Spring

Arakawa

1956

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

Psychologist

1955

The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man

Professor Koizumi

1955

Yukiko

Yukiko

1955

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

1955

Tomoshibi

Tomoshibi

1954

Itsuko to sono haha

Itsuko to sono haha

Nomura, Chairman

1954

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

Kurazo Kaneko

1953

The Blue Revolution

The Blue Revolution

1953

Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

1953

Ikiru

Ikiru

Deputy Mayor

1952

Doctor's Day Off

Doctor's Day Off

1952

Freedom School

Freedom School

1951

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

1946

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