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Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

117

Movies

97

TV

4

Born
September 14, 1908 – July 5, 1991
From
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

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.

Works

97 films

Ikiru

Ikiru

19528.3

An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water

19536.3

High and Low

High and Low

19638.4

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

19538.1

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

19577.9

Tampopo

Tampopo

19857.8

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

19656.8

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

19598.1

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

19607.7

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

19627.9

Dogora

Dogora

19646.8

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

19666.3

The Days of Evil Women

The Days of Evil Women

19587.0

Maboroshi no Satsui

Maboroshi no Satsui

1971

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

19577.7

Blind Devotion

Blind Devotion

19619.0

Golden Partners

Golden Partners

19797.0

Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

19587.4

Late Autumn

Late Autumn

19607.7

Sky Scraper!

Sky Scraper!

19697.0

Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

19677.3

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

19573.5

Early Spring

Early Spring

19567.5

Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan

19737.0

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

19557.3

Just Barely

Just Barely

1960

Beast Man Snow Man

Beast Man Snow Man

19554.9

The Last War

The Last War

19616.8

Gendai no yokubô

Gendai no yokubô

1956

BU・SU

BU・SU

19876.2

Flowing

Flowing

19567.2

The Militarists

The Militarists

19707.5

Two in the Shadow

Two in the Shadow

19677.8

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

19627.5

The Blue Revolution

The Blue Revolution

19538.0

The Beast Shall Die

The Beast Shall Die

19596.2

Little Peach

Little Peach

19586.1

Lullaby to Kill

Lullaby to Kill

19776.6

Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

19577.0

Thirst for Love

Thirst for Love

19677.0

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

1975

The False Student

The False Student

19606.7

Engagement Ring

Engagement Ring

1956

Punishment Room

Punishment Room

19566.9

Mount Hakone

Mount Hakone

19627.0

The Last Song

The Last Song

19757.4

The Legendary Hell

The Legendary Hell

1960

Yukiko

Yukiko

1955

Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies

19576.5

A Portrait of Shunkin

A Portrait of Shunkin

19767.8

The Creature Called Man

The Creature Called Man

19707.5

Female

Female

1964

Cross-Currents

Cross-Currents

19726.3

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made

1955

The Twilight Story

The Twilight Story

19608.5

Internal Sleuth

Internal Sleuth

19737.5

I Lived, But...

I Lived, But...

19836.8

Freedom School

Freedom School

19517.0

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

19616.3

The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

19558.0

Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio

19686.0

Advance Patrol

Advance Patrol

19576.0

Sunflower Girl

Sunflower Girl

195310.0

One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1954

The Lost Alibi

The Lost Alibi

19605.0

The Naked Executive

The Naked Executive

19649.0

Farewell to Dream

Farewell to Dream

19567.1

The Radish and the Carrot

The Radish and the Carrot

19659.0

The Lady Was Pawn

The Lady Was Pawn

1956

The Cast-Off

The Cast-Off

19598.0

Itsuko to sono haha

Itsuko to sono haha

19548.0

Doctor's Day Off

Doctor's Day Off

19526.8

The Twilight Years

The Twilight Years

19737.5

The Night of the Seagull

The Night of the Seagull

19687.0

No Life King

No Life King

19899.0

The Shadow Daughter

The Shadow Daughter

19578.0

City

City

19617.0

The Tale of Saikaido

The Tale of Saikaido

1983

Will-o'-the-Wisp

Will-o'-the-Wisp

19569.0

Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

19618.0

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

19687.0

Five Gents on the Spot

Five Gents on the Spot

19667.0

Futari no Koibito

Futari no Koibito

19697.0

Vagabond Employee: Revenge

Vagabond Employee: Revenge

1959

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

A Descendant of Urashima Taro

19467.5

3 Raccoon Dogs

3 Raccoon Dogs

19665.0

君は海を見たか

君は海を見たか

1971

Structure of Hate

Structure of Hate

19617.0

The White Rose of Hong Kong

The White Rose of Hong Kong

19657.0

Flower's Yearning

Flower's Yearning

19587.0

Tomoshibi

Tomoshibi

19547.0

Whirlpool of Love

Whirlpool of Love

1962

3 Gents in the Snow Country

3 Gents in the Snow Country

196410.0

The Rokumeikan

The Rokumeikan

1959

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

Five Gents and Karate Grandpa

19689.0

That Complicated Guy

That Complicated Guy

1966

Sodachi zakari

Sodachi zakari

196710.0