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Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Acting·1908–1991·96 films

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).

Filmography

Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)Deputy Mayor
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)Kurazo Kaneko
High and Low
High and Low (1963)Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)Phantom samurai
Tampopo
Tampopo (1985)Old Gentleman
An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)Shuzo Kawai
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)Legal Adviser
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)Honsha Buchô
Late Autumn
Late Autumn (1960)Shuzo Taguchi
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower (1958)Toshihiko Kawai
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight (1957)Sakae Aiba
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear (1955)Psychologist
The War of the Gargantuas
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)Professor Kita
Early Spring
Early Spring (1956)Arakawa
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)Dr. Suga
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow (1967)
Dogora
Dogora (1964)Doctor Matakata
Flowing
Flowing (1956)Doctor
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day (1967)Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Marquis Koichi Kido
Secret of Naruto
Secret of Naruto (1957)
Submersion of Japan
Submersion of Japan (1973)Japanese Ambassador
Beast Man Snow Man
Beast Man Snow Man (1955)Professor Koizumi
Thirst for Love
Thirst for Love (1967)Father-in-Law
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill (1977)Hôan Tatara
Little Peach
Little Peach (1958)
BU・SU
BU・SU (1987)Customer
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957)Prof. Tanaka
The Last War
The Last War (1961)Chief Cabinet Secretary Fujikawa
The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1961)Kimura
Farewell to Dream
Farewell to Dream (1956)Seiji's father, Haruo
The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die (1959)Professor Sugimura
I Lived, But...
I Lived, But... (1983)Self
The Lost Alibi
The Lost Alibi (1960)Takeda
An Inlet of Muddy Water
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Punishment Room
Punishment Room (1956)
The False Student
The False Student (1960)Jiro Takagi
The Last Song
The Last Song (1975)
A Portrait of Shunkin
A Portrait of Shunkin (1976)Harumatsu(春松検校)
Internal Sleuth
Internal Sleuth (1973)
Advance Patrol
Advance Patrol (1957)
Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies (1957)
Doctor's Day Off
Doctor's Day Off (1952)
Cross-Currents
Cross-Currents (1972)
The Militarists
The Militarists (1970)Koichi Kido
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot (1965)
The Twilight Story
The Twilight Story (1960)
A Descendant of Urashima Taro
A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)
The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima (1955)
The Cast-Off
The Cast-Off (1959)Kuga
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1962)
The Creature Called Man
The Creature Called Man (1970)Head of N-Bussan
The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years (1973)Fujieda (attorney at law)
Futari no Koibito
Futari no Koibito (1969)
The White Rose of Hong Kong
The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965)Kazumasa Nagahara
Structure of Hate
Structure of Hate (1961)
Sunflower Girl
Sunflower Girl (1953)
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (1968)Fujikawa
Tomoshibi
Tomoshibi (1954)
Sky Scraper!
Sky Scraper! (1969)
The Naked Executive
The Naked Executive (1964)Serizawa, executive
3 Gents in the Snow Country
3 Gents in the Snow Country (1964)
Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)
Itsuko to sono haha
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)Nomura, Chairman
Five Gents on the Spot
Five Gents on the Spot (1966)Nobuo Tomioka
Golden Partners
Golden Partners (1979)Watsuji
Freedom School
Freedom School (1951)
The Night of the Seagull
The Night of the Seagull (1968)
No Life King
No Life King (1989)
City
City (1961)
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (1968)Fujikawa (Atlas Motors President)
Blind Devotion
Blind Devotion (1961)Wataru Kamogawa
The Shadow Daughter
The Shadow Daughter (1957)
The Blue Revolution
The Blue Revolution (1953)
Sodachi zakari
Sodachi zakari (1967)
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women (1958)
3 Raccoon Dogs
3 Raccoon Dogs (1966)Ryūtarō Ōsato
Young Guy in Rio
Young Guy in Rio (1968)
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone (1962)
Flower's Yearning
Flower's Yearning (1958)Hishikawa Kao
Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1961)Shunsho Kengyo
Yukiko
Yukiko (1955)
Whirlpool of Love
Whirlpool of Love (1962)
Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave (1975)Japanese Ambassador
The Tale of Saikaido
The Tale of Saikaido (1983)
That Complicated Guy
That Complicated Guy (1966)
Engagement Ring
Engagement Ring (1956)Yasuyuki Kawaguchi (Tokio’s father)
君は海を見たか
君は海を見たか (1971)
Vagabond Employee: Revenge
Vagabond Employee: Revenge (1959)Executive Watanabe
Maboroshi no Satsui
Maboroshi no Satsui (1971)
The Lady Was Pawn
The Lady Was Pawn (1956)
One Night of Love
One Night of Love (1954)Koizumi
Female
Female (1964)
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô (1956)
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made
Kokoro ni hana no saku hi made (1955)
The Legendary Hell
The Legendary Hell (1960)Masabumi Gotō
Just Barely
Just Barely (1960)