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Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Acting

Born: September 14, 1908Otaru, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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
Ai no uzu shio

Ai no uzu shio

1962
Structure of Hate

Structure of Hate

1961
City

City

1961
Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

Shunsho Kengyo

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

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
Engagement Ring

Engagement Ring

Yasuyuki Kawaguchi (Tokio’s father)

1956
Flowing

Flowing

Doctor

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
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

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