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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…
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- High and Low (1963) as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
- Ikiru (1952) as Deputy Mayor
- Tokyo Story (1953) as Kurazo Kaneko
- Throne of Blood (1957) as Phantom samurai
- Tampopo (1985) as Old Gentleman
- The White Tower (1978) as 東貞蔵
- NET Playhouse (1966) as Dr. Baba
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) as Dr. Suga
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Legal Adviser
- The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) as Honsha Buchô
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966) as Professor Kita
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Marquis Koichi Kido
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962) as Shuzo Kawai
- Late Autumn (1960) as Shuzo Taguchi
- Submersion of Japan (1973) as Japanese Ambassador
- Tokyo Twilight (1957) as Sakae Aiba
- I Live in Fear (1955) as Psychologist
- Kemono Michi (1982) Cast
- Equinox Flower (1958) as Toshihiko Kawai
- The Trading Company (1980) as Mikio Hamashima
- Futari no Koibito (1969) Cast
- Flowing (1956) as Doctor
- Dogora (1964) as Doctor Matakata
- BU・SU (1987) as Customer
- Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957) as Prof. Tanaka
- Early Spring (1956) as Arakawa
- Lullaby to Kill (1977) as Hôan Tatara
- The Militarists (1970) as Koichi Kido
- Beast Man Snow Man (1955) as Professor Koizumi
- An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) Cast
- The Last War (1961) as Chief Cabinet Secretary Fujikawa
- Thirst for Love (1967) as Father-in-Law
- Sky Scraper! (1969) Cast
- Tidal Wave (1975) as Japanese Ambassador
- The Lost Alibi (1960) as Takeda
- Two in the Shadow (1967) Cast
- The Other Woman (1961) as Kimura
- Whirlpool of Love (1962) Cast
- A Portrait of Shunkin (1976) as Harumatsu(春松検校)
- The Beast Shall Die (1959) as Professor Sugimura
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Most-watched Nobuo Nakamura films currently: High and Low (1963), Ikiru (1952), Tokyo Story (1953), Throne of Blood (1957), Tampopo (1985).
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Selected TV credits: The White Tower (1978), NET Playhouse (1966), Kemono Michi (1982), The Trading Company (1980).
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