ACTOR
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura was a Japanese actress who began her film career in the 1950s after being discovered while still a junior high school student. She became known for films including Conflagration (1958), Bonchi (1960), Satan’s Sword (1960), and The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (1961). She also appeared in Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) and provided a voice role in My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). She was the daughter of kabuki…
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1939
- Died
- Jun 9, 2026
- Birthplace
- Kyoto, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Tamao Nakamura was a Japanese actress who began her film career in the 1950s after being discovered while still a junior high school student. She became known for films including Conflagration (1958), Bonchi (1960), Satan’s Sword (1960), and The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (1961). She also appeared in Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) and provided a voice role in My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). She was the daughter of kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjirō II and was married to actor Shintarō Katsu. Nakamura died in Kyoto on June 9, 2026, at the age of 86.
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Filmography
Movies
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
1954
快盗三人吉三木屋吉三（少年時代）
1954
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Taira Clan SagaShigeko
1955
The Rust Cleaner Sings
1955
Three Stripes in the SunSatsumi (uncredited)
1955CF
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
1956
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
Flowery Brothers
1956OW
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
1956
Shirai Gonpachi
1956
Sisters of Gion
1956
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
1956
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
1956
Tsukigata HanpeitaUtagiku
1956
Zangiku monogatariOtsuru
1956
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
1957
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
1957
Akadô Suzunosuke
1957
An Osaka StoryAya
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō
1957
Sora tobu wakamusha
1957
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 EyesShinobu
1958
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
ConflagrationWoman at Gobancho
1958
Edo wa aozora
1958
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
1958
Megitsune Buro
1958
Nagareboshi jūjiuchi
1958
Nuregami kenpo
1958
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
1958
The Magnificent Five
1958
Travels of Lord MitoOkinu
1958
White Snake Woman
1958
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
1958
A Gambler as I Am
1959
A Thousand Flying CranesMitsue
1959
Enchanted PrincessPrincess No.4
1959
Essay on Conflict
1959
Jirocho Fuji
1959
Kijo keizu
1959
Naruto no hanayome
1959
Ojo-kichiza
1959
Seki no Yatappe
1959
Snake Princess
1959
Tenryū no karasu
1959
The Lord and the GamblerOsaki
1959
The Lord PretendsOtama
1959
The Princess Says No
1959
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
1959
BonchiHiroko
1960JF
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
Princess Sen in EdoOkatsu
1960
Satan's SwordOhama / Otoyo
1960
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon GodOtoyo
1960
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
The Blind Menace
1960
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful SpiderMoyo
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
The Two Musashis
1960
Tsukinode no kettoOyasu
1960
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
A Design for DyingTomie Oki
1961
A Lustful ManOmachi
1961
A Maiko's Holiday
1961
Bad Reputation ReturnsOkinu
1961
BuddhaAuttami
1961
Koina no Ginpei
1961
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
1961
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
Ten Women in BlackShio Shimura
1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerHinannmin no Shôjo
1961
The Phantom Samurai
1961
The Radiant PrinceOborozukiyo
1961
Tough GuyOkinu
1961ZH
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
すっとび仁義
1961
Keshin
1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
Seven Miles to NakayamaOshima / Onaka
1962
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
The Notorious Man's ReturnOkinu
1962
情熱の詩人啄木
1962
Bamboo Doll of EchizenOmitsu
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeChisa
1963
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireNui Higaki
1965
Taking the Castle
1965
Dokonjo Taisho
1966
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Shroud of SnowSei
1967
Desperate Hoodlum
1968
Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968
New Year Trip
1968
The Man Without a MapDetective's Wife
1968
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
1969
Will to ConquerKisei Iwasaki
1970
Summer SoldiersMrs. Shimezu
1972
The KingKoharu Sakata
1973
Solar Eclipse
1975
The Blind SwordsmanSelf
1978
Devil's FluteChiyo
1979
Oh, My Son!Kitamura
1979
The Way to The Gold MedalsIne Miki
1980
Flames of Blood
1981
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
Stray Wolf
1982
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
One Who Died in Vain
1986
Dokudami Tenement
1988
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
1991
High Heels Gang
1991
The River with No BridgeNui Hatanaka
1992
森の石松
1992
Turning PointShizuko
1994
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
1997
My Neighbors the YamadasShige's Friend (voice)
1999
Murder of the Inugami ClanKashiwaya no Nyobo
2006
Tsubaki SanjuroMrs. Mutsuta
2007
Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
2008
Zatoichi: Ken Matsudaira's 35th Anniversary & Tribute Performance
2009
Ninja Kids!!!
2011
Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraKin
2017I
IssaSatsu
2017
KorosunaOtama
2022
Ichiban aitaihitoShoko Yanai
2023
現代インチキ物語 ど狸
Television
Three SistersIkumatsu · 52 eps
1967
Professional KillersOkura · 33 eps
1972
Shin Heike MonogatariTaira no Tokiko · 52 eps
1972
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙倉橋の妻 · 1 eps
1975
Please Hire Me!25 eps
1976
Keishi-K13 eps
1980
The Trading CompanyMura Kajii · 4 eps
1980TN
Tokugawa no Onnatachi1 eps
1980
Zoku zoku jiken4 eps
1980AT
At the Scene of LifeSugihara Sonoe · 160 eps
1992さ
さんま・玉緒のお年玉あんたの夢をかなえたろかスペシャル1 eps
1995
Risou no KekkonYamada Sakura · 10 eps
1997京
京都祇園入り婿刑事事件簿1 eps
1997
Akimahende!Katsura Kiyomizu · 11 eps
1998お
おばはん刑事!流石姫子1 eps
1998
SuzuranToshi Kawamura · 156 eps
1999
おばさん会長・紫の犯罪清掃日記!ゴミは殺しを知っている1 eps
2000
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu GameGuest · 1 eps
2003女
女金融道シリーズ1 eps
2003
Momotaro SamuraiChiyo · 8 eps
2006冠
冠婚葬祭探偵1 eps
2007
Beppin-sanTokuko Bando · 151 eps
2016
The High School HeroesFumi Domon · 1 eps
2021Photos
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