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