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Tamao Nakamura

1939–2026 · Acting

59.4avg grm
6titles
#3,113best rank
3honors
Mbest title · #3,113 on siteMy Neighbors the Yamadas1999 · as Shige's Friend52.5

Honors

3
2008Kinuyo Tanaka Award
1961Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Supporting Actress
—Golden Arrow Award

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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1990s1 titleMMy Neighbors the Yamadas1999 · as Shige's Friend52.5
1960s3 titlesBBamboo Doll of Echizen1963 · as Omitsu58.5HThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961 · as Hinannmin no Shôjo73.2AAgent Shiranui1960 · as Namie58.1
1950s2 titlesCConflagration1958 · as Woman at Gobancho56.8TTaira Clan Saga1955 · as Shigeko57.5

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Tamao Nakamura

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born1939
died2026
known forActing
titles on site6
best title rank#3,113 · My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
avg GRM59.4
honors3 · Kinuyo Tanaka Award, 2008
Honors
  • 2008Kinuyo Tanaka Award
  • 1961Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Supporting Actress
  • —Golden Arrow Award
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

1990s

1 title
M52.5My Neighbors the Yamadas1999 · as Shige's Friend

1960s

3 titles
B58.5Bamboo Doll of Echizen1963 · as OmitsuH73.2The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer1961 · as Hinannmin no ShôjoA58.1Agent Shiranui1960 · as Namie

1950s

2 titles
C56.8Conflagration1958 · as Woman at GobanchoT57.5Taira Clan Saga1955 · as Shigeko

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