Tamao Nakamura (中村 玉緒, Nakamura Tamao) (born July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress.[1][2] Her father is kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjirō II.[1][2]
Tamao Nakamura | |
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中村 玉緒 | |
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| Born | July 12, 1939 Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Agent | Nagara Production |
| Spouse | |
| Parent | Nakamura Ganjirō II |
| Relatives | Nakamura Kanjaku III (great-grandfather) Nakamura Ganjirō I (grandfather) Sakata Tōjūrō IV (older brother) Nakamura Ganjirō IV (nephew) Nakamura Senjaku III (nephew) Nakamura Kazutarō (great-nephew) Nakamura Toranosuke (great-nephew) |
She was scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama and made her film debut with Kageko to Yukie when she was a junior high school student.[2] After graduating junior high school, she signed her contract with Daiei film company in 1954.[2] She married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962.[2][1]
Filmography
Film
- Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord (1954)
- Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
- Flowery Brothers (1956)
- Sisters of the Gion (1956)
- Zangiku monogatari (1956)
- An Osaka Story (1957)
- Onibi Kago (1957)
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
- Nuregami kenpō (1958)
- Enjō (1958)
- The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)[3]
- Scar Yosaburo (1960)
- Satan's Sword (1960)[4]
- Satan's Sword II (1960)[4]
- The Human Condition (1961)
- Ten Dark Women (1961)
- Satan's Sword III (1961)[4]
- Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman (1963) as Chisa
- Taking The Castle (1965)
- The Man Without a Map (1968)
- The River with No Bridge (1992)
- The Inugami (2006)
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011), Shina Yamamoto
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017), Kin
- The One I Long to See (2023)[5]
Television
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972), Taira no Tokiko
- Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972)
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975)
- Abarenbō Shōgun repeating role as mother of title character
- Beppin san (2016), Tokuko Bandō
References
Sources
- Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810830271.