Tamao Nakamura
Acting
- Born:
- 1939-07-12
- Died:
- 2026-06-09
- Place of birth:
- Kyoto, Japan
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ichiban aitaihito
Korosuna
The High School Heroes
Issa
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Beppin-san
Ninja Kids!!!
Zatoichi: Ken Matsudaira's 35th Anniversary & Tribute Performance
Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
Tsubaki Sanjuro
冠婚葬祭探偵
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Momotaro Samurai
女金融道シリーズ
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
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
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Suzuran
Akimahende!
おばはん刑事!流石姫子
京都祇園入り婿刑事事件簿
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
Risou no Kekkon
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
Turning Point
The River with No Bridge
At the Scene of Life
森の石松
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
High Heels Gang
Dokudami Tenement
One Who Died in Vain
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Stray Wolf
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
Samurai of Hachiman
Flames of Blood
The Trading Company
Keishi-K
Zoku zoku jiken
Tokugawa no Onnatachi
The Way to The Gold Medals
Oh, My Son!
Devil's Flute
The Blind Swordsman
Please Hire Me!
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
Solar Eclipse
The King
Professional Killers
Summer Soldiers
Shin Heike Monogatari
Will to Conquer
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
Desperate Hoodlum
Gambling Den's Master Clan
The Man Without a Map
New Year Trip
Shroud of Snow
Three Sisters
Dokonjo Taisho
Tale of a Carpenter
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Taking the Castle
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
The Notorious Man's Return
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
情熱の詩人啄木
Keshin
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Bad Reputation Returns
The Phantom Samurai
Buddha
The Radiant Prince
Tough Guy
すっとび仁義
Koina no Ginpei
A Maiko's Holiday
A Design for Dying
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Ten Women in Black
A Lustful Man
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Tsukinode no ketto
Satan's Sword
Wanderer's Story: Checkmate
Genroku onna daimyō
The Blind Menace
Scarred Yosaburo
Gentarō fune
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The Demon of Mount Oe
Bonchi
Yosakoi sandogasa
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Princess Sen in Edo
The Two Musashis
Enchanted Princess
Seki no Yatappe
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
The Princess Says No
A Gambler as I Am
The Lord Pretends
Naruto no hanayome
The Lord and the Gambler
Jirocho Fuji
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Ojo-kichiza
Essay on Conflict
Snake Princess
Kijo keizu
Tenryū no karasu
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
Travels of Lord Mito
Ambush at Iga Pass
Nuregami kenpo
Hana no yukyo-den
Conflagration
Edo wa aozora
Megitsune Buro
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
White Snake Woman
Nagareboshi jūjiuchi
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Shogun's Holiday
Hanatarō Jumon
The Magnificent Five
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Sora tobu wakamusha
Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
Akadô Suzunosuke
An Osaka Story
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Fighting Fire Fighter
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
Flowery Brothers
Sisters of Gion
Zangiku monogatari
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
Shirai Gonpachi
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
Three Stripes in the Sun
Taira Clan Saga
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
The Rust Cleaner Sings
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
快盗三人吉三
現代インチキ物語 ど狸