Atsuo Nakamura

{{short description|Japanese actor and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Atsuo Nakamura | native_name = {{nobold|中村敦雄}} | native_name_lang = ja | image = | caption = | office = Member of the [[House of Councillors]] | constituency = [[Tokyo at-large district|Tokyo at-large]] | term_start = 26 July 1998 | term_end = 25 July 2004 | predecessor = [[Kensaku Morita]] | successor = [[Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Councillors)|Masaharu Nakagawa]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|2|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Toshima|Toshima, Tokyo]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [[Tokyo University of Foreign Studies]] | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | other_party = [[New Party Sakigake|NPS]] (1995–2004) | occupation = Actor, [[politician]] | blank1 = Years active | data1 = 1964–present }} {{Nihongo|'''Atsuo Nakamura'''|中村敦夫|Nakamura Atsuo|born 18 February 1940}} is a Japanese actor and politician. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1964. His younger brother Katsuyuki Nakamura is a writer.

==Career== Nakamura first joined the Haiyuza theatre troupe in 1962, and became famous for his starring role in the television ''[[jidaigeki]]'' series ''[[Kogarashi Monjirō]]'', which began broadcasting in 1972.<ref name=kotobank>{{cite web|title=Nakamura Atsuo|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E6%95%A6%E5%A4%AB-1097314|website=Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=7 February 2015|language=Japanese}}</ref> He later hosted several television news programs before becoming elected to the [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]] in 1998.<ref name=kotobank /> He lost his seat in the 2004 election.<ref name=nikkei>{{cite web|title=中村敦夫氏、敗北宣言「砂漠に水をまくような選挙」|url=http://www.nikkei.co.jp/senkyo/200407/elecnews/20040712c1g1102i12.html|website=Nikkei Net|publisher=Nihon Keizai Shinbun|accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Ref |- | 1968 | ''[[Kill!]]'' | | | |- | 1970 | ''[[The Vampire Doll]]'' | | | |- | 1970 | ''[[The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan]]'' | | | |- | 1971 | ''[[The Ceremony (1971 film)|The Ceremony]]'' | | | |- | 1978 | ''[[Ogin-sama]]'' | [[Yamanoue Sōji]] | | |- | 1978 | ''[[Kaerazaru hibi]]'' | | | <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/25608.html|title= 帰らざる日々|access-date= January 25, 2021|work= Nikkatsu}}</ref> |- | 1983 | ''[[The Highest Honor]]'' | | | |- | 1993 | ''[[Kaetekita Kogarashi Monjirō]]'' | Kogarashi Monjirō | Lead role | |- | 1994 |''[[47 Ronin (1994 film)|47 Ronin]]'' | Hara Soemon | | |- | 2006 |''[[The Inugamis (2006 film)|The Inugami]]'' | | | |- | 2011 | ''[[Runway Beat ]]'' | | | |}

===TV=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Ref |- | 1971 | ''[[Haru no Sakamichi (TV series)|Haru no Sakamichi]]'' | [[Ishida Mitsunari]] | [[Taiga drama]] | <ref>{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231027dog00m200086000c.html|title= 解説:誰が演じた石田三成大河初代は石坂浩二近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も|access-date= February 4, 2024|work= Mantan-web}}</ref> |- | 1972 |''[[Kogarashi Monjirō]]'' | Kogarashi Monjirō | Lead role | |- | 1973 | ''[[The Water Margin (1973 TV series)|The Water Margin]]'' | Lin Chung | Lead role | |- | 1976 | ''[[Hissatsu Shiwazanin]]'' | Akai Kennosuke | [[Hissatsu series]] | |- | 1978 | ''[[Tokyo Megure Keishi]]'' | | | |- | 1978-79 | ''[[Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi]]'' | Sensei | Lead role; Hissatsu series | |- | 1979 | ''[[Fumō Chitai]]'' | Tatsuzo Samejima | | <ref>{{cite web |url= https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000010826494-00|title= 不毛地帯 1979年毎日放送版 1|access-date= September 4, 2021|work= National Diet Library}}</ref> |- | 2012 | ''[[Priceless (TV series)|Priceless]]'' | Iwao Ōyashiki | | |- | 2012 | ''[[Taira no Kiyomori (TV series)|Taira no Kiyomori]]'' | Taira no Masamori | Taiga drama | <ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000006598/cast/|title= 平清盛の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= April 10, 2024|work= The Television}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''[[Mare (TV series)|Mare]]'' | Yatarō Kontani | [[Asadora]] | |- | 2020 | ''The Return'' | | | |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.monjiro.org/}} (in Japanese) *{{IMDb name|620117}}

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