# Katsuo Nakamura > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Katsuo_Nakamura > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Katsuo_Nakamura.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsuo_Nakamura > Source revision: 1342241462 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Japanese actor (born 1938) Katsuo Nakamura Nakamura in 1955 Born Katsuo Ogawa (1938-04-23) April 23, 1938 (age 88) Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Empire of Japan Occupation Actor Years active 1955–present Spouse Tsuneko Shibata ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1981)​ Father Nakamura Tokizō III [ja] Relatives Yorozuya Kinnosuke (brother) Nakamura Shidō II (nephew) **Katsuo Nakamura** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): 中村嘉葎雄, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *Nakamura Katsuo*; born **Katsuo Ogawa**;[1] April 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor. Since 1955, he has had a prolific film career, appearing in films such as [Masaki Kobayashi](/source/Masaki_Kobayashi)'s *[Kwaidan](/source/Kwaidan_(film))* (1964) and [Martin Scorsese](/source/Martin_Scorsese)'s *[Silence](/source/Silence_(2016_film))* (2016).[2] The younger brother of [Kinnosuke Nakamura](/source/Kinnosuke_Nakamura), Nakamura is also a former [Kabuki](/source/Kabuki) actor.[3] He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th [Japan Academy Prize](/source/Japan_Academy_Prize_(film)) and at the 6th [Hochi Film Award](/source/Hochi_Film_Award) for *[Kagero-za](/source/Kagero-za)*, *[Buriki no kunsho](/source/Buriki_no_kunsho)*, and *[Shikake-nin Baian](/source/Shikake-nin_Baian)*.[4][5] ## Filmography - *Furisode Kenpo* (1955) - debut[3][6] - *[Stepbrothers](/source/Stepbrothers_(1957_film))* (1957) - *[Akō Rōshi](/source/Ak%C5%8D_R%C5%8Dshi_(1961_film))* (1961) - *[Kwaidan](/source/Kwaidan_(film))* (1964) - (segment "[Hoichi the Earless](/source/Hoichi_the_Earless)") - *The Pleasures of the Flesh* (1965) - *[Lake of Tears](/source/Lake_of_Tears_(film))* (1966) - *[Samurai Banners](/source/Samurai_Banners)* (1969) - *[Shinsengumi](/source/Shinsengumi_(1969_film))* (1969) - *[Bakumatsu](/source/Bakumatsu_(film))* (1970) - *Zatoichi in Desperation* (1972) - *[Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin](/source/Shin_Hissatsu_Shiokinin)* (1977) - *[Nichiren](/source/Nichiren_(film))* (1979) - *[Tempyō no Iraka](/source/Tempy%C5%8D_no_Iraka)* (1980) - *[Love Letter](/source/Love_Letter_(1981_film))* (1981) - *[Buriki no kunsho](/source/Buriki_no_kunsho)* (1981) - *[Kagero-za](/source/Kagero-za)* (1981) - *[Shikake-nin Baian](/source/Shikake-nin_Baian)* (1981) - *[Ōoku](/source/%C5%8Coku_(1983_TV_series))* (1983) - *[Station to Heaven](/source/Station_to_Heaven)* (1984) - *[Shinran: Path to Purity](/source/Shinran%3A_Path_to_Purity)* (1987) - *[Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis](/source/Tokyo%3A_The_Last_Megalopolis)* (1988)[7] - *[Whiteout](/source/Whiteout_(2000_film))* (2000) - *[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus](/source/Godzilla_vs._Megaguirus)* (2000) - *[Warm Water Under a Red Bridge](/source/Warm_Water_Under_a_Red_Bridge)* (2001) - *[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack](/source/Godzilla%2C_Mothra_and_King_Ghidorah%3A_Giant_Monsters_All-Out_Attack)* (2001) - *[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla](/source/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla)* (2002) - *[Samurai Resurrection](/source/Samurai_Resurrection)* (2003) - *[Be with You](/source/Be_with_You_(2004_film))* (2004) - *[Steamboy](/source/Steamboy)* (2004) - *[Dororo](/source/Dororo_(film))* (2007) - *[Sad Vacation](/source/Sad_Vacation)* (2007) - *[20th Century Boys](/source/20th_Century_Boys)* (2008) - *[Snow Prince](/source/Snow_Prince)* (2009) - *[Ask This of Rikyu](/source/Ask_This_of_Rikyu)* (2013) - *[Kakekomi](/source/Kakekomi)* (2015) - *[Silence](/source/Silence_(2016_film))* (2016) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Katsuo Nakamura profile"](http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=103350). *kinenote*. Retrieved August 4, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["沈黙"](http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=86842). *kinenote*. Retrieved August 4, 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nhk_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nhk_3-1) ["Nakamura Katsuo profile"](https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/jinbutsu/detail.cgi?das_id=D0009070081_00000). *NHK*. Retrieved August 4, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["第 5 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品"](https://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=5) (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2010-12-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["報知映画賞ヒストリー"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111005193833/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1981/) (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from [the original](http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1981/) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「中村嘉葎雄」の解説"](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E5%98%89%E8%91%8E%E9%9B%84-1097353). *KOTOBANK*. Retrieved August 4, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["帝都物語"](https://eiga.com/movie/37930/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved July 9, 2021. Awards for Katsuo Nakamura v t e Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor Chishū Ryū (1951) Daisuke Katō (1952) Eitarō Shindō (1953) Eijirō Tōno (1954) Daisuke Katō (1955) Jun Tatara (1956) Kōji Mitsui (1957) Nakamura Ganjirō II (1958) Shoichi Ozawa (1959) Masao Oda (1960) So Yamamura (1961) Yūnosuke Itō (1962) Chōichirō Kawarasaki (1963) Kō Nishimura (1964) Takahiro Tamura (1965) Katsuo Nakamura (1966) Yoshio Harada (1975) Hideji Ōtaki (1976) Tomisaburo Wakayama (1977) Tsunehiko Watase (1978) Rentarō Mikuni (1979) Tetsurō Tamba (1980) Masahiko Tsugawa (1981) Akira Emoto (1982) Kunie Tanaka (1983) Kaku Takashina (1984) Takeshi Kitano (1985) Kei Suma (1986) Toshiro Mifune (1987) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1988) Eiji Bandō (1989) Toshirō Yanagiba (1990) Masatoshi Nagase (1991) Hideo Murota (1992) George Tokoro (1993) Atsuo Nakamura (1994) Masato Hagiwara (1995) Tetsuya Watari (1996) Masahiko Nishimura (1997) Ren Osugi (1998) Shinji Takeda (1999) Teruyuki Kagawa (2000) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001) Kanji Tsuda (2002) Tarō Yamamoto (2003) Joe Odagiri (2004) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005) Teruyuki Kagawa (2006) Tomokazu Miura (2007) Masato Sakai (2008) Eita (2009) Renji Ishibashi (2010) Yūsuke Iseya (2011) Arata Iura (2012) Pierre Taki (2013) Sosuke Ikematsu (2014) Masahiro Motoki (2015) Lily Franky (2016) Yūsuke Santamaria (2017) Tori Matsuzaka (2018) Ryo Yoshizawa (2019) Ryo Narita (2020) Taiga Nakano (2021) Kazuki Iio (2022) Kōichi Satō (2023) Takao Osawa (2024) Jiro Sato (2025) v t e Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hideji Ōtaki (1976) Takeshi Katō (1977) Tsunehiko Watase (1978) Rentarō Mikuni (1979) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1980) Katsuo Nakamura (1981) Akira Emoto (1982) Juzo Itami (1983) Kaku Takashina (1984) Tomokazu Miura (1985) Kei Suma (1986) Masahiko Tsugawa (1987) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1988) Yoshio Harada (1989) Renji Ishibashi (1990) Hiroshi Kanbe (1991) Takehiro Murata (1992) Ittoku Kishibe (1993) Kiichi Nakai (1994) Etsushi Toyokawa (1995) Tetsuya Watari (1996) Masahiko Nishimura (1997) Ren Osugi (1998) Kippei Shiina (1999) Tadanobu Asano (2000) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001) Ryo Ishibashi (2002) Hiroyuki Miyasako (2003) Yoshio Harada (2004) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005) Teruyuki Kagawa (2006) Shirō Itō (2007) Masato Sakai (2008) Eita (2009) Akira Emoto (2010) Denden (2011) Mirai Moriyama (2012) Pierre Taki (2013) Masahiko Tsugawa (2014) Masahiro Motoki (2015) Go Ayano (2016) Koji Yakusho (2017) Kazunari Ninomiya (2018) Ryo Narita (2019) Gen Hoshino (2020) Ryohei Suzuki (2021) Ryusei Yokohama (2022) Hayato Isomura (2023) Eiji Okuda (2024) Jiro Sato (2025) v t e Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Tetsuya Takeda (1978) Tsunehiko Watase (1979) Bunta Sugawara (1980) Tetsurō Tamba (1981) Katsuo Nakamura (1982) Morio Kazama (1983) Morio Kazama (1984) Kaku Takashina (1985) Kaoru Kobayashi (1986) Hitoshi Ueki (1987) Masahiko Tsugawa (1988) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1989) Eiji Bandō (1990) Renji Ishibashi (1991) Masatoshi Nagase (1992) Naoto Takenaka (1993) Kunie Tanaka (1994) Kiichi Nakai (1995) Naoto Takenaka (1996) Naoto Takenaka (1997) Masahiko Nishimura (1998) Chosuke Ikariya (1999) Nenji Kobayashi (2000) Kōichi Satō (2001) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2002) Min Tanaka (2003) Kōichi Satō (2004) Joe Odagiri (2005) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2006) Takashi Sasano (2007) Kaoru Kobayashi (2008) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2009) Teruyuki Kagawa (2010) Akira Emoto (2011) Denden (2012) Hideji Ōtaki (2013) Lily Franky (2014) Junichi Okada (2015) Masahiro Motoki (2016) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2017) Koji Yakusho (2018) Tori Matsuzaka (2019) Ryo Yoshizawa (2020) Ken Watanabe (2021) Ryohei Suzuki (2022) Masataka Kubota (2023) Hayato Isomura (2024) Takao Osawa (2025) Jiro Sato (2026) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Japan Israel Other IdRef Yale LUX This article about a Japanese film actor is a stub. 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