Tamao Nakamura
Born: 1939-07-12 in Kyoto, Japan
Died: 2026-06-09
Known For: Acting
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
2023
- Ichiban aitaihito as Shoko Yanai
2022
- Korosuna as Otama
2021
- The High School Heroes as Fumi Domon
2017
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura as Kin
- Issa as Satsu
2016
- Beppin-san as Tokuko Bando
2011
2007
- Tsubaki Sanjuro as Mrs. Mutsuta
- 冠婚葬祭探偵
2006
- Murder of the Inugami Clan as Kashiwaya no Nyobo
- Momotaro Samurai as Chiyo
2003
1999
- Suzuran as Toshi Kawamura
- My Neighbors the Yamadas as Shige's Friend (voice)
1998
- Akimahende! as Katsura Kiyomizu
- おばはん刑事!流石姫子
1997
- Risou no Kekkon as Yamada Sakura
- 京都祇園入り婿刑事事件簿
- Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
1994
- Turning Point as Shizuko
1992
- At the Scene of Life as Sugihara Sonoe
- The River with No Bridge as Nui Hatanaka
- 森の石松
1988
1986
1982
1981
1980
- Zoku zoku jiken
- Keishi-K
- The Trading Company as Mura Kajii
- Tokugawa no Onnatachi
- The Way to The Gold Medals as Ine Miki
1979
- Oh, My Son! as Kitamura
- Devil's Flute as Chiyo
1978
- The Blind Swordsman as Self
1976
1975
- Solar Eclipse
- 松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙 as 倉橋の妻
1973
- The King as Koharu Sakata
1972
- Professional Killers as Okura
- Shin Heike Monogatari as Taira no Tokiko
- Summer Soldiers as Mrs. Shimezu
1970
- Will to Conquer as Kisei Iwasaki
1968
- Gambling Den's Master Clan
- The Man Without a Map as Detective's Wife
- Desperate Hoodlum
- New Year Trip
1967
- Three Sisters as Ikumatsu
- Shroud of Snow as Sei
1965
1963
- Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Omitsu
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade as Chisa
1962
- Sabakareru Echizen no kami
- Seven Miles to Nakayama as Oshima / Onaka
- The Actress and the Three Rascals
- 情熱の詩人啄木
- The Notorious Man's Return as Okinu
- Keshin
1961
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer as Hinannmin no Shôjo
- Ten Women in Black as Shio Shimura
- Buddha as Auttami
- Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
- A Maiko's Holiday
- A Lustful Man as Omachi
- The Radiant Prince as Oborozukiyo
- A Design for Dying as Tomie Oki
- Bad Reputation Returns as Okinu
- すっとび仁義
- The Phantom Samurai
- Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
- Tough Guy as Okinu
- Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
- Koina no Ginpei
1960
- Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God as Otoyo
- Bonchi as Hiroko
- The Demon of Mount Oe
- Satan's Sword as Ohama / Otoyo
- Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
- Scarred Yosaburo
- The Blind Menace
- The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider as Moyo
- Princess Sen in Edo as Okatsu
- The Two Musashis
- 風来物語 あばれ飛車
- Tsukinode no ketto as Oyasu
1959
- Snake Princess
- Enchanted Princess as Princess No.4
- The Lord Pretends as Otama
- The Lord and the Gambler as Osaki
- Jirocho Fuji
- Ojo-kichiza
- The Princess Says No
- A Thousand Flying Cranes as Mitsue
- 風来物語任侠篇
1958
1957
- An Osaka Story as Aya
- Daiei Studio is Bustling
- The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
- Akadô Suzunosuke
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
- Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
- Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower