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
- My Neighbors the Yamadas as Shige's Friend (voice)
- Suzuran as Toshi Kawamura
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
- Keishi-K
- Zoku zoku jiken
- 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
- New Year Trip
- Desperate Hoodlum
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
- Keshin
- The Actress and the Three Rascals
- Seven Miles to Nakayama as Oshima / Onaka
- The Notorious Man's Return as Okinu
- 情熱の詩人啄木
1961
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer as Hinannmin no Shôjo
- The Radiant Prince as Oborozukiyo
- Buddha as Auttami
- Ten Dark Women as Shio Shimura
- A Lustful Man as Omachi
- Koina no Ginpei
- Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
- Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
- Tough Guy as Okinu
- Bad Reputation Returns as Okinu
- The Phantom Samurai
- Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
- A Design for Dying as Tomie Oki
- A Maiko's Holiday
- すっとび仁義
1960
- Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God as Otoyo
- The Two Musashis
- Scarred Yosaburo
- The Demon of Mount Oe
- Bonchi as Hiroko
- The Blind Menace
- Satan's Sword as Ohama / Otoyo
- Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
- The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider as Moyo
- Tsukinode no ketto as Oyasu
- Princess Sen in Edo as Okatsu
- 風来物語 あばれ飛車
1959
- Enchanted Princess as Princess No.4
- Jirocho Fuji
- A Thousand Flying Cranes as Mitsue
- Snake Princess
- 風来物語任侠篇
- The Lord Pretends as Otama
- The Lord and the Gambler as Osaki
- Ojo-kichiza
- The Princess Says No
1958
1957
- An Osaka Story as Aya
- Daiei Studio is Bustling
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
- The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
- Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
- Akadô Suzunosuke
- Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
1956
1955
- Taira Clan Saga as Shigeko
- Three Stripes in the Sun as Satsumi (uncredited)
- Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
- Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
- Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass