Tamao Nakamura
Acting

Tamao Nakamura

Born 12 July 1939 · Kyoto, Japan · Died 9 June 2026

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

My Neighbors the Yamadas
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Taira Clan Saga
Conflagration
Ninja Kids!!!
The Man Without a Map
Murder of the Inugami Clan
The Demon of Mount Oe
Satan's Sword
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Ten Women in Black
Ichiban aitaihito
Korosuna
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Ninja Kids!!!
Zatoichi: Ken Matsudaira's 35th Anniversary & Tribute Performance
Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Murder of the Inugami Clan
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
Turning Point
森の石松
The River with No Bridge
High Heels Gang
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
Dokudami Tenement
One Who Died in Vain
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Stray Wolf
Samurai of Hachiman
Flames of Blood
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
The Way to The Gold Medals
Devil's Flute
Oh, My Son!
Solar Eclipse
The King
Summer Soldiers
Will to Conquer
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
The Man Without a Map
New Year Trip
Desperate Hoodlum
Gambling Den's Master Clan
Shroud of Snow
Dokonjo Taisho
Tale of a Carpenter
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Taking the Castle
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Keshin
情熱の詩人啄木
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Seven Miles to Nakayama
The Notorious Man's Return
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Phantom Samurai
A Lustful Man
Buddha
Ten Women in Black
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Tough Guy
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
The Radiant Prince
A Design for Dying
Bad Reputation Returns
Koina no Ginpei
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
すっとび仁義
A Maiko's Holiday
Adorable Schemers
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Wanderer's Story: Checkmate
Satan's Sword
Bonchi
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The Blind Menace
Princess Sen in Edo
The Demon of Mount Oe
Tsukinode no ketto
Scarred Yosaburo
The Two Musashis
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Yosakoi sandogasa
Gentarō fune
Genroku onna daimyō
Kyōkaku harusame kasa
Enchanted Princess
A Gambler as I Am
Jirocho Fuji
The Lord Pretends
A Thousand Flying Cranes
The Lord and the Gambler
Snake Princess
Ojo-kichiza
The Princess Says No
Tenryū no karasu
Kijo keizu
Essay on Conflict
Naruto no hanayome
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
Seki no Yatappe
Travels of Lord Mito
Conflagration
Shogun's Holiday
Hanatarō Jumon
The Magnificent Five
White Snake Woman
Hana no yukyo-den
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Nuregami kenpo
Ambush at Iga Pass
Megitsune Buro
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
Nagareboshi jūjiuchi
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
Edo wa aozora
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Akadô Suzunosuke
An Osaka Story
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō
Sora tobu wakamusha
Shirai Gonpachi
Sisters of Gion
Flowery Brothers
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Zangiku monogatari
Fighting Fire Fighter
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
Taira Clan Saga
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
The Rust Cleaner Sings
快盗三人吉三
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
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