Katsuo Nakamura
Japanese actor
- Born
- 23 April 1938, Tokyo City
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Occupation
- actor, kabuki actor
- Films here
- 4
Katsuo Nakamura (Japanese: 中村嘉葎雄, Hepburn: Nakamura Katsuo; born Katsuo Ogawa; April 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor. Since 1955, he has had a prolific film career, appearing in films such as Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan (1964) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016). The younger brother of Kinnosuke Nakamura, Nakamura is also a former Kabuki actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, and Shikake-nin Baian.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Akō Rōshi | Cast |
| 1969 | The Magoichi Saga | Cast |
| 2003 | Samurai Resurrection | Cast |
| 2007 | Dororo | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4207975 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.