Tamao Nakamura
Acting
Born: July 12, 1939 · Kyoto, Japan
Died: June 9, 2026 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
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Movies (135)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Shige's Friend (voice)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Hinannmin no Shôjo
Edo wa aozora
1958
Sora tobu wakamusha
1957
Turning Point
Shizuko
Solar Eclipse
1975
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Kin
The Man Without a Map
Detective's Wife
Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō
1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
1958
Taira Clan Saga
Shigeko
Nagareboshi jūjiuchi
1958
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
A Maiko's Holiday
1961
The Rust Cleaner Sings
1955
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Kashiwaya no Nyobo
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
1958
Ichiban aitaihito
Shoko Yanai
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Chisa
Ninja Kids!!!
2011
Conflagration
Woman at Gobancho
Summer Soldiers
Mrs. Shimezu
Ten Women in Black
Shio Shimura
Buddha
Auttami
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
1954
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Nui Higaki
Shroud of Snow
Sei
Three Stripes in the Sun
Satsumi (uncredited)
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
1954
Essay on Conflict
1959
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Omitsu
Oh, My Son!
Kitamura
Korosuna
Otama
Princess Sen in Edo
Okatsu
Satan's Sword
Ohama / Otoyo
The Way to The Gold Medals
Ine Miki
The Blind Menace
1960
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Mrs. Mutsuta
The Radiant Prince
Oborozukiyo
森の石松
1992
A Design for Dying
Tomie Oki
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
Devil's Flute
Chiyo
A Lustful Man
Omachi
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Otoyo
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Travels of Lord Mito
Okinu
Tenryū no karasu
1959
High Heels Gang
1991
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
1954
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
One Who Died in Vain
1986
Kijo keizu
1959
Zangiku monogatari
Otsuru
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Stray Wolf
1982
Bonchi
Hiroko
An Osaka Story
Aya
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
Megitsune Buro
1958
Samurai of Hachiman
1981
Dokonjo Taisho
1966
The River with No Bridge
Nui Hatanaka
The Actress and the Three Rascals
1962
The Lord and the Gambler
Osaki
Flames of Blood
1981
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
1997
Enchanted Princess
Princess No.4
The Magnificent Five
1958
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
1955
Desperate Hoodlum
1968
Hanatarō Jumon
1958
Sisters of Gion
1956
Jirocho Fuji
1959
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
Taking the Castle
1965
The Princess Says No
1959
Zatoichi: Ken Matsudaira's 35th Anniversary & Tribute Performance
2009
New Year Trip
1968
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
1957
Nuregami kenpo
1958
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
1991
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
1955
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
1961
Scarred Yosaburo
1960
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
1957
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Moyo
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
1958
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
1957
A Gambler as I Am
1959
The King
Koharu Sakata
Will to Conquer
Kisei Iwasaki
Keshin
1962
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Mitsue
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Utagiku
Akadô Suzunosuke
1957
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
1956
Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
2008
Bad Reputation Returns
Okinu
Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968
Tough Guy
Okinu
快盗三人吉三
木屋吉三（少年時代）
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
The Notorious Man's Return
Okinu
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
1956
Dokudami Tenement
1988
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
1957
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
1969
The Two Musashis
1960
Ojo-kichiza
1959
情熱の詩人啄木
1962
White Snake Woman
1958
The Lord Pretends
Otama
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Oshima / Onaka
Shirai Gonpachi
1956
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
1954
Koina no Ginpei
1961
Flowery Brothers
1956
The Phantom Samurai
1961
Snake Princess
1959
Tale of a Carpenter
1966
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Shinobu
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
1957
Naruto no hanayome
1959
Tsukinode no ketto
Oyasu
すっとび仁義
1961
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
1959
Seki no Yatappe
1959
Yosakoi sandogasa
1960
TV Shows (16)
Beppin-san
Tokuko Bando · 151 eps
Professional Killers
Okura · 33 eps
Suzuran
Toshi Kawamura · 156 eps
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Guest · 1 eps
Shin Heike Monogatari
Taira no Tokiko · 52 eps
Three Sisters
Ikumatsu · 52 eps
The High School Heroes
Fumi Domon · 1 eps
Zoku zoku jiken
4 eps
Risou no Kekkon
Yamada Sakura · 10 eps
Akimahende!
Katsura Kiyomizu · 11 eps
Please Hire Me!
25 eps
Keishi-K
13 eps
The Trading Company
Mura Kajii · 4 eps
Momotaro Samurai
Chiyo · 8 eps
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
倉橋の妻 · 1 eps
おばさん会長・紫の犯罪清掃日記!ゴミは殺しを知っている
1 eps
