Person
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Acting · 1902–1983 · Osaka, Japan
Biography
Nakamura Ganjirō II was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1941 and 1980, directed by notable filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, and Mikio Naruse.
Known for
Hissatsu Shigotonin
Motojime Shikazō
The Rape
Akiyama
The Two Musashis
1960
Kwaidan
Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Self
Gambler and the Princess
Tan'an Ogisu
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Goda
The River Yokobori
Rihei
Floating Weeds
Komajuro Arashi
The End of Summer
Kohayagawa Manbei
Filmography
- 1982The RapeAkiyama
- 1980Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
- 1979Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami
- 1979Hissatsu ShigotoninMotojime Shikazō
- 1975Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorSelf
- 1974Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
- 1966Koto—The Lake of TearsSamezaemon
- 1966The River YokoboriRihei
- 1966The PornographersShiratori
- 1965The Story of a Blind Woman
- 1965KwaidanPublisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
- 1964Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeIeyasu Tokugawa
- 1964The Prodigal SonHis Father
- 1964Hot Spring DoctressTahei
- 1963We Are SalarymenSeizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father)
- 1963Bamboo Doll of EchizenBoatman
- 1963DobuikeChūbē
- 1963Sentimental Mobsters
- 1963The Third WillUichi
- 1963Onsen GeishaKesazō
- 1963An Actor's RevengeSansai Dobe
- 1962The Great WallHsu Fu
- 1962The Fencing MasterDanpei Ichikawa
- 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
- 1962170 Leagues to EdoSukezaemon Tsukagoshi
- 1962Yoru no keisha
- 1962Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern
- 1962Love Under the CrucifixSen Rikyu
- 1962Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
- 1962The Broken CommandmentBuddha priest
- 1962The Temple of Wild GeeseNangaku Kishimoto
- 1961Wakai yatsura no kaidan
- 1961Bad Reputation ReturnsBoss of Matsushima
- 1961BuddhaAshoka
- 1961The End of SummerKohayagawa Manbei
- 1961Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya
- 1961Triangle MoodsTsurukichi
- 1961A Lustful Man
- 1961Tenka ayatsuri-gumi
- 1961The Ginza Three Boys
- 1960Lord TadanaoTokugawa Ieyasu
- 1960What Price Love?Shozaburo Shirokoya
- 1960Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
- 1960A Woman’s Uphill SlopeKiyoi
- 1960The Demon of Mount Oe
- 1960Bonchi
- 1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsGoda
- 1960A Woman's Testament
- 1960The Two Musashis
- 1959Enchanted PrincessTanuemon
- 1959Floating WeedsKomajuro Arashi
- 1959The Three TreasuresEmperor Keikō
- 1959Actor Shark
- 1959The Telephone Rings in the Evening
- 1959Odd ObsessionKenji Kenmochi
- 1959Gambler and the PrincessTan'an Ogisu
- 1958Travels of Lord MitoMitsukuni 'Kômon' Mito
- 1958The Gay Masquerade
- 1958Ambush at Iga Pass
- 1958Musume no boken
- 1958ConflagrationTayama Dosen
- 1958Summer CloudsWasuke
- 1958The Shop Curtain
- 1958Ôsaka no onnaHanmaru Suzunoya
- 1958The Loyal 47 RoninGorobei Kakimi
- 1958Shogun's Holiday
- 1958Princess Tsuki
- 1957The Oil-Hell Murder
- 1957The Lower DepthsRokubei, Osugi's Husband
- 1957Last Days of the SamuraiDenemon Horiuchi
- 1957Floating VesselEmperor
- 1957An Osaka StoryNihei
- 1955Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
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