Akira Nakao
Acting Born Aug 11, 1942 Died May 16, 2024 Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan 141 credits
Biography
Akira Nakao is a Japanese actor born on August 11, 1942, in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is represented by the Furutachi Project agency. Nakao is known for his work in the acting profession, with 139 known credits. His stage name is 中尾彬. He is a male actor who passed away on May 16, 2024, at the age of 81.
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Career overview
Akira Nakao is a Japanese actor, represented by the Furutachi Project agency. He is known for his work in the acting field. Nakao has been active in the industry, with a notable number of credits to his name.
Throughout his career, Nakao has accumulated a significant amount of experience, with a substantial number of known credits. This extensive body of work showcases his dedication and perseverance in the acting profession.
Akira Nakao's acting career has spanned many years, with a notable lifespan of 81 years. His longevity in the industry is a testament to his enduring passion for acting and his ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
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Career timeline
Sanctuary
Creator's File: GOLD
Detective Akechi KogoroFly Me to the SaitamaNinkyo Gakuen
Yasei Bakudan no za Wārudo Chaneringu
No Longer HeroineNo Longer HeroineRyuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Moon Dream
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko DaimonBeyond Outrage
Tsukahara BokudenTaro no TōThe Mission and Soul's Limit
GARO: Red Requiem
裸の大将 火の国・熊本篇～女心が噴火するので～Anmitsu Hime 2The Vulture
Achilles and the Tortoise
Hagetaka: Road to RebirthHagetaka: Road to Rebirth
Yoshitsune
Godzilla: Final Warsラーメン発見伝
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Yakuza Ladies: Companions in Hell
Marriage at TwentyThe Frame
必殺! 三味線屋・勇次Yakuza Ladies: Red MurderHometown
GTO: Great Teacher OnizukaGTOスペシャル座談会Yakuza Ladies: DecisionThe Undefeated Gambler: The Gambling HooliganFallen Angels
NoctilucaThe Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai MermaidAkagi the Gambler IITousen - The ElectionTokyo Dragon
Hideyoshi
Godzilla vs. DestoroyahShonan Junai-gumi!Jingi 5Jingi 4Kirikomi
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaYoru ni DakareteIn Blazing LoveMaji! 2
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IIKagi-shiYakuza Ladies Revisited 2Emperor of UpheavalDouble Action. 45
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionDrop Out: Supple Female Leopard
Kanei ChroniclesThe Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of ConvictionCastle of SandThe Man Who Became The DonYakuza Warfare
The Great White TowerRonin-gai1750 Days of TurbulenceShingo's Ten Duels卑弥呼殺人事件
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hellしらべる女２
Labyrinth RomanesqueDetective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8
Full Filmography
141 titles- Sanctuary (2023)
- Creator's File: GOLD (2021)
- Detective Akechi Kogoro (2019) as Udagawa Dougen
- Fly Me to the Saitama (2019) as Kenzo Hakuhodo
- Ninkyo Gakuen (2019)
- Yasei Bakudan no za Wārudo Chaneringu (2017)
- No Longer Heroine (2015) as Akira Nakao
- No Longer Heroine (2015) as Self
- Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015) as Mokichi
- Moon Dream (2013)
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012) as Tetsuya Kurobe（黒部 徹也）
- Beyond Outrage (2012) as Tomita
- Tsukahara Bokuden (2011) as Sozui Ise
- Taro no Tō (2011)
- The Mission and Soul's Limit (2011) as 島原総一郎
- GARO: Red Requiem (2010) as Kenichi Kurusu
- 裸の大将 火の国・熊本篇～女心が噴火するので～ (2009)
- Anmitsu Hime 2 (2009)
- The Vulture (2009) as Ryosuke Iijima
- Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) as Risuke Kuramochi
- Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007) as Ryousuke Iijima
- Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007) as Iijima Ryosuke
- Yoshitsune (2005) as Kajiwara Kagetoki
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) as Original Gotengo Commander
- ラーメン発見伝 (2004)
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) as Premier Hayoto Igarashi
- 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 (2003)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series (2003) as Bambi (2033)
- Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) as 2003 Prime Minister Hayato Igarashi
- Yakuza Ladies: Companions in Hell (2001)
- Marriage at Twenty (2000) as Kosaburo Chuganji
- The Frame (2000) as Hirofumi Arikawa
- 必殺! 三味線屋・勇次 (1999) as Fujibei Fukiya
- Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder (1999)
- Hometown (1999)
- GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998) as Hiroshi Uchiyamada
- GTOスペシャル座談会 (1998) as Hiroshi Uchiyamada
- Yakuza Ladies: Decision (1998)
- The Undefeated Gambler: The Gambling Hooligan (1998)
- Fallen Angels (1998)
- Noctiluca (1997)
- The Files of Young Kindaichi: Legend of the Shanghai Mermaid (1997) as 藤堂 壮介（Sousuke Toudou）
- Akagi the Gambler II (1997)
- Tousen - The Election (1997)
- Tokyo Dragon (1997) as Shoji Yazaki
- Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell (1997)
- The King of Minami: Revenge Shot (1997)
- Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear (1997)
- Hideyoshi (1996) as Shibata Katsuie
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Commander Takaki Aso
- Shonan Junai-gumi! (1995) as Principal Dokudai Tokiaritsune
- Jingi 5 (1995)
- Jingi 4 (1995)
- Kirikomi (1995)
- Mahjong Hishoden: Ryu the Caller (1995) as Michizo Sakurada
- Yankee Reppuutai (1995)
- Goodbye Japan (1995)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) as Colonel Takaaki Aso
- Yoru ni Dakarete (1994)
- In Blazing Love (1994)
- Maji! 2 (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) as Commander Takaki Aso
- Kagi-shi (1993)
- Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993)
- Emperor of Upheaval (1993)
- Double Action. 45 (1993)
- Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) as Ibaki
- Drop Out: Supple Female Leopard (1992)
- Kanei Chronicles (1991) as Yorinobu Tokugawa
- The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction (1991)
- Castle of Sand (1991) as First Investigation Division Chief
- The Man Who Became The Don (1991)
- Yakuza Warfare (1991)
- 清里高原神隠し (1991)
- The Great White Tower (1990) as Professor Nosaka
- Ronin-gai (1990) as Shichirôemon Obata
- 1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)
- Shingo's Ten Duels (1990) as Kuroda Tsunamasa
- 卑弥呼殺人事件 (1990)
- Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 9 (1990)
- Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell (1989)
- しらべる女２ (1989)
- Labyrinth Romanesque (1988) as Ichitaro Akimoto
- Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 8 (1988)
- 博多長崎殺人行 (1986)
- Barrow Gang BC (1985)
- Spring Bell (1985) as Maki Katsumori
- Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special (1985)
- Beauty with a Mysterious Scar (1985)
- Gemini Woman (1984) as Maruyama
- Make-Up (1984) as Akiyama
- The Audition (1984) as Yajima
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Genzō Hibiki
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Tamon Tatebe
- Female Doctor in the Surgical Ward (1983)
- The Guy Who Brings On A Storm (1983)
- Ninja Wars (1982) as Dongo Matsunaga
- To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)
- 危険な誘拐 (1982)
- Island of the Evil Spirits (1981) as Morie Osakabe
- Fallen Angel Gang (1981) as Tôru Ishizawa
- The Hidden Trail of the Beasts (1981) as Detective Maruyama
- The Blazing Valiant (1981) as Tenbo
- Baian the Assassin (1981) as Mondonosuke
- In the Cellar (1981) as Isogai Sanshiro
- Monster Cat Saga Riot (1981)
- 山村美紗サスペンス「黒の環状線」 (1980)
- The Woman (1980)
- The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail (1980)
- Dead Angle (1979)
- The Fixer (1979)
- The Days of No Return (1978)
- Woman Mandala (1978)
- In the Realm of Death and Pleasure (1978)
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)
- Suna no Utsuwa (1977) as 関川重雄
- Double Suicide at Nishijin (1977) as Amano
- Death at an Old Mansion (1975) as Kosuke Kindaichi
- Professional Killers (1972)
- Shadow of Deception (1971) as Sozo Emura
- Mysterious Thirteen Nights Volume 1 (1971)
- Onna no Iji (1971) as Kada Shuhei
- Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 2 - The Dish Mansion at Hell’s Banchô (1971)
- Adults Games (1971)
- Take Care, Red Riding Hood (1970) as Second elder brother of Kaoru
- The Vampire Doll (1970) as Hiroshi Takagi
- The Heart of Hiroshima (1966) as Fujii
- When the Flowers Bloom (1965)
- The Passionate Spinster (1965) as Takeshi Tsurukawa
- The Hunter's Diary (1964)
- Only on Mondays (1964) as Osamu
- Traces of Lead (1962)
- Danger Pays (1962)
- Sun and Stars (1962)
- A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)
- Wakai senpū (1962)
- Angel and the Outlaw (1962)
- Hana no saigetsu (1962)
- The Guys Who Put Money on Me (1962) as Bartender at the "Toto" bar
- Kitakami Nocturne (1961) as Student
- Mahiru no yūkai (1961)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Akira Nakao best known for?
Akira Nakao is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Sanctuary (2023), Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012), Godzilla: Final Wars (2004), Cooley High (1975).
When and where was Akira Nakao born?
Akira Nakao was born on August 11, 1942 in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. They passed away on May 16, 2024.
How many credits does Akira Nakao have?
Akira Nakao has accumulated over 141 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1961 to 2023.
What is Akira Nakao's background in cinema and television?
Akira Nakao is a Japanese actor born on August 11, 1942, in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He is represented by the Furutachi Project agency. Nakao is known for his work in the acting profession, with 139 known credits. His stage name is 中尾彬. He is a male actor who passed away on May 16, 2024, at the age of 81.
Akira Nakao by the numbers
141credits
109films
32TV series
1961–2023active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Hideyoshi (1996) as Shibata Katsuie — aged about 53
- GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998) as Hiroshi Uchiyamada — aged about 55
- Professional Killers (1972) — aged about 29
- Sanctuary (2023) — aged about 80
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Commander Takaki Aso — aged about 52
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012) as Tetsuya Kurobe（黒部 徹也） — aged about 69
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