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Ganjirō Nakamura II

Acting Born Feb 17, 1902 Osaka, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Kwaidan

as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
Film

The Rape

as Akiyama

Full filmography

  • Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979) as Motojime Shikazō
  • Kwaidan (1965) as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
  • The Rape (1982) as Akiyama
  • The Lower Depths (1957) as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
  • The Pornographers (1966) as Elderly Executive
  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) as Goda
  • An Actor's Revenge (1963) as Sansai Dobe
  • Odd Obsession (1959) as Kenji Kenmochi
  • The End of Summer (1961) as Kohayagawa Manbei
  • Floating Weeds (1959) as Komajuro Arashi
  • The Temple of Wild Geese (1962) as Nangaku Kishimoto
  • A Lustful Man (1961)
  • The Three Treasures (1959) as Emperor Keikō
  • Conflagration (1958) as Tayama Dosen
  • Buddha (1961) as Ashoka
  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) as Boatman
  • The Great Wall (1962) as Hsu Fu
  • Love Under the Crucifix (1962) as Sen Rikyu
  • The Third Will (1963) as Uichi
  • Bonchi (1960)
  • The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Gorobei Kakimi
  • Summer Clouds (1958) as Wasuke
  • A Woman's Testament (1960)
  • Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (1962)