Mansai Nomura
Biography
Mansai Nomura is a male stage and film actor born in Tokyo, Japan on April 5, 1966. Also known by the names Nisei Nomura Mansai and Takeshi Nomura, he is credited with 50 known acting credits in the database. He is well known for his work as a Kyogen stage actor and film actor. His film work includes appearances in Ran, Doctor X: Gekai daimon mičiko, and Plovoucí hrad. He also portrayed Abe no seimei in Onmyoji and Onmyoji 2, which are original works by Baku Yumemakura. For his performance in Onmyoji, he received the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards.
Career overview
Mansai Nomura is a known actor who is recognized for his work in both film and stage acting. Born on April 5, 1966, in Tokyo, Japan, he is also known by the names Takeshi Nomura and Nisei Nomura Mansai. His known acting credits include fifty entries on film and television.
Among his film appearances, he is known for his work in the films Ran, Doctor X: Gekai daimon mičiko, and Plovoucí hrad. Additionally, he played the character Abe no seimei in Onmyoji and Onmyoji 2, which are original works by Baku Yumemakura. For his performance in Onmyoji, he received the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards.
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52 titles- Stove League (2026)
- Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage (2025)
- Antihero (2024) as Datehara Taisuke
- What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister (2024) as Ieyasu Tokugawa
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) as Imagawa Yoshimoto
- Revolver Lily (2023) as Takita
- アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3ザ・ドキュメンタリー 映画はつねに新しい 完全密着1年間の記録 (2023)
- 直前特番 アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3独占インタビュー 高良健吾/玉木宏/土屋太鳳/中川大志/野村萬斎 (2023)
- Actors Short Films Season 3 (2023) Director
- Tiger Cave (2023) Director
- Tiger Cave (2023) Writer
- The Living Tradition of Nomura Kyogen: From Mansaku to Mansai to Yuki (2022)
- Promise of Death (2021) as Takeru Suguro
- Kono atari no mono (2020)
- OKINA: Dance of Life (2020)
- Whistleblower (2019) as Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi
- The Murder of Kuroido (2018) as Takeru Suguro
- シャンハイムーン (2018) as Lu Xun
- The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family (2018)
- Flower and Sword (2017) as Senko Ikenobo
- 未来へ 伝統×最先端が挑む日本最古の舞 ～狂言師・野村萬斎×真鍋大度の挑戦～ (2017)
- Shin Godzilla (2016) as Godzilla (motion capture)
- Shin Godzilla (2016) Motion Actor
- Scanner (2016) as Kazuhiko Sengoku
- おやじの背中～野村万作・萬斎・裕基 父子3代物語 (2016)
- 野村萬斎×シェイクスピア～密着・５０歳にして挑む新たな「マクベス」 (2016)
- Air Bound (2015) as Noroi (voice)
- Murder on the Orient Express (2015)
- Murder on the Orient Express (2015) as Takeru Suguro
- The Wind Rises (2013) as Giovanni Battista (voice)
- SWITCH Interview Masters (2013)
- 六百年の「今」を舞う～狂言師・野村萬斎 (2013)
- Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012) as Ryutaro Hachisuka
- The Floating Castle (2012) as Nagachika Narita
- Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto (2012) as Self - Kyogen Actor
- Kurama Tengu (2008) as Kurama Tengu
- What the War Meant (2008) as Emperor Showa
- Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi (2006)
- 小さな狂言師 誕生～野村萬斎・親子三代の初舞台～ (2004)
- Onmyoji II (2003) as Abe no Seimei
- オイディプス王 (2002) as Oedipus
- 裸にしたい男 (2001)
- Onmyoji (2001) as Abe no Seimei
- Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen (2000)
- Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai (1998) as Self
- Jounetsu Tairiku (1998)
- 狂言師 野村萬斎 エイスケそしてニューヨーク (1998)
- Agri (1997) as Mochizuki Eisuke
- 狂言師 野村萬斎 初舞台から襲名まで (1995)
- Hana no Ran (1994) as Hosokawa Katsumoto
- 野村万作「最後の狐に挑む」 (1993)
- Ran (1985) as Tsurumaru
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mansai Nomura best known for?
Mansai Nomura is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Shin Godzilla (2016), Shin Godzilla (2016), The Wind Rises (2013).
When and where was Mansai Nomura born?
Mansai Nomura was born on April 5, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Mansai Nomura have?
Mansai Nomura has accumulated over 52 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1985 to 2026.
What is Mansai Nomura's background in cinema and television?
Mansai Nomura is a male stage and film actor born in Tokyo, Japan on April 5, 1966. Also known by the names Nisei Nomura Mansai and Takeshi Nomura, he is credited with 50 known acting credits in the database. He is well known for his work as a Kyogen stage actor and film actor. His film work includes appearances in Ran...