Tamao Nakamura
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan
- Died
- June 9, 2026
- Active Years
- 1954–2023 (70 Years)
- Total Credits
- 147 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Tamao Nakamura (中村玉緒).
Gender: Female.
Birth Date: July 12, 1939.
Birth Place: Kyoto, Japan.
Death Date: June 9, 2026.
Death Place: Kyoto, Japan.
Age at death: 86 years old.
Profession: Actress.
Career Start: Scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama; film debut with Kageko to Yukie as a junior high school student. Signed with Daiei film company in 1954 after graduating junior high school.
Known for/Credits: Satan's Sword (1960), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963), Bonchi (1960), Conflagration (1958), The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Pr, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Taira Clan Saga.
Total Credits: 170.
Personal: Married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962.
Tamao Nakamura was a Japanese actress born on July 12, 1939, in Kyoto, Japan. She was scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama and made her film debut in Kageko to Yukie while she was a junior high school student. After graduating junior high school, she signed a contract with the Daiei film company in 1954. Her acting credits include Conflagration (1958), Bonchi (1960), Satan's Sword (1960), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963), My Neighbors the Yamadas,
Career overview
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Name: Tamao Nakamura (中村玉緒).
Born: July 12, 1939, in Kyoto, Japan.
Died: June 9, 2026, in Kyoto, Japan (age 86).
Career Start: Scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama; film debut with Kageko to Yukie as a junior high school student.
Contract: Signed with Daiei film company in 1954 after graduating junior high school.
Acting Credits/Known For:
Satan's Sword (1960)
Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)
Bonchi (1960)
Conflagration (1958)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Pr [Note: Source 4 cuts off, but I must only use what is there or omit if incomplete. I will omit the incomplete title.]
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Taira Clan Saga
Personal: Married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962.
Paragraph 1: Early Career and Beginnings.
Tamao Nakamura was a Japanese actress born on July 12, 1939, in Kyoto, Japan. Her film career began in the 1950s after she was discovered by director Teruo Ogiyama while she was still a junior high school student. She made her film debut in Kageko to Yukie. Following her graduation from junior high school, she signed a contract with the Daiei film company in 1954.
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Throughout her career, Nakamura was known for her roles in several films. Her notable credits include Conflagration (1958), Bonchi (1960), Satan's Sword (1960), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963), My Neighbors the Yamadas, and Taira Clan Saga. In 1962, she married actor Shintaro Katsu. Nakamura died on June 9, 2026, in Kyoto, Japan, at the age of 86.
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"Tamao Nakamura was a Japanese actress born on July 12, 1939, in Kyoto, Japan. Her film career began in the 1950s after she was discovered by director Teruo Ogiyama while she was still a junior high school student. She made her film debut in Kageko to Yukie. Following her graduation from junior high school, she signed a contract with the Daiei film company in 1954.
Nakamura was known for her work in various films, including Conflagration (1958), Bonchi (1960), Satan's Sword (1960), Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963), My Neighbors the Yamadas, and Taira Clan Saga. In 1962, she married actor Shintaro Katsu. Nakamura died on June 9, 2026, in Kyoto, Japan, at the age of 86."
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147 titles- Ichiban aitaihito (2023) as Shoko Yanai
- Korosuna (2022) as Otama
- The High School Heroes (2021) as Fumi Domon
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) as Kin
- Issa (2017) as Satsu
- Beppin-san (2016) as Tokuko Bando
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
- Zatoichi: Ken Matsudaira's 35th Anniversary & Tribute Performance (2009)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies (2008)
- Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) as Mrs. Mutsuta
- 冠婚葬祭探偵 (2007)
- Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006) as Kashiwaya no Nyobo
- Momotaro Samurai (2006) as Chiyo
- Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game (2003) as Guest
- 女金融道シリーズ (2003)
- 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 (2000)
- Suzuran (1999) as Toshi Kawamura
- My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) as Shige's Friend (voice)
- Akimahende! (1998) as Katsura Kiyomizu
- おばはん刑事!流石姫子 (1998)
- Risou no Kekkon (1997) as Yamada Sakura
- 京都祇園入り婿刑事事件簿 (1997)
- Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen (1997)
- さんま・玉緒のお年玉あんたの夢をかなえたろかスペシャル (1995)
- Turning Point (1994) as Shizuko
- At the Scene of Life (1992) as Sugihara Sonoe
- The River with No Bridge (1992) as Nui Hatanaka
- 森の石松 (1992)
- High Heels Gang (1991)
- Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle (1991)
- Dokudami Tenement (1988)
- One Who Died in Vain (1986)
- Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special (1985)
- Stray Wolf (1982)
- Flames of Blood (1981)
- The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story (1981)
- Samurai of Hachiman (1981)
- Zoku zoku jiken (1980)
- Keishi-K (1980)
- Tokugawa no Onnatachi (1980)
- The Trading Company (1980) as Mura Kajii
- The Way to The Gold Medals (1980) as Ine Miki
- Devil's Flute (1979) as Chiyo
- Oh, My Son! (1979) as Kitamura
- The Blind Swordsman (1978) as Self
- Please Hire Me! (1976)
- Solar Eclipse (1975)
- 松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙 (1975) as 倉橋の妻
- The King (1973) as Koharu Sakata
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Taira no Tokiko
- Professional Killers (1972) as Okura
- Summer Soldiers (1972) as Mrs. Shimezu
- Will to Conquer (1970)
- Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert (1969)
- Gambling Den's Master Clan (1968)
- The Man Without a Map (1968) as Detective's Wife
- Desperate Hoodlum (1968)
- New Year Trip (1968)
- Three Sisters (1967) as Ikumatsu
- Shroud of Snow (1967) as Sei
- Tale of a Carpenter (1966)
- Dokonjo Taisho (1966)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (1965) as Nui Higaki
- Taking the Castle (1965)
- New Tengu from Mount Kurama (1965)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963) as Chisa
- Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) as Omitsu
- Seven Miles to Nakayama (1962) as Oshima / Onaka
- The Notorious Man's Return (1962) as Okinu
- The Actress and the Three Rascals (1962)
- Sabakareru Echizen no kami (1962)
- 情熱の詩人啄木 (1962)
- Keshin (1962)
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) as Hinannmin no Shôjo
- A Lustful Man (1961) as Omachi
- Ten Dark Women (1961) as Shio Shimura
- Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter (1961)
- Buddha (1961) as Auttami
- すっとび仁義 (1961)
- The Radiant Prince (1961) as Oborozukiyo
- Bad Reputation Returns (1961) as Okinu
- Tough Guy (1961) as Okinu
- A Maiko's Holiday (1961)
- A Design for Dying (1961) as Tomie Oki
- Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger (1961)
- The Phantom Samurai (1961)
- Koina no Ginpei (1961)
- Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut (1961)
- Scarred Yosaburo (1960)
- The Two Musashis (1960)
- The Blind Menace (1960)
- Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous (1960)
- Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God (1960) as Otoyo
- Bonchi (1960) as Hiroko
- Satan's Sword (1960) as Ohama / Otoyo
- The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
- Princess Sen in Edo (1960) as Okatsu
- The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider (1960) as Moyo
- 風来物語 あばれ飛車 (1960)
- Tsukinode no ketto (1960) as Oyasu
- Jirocho Fuji (1959)
- The Lord Pretends (1959) as Otama
- Enchanted Princess (1959) as Princess No.4
- Snake Princess (1959)
- A Thousand Flying Cranes (1959) as Mitsue
- 風来物語任侠篇 (1959)
- The Lord and the Gambler (1959) as Osaki
- The Princess Says No (1959)
- Ojo-kichiza (1959)
- Conflagration (1958) as Woman at Gobancho
- White Snake Woman (1958)
- Hanatarō Jumon (1958)
- Travels of Lord Mito (1958) as Okinu
- Shogun's Holiday (1958)
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes (1958) as Shinobu
- The Magnificent Five (1958)
- Hana no yukyo-den (1958)
- Megitsune Buro (1958)
- Ambush at Iga Pass (1958)
- Nuregami kenpo (1958)
- An Osaka Story (1957) as Aya
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower (1957)
- Akadô Suzunosuke (1957)
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil (1957)
- Daiei Studio is Bustling (1957)
- Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School (1957)
- The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood (1957)
- Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight (1957)
- Flowery Brothers (1956)
- Zangiku monogatari (1956) as Otsuru
- Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin (1956)
- Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956) as Utagiku
- Shirai Gonpachi (1956)
- Fighting Fire Fighter (1956)
- Sisters of Gion (1956)
- Taira Clan Saga (1955) as Shigeko
- Three Stripes in the Sun (1955) as Satsumi (uncredited)
- Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi (1955)
- Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass (1955)
- Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn (1955)
- Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3 (1954)
- Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1 (1954)
- Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5 (1954)
- Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord (1954)
- Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4 (1954)
- 快盗三人吉三 (1954) as 木屋吉三（少年時代）
- 現代インチキ物語 ど狸
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Tamao Nakamura best known for?
Tamao Nakamura is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Beppin-san (2016), Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006), Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game (2003), Suzuran (1999).
When and where was Tamao Nakamura born?
Tamao Nakamura was born on July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan. They passed away on June 9, 2026.
How many credits does Tamao Nakamura have?
Tamao Nakamura has accumulated over 147 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1954 to 2023.
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Subject: Tamao Nakamura (Acting). Goal: Factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY provided sources. No invented details (titles, names, dates, etc.). Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose. Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points). Word count: 90-130 words. No preamble, no JSON, n...
Tamao Nakamura by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game (2003) as Guest — aged about 63
- Suzuran (1999) as Toshi Kawamura — aged about 59
- The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) as Hinannmin no Shôjo — aged about 21
- Professional Killers (1972) as Okura — aged about 32
- Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) as Omitsu — aged about 23
- Jirocho Fuji (1959) — aged about 19
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