Yutaka Nakajima
Biography
Yutaka Nakajima was a Japanese actress born in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on October 5, 1952. She passed away on November 27, 2025, at the age of 73. Known primarily for her work in acting, her career included fifty-three known credits listed on the Movie Database. Among her film appearances are Hiroshima jingi: hitojichi dakkai sakusen, which was released in 1976 and directed by Yuuji Makiguchi, with a cast featuring Hiroki Matsukata, Akira Kobayashi, Hideo Murota, and Takuzo Kawatani. She also gained recognition for her roles in the films Kyokuskin kenka karate burai ken, Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken, and Chokugeki! Jigoku-ken.
Career overview
Yutaka Nakajima was a Japanese actress born on October 5, 1952, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Her career in the entertainment industry was marked by fifty-three known credits listed under her acting work. Her professional stage name in Japanese is written as 中島ゆたか. Throughout her career, she appeared in various film productions, contributing to a substantial body of work on screen.
Among her recognized film projects are Hiroshima jingi: Hitojichi dakkai sakusen, which was released in 1976 and featured a cast including Hiroki Matsukata, Akira Kobayashi, Hideo Murota, and Takuzo Kawatani under the direction of Yuuji Makiguchi. She also became known for her appearances in the films Kyokuskin kenka karate burai ken, Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken, and Chokugeki! Jigoku-ken.
Yutaka Nakajima passed away on November 27, 2025, at the age of seventy-three. Her legacy in Japanese cinema is preserved through her extensive filmography and credits as a female actress in the movie and television industry.
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- Super Sentojun Retsuger (2021)
- Tomie: Rebirth (2001) as Tomoko Hosoda
- Kagerou: Shun’s Yakuza Daily Life (1996)
- 江戸むらさき特急 (1995)
- Nanmin Road (1992)
- Hold Me and Kiss Me (1992)
- Crossroads in Tokyo (1991)
- Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sands of Murderous Intent (Solution) (1990)
- Revenge Investigation Line Hot Sand with Murderous Intent (Deduction) (1990)
- Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987) as Tomoko Kameda
- Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 4 (1986)
- Barrow Gang BC (1985)
- Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985) as Kaoru Shinohara
- A Madcap Corporation (1983) as Akemi
- Samurai Secret Agent (1983)
- Nemuri Kyoshiro (1982)
- Gate of Youth 2 (1982) as Riko Hayase
- The Last Hero (1982) as Kazuko Kawai
- Pro Hunter (1981)
- Island of the Evil Spirits (1981) as Katsuko Matsumoto
- 幻の女 (1981)
- Call from Darkness (1981) as Hiroko Harada
- Ninja Gangsters: Extorting from the Bad! (1981)
- Beauty in the Mirror Hell (1981) as Yurie Konno
- Jun (1980) as Teacher
- Target (1980) as Kyoko Ishikawa
- Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1 (1980)
- The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
- Temptation of Angel (1979)
- ０計画を阻止せよ－総理大臣誘拐！！－ (1979) as Chizuko Mori
- Orange Road Express (1978)
- The Killing Game (1978) as Misako Tsuyama
- August Without Emperor (1978) as Noriko
- The Great Tokyo Yotsuya Ghost Story (1978)
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)
- Fushoku no kōzō (1977)
- The Machine Gun Dragon (1976)
- Detonation! Violent Games (1976) as Akemi
- The Runaway Season (1976) as Yumeko Shimazu
- The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976) as Ryoko
- Karate Bear Fighter (1975) as Sumiko
- Karate Bear Fighter (1975) Executive Producer
- The Killing Machine (1975) as Kiku Sakamoto
- Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me (1975) as Yôko
- Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975)
- The Street Fighter (1974) as Sarai Chuayut
- Military Comfort Woman (1974) as Akiko
- City of Corruption (1974)
- The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974) as Emi
- The Executioner (1974) as Emi
- A Blood Stained Love Affair (1974)
- Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School (1974)
- A Woman’s Road (1973)
- Love Lost in Tears (1973)