Katsuo Nakamura

I have so much respect for actors like Katsuo Nakamura, who came up through the kabuki world and basically grew up on a stage before the camera ever found him. Born in Tokyo back in 1938, he carried that classical training straight into film and television, and you can feel it in how he carries himself, even decades later. He's the kind of veteran who doesn't need to grab the spotlight; he can stand at the edge of a frame, deliver one line, and the whole scene snaps into focus. That Blue Ribbon supporting-actor win in 1967 tells me people clocked his quality early. What I admire most, honestly, is the staying power. Showing up and doing the work for that many years takes a quiet toughness, and to me that's the coolest thing about him.

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Katsuo Nakamura is a Japanese actor and kabuki performer born on April 23, 1938, in Tokyo. The son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III and younger brother of Kinnosuke Nakamura, he left kabuki for film in 1955 and appeared in works from Kwaidan (1964) to Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016). In 1967 he received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor, an early recognition of his craft. He also won best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize.

Name (English)

Katsuo Nakamura

Name (Japanese)

中村嘉葎雄

Reading

なかむら かつお

Born

April 23, 1938 (age 88)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Actor / Kabuki Performer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Blood type

A

Active years

1955 -

Awards & achievements

• 1967 — Blue Ribbon Award, Best Supporting Actor

Works summary

Appearances

182 (1955–2019)

By year (titles with a known year)

1955: 2, 1956: 2, 1957: 2, 1958: 1, 1959: 3, 1960: 3, 1961: 5, 1962: 4, 1964: 2, 1965: 2, 1966: 1, 1967: 2, 1968: 2, 1969: 2, 1970: 2, 1971: 4, 1972: 1, 1974: 3, 1975: 4, 1976: 2, 1977: 1, 1978: 2, 1979: 2, 1980: 2, 1981: 6, 1982: 2, 1983: 5, 1984: 4, 1985: 3, 1986: 3, 1987: 5, 1988: 4, 1989: 1, 1990: 2, 1991: 2, 1992: 2, 1993: 1, 1994: 4, 1995: 4, 1996: 4, 1998: 2, 1999: 2, 2000: 2, 2001: 5, 2002: 4, 2003: 3, 2004: 4, 2005: 2, 2007: 3, 2008: 2, 2009: 4, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 6, 2014: 2, 2015: 2, 2016: 3, 2017: 2, 2018: 2, 2019: 1, year unknown: 19

Debut work

振袖剣法

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E5%98%89%E8%91%8E%E9%9B%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4207975

Tags

• Born in Tokyo
• Actor
• Kabuki Performer

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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