Kiyoshi Nakajō

I'll be honest, the first time I really registered Kiyoshi Nakajo was that voice — the smoky, world-weary croon of "Uso" that practically drips with cigarette smoke and regret, and once it's in your ears it just refuses to leave. What gets me is that he was never just a singer; he slid effortlessly into the Hissatsu world as one of those quietly lethal pretty-boys, and that combo of melody and menace is such a perfectly Showa-era flex. Gifu-born, tall at 178cm, with this permanent flicker of melancholy around the eyes that you absolutely cannot fake. He's never struck me as the loud, attention-grabbing type — he just stands there radiating an effortless, well-aged cool. A real grown-up's grown-up, and I'm genuinely fond of him.

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Kiyoshi Nakajō is a Japanese actor born on March 4, 1946, in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. Standing 178 cm tall, he is known for his distinguished screen presence across film and television. He is a recipient of the Golden Arrow Award. He attended Gifu Higashi Junior and Senior High School.

Name (English)

Kiyoshi Nakajō

Name (Japanese)

中条きよし

Reading

なかじょう きよし

Born

March 4, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Height

178cm

Occupation

Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Blood type

B

Agency

株式会社モンキー・アドヴァタイジング（YouTube等動画制作）

Active years

1968 - 2022

High school

Gifu Higashi Junior and Senior High School

Awards & achievements

• Golden Arrow Award (year unknown)

Works summary

Appearances

268 (1968–2022)

By year

1968: 2, 1969: 2, 1972: 2, 1974: 11, 1975: 12, 1976: 6, 1977: 7, 1978: 1, 1979: 3, 1980: 9, 1981: 7, 1982: 8, 1983: 6, 1984: 8, 1985: 6, 1986: 6, 1987: 5, 1988: 5, 1989: 7, 1990: 5, 1991: 4, 1992: 7, 1993: 5, 1994: 6, 1995: 6, 1996: 6, 1997: 8, 1998: 6, 1999: 6, 2000: 6, 2001: 1, 2002: 4, 2004: 6, 2005: 2, 2006: 3, 2007: 5, 2008: 5, 2009: 3, 2010: 1, 2011: 5, 2012: 2, 2013: 3, 2014: 2, 2015: 5, 2017: 4, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2022: 3

Debut work

帰ってきた波止場

Filmography / notable works

• Xhttps://x.com/nakajyo0304
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%A1%E3%81%8D%E3%82%88%E3%81%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11366133

Tags

• From Gifu Prefecture
• Actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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