Ganjirō Nakamura II

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Ganjirō Nakamura II

Acting February 17, 1902

Osaka, Japan

Nakamura Ganjirō II was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1941 and 1980, directed by notable filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizog…

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Kwaidan

Kwaidan

7.7 1965 Movie
Floating Weeds

Floating Weeds

7.5 1959 Movie
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

7.1 1957 Movie
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

8.0 1960 Movie
The End of Summer

The End of Summer

7.5 1961 Movie
Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin

10.0 1979 TV Show
An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

6.6 1963 Movie
The Pornographers

The Pornographers

7.3 1966 Movie
Odd Obsession

Odd Obsession

6.3 1959 Movie
Conflagration

Conflagration

7.1 1958 Movie
The Rape

The Rape

4.5 1982 Movie
The Three Treasures

The Three Treasures

5.5 1959 Movie

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Nakamura Ganjirō II was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1941 and 1980, directed by notable filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, and Mikio Naruse.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1982
    The Rape

    Movie Akiyama

  2. 1980
    Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

    Movie

  3. 1979
    Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami

    Movie

  4. 1979
    Hissatsu Shigotonin

    TV show Motojime Shikazō

  5. 1975
    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Movie Self

  6. 1974
    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    Movie

  7. 1966
    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Movie Samezaemon

  8. 1966
    The River Yokobori

    Movie Rihei

  9. 1966
    The Pornographers

    Movie Shiratori

  10. 1965
    The Story of a Blind Woman

    Movie

  11. 1965
    Kwaidan

    Movie Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

  12. 1964
    Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    Movie Ieyasu Tokugawa

  13. 1964
    The Prodigal Son

    Movie His Father

  14. 1964
    Hot Spring Doctress

    Movie Tahei

  15. 1963
    We Are Salarymen

    Movie Seizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father)

  16. 1963
    Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Movie Boatman

More credits
  1. 1963
    Dobuike

    Movie Chūbē

  2. 1963
    Sentimental Mobsters

    Movie

  3. 1963
    The Third Will

    Movie Uichi

  4. 1963
    Onsen Geisha

    Movie Kesazō

  5. 1963
    An Actor's Revenge

    Movie Sansai Dobe

  6. 1962
    The Great Wall

    Movie Hsu Fu

  7. 1962
    The Fencing Master

    Movie Danpei Ichikawa

  8. 1962
    Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

    Movie

  9. 1962
    170 Leagues to Edo

    Movie Sukezaemon Tsukagoshi

  10. 1962
    Yoru no keisha

    Movie

  11. 1962
    Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern

    Movie

  12. 1962
    Love Under the Crucifix

    Movie Sen Rikyu

  13. 1962
    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Movie

  14. 1962
    The Broken Commandment

    Movie Buddha priest

  15. 1962
    The Temple of Wild Geese

    Movie Nangaku Kishimoto

  16. 1961
    Wakai yatsura no kaidan

    Movie

  17. 1961
    Bad Reputation Returns

    Movie Boss of Matsushima

  18. 1961
    Buddha

    Movie Ashoka

  19. 1961
    The End of Summer

    Movie Kohayagawa Manbei

  20. 1961
    Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya

    Movie

  21. 1961
    Triangle Moods

    Movie Tsurukichi

  22. 1961
    A Lustful Man

    Movie

  23. 1961
    Tenka ayatsuri-gumi

    Movie

  24. 1961
    The Ginza Three Boys

    Movie