Ganjirō Nakamura II

Known for

Acting

Born

February 17, 1902

Birthplace

Osaka, Japan

Died

April 13, 1983 (aged 81)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Kwaidan

1965

Floating Weeds

1959

The Lower Depths

1957

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960

The End of Summer

1961

An Actor's Revenge

1963

The Pornographers

1966

Odd Obsession

1959

Conflagration

1958

Love Under the Crucifix

1962

Filmography

TBA
現代インチキ物語　ど狸
1982
The Rape
as Akiyama
1980
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1979
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Shinigami
1979
Hissatsu ShigotoninTV
as Motojime Shikazō (333 episodes)
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
1974
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Samezaemon
1966
The River Yokobori
as Rihei
1966
The Pornographers
as Shiratori
1965
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965
Kwaidan
as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
1964
The Prodigal Son
as His Father
1964
Hot Spring Doctress
as Tahei
1963
We Are Salarymen
as Seizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father)
1963
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Boatman
1963
Dobuike
as Chūbē
1963
Sentimental Mobsters
1963
The Third Will
as Uichi
1963
Onsen Geisha
as Kesazō
1963
An Actor's Revenge
as Sansai Dobe
1962
The Great Wall
as Hsu Fu
1962
The Fencing Master
as Danpei Ichikawa
1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven