Tamao Nakamura
Acting
Born: 1939-07-12 in Kyoto, Japan
Biography
Tamao Nakamura was a Japanese actress who began her film career in the 1950s after being discovered while still a junior high school student. She became known for films including Conflagration (1958), Bonchi (1960), Satan’s Sword (1960), and The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (1961). She also appeared in Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963) and provided a voice role in My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999). She was the daughter of kabuki actor Nakamura Ganjirō II and was married to actor Shintarō Katsu. Nakamura died in Kyoto on June 9, 2026, at the age of 86.
Known For
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Guest
Beppin-san
Tokuko Bando
Professional Killers
Okura
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Shige's Friend (voice)
A Maiko's Holiday
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
Three Sisters
Ikumatsu
Shin Heike Monogatari
Taira no Tokiko
Suzuran
Toshi Kawamura
The High School Heroes
Fumi Domon
Bonchi
Hiroko
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Hinannmin no Shôjo
Please Hire Me!
New Year Trip
Hana no yukyo-den
A Lustful Man
Omachi
Keishi-K
Scarred Yosaburo
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
The Two Musashis
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
Ten Women in Black
Shio Shimura
Risou no Kekkon
Yamada Sakura
Zoku zoku jiken
Gambling Den's Master Clan
Ninja Kids!!!
快盗三人吉三
木屋吉三（少年時代）
Akimahende!
Katsura Kiyomizu
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Kin
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Kashiwaya no Nyobo
Travels of Lord Mito
Okinu
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
Taking the Castle
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Oh, My Son!
Kitamura
The Demon of Mount Oe
Enchanted Princess
Princess No.4
An Osaka Story
Aya