Portrait of Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Acting

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.

Born: February 17, 1902

Place of Birth: Osaka, Japan

Filmography

1982
The Rape

as Akiyama

1979
Hissatsu Shigotonin

as Motojime Shikazō

1966
1966
1966
The Pornographers

as Elderly Executive

1965
Kwaidan

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

1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

1963
We Are Salarymen

as Seizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father)

1963
1963
An Actor's Revenge

as Sansai Dobe

1962
1962
The Fencing Master

as Danpei Ichikawa

1962
170 Leagues to Edo

as Sukezaemon Tsukagoshi

1962
1962
The Broken Commandment

as Buddha priest

1962
The Temple of Wild Geese

as Nangaku Kishimoto

1961
Bad Reputation Returns

as Boss of Matsushima

1961
Buddha

as Ashoka

1961
The End of Summer

as Kohayagawa Manbei

1961
Triangle Moods

as Tsurukichi

1960
Lord Tadanao

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

1960
What Price Love?

as Shozaburo Shirokoya

1960
1959
1959
Floating Weeds

as Komajuro Arashi

1959
The Three Treasures

as Emperor Keikō

1959
Odd Obsession

as Kenji Kenmochi

1959
1958
Travels of Lord Mito

as Mitsukuni 'Kômon' Mito

1958
Conflagration

as Tayama Dosen

1958
Summer Clouds

as Wasuke

1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin

as Gorobei Kakimi

1957
The Lower Depths

as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

1957
Last Days of the Samurai

as Denemon Horiuchi

1957
Floating Vessel

as Emperor

1957