Tamao Nakamura
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 12, 1939
- Died
- June 9, 2026 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
現代インチキ物語 ど狸
Movie
Ichiban aitaihito
Movie · as Shoko Yanai
Korosuna
Movie · as Otama
The High School Heroes
TV · as Fumi Domon · 1 ep
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Movie · as Kin
Issa
Movie · as Satsu
Beppin-san
TV · as Tokuko Bando · 151 eps
Ninja Kids!!!
Movie
Zatoichi: Ken Matsudaira's 35th Anniversary & Tribute Performance
Movie
Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
Movie
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Movie · as Mrs. Mutsuta
冠婚葬祭探偵
TV · 1 ep
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Movie · as Kashiwaya no Nyobo
Momotaro Samurai
TV · as Chiyo · 8 eps
女金融道シリーズ
TV · 1 ep
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
おばさん会長・紫の犯罪清掃日記!ゴミは殺しを知っている
TV · 1 ep
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Movie · as Shige's Friend (voice)
Suzuran
TV · as Toshi Kawamura · 156 eps
Akimahende!
TV · as Katsura Kiyomizu · 11 eps
おばはん刑事!流石姫子
TV · 1 ep
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
Movie
京都祇園入り婿刑事事件簿
TV · 1 ep
Risou no Kekkon
TV · as Yamada Sakura · 10 eps
さんま・玉緒のお年玉あんたの夢をかなえたろかスペシャル
TV · 1 ep
Turning Point
Movie · as Shizuko
森の石松
Movie
The River with No Bridge
Movie · as Nui Hatanaka
At the Scene of Life
TV · as Sugihara Sonoe · 160 eps
High Heels Gang
Movie
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
Movie
Dokudami Tenement
Movie
One Who Died in Vain
Movie
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
Movie
Stray Wolf
Movie
Samurai of Hachiman
Movie
Flames of Blood
Movie
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
Movie
The Way to The Gold Medals
Movie · as Ine Miki
The Trading Company
TV · as Mura Kajii · 4 eps
Tokugawa no Onnatachi
TV · 1 ep
Keishi-K
TV · 13 eps
Zoku zoku jiken
TV · 4 eps
Devil's Flute
Movie · as Chiyo
Oh, My Son!
Movie · as Kitamura
The Blind Swordsman
Movie · as Self
Please Hire Me!
TV · 25 eps
Solar Eclipse
Movie
松本清張シリーズ・中央流沙
TV · as 倉橋の妻 · 1 ep
The King
Movie · as Koharu Sakata
Summer Soldiers
Movie · as Mrs. Shimezu
Shin Heike Monogatari
TV · as Taira no Tokiko · 52 eps
Professional Killers
TV · as Okura · 33 eps
Will to Conquer
Movie · as Kisei Iwasaki
Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert
Movie
The Man Without a Map
Movie · as Detective's Wife
New Year Trip
Movie
Desperate Hoodlum
Movie
Gambling Den's Master Clan
Movie
Shroud of Snow
Movie · as Sei
Three Sisters
TV · as Ikumatsu · 52 eps
Dokonjo Taisho
Movie
Tale of a Carpenter
Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Movie · as Nui Higaki
Taking the Castle
Movie
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Movie · as Chisa
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
Movie · as Omitsu
Keshin
Movie
Jōnetsu no shijin Takuboku
Movie
The Actress and the Three Rascals
Movie
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Movie
Seven Miles to Nakayama
Movie · as Oshima / Onaka
The Notorious Man's Return
Movie · as Okinu
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Movie · as Hinannmin no Shôjo
The Phantom Samurai
Movie
A Lustful Man
Movie · as Omachi
Buddha
Movie · as Auttami
Ten Women in Black
Movie · as Shio Shimura
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Movie
Tough Guy
Movie · as Okinu
Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
Movie
The Radiant Prince
Movie · as Oborozukiyo
A Design for Dying
Movie · as Tomie Oki
Bad Reputation Returns
Movie · as Okinu
Koina no Ginpei
Movie
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
Movie
Suttobi jingi
Movie
A Maiko's Holiday
Movie
Adorable Schemers
Movie
Kodachi o tsukau onna
Movie
Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Movie · as Otoyo
Wanderer's Story: Checkmate
Movie
Satan's Sword
Movie · as Ohama / Otoyo
Bonchi
Movie · as Hiroko
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Movie
The Blind Menace
Movie
Princess Sen in Edo
Movie · as Okatsu
The Demon of Mount Oe
Movie
Tsukinode no ketto
Movie · as Oyasu
Scarred Yosaburo
Movie
The Two Musashis
Movie
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Movie · as Moyo
Yosakoi sandogasa
Movie
Gentarō fune
Movie
Genroku onna daimyō
Movie
Kyōkaku harusame kasa
Movie
Enchanted Princess
Movie · as Princess No.4
A Gambler as I Am
Movie
Jirocho Fuji
Movie
The Lord Pretends
Movie · as Otama
A Thousand Flying Cranes
Movie · as Mitsue
Ojo-kichiza
Movie
The Lord and the Gambler
Movie · as Osaki
Snake Princess
Movie
The Princess Says No
Movie
Tenryū no karasu
Movie
Kijo keizu
Movie
Essay on Conflict
Movie
Naruto no hanayome
Movie
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
Movie
Seki no Yatappe
Movie
Travels of Lord Mito
Movie · as Okinu
Conflagration
Movie · as Woman at Gobancho
Shogun's Holiday
Movie
Hanatarō Jumon
Movie
The Magnificent Five
Movie
White Snake Woman
Movie
Hana no yukyo-den
Movie
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Movie · as Shinobu
Nuregami kenpo
Movie
Ambush at Iga Pass
Movie
Megitsune Buro
Movie
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
Movie
Nagareboshi jūjiuchi
Movie
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
Movie
Edo wa aozora
Movie
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
Movie
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Movie
Akadô Suzunosuke
Movie
An Osaka Story
Movie · as Aya
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Movie
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Movie
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
Movie
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Movie
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie
Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō
Movie
Sora tobu wakamusha
Movie
Shirai Gonpachi
Movie
Sisters of Gion
Movie
Flowery Brothers
Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Movie · as Utagiku
Zangiku monogatari
Movie · as Otsuru
Fighting Fire Fighter
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Movie
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
Movie
Taira Clan Saga
Movie · as Shigeko
Three Stripes in the Sun
Movie · as Satsumi (uncredited)
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
Movie
Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi Pass
Movie
Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at Dawn
Movie
The Rust Cleaner Sings
Movie
快盗三人吉三
Movie · as 木屋吉三（少年時代）
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
Movie
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Movie
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
Movie
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
Movie