Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura | |
|---|---|
Nakamura in 1955 | |
| Born | Katsuo Ogawa April 23, 1938 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Spouse |
Tsuneko Shibata
(m. 1976; div. 1981) |
| Father | Nakamura Tokizō III |
| Relatives | Yorozuya Kinnosuke (brother) Nakamura Shidō II (nephew) |
Katsuo Nakamura (Japanese: 中村嘉葎雄, Hepburn: Nakamura Katsuo; born Katsuo Ogawa; April 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor. Since 1955, he has had a prolific film career, appearing in films such as Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan (1964) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016). The younger brother of Kinnosuke Nakamura, Nakamura is also a former Kabuki actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, and Shikake-nin Baian.