Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya
Nakaya in 1954
Born(1929-05-04)May 4, 1929
DiedNovember 16, 2006(2006-11-16) (aged 77)
OccupationActor
Years active1950–2004
Spouse
(m. 1954; div. 1978)
Children1

Noboru Nakaya (仲谷 昇, Nakaya Noboru; May 4, 1929 – November 16, 2006) was a Japanese actor. His career spanned over five decades in theater, film, and television, with more than 100 credits. Nakaya was best known internationally for his role as a ghost samurai in Kwaidan (1964), and also appeared in Hitokiri (1969) and Lady Snowblood (1973).