Ganjirō Nakamura II

Personal Info

Birthday

February 17, 1902

Day of Death

1983-04-13

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Osaka, Japan

Also Known As

中村雁治郎

中村鴈治郎

Nakamura Ganjirō II

中村鴈治郎（2代目）

Ganjirō Nakamura II

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.

Known For

The Rape

Floating Weeds

Kwaidan

Hissatsu Shigotonin

The Pornographers

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

170 Leagues to Edo

The Lower Depths

Filmography

1982
The Rape
as Akiyama
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Samezaemon
The River Yokobori
as Rihei
The Pornographers
as Elderly Executive
1965
Kwaidan
as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Hot Spring Doctress
as Tahei
1963
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as Boatman
The Third Will
as Uichi
An Actor's Revenge
as Sansai Dobe
1962
The Great Wall
as Hsu Fu
The Fencing Master
as Danpei Ichikawa
170 Leagues to Edo
as Sukezaemon Tsukagoshi
Love Under the Crucifix
as Sen Rikyu
The Broken Commandment
as Buddha priest
The Temple of Wild Geese
as Nangaku Kishimoto
1961
Bad Reputation Returns
as Boss of Matsushima
Buddha
as Ashoka
The End of Summer
as Kohayagawa Manbei
Triangle Moods
as Tsurukichi
1960
Lord Tadanao
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
What Price Love?
as Shozaburo Shirokoya
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
as Kiyoi
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as Goda
1959
Enchanted Princess
as Tanuemon
Floating Weeds
as Komajuro Arashi
The Three Treasures
as Emperor Keikō
Odd Obsession
as Kenji Kenmochi
Gambler and the Princess
as Tan'an Ogisu
1958
Travels of Lord Mito
as Mitsukuni 'Kômon' Mito
Conflagration
as Tayama Dosen
Summer Clouds
as Wasuke
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Gorobei Kakimi
1957
The Lower Depths
as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Last Days of the Samurai
as Denemon Horiuchi
Floating Vessel
as Emperor
An Osaka Story
as Nihei