Portrait of Kan'emon Nakamura

Acting

Kan'emon Nakamura

Career

Active from 1935 to 1971, with a break from 1952 to 1968, busiest in 1937 and 1969 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Humanity and Paper Balloons
Humanity and Paper Balloons
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kan'emon Nakamura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Samurai Drama 2
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles · average score 73
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
GoodWatch score 79

as Takeo Senda

Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ikuzô

1960s

6 titles · average score 71
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yasubo Katsu

Blood End
Blood End (1969)

as Jingosa

Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nobukato Itagaki

Monument to the Girl's Corps
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)

as Noguchi, principal

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

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

Escape from Hell
Escape from Hell (1963)

as Seibei

1950s

1 title
Still I Live On
Still I Live On (1951)

as Hanamura

1940s

2 titles · average score 68
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Kojiro Sasaki

The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sukeimon Tomimori

1930s

6 titles · average score 74
The Day Before
The Day Before (1939)

as Hikotaro

The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan (1938)

as Yagobei

Humanity and Paper Balloons
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shinza

Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf (1937)

as Rokuro Kai

Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness (1936)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kaneko Ichinojo

The Village Tattooed Man
The Village Tattooed Man (1935)

as Sanjiro