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Acting

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Career

Active from 1957 to 1979, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1962 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ganjirō Nakamura II Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese New Wave 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Rape
The Rape (1982)

as Akiyama

1970s

1 title
Hissatsu Shigotonin
Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979)

TV show · as Motojime Shikazō

1960s

27 titles · average score 73
The Pornographers
The Pornographers (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shiratori

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

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

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ieyasu Tokugawa

Hot Spring Doctress
Hot Spring Doctress (1964)

as Tahei

The Third Will
The Third Will (1963)

as Uichi

Love Under the Crucifix
Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sen Rikyu

The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master (1962)

as Danpei Ichikawa

The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nangaku Kishimoto

The End of Summer
The End of Summer (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

as Kohayagawa Manbei

Triangle Moods
Triangle Moods (1961)

as Tsurukichi

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
GoodWatch score 92

as Goda

What Price Love?
What Price Love? (1960)

as Shozaburo Shirokoya

1950s

14 titles · average score 75
Floating Weeds
Floating Weeds (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Komajuro Arashi

Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kenji Kenmochi

Gambler and the Princess
Gambler and the Princess (1959)

as Tan'an Ogisu

The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Emperor Keikō

Conflagration
Conflagration (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Tayama Dosen

Ôsaka no onna
Ôsaka no onna (1958)

as Hanmaru Suzunoya

Travels of Lord Mito
Travels of Lord Mito (1958)

as Mitsukuni 'Kômon' Mito

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gorobei Kakimi

Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as Wasuke

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Last Days of the Samurai
Last Days of the Samurai (1957)

as Denemon Horiuchi

An Osaka Story
An Osaka Story (1957)

as Nihei