Portrait of Noboru Nakaya

Acting

Noboru Nakaya

Career

Active from 1960 to 1995, busiest in 1982 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

1

The characters Noboru Nakaya played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Noboru Nakaya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Romance
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Mystery
    3.3, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Japanese History 2
  • Human Cost of War 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Emotional Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
愛のホットライン
愛のホットライン

TV show

1990s

5 titles
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan (1995)

as Hosokawa Tadatoshi

天国に一番近い病院
天国に一番近い病院 (1993)

TV show · as 病院理事長

My Soul Is Slashed
My Soul Is Slashed (1991)

as Keisuke Takashima

I Won't Love Anyone Anymore
I Won't Love Anyone Anymore (1991)

TV show · as Togawa Keisuke

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

1980s

17 titles · average score 75
Desperate Pursuit
Desperate Pursuit (1986)

as Lawyer Yamamoto

Megabeast Investigator Juspion
Megabeast Investigator Juspion (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Edin

Caribe: Symphony of Love
Caribe: Symphony of Love (1985)

as Hitoshi

Love Letter
Love Letter (1985)

as Vice Director

W's Tragedy
W's Tragedy (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ryozo Dohara

The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)

as Nobusuke Kishi

The Imperial Japanese Empire
The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982)

as Fumimaro Konoe

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fukutaro Shirakawa

Karate Cop
Karate Cop (1982)

as Investigative Chief

Lake of Illusions
Lake of Illusions (1982)

as Lawyer

Summer Secrets
Summer Secrets (1982)

as Dr. Mikami

Love Letter
Love Letter (1981)

as Murai

1970s

20 titles · average score 67
G.I. Samurai
G.I. Samurai (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

as Yoshitaka Kujo

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)

as Kazuya Furugaki

Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0
Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0 (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jūzō Mamiya

Japanese Spiderman
Japanese Spiderman (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Jūzō Mamiya

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Iba

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
GoodWatch score 60

as Inoue

A Scream from Nowhere
A Scream from Nowhere (1977)

as Kawatarô Uekusa

Light and Shade of Youth
Light and Shade of Youth (1976)

as Eiichiro Fujikura

The Corporation
The Corporation (1976)

as Yosano

Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

as Banzô Takemura

The Shinano River
The Shinano River (1973)

as Junzaburo

The Ambitious
The Ambitious (1970)

as Hanheita Takeichi

1960s

11 titles · average score 76
Key Hunter
Key Hunter (1968)

TV show · as 村岡室長

Warm Current
Warm Current (1966)

as Yasuhiko Shima

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")

The Hunter's Diary
The Hunter's Diary (1964)

as Ichiro Honda

Whirlpool of Flesh
Whirlpool of Flesh (1964)

as Keikichi Nunami

Miren
Miren (1963)

as Shingo Kosugi

A Wanderer's Notebook
A Wanderer's Notebook (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

as Haruhiko Itatsu

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

as Fujii Sakyo

Commotion at Ikedaya
Commotion at Ikedaya (1961)

as Narrator (voice)

Her Brother
Her Brother (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

as Patrolman Rokoru Shimizu

Get 'em All
Get 'em All (1960)

as Omura

1950s

2 titles · average score 73
Pilgrimage at Night
Pilgrimage at Night (1959)

as Ishimoto

Flowing
Flowing (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Saeki, Ohama's newphew