Portrait of Shinsho Nakamaru

Acting

Shinsho Nakamaru

Career

Active from 1976 to 2019, with a break from 1988 to 2002, busiest in 1976 and 1981 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tattooed Flower Vase
Tattooed Flower Vase
GoodWatch score59/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shinsho Nakamaru Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Spiritual
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Erotic Thriller 4
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Taboo Relationships 3
  • Provocative 3
  • Erotic Drama 3
  • Adult Themes 3
  • Japanese New Wave Cinema 2
  • Sexual Exploration 2
  • Japanese Pink Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Alibi Breaker Special
Alibi Breaker Special (2024)

as Watanuki Tetsuji

Avalanche
Avalanche (2021)

TV show · as Kanzaki

Alibi Breaker
Alibi Breaker (2020)

TV show · as Tetsuji Watanuki

2010s

18 titles · average score 72
Zorge
Zorge (2019)

TV show · as Police chief

99.9 Criminal Lawyer
99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Takeo Jujo

The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO
The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO (2016)

TV show

Fragile
Fragile (2016)

TV show

Specialist 2
Specialist 2 (2014)

as Yusuke Higurashi

Shinigami-kun
Shinigami-kun (2014)

TV show

Specialist
Specialist (2013)

as Yusuke Higurashi

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Tadashi Honda

The Locked Room Murders
The Locked Room Murders (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Hisanaga Tokuji

Lucky Seven
Lucky Seven (2012)

TV show

DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon
DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon (2011)

TV show · as Tadahiko Umezawa

Absolute Zero
Absolute Zero (2010)

TV show · as Tadashi Komatsubara

2000s

10 titles
Wasted Land
Wasted Land (2009)

TV show · as Masaru Takemura

News Sokuho wa Nagareta
News Sokuho wa Nagareta (2009)

TV show

One-Pound Gospel
One-Pound Gospel (2008)

TV show · as Morishita, Wakaoji's butler

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (2007)

TV show

Divorce Lawyer
Divorce Lawyer (2004)

TV show · as Dr. Karasawa

Sakura Wars: Ecole de Paris
Sakura Wars: Ecole de Paris (2003)

TV show · as Sakomizu

Say Hello to Black Jack
Say Hello to Black Jack (2003)

TV show

Princess Hiro
Princess Hiro (2003)

TV show · as Kakeda no Miyadenka

A Wednesday Love Affair
A Wednesday Love Affair (2001)

TV show

臨床心理士
臨床心理士 (2000)

TV show · as Yoshihiro Yagisawa

1990s

6 titles · average score 75
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Emergency Room 24 Hours (1999)

TV show

Shining Brightly
Shining Brightly (1998)

TV show

The Eel
The Eel (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

as Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Tokyo Detention House Superintendent

The Beauty in Mourning
The Beauty in Mourning (1994)

as Taizo Yamano

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

TV show · as [Toto Bank branch manager]

1980s

26 titles · average score 49
Reipuhantā: Tōrima
Reipuhantā: Tōrima (1986)

as Kôyama

Debauchery
Debauchery (1983)
GoodWatch score 52

as Takasaka

Hoteru hime
Hoteru hime (1983)

as Shigesato Sawai

Koichiro Uno's Dirty Sisters' Barber Shop
Koichiro Uno's Dirty Sisters' Barber Shop (1983)

as Tanima Shingo

Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds
Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds (1982)

as Ken Miyamoto(宮本ケン)

Jealousy Game
Jealousy Game (1982)

as Police Officer

Dai Sentai Goggle-V
Dai Sentai Goggle-V (1982)

TV show · as Tadao Takayama

Female Beautician Rope Discipline
Female Beautician Rope Discipline (1981)

as Ippei(一平)

Mitsuryōzuma: oku no uzuki
Mitsuryōzuma: oku no uzuki (1981)

as Jirô Umezawa

I Love It from Behind!
I Love It from Behind! (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

as Kimura / Rei's Boyfriend

Female Gym Coach: Jump and Straddle
Female Gym Coach: Jump and Straddle (1981)

as Kobayashi

White Uniform in Rope Hell
White Uniform in Rope Hell (1980)

as Sayama

1970s

8 titles · average score 59
Hell's Revenge
Hell's Revenge (1979)

as Naoya Satake

Five Pink Girls
Five Pink Girls (1978)

as Seijuro

Special Crime Investigation Front
Special Crime Investigation Front (1977)

TV show

Tattooed Flower Vase
Tattooed Flower Vase (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hideo Ogata

Lady Moonflower
Lady Moonflower (1976)

as Horiguchi(堀口)

Wet Vase
Wet Vase (1976)

as Iwasaki

Competition: Married Couples Secret Technique
Competition: Married Couples Secret Technique (1976)

as Shunsaku Midorikawa

Runa's Confession: 'Men Crawling All Over Me'
Runa's Confession: 'Men Crawling All Over Me' (1976)

as Ken'ichi Kuze