Portrait of Atsuo Nakamura

Acting

Atsuo Nakamura

Career

Active from 1968 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for CHANGE
CHANGE
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Atsuo Nakamura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feudal Japan 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven Saga 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Jidaigeki 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Nichijo no Zekkei
Nichijo no Zekkei (2023)

TV show

2010s

9 titles · average score 79
The Return
The Return (2019)

as Boss Kyuzo

Godan
Godan (2015)

TV show · as Koki Nagahara

Chokolietta
Chokolietta (2014)

as Old Man

Pandora: Eternal life
Pandora: Eternal life (2014)

as Ryusaku Oizumi

Legal High
Legal High (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Komikado Seizo

Priceless
Priceless (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Oyashiki Iwao

Runway Beat
Runway Beat (2011)

as Masahito Mizorogi

Veterinarian Dolittle
Veterinarian Dolittle (2010)

TV show

Steel Frame
Steel Frame (2010)

TV show

2000s

9 titles · average score 75
Jin
Jin (2009)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Wasted Land
Wasted Land (2009)

TV show · as Noritake Akitsu

The Sun in Kurobe
The Sun in Kurobe (2009)

TV show · as Shiro Otagaki

CHANGE
CHANGE (2008)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Secretary General

Fumiko no umi
Fumiko no umi (2007)

as Zenkichi

Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Furudate Bengoshi

The Story of Dominating Countries
The Story of Dominating Countries (2005)

TV show

The Passed Scene
The Passed Scene (2005)

as Isogai

The Frame
The Frame (2000)

as Fumio Nagasaka

1990s

7 titles
Legend of the Devil
Legend of the Devil (1996)

as Masamune Date

The Great Night Escape: Midnight Run Main Store 3
The Great Night Escape: Midnight Run Main Store 3 (1995)

as Zenkichi Isono

Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)

TV show

Lifetime Insecurity
Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

as Sho Shinoda

New Assistant Judge
New Assistant Judge (1994)

TV show

Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns (1993)

Screenplay

Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure (1992)

Screenplay, Director

1980s

3 titles · average score 61
The Challenge
The Challenge (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hideo Yoshida

The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Minoru Tamiya

Yuki-hime Onmitsu Dōchūki
Yuki-hime Onmitsu Dōchūki (1980)

TV show

1970s

9 titles · average score 70
Love and Faith
Love and Faith (1978)

as Soji Yamagami

Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro (1977)

as Gennosuke Higaki

Gambling Code and Feuds
Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)

as Ginzô Katahara

The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lin Chung

Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)

TV show · as Monjiro

The Ceremony
The Ceremony (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tachibana Terumichi

Haru no Sakamichi
Haru no Sakamichi (1971)

TV show · as Ishida Mitsunari

The Vampire Doll
The Vampire Doll (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kazuhiko Sagawa

Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer (1970)

as Shichizaemon Ishikawa

1960s

4 titles · average score 75
Song of Vengeance
Song of Vengeance (1968)

as 安川

Kill!
Kill! (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tetsutaro

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (1967)

TV show · as Sakamoto Ryoma

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)