Portrait of Kinnosuke Nakamura

Acting

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Career

Active from 1954 to 1993, busiest in 1957 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
62
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Revenge
Revenge
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kinnosuke Nakamura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 10
  • Japanese Cinema 10
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Feudal Japan 7
  • Revenge 7
  • Samurai 6
  • Historical Epic 3
  • Samurai Film 3
  • Japanese Period Drama 3
  • Edo Period 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Tragedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles
Hana no Ran
Hana no Ran (1994)

TV show · as Yamana Sōzen

The Four Beast Guardians 5 - Scarecrow Hanbei's Lawless Journey
The Four Beast Guardians 5 - Scarecrow Hanbei's Lawless Journey (1993)

as Yorozuya Kinnosuke(as Yorozuya Kinnosuke)

The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction (1991)

as Yagyu Munenori

The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls (1990)

as Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada

1980s

12 titles · average score 67
Death of a Tea Master
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Urakusai Oda

Tabaruzaka
Tabaruzaka (1987)

TV show · as Katsu Kaishû

The Last True Yakuza
The Last True Yakuza (1985)

as Kadota

The Fugitive Samurai
The Fugitive Samurai (1984)

as Itto Ogami

子連れ狼
子連れ狼 (1984)

TV show

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (1984)

as Ogami Ittō

A Tale of Two Truncheons
A Tale of Two Truncheons (1984)

TV show

Gate of Youth 2
Gate of Youth 2 (1982)

as Eiji Niki

柳生新陰流
柳生新陰流 (1982)

TV show

The Man of Five Rings
The Man of Five Rings (1981)

TV show · as Miyamoto Musashi

Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin (1981)

as Baian Fujieda

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (1980)

as Matsudaira Katamori (Lord of Aizu)

1970s

16 titles · average score 65
The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins (1979)

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yagyu Tajima

The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Oishi Kuranosuke

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles (1975)

TV show · as Tadashiro Hiramatsu

Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella (1974)

TV show · as 叶 刀舟

Lone Wolf and Cub
Lone Wolf and Cub (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Ittô Ogami

子連れ狼 (萬屋錦之介版)
子連れ狼 (萬屋錦之介版) (1973)

TV show

Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)

as Musashi Miyamoto

Haru no Sakamichi
Haru no Sakamichi (1971)

TV show · as Yagyū Munenori

The Ambitious
The Ambitious (1970)

as Ryoma Sakamoto

Incident at Blood Pass
Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Heima Ibuki

Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer (1970)

as Yatarō Iwasaki

1960s

23 titles · average score 71
Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shingen Takeda

Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell (1969)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lord Hosokawa

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966)
GoodWatch score 68

as Samanosuke / Tange Sazen

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kutsukake Tokijiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Revenge
Revenge (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Shinpachi Ezaki

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother (1962)

as Banba no Chutaro

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)

1950s

25 titles
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)

as Chubei Kameya

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda (1959)

as Oda Nobunaga

Hawk of the North
Hawk of the North (1959)

as Date Masamune

A Spectacular Showdown
A Spectacular Showdown (1959)

as Sunosaki no Masakichi

Wind, Woman and Road
Wind, Woman and Road (1958)

as Ginji

Roughneck From Asama
Roughneck From Asama (1958)

as Itaro of Asama

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 (1958)

as Genji Kurô

A Chivalrous Spirit
A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)

as Onikichi

Souls in the Moonlight
Souls in the Moonlight (1957)

as Hyoma Utsugi

Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Tales of Young Genji Kuro (1957)

as Genji Kurô

Ghost Ship Part 2
Ghost Ship Part 2 (1957)

as Jiromaru

Sorcerer’s Orb
Sorcerer’s Orb (1954)

TV show