Portrait of Tadao Nakamaru

Acting

Tadao Nakamaru

Career

Active from 1959 to 1993, busiest in 1966 and 1977 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tadao Nakamaru Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Giant Robot Action 3
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • Samurai Film 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

4 titles
Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1999)

TV show · as Shûzô Kurasawa

The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark (1993)

as Superintendent Fujimaru

The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8 (1993)

as Okubo Iga-no-kami

8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
8 Man - For All Lonely Nights (1992)

as Yamafuji

1980s

4 titles
Tokyo: The Last War
Tokyo: The Last War (1989)

as Chief Engineer Nimura

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Mondayū Hasuike

Brain 17
Brain 17 (1982)

as Dr. Sahara

The Hidden Trail of the Beasts
The Hidden Trail of the Beasts (1981)

as Kensaku Kuroyanagi

1970s

13 titles · average score 66
The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map
The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map (1979)

as Detective

Utamaro's World
Utamaro's World (1977)

as Shimizu

Daitetsujin 17
Daitetsujin 17 (1977)

TV show · as Dr. Sahara

Daitetsujin 17
Daitetsujin 17 (1977)

as Dr. Sahara

Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship (1977)

as Dr. Sahara

Cobra 2
Cobra 2 (1976)

as Akagi

Terror of Mechagodzilla
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
GoodWatch score 53

as INTERPOL Chief Tagawa

Cobra
Cobra (1974)

as Prosecutor

Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1973)
GoodWatch score 77

as Inspector general

Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Satoshi Kaizu

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (1971)

as Jokichi Asami

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gondô

1960s

30 titles · average score 69
Bloody Territories
Bloody Territories (1969)

as Seiichi Yatô, Oonogi Clan second-in-command

Kill!
Kill! (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

as Magobei Shôda

What's Up, Tiger Lily?
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shepherd Wong

The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom (1966)
GoodWatch score 81

as Isamu Kondo

Adventure in Kigan Castle
Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)

as Ensai

Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

as Shigezo Inada

Key of Keys
Key of Keys (1965)

as Gegen

Beast Alley
Beast Alley (1965)

as Detective Sawa

Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Trap of Suicide Kilometer (1964)

as Klima Abeyawa Rudana / Shinichi Kurimoto

Samurai Pirate
Samurai Pirate (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Chancellor

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sakuma

The Secret of the Telegian
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Goro Nakamoto (Lance Corporal Sudo)

1950s

8 titles · average score 64
Desperado Outpost
Desperado Outpost (1959)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aide-de-Camp

I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)

as Saburô Ônishi

The Big Boss
The Big Boss (1959)

as Detective

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
GoodWatch score 88

as Young Man (uncredited)

The H-Man
The H-Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Detective Seki / Seki

The Mysterians
The Mysterians (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

as 1st. Lt. Yamamoto

Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)

as Narita (Sergeant)

Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Policeman