Deceased
When Did Kan'emon Nakamura Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 88Also known as中村翫右衛門GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn02/02/1901Died21/09/1989WikidataQ11365931 ↗TMDb#118984 ↗
Kan'emon Nakamura III was a Japanese actor and political activist. Best known in Japan for performing in kabuki theatre, he co-founded Zenshinza, Japan's oldest and largest repertory theatre company, in 1931. He also appeared in numerous films, most notably Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937), The 47 Ronin (1941), Kwaidan (1964), Samurai Banners (1969), and Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Under the Flag of the Rising SunMovie | Takeo Senda | 71 |
| 1971 | Inn of EvilMovie | Ikuzô | 70 |
| 1970 | OkinawaMovie | — | 69 |
| 1969 | Samurai BannersMovie | Nobukato Itagaki | 68 |
| 1969 | Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorMovie | Yasubo Katsu | 68 |
| 1969 | Blood EndMovie | Jingosa | 68 |
| 1968 | Monument to the Girl's CorpsMovie | Noguchi, principal | 67 |
| 1965 | KwaidanMovie | Kannai (segment "In a Cup of Tea") | 64 |
| 1963 | Escape from HellMovie | Seibei | 62 |
| 1956 | Banchō SarayashikiMovie | — | 55 |
| 1952 | The Stand in HakoneMovie | — | 51 |
| 1951 | Still I Live OnMovie | Hanamura | 50 |
| 1944 | Miyamoto MusashiMovie | Kojiro Sasaki | 43 |
| 1941 | The 47 RoninMovie | Sukeimon Tomimori | 40 |
| 1940 | Ōhinata-muraMovie | — | 39 |
| 1940 | Banzuiin ChōbeiMovie | — | 39 |
| 1939 | The Day BeforeMovie | Hikotaro | 38 |
| 1938 | The Abe ClanMovie | Yagobei | 37 |
| 1937 | Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and WolfMovie | Rokuro Kai | 36 |
| 1937 | Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at DawnMovie | — | 36 |
| 1937 | Humanity and Paper BalloonsMovie | Shinza | 36 |
| 1936 | Priest of DarknessMovie | Kaneko Ichinojo | 35 |
| 1935 | The Village Tattooed ManMovie | Sanjiro | 34 |