Deceased

When Did Noboru Nakaya Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known as仲谷升GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn04/05/1929Born inMinato, Tokyo, JapanDied16/11/2006 (aged 77)Died inMinatoWikidataQ11378599 ↗TMDb#140106 ↗

Noboru Nakaya was a Japanese actor. His career spanned over five decades in theater, film, and television, with more than 100 credits. Nakaya was best known internationally for his role as a ghost samurai in Kwaidan (1964), and also appeared in Hitokiri (1969) and Lady Snowblood (1973).

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Filmography80 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Tracing JakeMovie	—	75
2001	Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His FellowsMovie	—	72
1999	School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting SpecialMovie	—	70
1999	Heisei Kin'yudo: SabakibitoMovie	—	70
1997	Woman in Witness ProtectionMovie	—	68
1995	The Abe ClanMovie	Hosokawa Tadatoshi	66
1993	天国に一番近い病院Series	病院理事長	64
1992	The Hit-and-Run FamilyMovie	—	63
1991	My Soul Is SlashedMovie	Keisuke Takashima	62
1991	I Won't Love Anyone AnymoreSeries	Togawa Keisuke	62
1990	Tales of the BizarreSeries	—	61
1989	The ShootistMovie	—	60
1988	Dakishimetai!Series	—	59
1987	Time of the ApesMovie	—	58
1987	Detective Kyosuke Kozu's Murder Reasoning 6Movie	—	58
1986	Desperate PursuitMovie	Lawyer Yamamoto	57
1985	Megabeast Investigator JuspionSeries	Edin	56
1985	Caribe: Symphony of LoveMovie	Hitoshi	56
1985	Love LetterMovie	Vice Director	56
1984	Nezumi Kozō kaitō denMovie	—	55
1984	W's TragedyMovie	Ryozo Dohara	55
1983	The Yoshida SchoolMovie	Nobusuke Kishi	54
1983	Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon KaigunSeries	—	54
1983	Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 3Movie	—	54
1982	SuspicionMovie	Fukutaro Shirakawa	53
1982	Karate CopMovie	Investigative Chief	53
1982	The Imperial Japanese EmpireMovie	Fumimaro Konoe	53
1982	運命の殺意　北信濃母子心中Movie	Doctor	53
1982	Arashi TatsunariMovie	Shizuo Kinugasa	53
1982	Lake of IllusionsMovie	Lawyer	53
1981	Willful MurderMovie	—	52
1981	Love LetterMovie	Murai	52
1980	The WomanMovie	—	51
1979	Devil's FluteMovie	Hidesuke Tsubaki	50
1979	G.I. SamuraiMovie	Yoshitaka Kujo	50
1979	The Last GameMovie	—	50
1979	The Adventures of Kosuke KindaichiMovie	Kazuya Furugaki	50
1978	Japanese Godfather: ConclusionMovie	Iba	49
1978	Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0Movie	Jūzō Mamiya	49
1978	Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The LightMovie	—	49
1977	Utamaro's WorldMovie	Sadanobu Matsudaira	48
1977	A Scream from NowhereMovie	Kawatarô Uekusa	48
1977	A Tale of Sorrow and SadnessMovie	Inoue	48
1977	HikarugakeSeries	—	48
1976	The CorporationMovie	Yosano	47
1976	Akai UnmeiSeries	—	47
1974	Evening PrimroseMovie	Takehiko Tanigawa	45
1974	Submersion of JapanSeries	Hideo Yoshimura	45
1973	Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no MuramasaMovie	—	44
1973	The Shinano RiverMovie	Junzaburo	44
1973	Lady SnowbloodMovie	Banzô Takemura	44
1973	Wild CopMovie	—	44
1971	Maboroshi no SatsuiMovie	—	42
1971	Adults GamesMovie	—	42
1970	The AmbitiousMovie	Hanheita Takeichi	41
1969	Tenchu!Movie	—	40
1968	Key HunterSeries	村岡室長	39
1966	Warm CurrentMovie	Yasuhiko Shima	37
1965	KwaidanMovie	Shikibu Heinai (segment "In a Cup of Tea")	36
1964	The Hunter's DiaryMovie	Ichiro Honda	35
1964	Flora on the SandMovie	—	35
1964	Whirlpool of FleshMovie	Keikichi Nunami	35
1963	MirenMovie	Shingo Kosugi	34
1963	She Came For LoveMovie	—	34
1962	A Wanderer's NotebookMovie	Haruhiko Itatsu	33
1962	Yoru no keishaMovie	—	33
1961	The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-KokuMovie	Fujii Sakyo	32
1961	The RokumeikanMovie	—	32
1961	EnrapturedMovie	—	32
1961	UzuMovie	—	32
1960	Her BrotherMovie	Patrolman Rokoru Shimizu	31
1960	Get 'em AllMovie	Omura	31
1960	BananaMovie	—	31
1959	Pilgrimage at NightMovie	Ishimoto	30
1959	The RokumeikanMovie	—	30
1957	Times of Joy and SorrowMovie	—	28
1956	FlowingMovie	Saeki, Ohama's newphew	27
1955	Kokoro ni hana no saku hi madeMovie	—	26
1953	An Inlet of Muddy WaterMovie	—	24
0	愛のホットラインSeries	—	—