Katsuo Nakamura (Japanese: 中村嘉葎雄, Hepburn: Nakamura Katsuo; born Katsuo Ogawa; April 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor. Since 1955, he has had a prolific film career, appearing in films such as Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan (1964) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016). The younger brother of Kinnosuke Nakamura, Nakamura is also a former Kabuki actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, and Shikake-nin Baian.
Filmography
Furisode Kenpo (1955) - debut
Stepbrothers (1957)
Akō Rōshi (1961)
Kwaidan (1964) - (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
Lake of Tears (1966)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Shinsengumi (1969)
Bakumatsu (1970)
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977)
Nichiren (1979)
Tempyō no Iraka (1980)
Love Letter (1981)
Buriki no kunsho (1981)
Kagero-za (1981)
Shikake-nin Baian (1981)
Ōoku (1983)
Station to Heaven (1984)
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Whiteout (2000)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
Samurai Resurrection (2003)
Be with You (2004)
Steamboy (2004)
Dororo (2007)
Sad Vacation (2007)
20th Century Boys (2008)
Snow Prince (2009)
Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
Kakekomi (2015)
Silence (2016)
