is a Japanese actor and politician. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1964. His younger brother Katsuyuki Nakamura is a writer.
Career
Nakamura first joined the Haiyuza theatre troupe in 1962, and became famous for his starring role in the television ''
jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "historical drama, period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
''Jidaigeki'' show the lives of the samurai, farmers, crafts ...
'' series ''
Kogarashi Monjirō'', which began broadcasting in 1972.
He later hosted several television news programs before becoming elected to the
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. If the t ...
in 1998.
He lost his seat in the 2004 election.
Selected filmography
Films
TV
References
External links
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Politicians from Tokyo
Male actors from Tokyo
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
1940 births
Living people
Japanese actor-politicians
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