was a Japanese actor and

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. Throughout his career he was represented by 81 Produce and later Production Baobab. He has referred to both

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and

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as his hometown. He was most known for the roles of Tōru Rikiishi ('' Ashita no Joe'') and Daisuke Shima (''

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''). After his retirement, Hideyuki Tanaka took up the role of Daisuke Shima for the PS2 Yamato game series. The role had previously been taken over for the film ''Final Yamato'' by Isao Sasaki, but this was before Nakamura's retirement. Nakamura died on July 30, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital.

Filmography

Anime television series

*'' Ashita no Joe'' (Tōru Rikiishi) **''Ashita no Joe 2'' (Tōru Rikiishi) *'' Attack No. 1'' (Coach Hongo) *'' Ie Naki Ko'' (Inspector Aimes) *''

'' series (Daisuke Shima) *'' Gatchaman II'' (Narration) *'' Gatchaman F'' (Sharam) *'' Ginga Hyōryū Vifam'' (Fredrick Rodem) *'' Princess Sarah'' (Tom Chrisford) *'' Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God'' (Narration, Muge Zolbados) *'' Dororo'' (Tahoumaru)

OVA

*'' Area 88'' (Gou Mutsuki) *''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...

'' (Franchesk Romski) *'' Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God'' (Narration, Muge Zolbados)

Anime films

*'' Attack No. 1'' series (Coach Hongo) *''

'' series (Daisuke Shima)

Dub work (TV)

*'' The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' (Tom Corbett:

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) *'' Ironside'' (Det. Sgt. Ed: Don Galloway) *'' Combat!'' (Jack) *'' ER'' (Kadalski:

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) *'' The Fugitive'' (Larry) *'' UFO'' (Lew Waterman: Gary Myers)

Dub work (Film)

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**'' Halls of Montezuma'' (1970 TBS edition) (Coffman) **''

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'' (Tony Petrakis) **'' A Kiss Before Dying'' (Bud Corliss) **'' In Love and War'' (Frank "Frankie" O'Neill) **'' Harper'' (Allan Taggert) *''

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'' (Virgil Brigman (

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)) *'' Alien'' (1980 Fuji TV edition) (Cain:

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) *''

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'' (DVD version) (Lt. Weaver: James MacArthur) *''

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'' (Chico Gonzales: Reni Santoni) *'' The Guns of Navarone'' (Pvt. Pappadimos: James Darren) *'' Kramer vs. Kramer'' (Gressen: Bill Moor) *'' Magnum Force'' (Neil Briggs:

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) *'' The Passage'' (Perea: Marcel Bozzuffi) *'' Tower of Death'' (Chin Ku: Hwang Jang-lee)

Tokusatsu

*'' Robotto Keiji'' (Voice of Detective Robot K)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Shusei 1935 births 2014 deaths Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Tokyo Production Baobab voice actors 81 Produce voice actors