(born July 12, 1939 in

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, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is

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actor Nakamura Ganjirō II. She was scouted by director Teruo Ogiyama and made her film debut with ''Kageko to Yukie'' when she was a junior high school student. After graduating junior high school, she signed her contract with Daiei film company in 1954. She married actor Shintaro Katsu in 1962.

Filmography

Film

* '' Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord'' (1954) * '' Three Stripes in the Sun'' (1955) * ''Flowery Brothers'' (1956) * '' Sisters of the Gion'' (1956) * '' Zangiku monogatari'' (1956) * '' An Osaka Story'' (1957) * '' Onibi Kago'' (1957) * '' The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * '' Nuregami kenpō'' (1958) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * '' The Demon of Mount Oe'' (1960) * '' Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * '' Satan's Sword'' (1960) * ''Satan's Sword II'' (1960) * '' The Human Condition'' (1961) * '' Ten Dark Women'' (1961) * ''Satan's Sword III'' (1961) * '' Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman'' (1963) as Chisa * '' Taking The Castle'' (1965) * '' The Man Without a Map'' (1968) * '' The River with No Bridge'' (1992) * '' The Inugami'' (2006) * '' Ninja Kids!!!'' (2011), Shina Yamamoto * ''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura'' (2017), Kin * ''The One I Long to See'' (2023) * ''The Rightman'' (2025)

Television

* '' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972), Taira no Tokiko * '' Hissatsu Shikakenin'' (1972) * '' Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō'' (1975) * '' Abarenbō Shōgun'' repeating role as mother of title character * '' Beppin san'' (2016), Tokuko Bandō

References

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External links

Official profile
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