Known For: Japanese actor (1942–2024)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, tarento, seiyū
Country: Japan
City: Kisarazu
Date of Birth: Tuesday, 11 August 1942
Died: 2024-05-16 00:00:00
Akira Nakao was a Japanese actor, television personality, and artist from Kisarazu, Chiba. Nakao is represented by the Furutachi Project agency.
| BirthPlace | Kisarazu |
| Education | Q1326245 |
| Spouses | Narumi Kayashima, Shino Ikenami |
| Website | http://furutachi-project.co.jp/profile/nakao/ |
| Wikipedia | Akira_Nakao |
Nakao has appeared in jidaigeki (period dramas) and contemporary dramas on television and film, as well as variety shows. Fans of Abarenbō Shōgun immediately recognize him as the scheming Tokugawa Muneharu, arch-rival of the eighth shogun Yoshimune. He played the role for twenty years. Film appearances include five episodes in the series Gokudō no Onna-tachi and six Godzilla movies. He also acted in the 1992 Juzo Itami film Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion. In 2015, Nakao won the award for best supporting actor of Tokyo Sports Film Award for his role in Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen.
