is a Japanese actor and singer from Onagawa, Miyagi. He graduated from Keio University.
Nakamura joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1973 and made his television debut in 1974 with "Warera Seishun.岡田晋吉『太陽にほえろ！伝説 失踪15年私が愛した七曲署 増補決定版』 2003 P68～69 第四章「風のように走り抜けた男・ジーパン」マージャンが射止めた主役 日本テレビ放送網 Masatoshi made his film debut with "Fureai" in the same year . He won his first major award at the Elan d'or Awards in 1975. In 1977, he married actress Junko Igarashi until her death on April 28, 2026. In 2012, he played the role of Fumimaro Konoe in the Peter Webber's film Emperor.
As a singer his first single "Fureai" peaked at number 1 in the Japanese single record chart in 1974. Besides "Fureai" he has several other hit songs such as "Oretachi no Tabi" and "Koibito mo Nureru Machikado". "Nakamura appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1982 and 2012.
Selected filmography
Film TitleDateRole Notes Fureai1974Hisashi YamawakiBochann1977Daisuke KondōTora-san Plays Cupid1977Ryōsuke ShimadaAkumagakitarite Fuewofuku1979SakuzoHashire Ichiro2001Ichiro IshikawaHinokio2005Kaoru IwamotoAmerican Pastime2007American filmTokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune2008Tokugawa YoshimuneLeonie2010Toshu SendaYoake no Machi de2011Emperor2012Fumimaro KonoeAmerican-Japanese filmA Tale of Samurai Cooking 2013NarratorSakura Guardian in the North 2018The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn2022Touch2024Kutaragi-sanBritish-Icelandic filmSunset Sunrise2025Our Journey for 50 years2026Kōsuke Tsumura (Karsuke)Lead role, also director
Television TitleDateRoleNotes Warera Seishun1974Shun OkitaLead roleOretachi no Kunshō1975Takahisa IgarashiLead roleOretachi no Tabi1975Kōsuke Tsumura (Karsuke)Lead roleKashin1977Takasugi ShinsakuTaiga dramaYuhigaokano Soridaijin1978Yujiro OiwaLead roleOnna Taikō-ki1981Toyotomi HidenagaTaiga dramaOshin1983ShunsakuAsadoraHissatsu Watashinin1984SotaLead role; Hissatsu seriesHokorino Hōshu1985Haruki SerizawaLead roleByakkotai 1986Sakamoto RyōmaMiniseriesKasuga no Tsubone1989Tokugawa HidetadaTaiga dramaYonigeya Honpo1999Masahiko GenjiLead roleOyaji Tantei2001Kōauke SaotomeLead roleMusashi 2003Sanada YukimuraTaiga dramaHalf Blue Sky 2018Senkichi NirenoAsadoraTwo Homelands2019Kisaburō YokoyamaMiniseriesDate My Daughter!2021Shunichirō OdaThe Forbidden Magic2022Kazurō UkaiSpecial appearance; TV movieHouse of the Owl2024TakeuchiThe Shogunate Rebel2027Asaka GonsaiTaiga drama
Dubbing Chicken Little (Buck Cluck)
Selected discography Albums Fureai (1974) Sayonarano Suigara (1976) Omoideno Kakera (1976) Karashiiro no Arubamu (1977) Seishun Horoki (1978) Shy Guy Masatoshi (1979) Kimito Keita E (1980) Restoration (1982) BORN NEW (1983) MONDAY MORNING BLUES (1984) OUVas-tu? (1985) MONO (1986) I LOVE YOU, ALL (1987) Ordinary Life (1988) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (1988) Tokino Shozo (1991) Rabu songwo Okuritai (1993) HEART OF ENERGY (1994) WITHOUT YOU (1996) Ah Seishun (1999) STEPPING STONES (2000) Wasurenai MASATOSHI NAKAMURA 40th Anniversary (2014) Masatoshi Nakamura 45th Anniversary Single Collection 〜yes! on the way〜 (2019)
Singles "Fureai" (1974) "Shiroishashinkan" (1974) "Itsuka Machide Attanara" (1975) "Oretachi no Tabi" (1975) "Bongaeri" (1976) "Oretachi no Matsuri" (1977) "Jidaiokureno Kuibitotach" (1978) "Kokorono Iro" (1981) "Koibitomo Nurerumachikado" (1982) "Hittokino Ai" (1983) "Sayonaraga Einakute" (1987) "Anataniagetai Aigaaru" (1989) "Kazeno Sumumachi" (1990) "Zackbaran" (1991) "Aiwakokoniaru" (1997) "Kanashi Hito" (1999) "Aitsu" (2001) "Utsusemi" (2005) "Namida" (2008) "Hajimeteno Sora" (2015) "Naraba Kazetoike" (2016) "Dokoetokiga Nagaretemo" (2017) "Daro!!" (2018)
References
External links
Masatoshi Nakamura's official website Nippon Columbia Masatoshi Nakamura on NHK