is a Japanese actor/singer from
Onagawa, Miyagi
is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,319, and a population density of 97 persons per km2 in 3,110 households. The total area of the town is .
Geography
Onagawa is located on the rugged Sanri ...
. He graduated from
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
.
Nakamura joined the
Bungakuza theater troupe in 1973 and made his television debut in 1974 with "Warera Seishun. Masatoshi made his film debut with "Fureai" in the same year . He won his first major award at the
Elan d'or Awards
The are awards presented annually by the All Nippon Producers Association (ANPA) in Japan to recognize outstanding achievements in domestic motion pictures and television.
The first ceremony was held in 1956. Up until 1960, the Elan d'or Awards ...
in 1975. In 1977, he married actress Junko Igarashi. In 2012, he played the role of
Fumimaro Konoe
Prince was a Japanese politician and prime minister. During his tenure, he presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the breakdown in relations with the United States, which ultimately culminated in Japan's entry into World W ...
in the
Peter Webber
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Early life
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's film ''
Emperor
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''.
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
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in 1982 and 2012.
Selected Filmography
Film
Television
Dubbing
*''
Chicken Little
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'' (Buck Cluck)
Selected Discography
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)
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)
References
External links
*
Masatoshi Nakamura's official website Nippon ColumbiaMasatoshi Nakamura on NHK
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Japanese male actors
Living people
1951 births