was a Japanese

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, and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Honors

* 1967 – Living National Treasure * 1968 –

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* 1974 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon * 1980 –

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* 1983 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class, Gold and Silver Star (posthumous) * 1983 – Senior fourth rank (posthumous)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Ganjiro 1902 births 1983 deaths Japanese male film actors Kabuki actors Male actors from Osaka 20th-century Japanese male actors Living National Treasures of Japan Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class Persons of Cultural Merit