Masatoshi Nakamura

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Masatoshi Nakamura (中村 雅俊, Nakamura Masatoshi, born 1 February 1951) is a Japanese actor/singer from Onagawa, Miyagi. He graduated from Keio University.^[1]

Nakamura joined the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1973 and made his television debut in 1974 with "Warera Seishun.^[2] Masatoshi made his film debut with "Fureai" in the same year .^[3] He won his first major award at the Elan d'or Awards in 1975.^[4] In 1977, he married actress Junko Igarashi.^[5] In 2012, he played the role of Fumimaro Konoe in the Peter Webber's film Emperor.^[6]

As a singer his first single "Fureai" peaked at number 1 in the Japanese single record chart in 1974.^[7] Besides "Fureai" he has several other hit songs such as "Oretach no Tabi" and "Koibito mo Nureru Machikado".^[8] "Nakamura appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1982 and 2012.

Selected Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

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[]

• Official website
• Masatoshi Nakamura's official website Nippon Columbia
• Masatoshi Nakamura on NHK
• Masatoshi Nakamura at IMDb