Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Japanese actor (born 1945)
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Kyōzō Nagatsuka (長塚京三) is a Japanese actor.[1]
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1974–present
ChildrenKeishi Nagatsuka
Kyōzō Nagatsuka | |
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![](#/media/File:Nagatsuka_Kyozo_from_"Teki_Cometh"_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_(54578112629).jpg) Nagatsuka at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2024 | |
| Born | July 6, 1945 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Children | Keishi Nagatsuka |
Career
Nagatsuka made his film debut in Chinese in Paris while studying abroad at Sorbonne University.[2] He won the award for best actor at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival for The Laughing Frog.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chinese in Paris | General Pou-Yen | French-Italian film | [2] |
| 1977 | The Far Road | |||
| 1990 | Universal Laws | Kazuya | ||
| 1992 | The Games Teachers Play | Shuhei Mikami | Lead role | [2] |
| Okoge | Tōichi | |||
| 1996 | Village of Dreams | Kenzo Tashima | ||
| 1997 | Moonlight Serenade | Kōkichi / Elder Keita | Lead role | [2] |
| Tokyo Lullaby | Kōichi Hamanaka | Lead role | ||
| 2002 | The Laughing Frog | Ippei Kurasawa | Lead role | [2] |
| 2004 | Lady Joker | |||
| 2012 | Dearest | |||
| 2014 | Our Family | |||
| 2018 | Midnight Buss | |||
| 2022 | Umami | Tetsuichi Morita | French-Japanese film | |
| 2024 | The Ohara Family Rhapsody | Sin'ichi Ōhara | [4] | |
| 2025 | Teki Cometh | Gisuke Watanabe | Lead role | [5] |
| Mt. Fuji and Happiness Code | Takeshi Ando | [6] | ||
| 2026 | All of a Sudden | Goro Kiyomiya | [7] | |
Television
| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Kashin | Hijikata Toshizō | Taiga drama | [8] |
| 1979 | Kusa Moeru | Yamaki Kanetaka | Taiga drama | [9] |
| 1981 | Onna Taikōki | Oda Nobukatsu | Taiga drama | [10] |
| 1987 | Dokuganryū Masamune | Rusu Masakage | Taiga drama | [11] |
| 1993–1994 | Homura Tatsu | Minamoto no Yoritomo | Taiga drama | [12] |
| 1996–2000 | I Am a Nurse | Dr. Shunsuke Sawada | 3 seasons | [2] |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Shimazu Tadatake | Taiga drama | [13] |
| 2015 | Burning Flower | Sugi Yurinosuke | Taiga drama | [14] |
| 2016 | The Unbrokwn | Masayuki Kunimi | [15] | |
| 2017 | Crisis | Daiki Kaji | ||
| Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi: The Final | Tanuma Okitsugu | [2] | ||
| Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter | Hokusai | TV movie | ||
| 2019 | Yuganda Hamon | Masakazu Aiga | [2] | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | The Games Teachers Play and Hikinige Family | Won | [16] |
| 1998 | 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Moonlight Serenade | Nominated | [17] |
| 2003 | 24th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | The Laughing Frog | Won | [18] |
| 2024 | 37th Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Actor | Teki Cometh | Won | [19] |
| 2025 | 18th Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2026 | 80th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Lead Performance | Nominated | [21] | |
| 49th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Nominated | [22] | ||
