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Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Nomura Mansai II (二世 野村 萬斎, Nisei Nomura Mansai, born April 5, 1966 under the name Takeshi Nomura (野村 武司, Nomura Takeshi)) is a well known Kyogen stage actor, and film actor. He played Abe no seimei in Onmyoji and Onmyoji 2, an original work by Baku Yumemakura. He received the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards for his work in Onmyoji.

Known for

What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
2024 • Ieyasu Tokugawa
Revolver Lily
Revolver Lily
2023 • Takita
The Living Tradition of Nomura Kyogen: From Mansaku to Mansai to Yuki
The Living Tradition of Nomura Kyogen: From Mansaku to Mansai to Yuki
2022
Promise of death
Promise of death
2021 • Takeru Suguro
Kono atari no mono
Kono atari no mono
2020
OKINA: Dance of Life
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Whistleblower
Whistleblower
2019 • Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi
The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family
The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family
2018

Full filmography

Promise of death
Promise of death
2021 • Takeru Suguro
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Whistleblower
Whistleblower
2019 • Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi
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The Murder of Kuroido
The Murder of Kuroido
2018 • Takeru Suguro
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Flower and Sword
Flower and Sword
2017 • Senko Ikenobo
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Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla
2016 • Godzilla (motion capture)
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Scanner
Scanner
2016 • Kazuhiko Sengoku
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Air Bound
Air Bound
2015 • Noroi (voice)
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The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises
2013 • Giovanni Battista (voice)
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The Floating Castle
The Floating Castle
2012 • Nagachika Narita
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What the War Meant
What the War Meant
2008 • Emperor Showa
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Onmyoji II
Onmyoji II
2003 • Abe no Seimei
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Onmyoji
Onmyoji
2001 • Abe no Seimei
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Ran
Ran
1985 • Tsurumaru
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