Mansai Nomura
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1966-04-05 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 野村 萬斎 · 野村 武司 · Takeshi Nomura
Biography
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
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Ryutaro Hachisuka
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023
as Imagawa Yoshimoto
Shin Godzilla
2016
as Godzilla (motion capture)
Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
2006
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998
as Self
The Wind Rises
2013
as Giovanni Battista (voice)
TV Shows (15)
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Ryutaro Hachisuka
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023
as Imagawa Yoshimoto
Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
2006
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998
as Self
Antihero
2024
as Datehara Taisuke
Murder on the Orient Express
2015
Hana no Ran
1994
as Hosokawa Katsumoto
Agri
1997
as Mochizuki Eisuke
Jounetsu Tairiku
1998
裸にしたい男
2001
SWITCH Interview Masters
2013
Kurama Tengu
2008
as Kurama Tengu
直前特番 アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3独占インタビュー 高良健吾/玉木宏/土屋太鳳/中川大志/野村萬斎
2023
アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3ザ・ドキュメンタリー 映画はつねに新しい 完全密着1年間の記録
2023
Stove League
2026
Movies (33)
Shin Godzilla
2016
as Godzilla (motion capture)
The Wind Rises
2013
as Giovanni Battista (voice)
Ran
1985
as Tsurumaru
Air Bound
2015
as Noroi (voice)
Onmyoji
2001
as Abe no Seimei
Revolver Lily
2023
as Takita
The Floating Castle
2012
as Nagachika Narita
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
2024
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Promise of Death
2021
as Takeru Suguro
Whistleblower
2019
as Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi
Onmyoji II
2003
as Abe no Seimei
Flower and Sword
2017
as Senko Ikenobo
What the War Meant
2008
as Emperor Showa
Murder on the Orient Express
2015
as Takeru Suguro
The Murder of Kuroido
2018
as Takeru Suguro
Scanner
2016
as Kazuhiko Sengoku
Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
2000
シャンハイムーン
2018
as Lu Xun
OKINA: Dance of Life
2020
Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto
2012
as Self - Kyogen Actor
オイディプス王
2002
as Oedipus
The Living Tradition of Nomura Kyogen: From Mansaku to Mansai to Yuki
2022
狂言師 野村萬斎 初舞台から襲名まで
1995
野村万作「最後の狐に挑む」
1993
小さな狂言師 誕生～野村萬斎・親子三代の初舞台～
2004
Kono atari no mono
2020
おやじの背中～野村万作・萬斎・裕基 父子3代物語
2016
六百年の「今」を舞う～狂言師・野村萬斎
2013
狂言師 野村萬斎 エイスケそしてニューヨーク
1998
The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family
2018
未来へ 伝統×最先端が挑む日本最古の舞 ～狂言師・野村萬斎×真鍋大度の挑戦～
2017
Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage
2025
野村萬斎×シェイクスピア～密着・５０歳にして挑む新たな「マクベス」
2016
About 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. With 48 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Mansai Nomura has appeared in 33 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mansai Nomura Movies
- Shin Godzilla (2016) — as Godzilla (motion capture)
- The Wind Rises (2013) — as Giovanni Battista (voice)
- Ran (1985) — as Tsurumaru
- Air Bound (2015) — as Noroi (voice)
- Onmyoji (2001) — as Abe no Seimei
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