Nakamura Ganjirō II

Nakamura Ganjirō II
Ganjirō in 1958
Born
Yoshio Hayashi

(1902-02-17)17 February 1902
Osaka, Japan
Died13 April 1983(1983-04-13) (aged 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1906–1980
ChildrenSakata Tōjūrō IV (eldest son)
Tamao Nakamura (youngest daughter)
FatherNakamura Ganjirō I
RelativesNakamura Kanjaku III (grandfather)
Hayashi Mataichirō II (brother)
Nakamura Ganjirō IV (grandson)
Nakamura Senjaku III (grandson)
Nakamura Kazutarō (great-grandson)
Nakamura Toranosuke (great-grandson)

Nakamura Ganjirō II (二代目 中村鴈治郎, Nidaime Nakamura Ganjirō; 17 February 1902 13 April 1983) was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1941 and 1980, directed by notable filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, and Mikio Naruse.