Education
Nakao attended Chiba Prefectural Kisarazu High School from 1958, and entered Musashino Art University from 1961. On returning to Japan in 1964, he enrolled in the Mingei (民芸) theatre company, where he studied under Jūkichi Uno.
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Akira Nakao
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Career
Nakao is represented by the Furutachi Project agency. Also in 1961, he was selected in the "5th Nikkatsu New Face" talent competition. In 1963, he left Musashino Art University to study in Paris, France.
In 1971, he left the Mingei theatre group to work as a freelance actor.
In 1988, he started studying ceramics under Masaaki Kosugi in Karatsu, Saga. Nakao has appeared in jidaigeki (period dramas) and contemporary dramas on television and film, as well as variety shows.
He played the role for twenty years. appearances include five episodes in the series Gokudō no Onna-tachi and six Godzilla movies. He also acted in the 1992 Juzo Itami film Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion.
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