
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
TV Shows (15)

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Ryutaro Hachisuka

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023
as Imagawa Yoshimoto

Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
1998
as Self

Antihero
2024
as Datehara Taisuke

Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
2006

Hana no Ran
1994
as Hosokawa Katsumoto

Murder on the Orient Express
2015

Agri
1997
as Mochizuki Eisuke
裸にしたい男
2001

Jounetsu Tairiku
1998

SWITCH Interview Masters
2013

Kurama Tengu
2008
as Kurama Tengu

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

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

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)

Revolver Lily
2023
as Takita

Onmyoji
2001
as Abe no Seimei

The Floating Castle
2012
as Nagachika Narita

What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
2024
as Ieyasu Tokugawa

Whistleblower
2019
as Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi

Promise of Death
2021
as Takeru Suguro

Onmyoji II
2003
as Abe no Seimei

The Murder of Kuroido
2018
as Takeru Suguro

What the War Meant
2008
as Emperor Showa

Flower and Sword
2017
as Senko Ikenobo

Murder on the Orient Express
2015
as Takeru Suguro

Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen
2000

シャンハイムーン
2018
as Lu Xun

Scanner
2016
as Kazuhiko Sengoku

オイディプス王
2002
as Oedipus

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto
2012
as Self - Kyogen Actor

OKINA: Dance of Life
2020

野村万作「最後の狐に挑む」
1993
六百年の「今」を舞う~狂言師・野村萬斎
2013

狂言師 野村萬斎 初舞台から襲名まで
1995

狂言師 野村萬斎 エイスケそしてニューヨーク
1998

The Living Tradition of Nomura Kyogen: From Mansaku to Mansai to Yuki
2022

小さな狂言師 誕生~野村萬斎・親子三代の初舞台~
2004

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

Kono atari no mono
2020
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

The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family
2018

おやじの背中~野村万作・萬斎・裕基 父子3代物語
2016

Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage
2025
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)
- Revolver Lily (2023) — as Takita
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