Mansai 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

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Revolver Lily

2023 ⭐ 6.8

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Promise of Death

2021 ⭐ 7.3

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Whistleblower

2019 ⭐ 8.0

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Flower and Sword

2017 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2025

Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage

2025

2024

What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister

Ieyasu Tokugawa · 2024

⭐ 5.3

2023

Revolver Lily

Takita · 2023

⭐ 6.8

2022

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

2022

2021

Promise of Death Notable

Takeru Suguro · 2021

⭐ 7.3

2020

Kono atari no mono

2020

OKINA: Dance of Life

2020

2019

Whistleblower Notable

Tamio "Hakkaku" Yasumi · 2019

⭐ 8.0

2018

The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family

2018

The Murder of Kuroido

Takeru Suguro · 2018

シャンハイムーン

Lu Xun · 2018

2017

Flower and Sword Notable

Senko Ikenobo · 2017

⭐ 8.0

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

2016

Shin Godzilla Notable

Godzilla (motion capture) · 2016

⭐ 7.2

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Kazuhiko Sengoku · 2016

おやじの背中～野村万作・萬斎・裕基 父子3代物語

2016

2015

Air Bound

Noroi (voice) · 2015

⭐ 5.6

Murder on the Orient Express

Takeru Suguro · 2015

⭐ 6.6

2013

The Wind Rises Notable

Giovanni Battista (voice) · 2013

⭐ 7.8

2012

The Floating Castle Notable

Nagachika Narita · 2012

⭐ 7.4

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto

Self - Kyogen Actor · 2012

⭐ 6.0

2008

What the War Meant

Emperor Showa · 2008

2004

小さな狂言師　誕生～野村萬斎・親子三代の初舞台～

2004

2003

Onmyoji II

Abe no Seimei · 2003

⭐ 6.0

2002

オイディプス王

Oedipus · 2002

2001

Onmyoji

Abe no Seimei · 2001

⭐ 6.4

2000

Souten no Yume Shoin to Shinsaku Shin-seiki eno Chosen

2000

⭐ 6.0

1998

狂言師　野村萬斎　エイスケそしてニューヨーク

1998

Frequently appears with

Haruka Ayase

Yuri Ozone

Hiroki Hasegawa

Yoshiaki Iwami

Kavka Shishido

Naka

Kotone Furukawa

Kotoko

Hiroya Shimizu

Minamishi

Keiko Matsuzaka

Mrs. Hondo

Koji Yamamoto

Reiichiro Hondo

Sylvia Grab

Nagiko Hondo

Hayato Ichihara

Omomizu Hondo

Full filmography

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Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage

2025

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What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister

2024 ⭐ 5.3

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Revolver Lily

2023 ⭐ 6.8

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

2022

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Promise of Death

2021 ⭐ 7.3

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Kono atari no mono

2020

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OKINA: Dance of Life

2020

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Whistleblower

2019 ⭐ 8.0

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The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family

2018

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The Murder of Kuroido

2018

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シャンハイムーン

2018

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Flower and Sword

2017 ⭐ 8.0

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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

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Shin Godzilla

2016 ⭐ 7.2

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Scanner

2016

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おやじの背中～野村万作・萬斎・裕基 父子3代物語

2016

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Air Bound

2015 ⭐ 5.6

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Murder on the Orient Express

2015 ⭐ 6.6

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The Wind Rises

2013 ⭐ 7.8

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The Floating Castle

2012 ⭐ 7.4