TOKYO - Japanese actor Tamao Nakamura, known for her roles in numerous period dramas and funny comments during appearances on TV shows, has died, her talent agency said Friday. She was 86.

Born into a famous Kabuki family, one of the children of Nakamura Ganjiro II, the Kyoto Prefecture native made her film debut in 1953 when she was a second-year junior high school student.

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