Nakamura Shidō II

Mikihiro Ogawa (小川 幹弘, Ogawa Mikihiro, born 14 September 1972), better known by the stage name Shidō Nakamura II (二代目 中村 獅童, Nidaime Nakamura Shidō), is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.

Shidō Nakamura II
二代目中村獅童
Born
Mikihiro Ogawa

(1972-09-14) September 14, 1972
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationKabuki and film actor.
Notable credit(s)
Ryuk in Death Note, Dragon in Ping Pong
Children2
Websitehttp://www.shidou.jp/

Life

Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement. Twenty-one years later, despite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-old Kabuki actor was in his first film, Ping Pong (2002), in which he portrayed a skin-headed, demonically intense table-tennis champion nicknamed Dragon. His film debut won Nakamura a Best Newcomer award at the 2003 Japanese Academy Awards. Since then, Nakamura has starred in a string of high-profile movies as well as TV dramas.

International fame

Nakamura came to international attention in 2004 after starring in the highly successful romance movie Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (Be With You) with Yūko Takeuchi, the two stars playing a couple separated by death. The two married for a short time after filming was complete, from May 10, 2005 until they divorced on February 29, 2008.

In the Hong Kong/China martial arts movie Fearless starring international kung fu star Jet Li, and set in 1910s Imperial China, Nakamura plays a Japanese sword expert who is Jet Li's final opponent. He also has a choice role in Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima.

Nakamura is the voice of Yoshitaka Mine, Chairman of the Hakuho Clan in Yakuza 3 (released in Japan as Like a Dragon 3 (龍が如く3, "Ryū ga Gotoku 3").

Filmography

Films
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2002Ping PongピンポンDragon
2003Like Asura阿修羅のごとくShizuo Katsumata
Iden & Tityアイデン&ティティJohnny
2004Be With Youいま、会いにゆきますTakumi
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred SwordONE PIECE 呪われた聖剣SagaVoice acting
Akasen赤線Izō
My Lover Is a Sniper: The Movie恋人はスナイパー 劇場版Fan Huoqing
2005Yamato男たちの大和Mamoru Uchida
All About My DogいぬのえいがKentaro Yamada
The Neighbor No. Thirteen隣人１３号No. 13
One Stormy NightあらしのよるにGabuVoice acting
2006Letters from Iwo Jima硫黄島からの手紙Lieutenant Ito
Fearless霍元甲Anno Tanaka
Death NoteデスノートRyukVoice acting
Honey and CloverハチミツとクローバーRepairer
2007GeGeGe no Kitaroゲゲゲの鬼太郎Great Tengu Judge
Cha Cha, The Heavenly Woman茶々 天涯の貴妃Tokugawa Ieyasu
2008Red Cliff赤壁Gan Xing
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior劇場版ポケットモンスター
ダイヤモンド&パール
ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ		ZeroVoice acting
L: Change the WorldL Change the WorLDRyukVoice acting
IchiICHIBanki
2009Silver Rain銀色の雨Shoji Iwai
UntouchableアンタッチャブルKusuda Makoto5th episode of this TV Series
2010LeonieレオニーYone Noguchi
2011Ninja Kids!!!忍たま乱太郎Rantaro's father
Hard Romantic-erハードロマンチッカー
2013GatchamanガッチャマンIriya[1]
Tenshin天心Taikan Yokoyama[2]
2014Silver Spoon銀の匙 Silver SpoonMiyuki Nakajima[3]
Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!龍が如く 維新!Hijikata ToshizōVoice acting[4]
2015Furiko振り子Daisuke Hasegawa[5]
Kishūteneki Terminal起終点駅 ターミナルIchiryū Ōshita[6]
2016Twisted Justice日本で一番悪い奴ら
Death Note: Light Up the New Worldデスノート: Light up the NEW worldRyukVoice acting
2018The Blood of Wolves孤狼の血
2020Mio Tsukushi Ryōri-chōみをつくし料理帖
Signal 100 シグナル100Shimobe

TV series
  • NHK Taiga dramas
  • Kisarazu Cat's Eye (TBS, 2002)
  • HR (Fuji TV, 2003)
  • Akai Tsuki (TV Tokyo, 2004), Himuro Keisuke
  • Death Note (NTV, 2006)
  • Tenka Souran (TV Tokyo, 2006)
  • Shinjitsu no Shuki BC-kyu Senpan Kato Tetsutaro: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai (NTV, 2007)
  • Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm (Fuji TV, 2007)
  • Sexy Voice and Robo (NTV, 2007, ep1 and 11)
  • Ri Kouran (TV Tokyo, 2007)
  • Wachigaiya Itosato (TBS, 2007)
  • Nikutai no Mon (TV Asahi, 2008)
  • Kiri no Hi (NTV, 2008)
  • Mori no Asagao (TV Tokyo, 2010, ep1)
  • Totto TV (2016, NHK), Kiyoshi Atsumi
  • Death Note: New Generation (2016, Hulu), Ryuk (voice)
  • Bones of Steel (2020, Wowow), Gorō Nishida

Japanese dub

Video Games

Endorsements
  • UC Card (2005)

References
  1. 映画 ガッチャマン. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. 映画 天心. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  3. 映画 銀の匙 Silver Spoon. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  4. PS4/PS3「龍が如く 維新！」。土方歳三役は中村獅童さん (in Japanese). Impress Corporation. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  5. 映画 振り子. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  6. 映画 起終点駅 ターミナル. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  7. "アメイジング・スパイダーマン２ＴＭ". Star Channel. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  • Kabuki techō: Kabuki Official Data Book 2008. Nihon Haiyū Kyōkai (Japan Actors' Association). 2008: Tokyo. p175.
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