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Taishi Nakagawa (中川 大志 (なかがわ たいし) Nakagawa Taishi, born June 14, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and model. Nakagawa is best known for his roles in Kaseifu no Mita, Yakou Kanransha and Minami-kun no Koibito. He played Tenma Hase in the 2018 drama, Hana Nochi Hare.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Nakagawa was born on June 14, 1998 in Tokyo.[1] He was scouted in the fourth grade. Nakagawa has belonged to Stardust Promotion since his fifth year in elementary school.[2] His given name comes from the quote "Boys, be ambitious" (少年よ大志を抱け () Shōnen'yo taishi wo idake) by William S. Clark.

Career[]

His debut was in a 2009 documentary When I Was a Child, reenacting Ikki Sawamura's childhood.[3] His film debut was in Hanjiro the following year.[4] He began modelling for the magazine, Nicola, in their September 2011 issue.[5] Later in 2011, he appeared in Kaseifu no Mita with Nanako Matsushima.[6] Nakagawa played Noboru Yoshikawa in the 2012 remake of Great Teacher Onizuka.[7] He and Hana Sugisaki appeared together in Yakou Kanransha in 2013.[8] The next year, he had major roles in Water Polo Yankees[9] and Hell Teacher Nube.[10]

In 2015, Nakagawa's first starring role was in Prison School as Kiyoshi Fujino.[11] He starred opposite Maika Yamamoto in Minami-kun no Koibito the same year.[12] Nakagawa appeared in the film, Your Lie in April with Suzu Hirose and Kento Yamazaki in 2016.[13] He began acting full-time, after graduating from high school in March 2017.[14] Nakagawa was the male lead in the 2017 film, Kyo no Kira-kun, costarring Marie Iitoyo.[15] Later that year, he played a twenty-seven-year-old in the film, ReLIFE.[16] In 2018, Nakagawa appeared in the dramas Kakegurui,[17] Kids on the Slope,[18] and the film Rainbow Days.[19] He also co-starred in Hana Nochi Hare with Sugisaki and Sho Hirano in 2018.[20] Later the same year, Nakagawa starred in the television drama Are You Ready? Hey You Girl![21] and its film sequel.[22]

Nakagawa released his second photo book, maka hou in January 2019.[23] The same month, he began appearing in the television drama, Queen opposite Yuko Takeuchi and Asami Mizukawa.[24] Also in 2019, Nakagawa reprised his role in the second season of Kakegurui[25] and starred with Haru in the drama adaptation of You and I on the G String.[26] In early 2020, he starred in the television film Hidarite Ippon no Shoot based on a true story of a high school basketball player.[27] The same year, he had a supporting role in Oyabaka Seishun Hakusho.[28]

Filmography[]

Television dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2009 When I Was a Child Ikki Sawamura Documentary
2010 Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen Hiroyuki Tsukada (young)
Q10 Episode 4
2011 Ohisama Haruki Sudo (young)
Go Hosokawa Tadatoshi Episode 34
Kaseifu no Mita Kakeru Asuda
2012 13-sai no Hello Work Junichi Mikami
Blackboard Kenji Yumioka Episode 3
Taira no Kiyomori Minamoto no Yoritomo (young) Episodes 24-28
GTO Noboru Yoshikawa
Hana no Kanmuri Sakura Hirai
GTO: Aki mo Oni Abar Special Noboru Yoshikawa Special
Perfect Blue Shinya Morooka
2013 GTO: New Years Special Noboru Yoshikawa Special
Yakou Kanransha Shinji Takahashi
GTO: Graduation Special Noboru Yoshikawa Special
Doctors: Saikyo no Meii 2 Masaya Minagawa Episode 3
2014 Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite Toru Motomiya
Water Polo Yankees Kohei Shimura
Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo N (neo) Koji Sanada Episode 1
Hell Teacher Nube Hiroshi Tateno
2015 Replay & Destroy Jun Takenaka Episodes 4-8
Prison School Kiyoshi Fujino
Minami-kun no Koibito Shunichi Minami
2016 Juhan Shuttai! Shoot Otsuka Episode 4
Sanada Maru Toyotomi Hideyori Episodes 38-50
2017 Keiji Yugami Masaya Uchikoshi Episode 2
Kasouken no Onna season 17 Etoichi
2018 Funji Tachi: Rangaku Kakumei Hen Ishikawa Genjo
Kakegurui Kaede Manyuda
Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season Tenma Hase
Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! Towa Furuya
Sono Manga ga Sugoi Ryo Takatsuki Episode 5
2019 Queen Shuji Fujieda
Kakegurui Season 2 Kaede Manyuda
You and I on the G String Rihito Kase
2020 Hidarite Ippon no Shoot Masayuki Tanaka Special
Oyabaka Seishun Hakusho Masaharu Hatakeyama

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Hanjiro Iwatora Miyata
2015 Ao Oni ver. 2.0 Hiroshi
Tsugaku Densha Kou
Tsugaku Tochu Kou
Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy From Italy Andrea Voice
2016 Zenin Kataomoi Satake
Your Lie in April Ryota Watari
2017 Kyo no Kira-kun Yuiji Kira
ReLIFE Arata Kaizaki
2018 Kids on the Slope Sentaro Kawabuchi
Rainbow Days Tomoya Matsunaga
Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! Towa Furuya
2019 Samurai Marathon Fujii
Kakegurui Kaede Manyuda Archival footage
2020 Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Tsuneo Suzukawa Voice[29]
2021 Kudake Chiru Tokoro wo Miseteageru Kiyozumi Hamada [30]
Inube! Ryosuke Shibasaki [31]

Notes[]

Twitter17

Nakagawa and Hana Sugisaki with Yoko Kamio's illustrations

  • Nakagawa is friends with fellow actors Mackenyu Arata and Kento Yamazaki.[35][36]
  • His favorite movie is the 1985 science fiction film, Back to the Future.[37]
  • He created his Instagram account on January 14, 2019 to celebrate the launch of his second photo book.[38]

  • Nakagawa appeared in Yakou Karansha (2013) with Hana Sugisaki, whom he is good friends with.

    • References[]

    1. ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/page/A0004606 (Japanese)
    2. ↑ https://news.walkerplus.com/article/69829/ (Japanese)
    3. ↑ http://news.thetv.jp/article/40088/ (Japanese)
    4. ↑ https://www.excite.co.jp/News/entertainment_g/20151022/Real_Live_25083.html (Japanese)
    5. ↑ http://mitarobot.blog.so-net.ne.jp/archive/c2302376782-1 (Japanese)
    6. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1663157 (Japanese)
    7. ↑ http://www.stardust.co.jp/interview/article/nakagawataishi/01.html (Japanese)
    8. ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/yakoukanransya/cast/ (Japanese)
    9. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2055353/full/ (Japanese)
    10. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2041798/full/ (Japanese)
    11. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1535312 (Japanese)
    12. ↑ https://mantan-web.jp/article/20150526dog00m200048000c.html (Japanese)
    13. ↑ https://thetv.jp/news/detail/83979/ (Japanese)
    14. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1671992 (Japanese)
    15. ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/220539 (Japanese)
    16. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2079389/full/ (Japanese)
    17. ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/263850 (Japanese)
    18. ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/230483 (Japanese)
    19. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/cinema/detail/1719642 (Japanese)
    20. ↑ http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20180124/geo18012405040023-n1.html (Japanese)
    21. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2111758/full/ (Japanese)
    22. ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/278935 (Japanese)
    23. ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1817770 (Japanese)
    24. ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0105188 (Japanese)
    25. ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0106254 (Japanese)
    26. ↑ https://natalie.mu/comic/news/340524 (Japanese)
    27. ↑ https://thetv.jp/news/detail/220558/ (Japanese)
    28. ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/387242 (Japanese)
    29. ↑ https://eiga.com/news/20200813/1/ (Japanese)
    30. ↑ https://natalie.mu/music/news/394448 (Japanese)
    31. ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/391925 (Japanese)
    32. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg8rYV3HcQp/ (Japanese)
    33. ↑ https://twitter.com/hanahare_tbs/status/1007115555831025665 (Japanese)
    34. ↑ https://twitter.com/hanahare_tbs/status/1007129823611740160 (Japanese)
    35. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BuOewz3hvA-/ (Japanese)
    36. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BuOewzDh3BF/ (Japanese)
    37. ↑ https://ameblo.jp/nakagawa-sd/entry-11951507609.html (Japanese)
    38. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BsmxG8YBy4Z/ (Japanese)

    See also[]



    Tenma Hase portrayals

    Taishi Nakagawa | Riki Okuma (young)

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