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 | |
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二代目中村獅童 | |
Born | Mikihiro Ogawa (1972-09-14) September 14, 1972 (age 50) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Kabuki and film actor |
Notable credit(s) | Ryuk in Death Note, Dragon in Ping Pong |
Spouse(s) | Yūko Takeuchi
(m. 2005; div. 2008)Saori Adachi (m. 2015) |
Children | 3 |
Website | http://www.shidou.jp/ |
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.
In May 2017, he announced that he will take a hiatus for his lung cancer treatment.[1]
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").
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Ping Pong | ピンポン | Dragon | |
2003 | Like Asura | 阿修羅のごとく | Shizuo Katsumata | |
Iden & Tity | アイデン&ティティ | Johnny | ||
2004 | Be With You | いま、会いにゆきます | Takumi | |
One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword | ONE PIECE 呪われた聖剣 | Saga | Voice 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 | ||
2005 | Yamato | 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 | Gabu | Voice acting | |
2006 | Letters 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 | Ryuk | Voice acting | |
Honey and Clover | ハチミツとクローバー | Repairer | ||
2007 | GeGeGe 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 | ||
2008 | Red Cliff | 赤壁 | Gan Xing | |
Pokémon: Giratina & 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 | Zero | Voice acting | |
L: Change the World | L Change the WorLD | Ryuk | Voice acting | |
Ichi | ICHI | Banki | ||
2009 | Silver Rain | 銀色の雨 | Shoji Iwai | |
Untouchable | アンタッチャブル | Kusuda Makoto | 5th episode of this TV Series | |
2010 | Leonie | レオニー | Yone Noguchi | |
2011 | Ninja Kids!!! | 忍たま乱太郎 | Rantaro's father | |
Hard Romantic-er | ハードロマンチッカー | Takagi | ||
2013 | Gatchaman | ガッチャマン | Iriya | [2] |
Tenshin | 天心 | Taikan Yokoyama | [3] | |
2014 | Silver Spoon | 銀の匙 Silver Spoon | Miyuki Nakajima | [4] |
Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! | 龍が如く 維新! | Hijikata Toshizō | Voice acting[5] | |
2015 | Furiko | 振り子 | Daisuke Hasegawa | [6] |
Kishūteneki Terminal | 起終点駅 ターミナル | Ichiryū Ōshita | [7] | |
2016 | Twisted Justice | 日本で一番悪い奴ら | Kuroiwa | |
Death Note: Light Up the New World | デスノート: Light up the NEW world | Ryuk | Voice acting | |
2018 | The Blood of Wolves | 孤狼の血 | Takafumi Kōsaka | [8] |
2020 | Mio's Cookbook | みをつくし料理帖 | Mataji | |
Signal 100 | シグナル100 | Shimobe | ||
2021 | Character | キャラクター | Makabe | [9] |
Last of the Wolves | 孤狼の血 LEVEL2 | Takafumi Kōsaka | [8] | |
2023 | The Village | ヴィレッジ | Mitsuyoshi Ōhashi | [10] |
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