| Nakamura Baijaku II | |
| Native Name: | 中村 梅雀 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Shinichi Mitsui |
| Birth Date: | 1955 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
| Alias: | Manabu Nakamura |
| Occupation: | Actor, bassist, composer |
| Years Active: | 1965–present |
,[1] better known as, is a Japanese actor, bassist, and composer. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Ogikubo High School and later graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music.
Nakamura also has relatives who are kabuki actors.
His trade name is and debuted in 1965. Nakamura learned about kabuki and modern theater at the Zenshinza troupe. His initial name was . Nakamura took on the name of his great-grandfather Baijaku in 1980 during the 50th Anniversary Performance of Zenshinza and became "Baijaku II". At the final performance of Otose in 2007, Nakamura announced he was leaving Zenshinza and turning freelance.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bungo Torimono Ezu | Apprentice | Credited as Manabu Nakamura | ||
| 1969 | Ten to chi to | NHK | Taiga drama | ||
| 1972 | Shin Heike Monogatari | Tairanoto Kitada | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1979 | Yaruki Manman | ||||
| 1980 | Uwasa no Keiji Tomī to Matsu | Junsa Kishimoto | TBS | Episode 24 | |
| Nat-chan no Shashin-kan | NHK | Asadora | |||
| 1982 | Tōge no Gunzō | Kayano Sanpei | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1985 | Sanada Taiheiki | NHK | |||
| 1993 | Onihei Hanka-chō | Shinsuke Sasaki | Fourth series, episode 18 | ||
| 1994 | Zenigata Heiji | Fukutaro | Fuji TV | Fourth series, episode 16 | |
| 1995 | Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune | NHK | Taiga drama | [3] | |
| 1996 | Hanayome Kaizoe-nin ga Yuku 11 | Osamu | |||
| Sonzai no Fukaki Nemuri | Ryuichi Urushibara | NHK | |||
| 1997 | Mōri Motonari | Shijihiro Yoshi | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1998 | Makasete Darling | Yudai Kameyama | TBS | ||
| Oji-san Kaizō Kōza | NHK | ||||
| 1999 | The Laughing Salesman | Yuichiro Yugara | |||
| 2000 | Aoi | Tokugawa Mitsukuni / narrator | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 2002 | Kosuke Kindaichi | Keibu Todoroki | |||
| Onsen Waka Okami no Satsujin Suiri | Yusaku Nakagawa | TV Asahi | Episodes 11 to 21 | ||
| 2003 | Musashi | Mosuke | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| Chūshingura: Ketsudan Notoki | Tamonden Hachiro | TV Tokyo | |||
| Teru Teru Kazoku | Senkichi Anzai | NHK | Asadora | ||
| 2004 | Ryōma ga Yuku | TV Tokyo | |||
| Akai Tsuki | Keisuke Himuro | TV Tokyo | |||
| 2006 | Kōmyō ga Tsuji | Tokugawa Hidetada | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| Nobunaga no Hitsugi | TV Asahi | ||||
| 2007 | Horibe Yasubee | NHK | |||
| Vengeance is Mine | Shinpu Ueda | TV Asahi | Special appearance | ||
| Teki wa Hon'nouji ni Ari | TV Asahi | ||||
| 2008 | Atsuhime | NHK | Taiga drama | ||
| Mito Kōmon | Dainagon, Ryobo Kujo | C.A.L, TBS | Episode 9 | ||
| The Miracle of 300,000 People: The Second Happy Birthday | Ishi Kakizawa | TV Tokyo | |||
| Yukkuri Aruke, Sorawomiro | Eiji Kitamura | Kansai | |||
| Yorozuya Chōbee no Sumidagawa Jiken File | Tatsuzo Hirase | TBS | |||
| A New Testimony! 300 Million yen Robbery | Hachibee Hiratsuka | Fuji TV | |||
| 2009 | Tsubasa | Takeo Tamaki | NHK | Asadora | |
| Aka Kabu Kenji Funsen-ki Kyoto Tenkin-hen | Shigeru Hiragi | TBS | |||
| Reiko Kamijō no Jiken Suiri | Musashi Yamamoto | TBS | |||
| Bengoshi Harusaku Morie no Jiken | Harusaku Morie | TV Asahi | Lead role | ||
| 2010 | Unubore Keiji | Principal | TBS | Episode 2 | |
| Tsuri Keiji | Goemon Suzuki | TBS | Lead role | ||
| Aka Kabu Kenji Kyoto-hen | Shigeru Hiragi | TBS | |||
| Kenkaku Shōbai Special | Miheisuke Washizu | Fuji TV | |||
| Sakuya Kono Hana | Katari (Fujiwara no Teika) | NHK | |||
| 2011 | Onihei Gaiden Yousagi no Sumi Uemon | Yousagi no Sumi Uemon | Sky PerfecTV! | ||
| Sotsugyō Home Run | Kono | TV Tokyo | |||
| Shinano no Koronbo Jiken File Series | Iwao Takemura | TV Tokyo | Lead role | ||
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Iesada | NHK | Taiga drama | [4] |
| Chūshingura: Sono Yoshi Sono Ai | Hosoi Hirosawa | TV Tokyo | |||
| Sōsa Chizu no Onna | Rokuro Kido | TV Asahi | |||
| Ganriki Keibuho Yaichi Kishima | Yaichi Kishima | TV Tokyo | Lead role | ||
| Oni Keiji Kosaku Yoneda | Kosaku Yoneda | Fuji TV | Lead role | ||
| Ikkyū-san | Fuji TV | ||||
| 2013 | Nijūyon no Hitomi | Tadashisuke Nogawa | TV Asahi | ||
| 2014 | Kamiya Genjirō Torimono Hikae | Ginzo | NHK BS-P | ||
| Alice no Toge | Kazufumi Mizuno | TBS | |||
| Hissatsu Shigoto Hito 2014 | Yorimasa Nakanoshima | ||||
| Yami no Kariudo | Kumozu no Heiji Wataru | Sky PerecTV! | |||
| Kansatsu-kan Soichi Hanyu | Soichi Hanyu | TV Asahi | Lead role | ||
| 2015 | Bar Lemon Heart | Master | BS Fuji | Lead role | [5] |
| 2017 | Narrator | NHK | |||
| Sorry, I Love You | Tsuneo Mita | TBS | |||
| Chiisana Hashi de | Sōbei | Sky PerecTV! | |||
| Konuka Ame | Narrator | Sky PerecTV! | |||
| 2019 | Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune | NHK | TV movie | ||
| 2022 | Bakumatsu Aibō-den | NHK | TV movie | [6] | |
| Kamen Rider Black Sun | Darom | Amazon Prime Video | [7] | ||
| Gannibal | Sabu | Disney+ | [8] | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kaigun Tokubetsu Nenshō-hei | Takuji Hayashi | Credited as Manabu Nakamura | |
| 1992 | Rakuyō | Seiichiro Mamiya | ||
| 1997 | Shin Salaryman Senka | Yoshino | ||
| 1998 | Tsuribaka Nisshi Ten | Kusamori | ||
| 1999 | Hana no Oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi | Ganger | ||
| 2000 | Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven | Kusamori | ||
| Tsuki | Teiichi Matsuo | |||
| Home Sweet Home | Police officer | |||
| A Class to Remember | Kuroi Sensei | |||
| 2001 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijō Saidai no Yūkyū Kyūka | Kusamori | ||
| Distance | Keiji Kikuma | |||
| Kaa-chan | Man of livery coat | |||
| 2002 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kikiippatsu! | Kusamori | ||
| The Twilight Samurai | Gonbee Terauchi | |||
| 2003 | The Blue Light | Eiji Yamamoto | ||
| 2004 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni Ashita Wanai!? | Kusamori | ||
| 2005 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 16: Hamasaki wa Kyō mo Damedatta | Kusamori | ||
| 2006 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 17: Ato wa Noto Nare Hama to Nare! | Kusamori | ||
| 2007 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 18: Hama-chan Sū-san Seto no Yakusoku | Kusamori | ||
| 2008 | Kusamori | |||
| 2009 | Tsuribaka Nisshi 20: Final | Kusamori | ||
| 2011 | Jinkichinai Chijiiwa | |||
| Bunny Drop | Daikichi's father | [9] | ||
| 2012 | Okaeri, Hayabusa | Kimitaka Masuzawa | ||
| 2018 | Kids on the Slope | Tsutomu Mukae | ||
| 2019 | Iwane: Sword of Serenity | |||
| 2020 | The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka | Shizuo Yamanaka | Lead role | |
| 2021 | Last of the Wolves | Takayuki Seshima | [10] | |