Nakamura Shidō II explained

Shidō Nakamura II
Native Name:二代目中村獅童
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:Mikihiro Ogawa
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Spouse:
    Children:3
    Father:Nakamura Shidō I
    Relatives:Nakamura Karoku I (great-great-grandfather)
    Nakamura Karoku III (great-grandfather)
    Nakamura Tokizō III (grandfather)
    Yorozuya Kinnosuke (uncle)
    Nakamura Kashō II (uncle)
    Nakamura Tokizō IV (uncle)
    Nakamura Tokizō V (cousin)
    Nakamura Matagorō III (cousin)
    Nakamura Karoku V (cousin)
    Nakamura Kinnosuke II (cousin)
    Nakamura Baishi IV (cousin)
    Nakamura Mantarō (cousin)
    Nakamura Kashō IV (cousin)
    Nakamura Tanenosuke (cousin)
    Nakamura Yonekichi V (cousin)
    Nakamura Ryūnosuke (cousin)
    Nakamura Hayato I (cousin)
    Nakamura Tanetarō V (cousin)
    Nakamura Hidenosuke (cousin)
    Occupation:Kabuki and film actor
    Years Active:1989–present
    Credits:Ryuk in Death Note, Dragon in Ping Pong
    Website:http://www.shidou.jp/

    , better known by the stage name, is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.

    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.

    In May 2017, he announced that he will take a hiatus for his lung cancer treatment.[1]

    Career

    Nakamura came to international attention in 2004 after starring in the highly successful romance film Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu (Be With You) with Yūko Takeuchi, the two stars playing a couple separated by death. The two married after filming was complete, on 10 May 2005, and eventually divorced on 29 February 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 martial artist who is Jet Li's final opponent. He also starred 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 .

    Filmography

    Films

    YearEnglish titleRoleNotes
    2002 Ping Pong Dragon [2]
    2003 Like Asura Shizuo Katsumata
    Iden & Tity Johnny
    2004 Be With You Takumi Lead role
    One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword Saga (voice)
    Akasen Izō Lead role
    My Lover Is a Sniper: The Movie Fan Huoqing
    2005 Yamato Mamoru Uchida
    All About My Dog Kentaro Yamada
    The Neighbor No. Thirteen No. 13 Lead role
    One Stormy Night Gabu (voice)
    2006 Letters from Iwo Jima Lieutenant Ito American film
    Fearless Anno Tanaka
    Death Note Ryuk (voice)
    Honey and Clover Repairer
    2007 GeGeGe no Kitaro Great Tengu Judge
    Cha Cha, The Heavenly Woman
    Red Cliff Gan Xing Chinese film
    Zero (voice)
    Ryuk (voice)
    Ichi Banki
    2009 Silver Rain Shoji Iwai
    2010 Leonie
    2011 Ninja Kids!!! Rantaro's father
    Hard Romantic-er Takagi
    2013 Gatchaman Iriya Special appearance[3]
    Tenshin [4]
    2014 Silver Spoon Miyuki Nakajima [5]
    2015 Furiko Daisuke Hasegawa Lead role[6]
    Terminal Ichiryū Ōshita [7]
    2016 Twisted Justice Kuroiwa [8]
    Ryuk (voice) [9]
    2018 The Blood of Wolves Takafumi Kōsaka
    2020 Mio's Cookbook Mataji [10]
    Signal 100 Shimobe [11]
    2021 Character Makabe [12]
    Last of the Wolves Takafumi Kōsaka [13]
    2023 The Village Mitsuyoshi Ōhashi [14]
    Monster Kiyotaka [15]
    Kubi Naniwa Mosuke [16]
    Lumberjack the Monster Takeshi Kenmochi [17]
    2024 Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality [18]

    TV series

    Japanese dub

    Video games

    References

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Death Note Actor, Voice Actor Shidou Nakamura Takes Hiatus to Treat Lung Cancer. Anime News Network. 18 May 2017. 22 May 2021.
    2. Web site: ピンポン. 10 July 2024. eiga.com.
    3. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=344920. ja:映画 ガッチャマン. 27 October 2015. Stingray. allcinema. ja.
    4. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=346445. ja:映画 天心. 27 October 2015. Stingray. allcinema. ja.
    5. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=346639. ja:映画 銀の匙 Silver Spoon. 27 October 2015. Stingray. allcinema. ja.
    6. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=350371. ja:映画 振り子. 27 October 2015. Stingray. allcinema. ja.
    7. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=353133. ja:映画 起終点駅 ターミナル. 27 October 2015. Stingray. allcinema. ja.
    8. Web site: 日本で一番悪い奴ら. 10 July 2024. eiga.com.
    9. Web site: デスノート Light up the NEW world. 10 July 2024. eiga.com.
    10. Web site: みをつくし料理帖. August 25, 2023. eiga.com.
    11. Web site: シグナル100. 10 July 2024. eiga.com.
    12. Web site: 小栗旬、高畑充希、中村獅童が「キャラクター」で菅田将暉&Fukaseと共演. 23 February 2021. Natalie.
    13. Web site: 「孤狼の血」続編に滝藤賢一、中村獅童、矢島健一が再集結、音尾琢真は「真珠縛り」. 4 March 2021. Natalie.
    14. Web site: ヴィレッジ. 18 October 2022. eiga.com.
    15. Web site: 怪物. 5 January 2023. eiga.com.
    16. Web site: 北野武監督『首』今秋公開決定!ティザービジュアルが解禁!. 15 April 2023. Fan's Voice. 15 April 2023.
    17. Web site: 怪物の木こり. June 7, 2023. eiga.com.
    18. Web site: 河合優実、映画『八犬伝』犬塚信乃に想いを寄せる浜路役 立川談春・中村獅童・尾上右近も出演. June 18, 2024. Oricon.
    19. Web site: 新選組!の出演者・キャスト一覧. 1 August 2021. The Television.
    20. Web site: 八重の桜の出演者・キャスト一覧. 10 July 2024. The Television.
    21. Web site: いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺(ばなし)〜の出演者・キャスト一覧. May 11, 2024. The Television.
    22. Web site: 鎌倉殿の13人. 19 December 2022. TV drama database.
    23. Web site: アメイジング・スパイダーマン2TM. 28 October 2019. Star Channel.
    24. Web site: スパイダーマン:ノー・ウェイ・ホーム -日本語吹き替え版. 25 December 2021. Fukikaeru.
    25. Web site: 諏訪部順一と中村獅童が"最恐"タッグ「ヴェノム」吹替版、中川翔子も参加. 30 March 2021. Natalie.
    26. Web site: 続投決定!『ヴェノム2』日本語吹き替えキャストがコメント発表. 2 August 2021. Cinema Today. 6 July 2021.