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Mikihiro Ogawa (小川 幹弘, Ogawa Mikihiro, born 14 September 1972), better known by the stage name Nakamura Shidō II (二代目 中村 獅童, Nidaime Nakamura Shidō), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 | Zero | Voice acting | |
| L: Change the World | L Change the WorLD | Ryuk | Voice acting | |
| Ichi | ICHI | Banki | ||
| 2009 | Ryū ga Gotoku 3 | 龍が如く3 | Yoshitaka Mine | Voice acting |
| 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 | |||
| 2013 | Gatchaman | ガッチャマン | Iriya | |
| Tenshin | 天心 | Taikan Yokoyama | ||
| 2014 | Silver Spoon | 銀の匙 Silver Spoon | Miyuki Nakajima | |
| Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! | 龍が如く 維新! | Hijikata Toshizō | Voice acting | |
| 2015 | Furiko | 振り子 | Daisuke Hasegawa | |
| Kishūteneki Terminal | 起終点駅 ターミナル | Ichiryū Ōshita | ||
| 2016 | Twisted 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 world | Ryuk | Voice acting |
TV series
- Mori no Asagao (TV Tokyo, 2010, ep1)
- Nikutai no Mon (TV Asahi, 2008)
- Kiri no Hi (NTV, 2008)
- Wachigaiya Itosato (TBS, 2007)
- 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)
- Death Note (NTV, 2006)
- Tenka Souran (TV Tokyo, 2006)
- Akai Tsuki (TV Tokyo, 2004) as Himuro Keisuke
- Shinsengumi (NHK, 2004)
- HR (Fuji TV, 2003)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye (TBS, 2002)
- Kasuga no Tsubone (NHK, 1989)
- Musashi TV series (2003, NHK) as Tokugawa Hidetada
- Totto TV (2016, NHK) as Kiyoshi Atsumi
- 映画 ガッチャマン. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- 映画 天心. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- 映画 銀の匙 Silver Spoon. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- 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.
- 映画 振り子. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- 映画 起終点駅 ターミナル. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
Endorsements
- UC Card (2005)