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Taishi Nakagawa

Actor

Taishi Nakagawa

Born June 14, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan35 films

Taishi Nakagawa is a Japanese actor, host, and model. He is best known for his leading role as Yuiji Kira in the live action Closest Love to Heaven, and as Tenma Hase in the second season of Hana Yori Dango. Nakagawa originally started as a child actor but because of his sudden growth spurt he was given roles that were much older than his real age. He debuted in 2009 when he portrayed the young Ikki Sawamura in a drama re-enactment of TV documentary “When I Was a Child” which features Japanese actors and actresses in their childhood.

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He is also a regular performer in “The Comedy of Life”, a comedy skit show that depicts the joys and sorrows of life which is presented in an omnibus format since 2018 but have been guesting on the show since 2017.

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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish posterFirst watchJosee, the Tiger and the Fish20208.2as Tsuneo Suzukawa (voice)With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Closest Love to Heaven poster7.6Closest Love to Heaven2017ReLIFE poster7.5ReLIFE2017Bushido poster7.4Bushido2024Your Lie in April poster7.0Your Lie in April2016Samurai Marathon poster6.0Samurai Marathon2019

Filmography

35 films as actor
  1. 2027Darwin's GameKaname
  2. 2026Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-Otonoshin Koito
  3. 2025As for MeKeishi Nagatsuta
  4. 2024Cha-ChaRaku
  5. 2024A Conviction of MarriageKoichi Miyamae
  6. 2024BushidoYakichi
  7. 2024儚き光のラプソディ
  8. 2023Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
  9. 2023Scroll
  10. 2022Black Night ParadeKaiza Tanaka
  11. 2022歌妖曲～中川大志之丞変化～
  12. 2021Tom and Sawyer in the CityNikaido Takuya
  13. 2021Inubu: The Dog ClubShibasaki Ryosuke
  14. 2021Funny BunnySatoshi Kenmochi
  15. 2021Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian RouletteUchijima
  16. 2021My Blood and Bones in a Flowing GalaxyKiyozumi Hamada
  17. 2021Raijingu Jakuchu
  18. 20204 Mysterious StoriesMutou Haruto
  19. 2020Josee, the Tiger and the FishTsuneo Suzukawa (voice)
  20. 2020One Left Hand ShotTanaka Masayuki
  21. 2019Samurai MarathonFujii
  22. 2018Lock-On LoveTowa Furuya
  23. 2018Rainbow DaysTomoya Matsunaga
  24. 2018Kids on the SlopeSentaro Kawabuchi
  25. 2018Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen
  26. 2017ReLIFEArata Kaizaki
  27. 2017Closest Love to HeavenYuiji Kira
  28. 2016Your Lie in AprilRyouta Watari
  29. 2016Unrequited LoveSatake
  30. 2015Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from ItalyAndrea (voice)
  31. 2015Commuting to School Series On the Way to SchoolKou
  32. 2015Commuting to School Series Commuter Tram
  33. 2015Blue Demon Ver. 2.0Hiroshi
  34. 2013GTO: The Graduation Special
  35. 2013GTO: New Year's Special