Actors - Shichinosuke Nakamura II

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Shichinosuke Nakamura, (born May 18, 1983), Japanese Kabuki, theatre, TV, and film actor was born Namino Takayuki, the second son of a famed Kabuki performer, Kankuro Nakamura V.

In September 1986 he made his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza. Within a few years he was described as "one of the 21st Century's most promising young Kabuki Actors". He has performed Kabuki in numerous international theaters. In 1994, he performed in the modern play Sukapan. He has also appeared in such NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) TV drama series as Shingen Takeda (a dramatization of Shingen's life), and Genroku Ryoran.

Nakamura graduated from high school in March 2002 and the following year he played the role of Emperor Meiji in Edward Zwick's movie "The Last Samurai". The Last Samurai marks his film debut. In 2004 he appeared in the film version of Wataya Risa's novel "Insutooru", and in 2005, he played an Edo period recovering drug addict in the absurdly comical film Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san, based on a comic book. He is one of the most visible personalities in Japan and is something of a "teeny-bopper" heartthrob for millions of Japanese girls.

Filmography

Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san, as Kitahachi (2005)
Insutooru, as Kouichi (2004)
The Last Samurai
, as Emperor Meiji (2003)

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