Biography
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Shidō Nakamura (中村 獅童 Nakamura Shidō; born 14 September, 1972) is a Japanese actor and Kabuki actor.
From stage to screen
The art of Kabuki acting is traditionally associated with elder generations, an art form which most youngsters in Japan would rather be seen anywhere else than inside a Kabuki theatre. Nakamura, on the other hand, is one of the few young Kabuki actors that have been able to tempt young Japanese back to the traditional theatre.
At the tender age of nine, Nakamura had already made his kabuki debut. 21 years later he tried his hand in movies and succeeded in making the leap. Despite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen the 30-year-old Kabuki actor entered the movie industry in 2002 with Ping Pong, in which he portrayed a skin-headed, demonically intense table-tennis champion named Dragon. His big screen debut left a deep impression on many an audience and even 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 Yuko Takeuchi, when the two co-starred as a couple separated by death. Incidentally, the two developed a strong bonding off-screen, with Nakamura proposing to Takeuchi after the film was completed. The couple married on May 10, 2005, and they divorced on November 1, 2006.
Nakamura has recently finished filming the Hong Kong/China martial arts movie Fearless starring international Kung Fu star Jet Li, set in 1910s Imperial China. In this film, Nakamura plays a Japanese sword expert who is Jet Li's final opponent.
Trivia
Nakamura Shido is his Kabuki stage name; his real name is Mikihiro Ogawa (小川 幹弘, Ogawa Mikihiro). He is suffering a popularity backslash in Japan after being caught driving drunk
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Lieutenant Ito | |
| Fearless | Anno Tanaka, Iaido & Karate Practioner | ||
| Death Note (デスノート Desu Nōto) | Ryūku | Voice role | |
| 2005 | Yamato | Shidō Nakamura | |
| All About My Dog (いぬのえいが Inu no eiga) | |||
| Neighbour No. 13 (隣人13号 Rinjin 13-gō) | 13-gō | Starring role | |
| A Day Beyond the Horizon (イツカ波ノ彼方ニ Itsuka nami no kanata ni) | |||
| On A Stormy Night (あらしのよるに Arashi No Yoru Ni) | Gabu | Starring Role | |
| 2004 | Be With You | Takumi | Starring role |
| Akasen (赤線 Aka-sen) | Izō | ||
| My Lover Is a Sniper: The Movie (恋人はスナイパー Koibito ha Sunaipā) | Fan Huo-qing | ||
| 2003 | Like Asura (阿修羅のごとく Ashura no gotoku) | Shizuo Katsumata | |
| Iden & Tity (アイデン&ティティ Aiden & Titi) | Johnny | ||
| 2002 | Ping Pong | Dragon |
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