Nakamura Baijaku II
中村 梅雀
Birth name Shinichi Mitsui Also known as Manabu Nakamura Born (1955-12-12 ) 12 December 1955 (age 68) Musashino, Tokyo , JapanOccupation(s) Actor, bassist, composer Years active 1965–present
Musical artist
Shinichi Mitsui (三井 進一 , Mitsui Shin'ichi , born 12 December 1955) ,[ 1] better known as Nakamura Baijaku II (二代目 中村 梅雀 , Nidaime Nakamura Baijaku ) , is a Japanese actor, bassist, and composer. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Ogikubo High School and later graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music .
Nakamura also has relatives who are kabuki actors.
Great-grandfather: Nakamura Kanemon II.
Grandfather: Nakamura Kanemon III[ a] .
Father: Nakamura Umenosuke IV[ b] .
His trade name is Narikomaya (成駒屋 ) and debuted in 1965. Nakamura learned about kabuki and modern theater at the Zenshinza troupe. His initial name was Manabu Nakamura (中村 まなぶ , Nakamura Manabu ) . Nakamura took on the name of his great-grandfather Baijaku in 1980 during the 50th Anniversary Performance of Zenshinza and became "Baijaku II". At the final performance of Otose in 2007, Nakamura announced he was leaving Zenshinza and turning freelance.[ 2]
Filmography
TV series
Year
Title
Role
Network
Notes
Ref.
1968
Bungo Torimono Ezu
Apprentice
NHK
Credited as Manabu Nakamura
1969
Ten to chi to
Takeda Katsuyori
NHK
Taiga drama
1972
Shin Heike Monogatari
Tairanoto Kitada
NHK
Taiga drama
1979
Yaruki Manman
TBS
1980
Uwasa no Keiji Tomī to Matsu
Junsa Kishimoto
TBS
Episode 24
Nat-chan no Shashin-kan
NHK
Asadora
1982
Tōge no Gunzō
Kayano Sanpei
NHK
Taiga drama
1985
Sanada Taiheiki
Tokugawa Hidetada
NHK
1993
Onihei Hanka-chō
Shinsuke Sasaki
Fuji TV
Fourth series, episode 18
1994
Zenigata Heiji
Fukutaro
Fuji TV
Fourth series, episode 16
1995
Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune
Tokugawa Ieshige
NHK
Taiga drama
[ 3]
1996
Hanayome Kaizoe-nin ga Yuku 11
Osamu
Kansai
Sonzai no Fukaki Nemuri
Ryuichi Urushibara
NHK
1997
Mōri Motonari
Shijihiro Yoshi
NHK
Taiga drama
1998
Makasete Darling
Yudai Kameyama
TBS
Oji-san Kaizō Kōza
NHK
1999
The Laughing Salesman
Yuichiro Yugara
TV Asahi
2000
Aoi
Tokugawa Mitsukuni / narrator
NHK
Taiga drama
[ 3]
2002
Kosuke Kindaichi
Keibu Todoroki
TV Tokyo
Onsen Waka Okami no Satsujin Suiri
Yusaku Nakagawa
TV Asahi
Episodes 11 to 21
2003
Musashi
Mosuke
NHK
Taiga drama
Chūshingura: Ketsudan Notoki
Tamonden Hachiro
TV Tokyo
Teru Teru Kazoku
Senkichi Anzai
NHK
Asadora
2004
Ryōma ga Yuku
Nakahama Manjirō
TV Tokyo
Akai Tsuki
Keisuke Himuro
TV Tokyo
2006
Kōmyō ga Tsuji
Tokugawa Hidetada
NHK
Taiga drama
Nobunaga no Hitsugi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
TV Asahi
2007
Horibe Yasubee
Ōishi Yoshio
NHK
Vengeance is Mine
Shinpu Ueda
TV Asahi
Special appearance
Teki wa Hon'nouji ni Ari
Akechi Mitsuhide
TV Asahi
2008
Atsuhime
Ii Naosuke
NHK
Taiga drama
Mito Kōmon
Dainagon , Ryobo Kujo
C.A.L, TBS
Episode 9
The Miracle of 300,000 People: The Second Happy Birthday
Ishi Kakizawa
TV Tokyo
Yukkuri Aruke, Sorawomiro
Eiji Kitamura
Kansai
Yorozuya Chōbee no Sumidagawa Jiken File
Tatsuzo Hirase
TBS
A New Testimony! 300 Million yen Robbery
Hachibee Hiratsuka
Fuji TV
2009
Tsubasa
Takeo Tamaki
NHK
Asadora
[ 3]
Aka Kabu Kenji Funsen-ki Kyoto Tenkin-hen
Shigeru Hiragi
TBS
Reiko Kamijō no Jiken Suiri
Musashi Yamamoto
TBS
Bengoshi Harusaku Morie no Jiken
Harusaku Morie
TV Asahi
Lead role
2010
Unubore Keiji
Principal
TBS
Episode 2
Tsuri Keiji
Goemon Suzuki
TBS
Lead role
Aka Kabu Kenji Kyoto-hen
Shigeru Hiragi
TBS
Kenkaku Shōbai Special
Miheisuke Washizu
Fuji TV
Sakuya Kono Hana
Katari (Fujiwara no Teika )
NHK
2011
Onihei Gaiden Yousagi no Sumi Uemon
Yousagi no Sumi Uemon
Sky PerfecTV!
Sotsugyō Home Run
Kono
TV Tokyo
Shinano no Koronbo Jiken File Series
Iwao Takemura
TV Tokyo
Lead role
2012
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Iesada
NHK
Taiga drama
[ 4]
Chūshingura: Sono Yoshi Sono Ai
Hosoi Hirosawa
TV Tokyo
Sōsa Chizu no Onna
Rokuro Kido
TV Asahi
Ganriki Keibuho Yaichi Kishima
Yaichi Kishima
TV Tokyo
Lead role
Oni Keiji Kosaku Yoneda
Kosaku Yoneda
Fuji TV
Lead role
Ikkyū-san
Oshō
Fuji TV
2013
Nijūyon no Hitomi
Tadashisuke Nogawa
TV Asahi
2014
Kamiya Genjirō Torimono Hikae
Ginzo
NHK BS-P
Alice no Toge
Kazufumi Mizuno
TBS
Hissatsu Shigoto Hito 2014
Yorimasa Nakanoshima
ABC
Yami no Kariudo
Kumozu no Heiji Wataru
Sky PerecTV!
Kansatsu-kan Soichi Hanyu
Soichi Hanyu
TV Asahi
Lead role
2015
Bar Lemon Heart
Master
BS Fuji
Lead role
[ 5]
2017
Naotora: The Lady Warlord
Narrator
NHK
Taiga drama
Sorry, I Love You
Tsuneo Mita
TBS
Chiisana Hashi de
Sōbei
Sky PerecTV!
Konuka Ame
Narrator
Sky PerecTV!
2019
Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
NHK
TV movie
2022
Bakumatsu Aibō-den
Iwakura Tomomi
NHK
TV movie
[ 6]
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Darom
Amazon Prime Video
[ 7]
Gannibal
Sabu
Disney+
[ 8]
Films
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
1972
Kaigun Tokubetsu Nenshō-hei
Takuji Hayashi
Credited as Manabu Nakamura
1992
Rakuyō
Seiichiro Mamiya
1997
Shin Salaryman Senka
Yoshino
1998
Tsuribaka Nisshi Ten
Kusamori
1999
Hana no Oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi
Ganger
2000
Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven
Kusamori
Tsuki
Teiichi Matsuo
Home Sweet Home
Police officer
A Class to Remember
Kuroi Sensei
2001
Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijō Saidai no Yūkyū Kyūka
Kusamori
Distance
Keiji Kikuma
Kaa-chan
Man of livery coat
2002
Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kikiippatsu!
Kusamori
The Twilight Samurai
Gonbee Terauchi
2003
The Blue Light
Eiji Yamamoto
2004
Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni Ashita Wanai!?
Kusamori
2005
Tsuribaka Nisshi 16: Hamasaki wa Kyō mo Damedatta
Kusamori
2006
Tsuribaka Nisshi 17: Ato wa Noto Nare Hama to Nare!
Kusamori
2007
Tsuribaka Nisshi 18: Hama-chan Sū-san Seto no Yakusoku
Kusamori
2008
Tsuribaka Nisshi 19: Yokoso! Suzuki Kensetsu Goikko Sama
Kusamori
2009
Tsuribaka Nisshi 20: Final
Kusamori
2011
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Jinkichinai Chijiiwa
Bunny Drop
Daikichi's father
[ 9]
2012
Okaeri, Hayabusa
Kimitaka Masuzawa
2018
Kids on the Slope
Tsutomu Mukae
2019
Iwane: Sword of Serenity
2020
The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka
Shizuo Yamanaka
Lead role
2021
Last of the Wolves
Takayuki Seshima
[ 10]
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