Yuichi Nakamura (actor)
| Yuichi Nakamura | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 中村 優一 |
| Born |
October 8, 1987 Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–2012, 2014–present |
| Website | Yuichi Nakamura Official Blog |
Yuichi Nakamura (中村 優一 Nakamura Yūichi, born October 8, 1987) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the roles of Kyōsuke Kiriya in the 2005 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Hibiki, Otoya Hanazono in the 2006 midnight drama Princess Princess D, and Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos in the 2007 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O.
Nakamura was affiliated with the acting group D-Boys produced by Watanabe Entertainment.
In 2012, he announced he would be taking a break from show business, but in 2014 he announced he had been signed to a new talent agency, G-Star.Pro.[1]
Career
Nakamura started his career in entertainment in 2003, joining the talent agency Johnny & Associates under the Johnny's Jr. division. However, through his time in Johnny's Jr., Nakamura realized he had more interest in pursuing a career in acting than in music, despite the passion for dance that motivated him to join the agency. When Watanabe Entertainment's action production group D-Boys announced its first public audition searching for new talents in 2004, Nakamura left Johnny & Associates to try for the new group that conformed more to the career he sought.[2]
On July 27, 2004 Nakamura performed in the D-Boys Open Audition, and came in as the Grand Prize winner. He joined the group shortly after,[3] along with second placer Shunji Igarashi and third placer Katsuki Nakamura. Nakamura was one of the constantly-expanding group's longest-standing members.
In March 2010, Nakamura became part of a new D-Boys sub-unit named D-Date alongside Shunji Igarashi, Kōji Seto, Araki Hirofumi and Arata Horii,[4] but had to leave due to health reasons and medical treatment. Despite recovering, on September 25, 2012, he resigned from his agency, retiring from the entertainment industry.[5]
He returns to the show business in August 31, 2014 [6]
Filmography
Television
| Title | Role | Year | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokusen 2 | Yūichi Kawada | 2005 | Nippon Television |
| Daisuki! Itsugo Go!! | n/a | 2005 | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
| Kamen Rider Hibiki | Kyosuke Kiriya | 2005 | TV Asahi |
| Kitana(i) Hero | Hiroshi Onodera | 2006 | Nippon Television |
| Princess Princess D | Otoya Hanazono | 2006 | TV Asahi |
| DD-Boys | Himself | 2006 | TV Asahi |
| Kazoku Zenzai | Kou Kamizawa | 2006 | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
| Puzzle | Masanori Ootaka | 2007 | TV Asahi |
| Shinigami no Ballad | Makoto Hayama | 2007 | TV Tokyo |
| Delicious Gakuin | Ryouji Nangou | 2007 | TV Tokyo |
| Kamen Rider Den-O | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2007 | TV Asahi |
| Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu | Masayuki Misaki | 2008 | Fuji Television |
| Twin Spica | Shū Suzuki | 2009 | NHK |
| Inazuma Eleven | Mark Kluger | 2009 | TV Tokyo |
| Last Mail 2 | Kazuki Yamada | 2009 | BS Asahi |
| The Negotiator | Tomoyuki Miura | 2009 | TV Asahi |
| Sunao ni Narenakute | Shu Mizuno | 2010 | Fuji Television |
| Jotei Kaoruko | Junpei Kojima | 2010 | TV Asahi |
| Moyashimon | Tadayasu Souemon Sawaki | 2010 | Fuji Television |
Cinema
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2007 |
| Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2008 |
| Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2008 |
| Doukyuusei | Jun Shibahara | 2008 |
| Taiikukan Baby | Jun Shibahara | 2008 |
| Shakariki! | Daisuke Hatomura (Poppo) | 2008 |
| Bokura no Houteishiki | Shinpei Shimokura | 2008 |
| Kaze Ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru | Akane Kashiwazaki | 2009 |
| Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2009 |
| Wangan Midnight | Akio Asakura | 2009 |
| Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2010 |
| Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | 2015 |
| Humming of Yaeko | Eiji Ishizaki | 2016 |
Other media
Radio
- Sunday Talking D-Theater feat. Yuichi Nakamura -I'll always be beside you- (2009)
- D-Boys Be Ambitious (2010)
Theatre
- Please Me (2005)
- Limit - Anata no monogatari wa nan desu ka? (2005)
- Sophistry (2006)
- Out of Order (2007)
- D-Boys Stage Vol.1: Kanbai Onrei (2007)
- Adult na Onnatachi (2007)
- Aru Hi, Bokura wa Yume no Naka de Deau (2007)
- D-Boys Stage Vol.2: Last Game (2008)
- D-Boys Stage Vol.3: ~Karasu~ 10 (2009)
- D-Boys Stage 2010: Trial-2: Last Game (2010)
Voice acting
- Kemono no Gotoku Hisoyaka Ni: Kotodama Tsukai drama CD (2007)
- Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride video game (2008)
- Bihada Ichizoku anime (2008)
- Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis video game (2016)
Endorsements
- Kentucky Fried Chicken: Arigato no Uta (2007)
- Sapporo Beverage: Gerolsteiner (2008)
Promotional media
Nakamura has been featured in the following promotional releases:
CDs
- Princess Princess D: Character Song Series Vol.2: Shiawase no Yokan - Yuichi Nakamura, Kento Shibuya & Kazuma
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Action-Zero - Yuichi Nakamura & Hōchū Ōtsuka
- Doukyuusei/Taiikukan Baby: Doukyusei,Taiikukan Baby - Yuichi Nakamura
- Bokura no Houteishiki: Futari dake no Happy Birthday -with Bokushiki Member- - Honey L Days with Bokushiki Member
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Action-Zero 2010 - Yuichi Nakamura & Hōchū Ōtsuka
DVDs
- Princess Princess D: Character Image DVD vol.2 (2006/10)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! making DVD -from the den-liner's window- (2007/07)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Special Talk Show -close in, all imagin! it's climax!- (2007/11)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage and Cast Talk Show (2008/04)
- Boku no Hoteishiki: Actor Nakamura Yuichi (2008/10)
- Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka: Collector's pack plus Den-Kiva festival (2008/11)
- D-Boys Boy Friend series vol.2: Yuichi Nakamura Self-Discovery (2009/08)
- Making Of Wangan Midnight The Movie ~Asakura Akio in Akuma no Z~ (2009/08)
- D-Boys Boy Friend series vol.7: 7 HEROES (2010/02)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Imagin super climax tour 2010 (2010/09)
Photobooks
- D-Boys: D-Boys (2005/04, ISBN 4-924566-42-X)
- D-Boys: Start! (2006/03, ISBN 4-05-403035-1)
- Official Photo Album Princess Princess D (2006/08, ISBN 4-403-65027-9)
- Princess Princess D Making Book (2006/10, ISBN 4-403-65028-7)
- Kamen Rider Den-O Character Book vol. 01 (2007/08 ISBN 978-4-02-213800-2)
- Den-O Perspective (2008/01 ISBN 978-4-8130-6206-6)
- Kamen Rider Den-O Character Book vol. 02 (2008/03 ISBN 978-4-02-213820-0)
- Yuichi (2008/03 ISBN 978-4-05-403727-4) - solo photobook
- D-Boys in the movie: Shakariki! (2008/08, ISBN 4-8470-4122-4)
- Den-O Final Invitation (2008/09 ISBN 4-7778-0596-4)
- Bokura no Houteishiki: Official Photobook (2008/09 ISBN 4-8130-8012-X)
- D-Boys: Dash! (2008/12, ISBN 4-04-895035-5)
- Den-O Neo Generation!! [+ Decade] (2009/06 ISBN 978-4-7778-0664-5)
- D-Boys: Darling (2010/03 ISBN 978-4-391-13869-6)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Episode Red Official Guide Book (2010/05 ISBN 978-4-04-885060-5)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Character Book (2010/06 ISBN 978-4-86336-091-4)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Complete Book -DEN-O TRILOGIC- (2010/07 ISBN 978-4-7778-0790-1)
- Birth -Standing There- (2010/10, ISBN 978-4-04-895087-9) - solo photobook
References
- ↑ "皆様へ". 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ↑ "D-RADIO BOYS 2008年01月05日 (Close-up Member: Yuichi Nakamura)". D-RADIO BOYS feat. D-BOYS. Season 1. Episode 14. 2008-01-05.
- ↑ "1st D-BOYS Audition Winners announcement as of August 15, 2004". Archived from the original on 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ↑ "D☆DATE OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ↑ 俳優・中村優一が芸能界卒業「違う道を歩んでいきたい」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ↑ "Yuichi Nakamura Return to Show Business" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-08-31.