Taishi Nakagawa
Biography
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.
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.
Filmography
Darwin's Game
2027
as Kaname
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-
2026
as Otonoshin Koito
As for Me
2025
as Keishi Nagatsuta
Cha-Cha
2024
as Raku
A Conviction of Marriage
2024
as Koichi Miyamae
Bushido
2024
as Yakichi
儚き光のラプソディ
2024
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
2023
Scroll
2023
Black Night Parade
2022
as Kaiza Tanaka
歌妖曲～中川大志之丞変化～
2022
Tom and Sawyer in the City
2021
as Nikaido Takuya
Inubu: The Dog Club
2021
as Shibasaki Ryosuke
Funny Bunny
2021
as Satoshi Kenmochi
Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette
2021
as Uchijima
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
2021
as Kiyozumi Hamada
Raijingu Jakuchu
2021
4 Mysterious Stories
2020
as Mutou Haruto
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020
as Tsuneo Suzukawa (voice)
One Left Hand Shot
2020
as Tanaka Masayuki
Samurai Marathon
2019
as Fujii
Lock-On Love
2018
as Towa Furuya
Rainbow Days
2018
as Tomoya Matsunaga
Kids on the Slope
2018
as Sentaro Kawabuchi