Nakamura Baijaku II

Nakamura Baijaku II
中村 梅雀
Birth nameShinichi Mitsui
Also known asManabu Nakamura
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 69)
Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, bassist, composer
Years active1965–present

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

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TV series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1969 Ten to chi to Suwa Katsuyori Taiga drama [3]
1985 Sanada Taiheiki Tokugawa Hidetada [4]
1995 Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa Ieshige Taiga drama [5]
1997 Mōri Motonari Shiji Hiroyoshi Taiga drama [6]
2000 Aoi Tokugawa Mitsukuni / narrator Taiga drama [7]
2003 Teru Teru Kazoku Senkichi Anzai Asadora [8]
2006 Kōmyō ga Tsuji Tokugawa Hidetada Taiga drama [9]
2008 Atsuhime Ii Naosuke Taiga drama [10]
2009–17 Prosecutor Akakabu Shigeru Hiiragi Lead role; 7 television films [11]
2010 Prosecutor Akakabu in Kyoto Shigeru Hiiragi Lead role [12]
2012 Taira no Kiyomori Taira no Iesada Taiga drama [13]
2014 The Thorns of Alice Kazufumi Mizuno [14]
2017 Naotora: The Lady Warlord Narrator Taiga drama [15]
2022 Bakumatsu Aibō-den Iwakura Tomomi Television film [16]
Kamen Rider Black Sun Darom [17]
2022–24 Gannibal Sabu 2 seasons [18]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Tsuribaka Nisshi Ten Kusamori [19]
2000 Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven Kusamori [20]
A Class to Remember Kuroi Sensei [21]
2001 Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijō Saidai no Yūkyū Kyūka Kusamori [22]
2002 Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kikiippatsu! Kusamori [23]
The Twilight Samurai Terauchi Gonbee [24]
2003 The Blue Light Eiji Yamamoto [25]
2004 Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni Ashita Wanai!? Kusamori [26]
2005 Tsuribaka Nisshi 16: Hamasaki wa Kyō mo Damedatta Kusamori [27]
2007 Tsuribaka Nisshi 18: Hama-chan Sū-san Seto no Yakusoku Kusamori [28]
2008 Tsuribaka Nisshi 19: Yokoso! Suzuki Kensetsu Goikko Sama Kusamori [29]
2011 Bunny Drop Daikichi's father [30]
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Chijiiwa Jinnai [31]
2018 Kids on the Slope Tsutomu Mukae [32]
2020 The Dignified Death of Shizuo Yamanaka Shizuo Yamanaka Lead role [33]
2021 Last of the Wolves Takayuki Seshima [34]

Notes

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  1. ^ Real Name: Kanejirō Mitsui (Japanese: 三井金次郎, Hepburn: Mitsui Kanejirō).
  2. ^ Real Name: Teruo Mitsui (Japanese: 三井鐵男, Hepburn: Mitsui Teruo).

References

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  1. ^ "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. ^ "中村梅雀さん、「前進座」退団し、フリーに - 文化・芸能" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-04. Asahi.com (Asahi Shimbun) (September 12, 2007)
  3. ^ "天と地と". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  4. ^ "真田太平記". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  5. ^ "八代将軍吉宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ "毛利元就". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ^ "中村梅雀". NHK. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "てるてる家族の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. ^ "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. ^ "篤姫". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. ^ "赤かぶ検事奮戦記(中村梅雀主演)". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  12. ^ "赤かぶ検事 京都篇". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  13. ^ "平清盛の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "アリスの棘の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  15. ^ "大河ドラマ おんな城主直虎 総集編[1] これが次郎の生きる道". Broadcast Programming Center of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  16. ^ "永山瑛太×向井理『幕末相棒伝』、追加キャストに佐藤隆太、白洲迅ら発表". Crank-in!. 4 October 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "西島秀俊×中村倫也『仮面ライダーBLACK SUN』10月28日配信 濱田岳、吉田羊らが"怪人"に". Real Sound. 29 August 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "ドラマ「ガンニバル」第2弾キャストに笠松将、吉岡里帆、倍賞美津子、杉田雷麟ら11人". Natalie. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  19. ^ "釣りバカ日誌10". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  20. ^ "釣りバカ日誌イレブン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  21. ^ "十五才 学校IV". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  22. ^ "釣りバカ日誌12 史上最大の有給休暇". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  23. ^ "釣りバカ日誌13 ハマちゃん危機一髪!". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  24. ^ "たそがれ清兵衛". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  25. ^ "青の炎". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  26. ^ "釣りバカ日誌15 ハマちゃんに明日はない!?". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  27. ^ "釣りバカ日誌16 浜崎は今日もダメだった". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  28. ^ "釣りバカ日誌18 ハマちゃんスーさん瀬戸の約束". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  29. ^ "釣りバカ日誌20 ファイナル". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  30. ^ "うさぎドロップ". eiga.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  31. ^ "一命". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  32. ^ "坂道のアポロン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  33. ^ "山中静夫氏の尊厳死". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  34. ^ "松坂桃李主演『孤狼の血 LEVEL2』8.20公開決定 鈴木亮平、西野七瀬らキャスト解禁". Crank-in!. 4 February 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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