Nakamura Baijaku II

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Also known asManabu Nakamura
Born
Shinichi Mitsui

(1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 70)
Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsActor, bassist, composer
Years active1965–present
Nakamura Baijaku II
中村 梅雀
Also known asManabu Nakamura
Born
Shinichi Mitsui

(1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 70)
Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsActor, 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]

TV series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1969Ten to chi toSuwa KatsuyoriTaiga drama[3]
1985Sanada TaiheikiTokugawa Hidetada[4]
1995Hachidai Shogun YoshimuneTokugawa IeshigeTaiga drama[5]
1997Mōri MotonariShiji HiroyoshiTaiga drama[6]
2000AoiTokugawa Mitsukuni / narratorTaiga drama[7]
2003Teru Teru KazokuSenkichi AnzaiAsadora[8]
2006Kōmyō ga TsujiTokugawa HidetadaTaiga drama[9]
2008AtsuhimeIi NaosukeTaiga drama[10]
2009–17Prosecutor AkakabuShigeru HiiragiLead role; 7 television films[11]
2010Prosecutor Akakabu in KyotoShigeru HiiragiLead role[12]
2012Taira no KiyomoriTaira no IesadaTaiga drama[13]
2014The Thorns of AliceKazufumi Mizuno[14]
2017Naotora: The Lady WarlordNarratorTaiga drama[15]
2022Bakumatsu Aibō-denIwakura TomomiTelevision film[16]
Kamen Rider Black SunDarom[17]
2022–24GannibalSabu2 seasons[18]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997Lie Lie LieMitani[19]
1998Tsuribaka Nisshi TenKusamori[20]
2000Tsuribaka Nisshi ElevenKusamori[21]
A Class to RememberKuroi Sensei[22]
2001Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijō Saidai no Yūkyū KyūkaKusamori[23]
2002Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kikiippatsu!Kusamori[24]
The Twilight SamuraiTerauchi Gonbee[25]
2003The Blue LightEiji Yamamoto[26]
2004Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni Ashita Wanai!?Kusamori[27]
2005Tsuribaka Nisshi 16: Hamasaki wa Kyō mo DamedattaKusamori[28]
2007Tsuribaka Nisshi 18: Hama-chan Sū-san Seto no YakusokuKusamori[29]
2008Tsuribaka Nisshi 19: Yokoso! Suzuki Kensetsu Goikko SamaKusamori[30]
2011Bunny DropDaikichi's father[31]
Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiChijiiwa Jinnai[32]
2018Kids on the SlopeTsutomu Mukae[33]
2020The Dignified Death of Shizuo YamanakaShizuo YamanakaLead role[34]
2021Last of the WolvesTakayuki Seshima[35]
2026HomuraTomita Ujizane[36]

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