Taishi Nakagawa
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.
Acting
Movie
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
as Tsuneo Suzukawa (voice)
2020
TV
Kakegurui
as Kaede Manyuda
2018
Movie
Closest Love to Heaven
as Yuiji Kira
2017
TV
Burn the House Down
as Shinji Mitarai
2023
Movie
ReLIFE
as Arata Kaizaki
2017
Movie
Your Lie in April
as Ryouta Watari
2016
Movie
Samurai Marathon
as Fujii
2019
Movie
Bushido
as Yakichi
2024
TV
Prison School
as Kiyoshi Fujino
2015
Movie
Kids on the Slope
as Sentaro Kawabuchi
2018
TV
Eye Love You
as Hanaoka Akito
2024
TV
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
as Kakeru Asuda
2011
Movie
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
as Kiyozumi Hamada
2021
Movie
Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette
as Uchijima
2021
TV
GTO
2012
Movie
Blue Demon Ver. 2.0
as Hiroshi
2015
TV
Boys Over Flowers: Season 2
as Tenma Hase
2018
Movie
Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy
as Andrea (voice)
2015
TV
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
as Hatakeyama Shigetada
2022
TV
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
as Koito Otonoshin
2024
TV
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
2024
Movie
Rainbow Days
as Tomoya Matsunaga
2018
TV
My Little Lover - Minami Kun no Koibito
as Shun'ichi Minami
2015
TV
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
as Koji Sanada
2014
