Actor
Taishi Nakagawa
June 14, 1998 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Yuma Yamoto
4 titles together
Kakegurui, Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-, Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette
Kaya Kiyohara
3 titles together
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Bushido, My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
Mahiro Takasugi
3 titles together
Kakegurui, ReLIFE, Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette
Aoi Morikawa
3 titles together
Kakegurui, Prison School, Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette
Yuna Taira
3 titles together
Closest Love to Heaven, ReLIFE, Blue Demon Ver. 2.0
Asuka Kudo
3 titles together
Burn the House Down, Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-, Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
Full filmography · 72
Darwin's Game
as Kaname
2027
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-
as Otonoshin Koito
20267.5
As for Me
as Keishi Nagatsuta
2025
Cha-Cha
as Raku
2024
A Conviction of Marriage
as Koichi Miyamae
2024
Bushido
as Yakichi
20247.4
儚き光のラプソディ
cast
2024
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
cast
2023
Actors Short Films Season 3
Director
2023
No Direction Home
Director
2023
Scroll
cast
2023
Black Night Parade
as Kaiza Tanaka
2022