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and film actor.

Life

Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement. Twenty-one years later, despite being a relative latecomer to the silver screen, the 30-year-old Kabuki actor was in his first film, ''

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'' (

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), in which he portrayed a skin-headed, demonically intense

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champion nicknamed Dragon. His film debut won Nakamura a Best Newcomer award at the

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. Since then, Nakamura has starred in a string of high-profile movies as well as TV dramas. In May 2017, he announced that he will take a hiatus for his lung cancer treatment.

International fame

Nakamura came to international attention in

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after starring in the highly successful romance movie ''Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu'' ('' Be With You'') with

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, the two stars playing a couple separated by death. The two married for a short time after filming was complete, from May 10, 2005 until they

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d on February 29, 2008. In the Hong Kong/China martial arts movie ''

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star

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, and set in 1910s

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, Nakamura plays a Japanese sword expert who is Jet Li's final opponent. He also has a choice role in

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's '' Letters from Iwo Jima''. Nakamura is the voice of Yoshitaka Mine, Chairman of the Hakuho Clan in ''

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'' (released in Japan as .

Filmography

Films

TV series

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Taiga dramas **''Kasuga no Tsubone'' (1989), Inaba Masasada **''Mōri Motonari'' (1997),

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**''Musashi'' (2003),

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'' (2004), Takimoto Sutesuke **''

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'' (2013), Sagawa Kanbei **'' Idaten'' (2019), Sanetsugu Kanakuri **''

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'' (2022),

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*''

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'' (TBS, 2002) *''HR'' (Fuji TV, 2003) *''Akai Tsuki'' (TV Tokyo, 2004), Himuro Keisuke *''

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'' (NTV, 2006) *''Tenka Souran'' (TV Tokyo, 2006) *''Shinjitsu no Shuki BC-kyu Senpan Kato Tetsutaro: Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai'' (NTV, 2007) *''Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm'' (Fuji TV, 2007) *''Sexy Voice and Robo'' (NTV, 2007, ep1 and 11) *''Ri Kouran'' (TV Tokyo, 2007) *''Wachigaiya Itosato'' (TBS, 2007) *''Nikutai no Mon'' (TV Asahi, 2008) *''

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'' (NTV, 2008) *'' Mori no Asagao'' (TV Tokyo, 2010, ep1) *''Totto TV'' (2016, NHK),

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*'' Death Note: New Generation'' (2016, Hulu), Ryuk (voice) *''Bones of Steel'' (2020, Wowow), Gorō Nishida

Japanese dub

* ''

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'' as Max Dillon / Electro (

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) * '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' as Max Dillon / Electro (Jamie Foxx) * ''

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'' as

( Tom Hardy) * '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' as Venom (Tom Hardy)

Video Games

* '' Ryū ga Gotoku 3'' (2009), as Yoshitaka Mine * ''

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'' (2014), as

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Endorsements

*UC Card (2005)

References

*''Kabuki techō: Kabuki Official Data Book 2008''. Nihon Haiyū Kyōkai (Japan Actors' Association). 2008: Tokyo. p175.

External links

Nakamura Shido Kabuki actors profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Shido 1972 births Living people Kabuki actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors