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is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the roles of Kyōsuke Kiriya in the 2005
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series '' Kamen Rider Hibiki'', Otoya Hanazono in the 2006 midnight drama '' Princess Princess D'', and Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos in the 2007
tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, war, fantasy, or horror media featuring such technology but is someti ...
series ''
Kamen Rider Den-O is the seventeenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. It premiered January 28, 2007 on TV Asahi, and concluded airing on January 20, 2008. Its ...
''. Nakamura was affiliated with the acting group
D-Boys D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement). Although ...
produced by Watanabe Entertainment. In 2012, he announced he would be taking a break from show business, but in 2014 he announced he had been signed to a new talent agency, G-Star.Pro.


Career

Nakamura started his career in entertainment in 2003, joining the talent agency
Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male Japanese idol, entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa ...
under the Johnny's Jr. division. However, through his time in Johnny's Jr., Nakamura realized he had more interest in pursuing a career in acting than in music, despite the passion for dance that motivated him to join the agency. When Watanabe Entertainment's action production group D-Boys announced its first public audition searching for new talents in 2004, Nakamura left Johnny & Associates to try for the new group that conformed more to the career he sought. On July 27, 2004, Nakamura performed in the D-Boys Open Audition, and came in as the Grand Prize winner. He joined the group shortly after, along with runner-up
Shunji Igarashi is a former Japanese actor known for his role as Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius in the 2006-2007 tokusatsu series ''Ultraman Mebius'' and several spin-offs in the Ultra Series following that. Igarashi was affiliated with the acting unit D-BOYS, ...
and third-placer Katsuki Nakamura. Nakamura was one of the constantly-expanding group's longest-standing members. In March 2010, Nakamura became part of a new D-Boys sub-unit named
D-Date D-Date (stylized as D☆DATE) is a Japanese pop unit of D-Boys, first managed by Watanabe Entertainment, transferred to Avex Entertainment in 2012. Information D-Date was formed in 2010, initially as a 10th anniversary commemoration of Watan ...
alongside Shunji Igarashi, Kōji Seto, Hirofumi Araki and
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, but had to leave due to health reasons and medical treatment. Despite recovering, on September 25, 2012, he resigned from his agency, retiring from the entertainment industry. He returns to the show business on August 31, 2014. On December 18, 2022, Nakamura announces his marriage to a general woman.


Filmography


Television


Cinema


Other media


Radio

* Sunday Talking D-Theater feat. Yuichi Nakamura -I'll always be beside you- (2009) * D-Boys Be Ambitious (2010)


Theatre

* ''Please Me'' (2005) * ''Limit - Anata no monogatari wa nan desu ka?'' (2005) * ''Sophistry'' (2006) * ''Out of Order'' (2007) * ''
D-Boys D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement). Although ...
Stage Vol.1: Kanbai Onrei'' (2007) * ''Adult na Onnatachi'' (2007) * ''Aru Hi, Bokura wa Yume no Naka de Deau'' (2007) * ''D-Boys Stage Vol.2: Last Game'' (2008) * ''D-Boys Stage Vol.3: ~Karasu~ 10'' (2009) * ''D-Boys Stage 2010: Trial-2: Last Game'' (2010)


Voice acting

* ''Kemono no Gotoku Hisoyaka Ni: Kotodama Tsukai'' drama CD (2007) * ''Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride'' video game (2008) * ''Bihada Ichizoku'' anime (2008) * '' Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis'' video game (2016)


Endorsements

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: ''Arigato no Uta'' (2007) * Sapporo Beverage: Gerolsteiner (2008)


Promotional media

Nakamura has been featured in the following promotional releases:


CDs

* ''Princess Princess D'': ''Character Song Series Vol.2: Shiawase no Yokan'' - Yuichi Nakamura,
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& Kazuma * ''Kamen Rider Den-O'': ''Action-Zero'' - Yuichi Nakamura &
Hōchū Ōtsuka is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in '' Heavy Metal L-Gaim''; Mont Blanc Noland in ''One Piece''; Yazan Gable in ''Mobile Sui ...
* ''Doukyuusei/Taiikukan Baby'': ''Doukyusei'',''Taiikukan Baby'' - Yuichi Nakamura * ''Bokura no Houteishiki'': ''Futari dake no Happy Birthday -with Bokushiki Member- '' - Honey L Days with Bokushiki Member * ''Kamen Rider Den-O'': ''Action-Zero 2010'' - Yuichi Nakamura &
Hōchū Ōtsuka is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in '' Heavy Metal L-Gaim''; Mont Blanc Noland in ''One Piece''; Yazan Gable in ''Mobile Sui ...


DVDs

* ''Princess Princess D: Character Image DVD vol.2'' (2006/10) * ''Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! making DVD -from the den-liner's window-'' (2007/07) * ''Kamen Rider Den-O: Special Talk Show -close in, all imagin! it's climax!-'' (2007/11) * ''Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage and Cast Talk Show'' (2008/04) * ''Boku no Hoteishiki: Actor Nakamura Yuichi'' (2008/10) * ''Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka: Collector's pack plus Den-Kiva festival'' (2008/11) * ''D-Boys Boy Friend series vol.2: Yuichi Nakamura Self-Discovery'' (2009/08) * ''Making Of Wangan Midnight The Movie ~Asakura Akio in Akuma no Z~'' (2009/08) * ''D-Boys Boy Friend series vol.7: 7 HEROES'' (2010/02) * ''Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Imagin super climax tour 2010'' (2010/09)


Photobooks

* ''D-Boys: D-Boys'' (2005/04, ) * ''D-Boys: Start!'' (2006/03, ) * ''Official Photo Album Princess Princess D'' (2006/08, ) * ''Princess Princess D Making Book'' (2006/10, ) * ''Kamen Rider Den-O Character Book vol. 01'' (2007/08 ) * ''Den-O Perspective'' (2008/01 ) * ''Kamen Rider Den-O Character Book vol. 02'' (2008/03 ) * ''Yuichi'' (2008/03 ) - ''solo photobook'' * ''D-Boys in the movie: Shakariki!'' (2008/08, ) * ''Den-O Final Invitation'' (2008/09 ) * ''Bokura no Houteishiki: Official Photobook'' (2008/09 ) * ''D-Boys: Dash!'' (2008/12, ) * ''Den-O Neo Generation!! Decade' (2009/06 ) * ''D-Boys: Darling'' (2010/03 ) * ''Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Episode Red Official Guide Book'' (2010/05 ) * ''Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Character Book'' (2010/06 ) * ''Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Complete Book -DEN-O TRILOGIC-'' (2010/07 ) * ''Birth -Standing There-'' (2010/10, ) - ''solo photobook''


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Yuichi 1987 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Yokohama Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors