Shu Nakajima

中嶋 しゅう

Born| (1948-04-18)18 April 1948

Tokyo, Japan

Died| 6 July 2017(2017-07-06) (aged 69)

Tokyo, Japan

Nationality| Japanese
Occupations|

* Actor
* director

Agent| Come True
Height| 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse|

Machiko Washio

(m. 2003⁠–⁠2017)​

Awards| 45th (2010) Kinokuniya Theater Award for Individual (Blue/Orange, Ima wa Naki Henry Moss)[1]
Website| Official Profile

Shu Nakajima (中嶋 しゅう, Nakajima Shū; 18 April 1948 – 6 July 2017[2][3][4][5]) was a Japanese actor and director.

He was born in Tokyo. He formerly belonged to Gekidan NLT. He was represented with Come True. His wife was actress Machiko Washio.[6]

## Filmography

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### Stage

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Year  | Title  | Location  | Notes  | Ref.

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1990 | Okuni | Kintetsu Theater |  |
1991 | Bingo |  | T.P.T Performance |
Song Days | Panasonic Globe Theaters |  |
1992 | Piano | Kinokuniya Hall |  |
1994 | Hi no Tori | Nikko Theater |  |
1996 | Ghetto |  |  |
Orufeo no Nage |  | Recitation |
1997 | Umi no Futten | Kinokuniya Hall |  |
1998 | Yō-zakari no Onna-tachi | New National Theater, Shin Kobe Oriental Theater |  |
Amy's View | Parco Theater |  |
1999 | Yukiyakonkon | Kinokuniya Hall |  |
Kunisada | Saison Theater |  |
2000 | Yokubō to Iuna no Densha | New National Theater |  |
2001 | Bijo de Nokemono |  |
2002 | Oka no Ue no Yeppe | Benissan Pitt |  |
2003 | Nuremberg Saiban | Actor's Theater |  |
2004 | Kamome | Benissan Pitt |  |
Nire no Kokage no Yokubō | Theater 1010 |  |
2005 | Tengoku no Honya | Museum Shrine |  |
Caucasus no Hakuboku no Wa | Setagaya Public Theater |  |
Haha Kimottama to sono Kodomo-tachi | New National Theater |  |
2006 | Bakxai | Benissan Pitt |  |
2007 | The Decline and Fall of The Suzaku |  |  |
Hiya Kitaru | New National Theater |  |
2008 | Sora no Teigi | Haiyūza |  |
Baume in Greeyad | Shinjuku Theater Molière |  |
Kamome | Theater Brava |  |
Keen | Tennozu Ginga Theater, Hyogo Prefectural Arts Center |  |
2009 | Honō no Hito | Tennozu Ginga Theater |  |
Akai Shiro Kuroi Suna | Nikko Theater |  |
Henry VI | New National Theater |  |
2010 | Heiki no aru Fūkei | Actor's Theater |  |
Blue/Orange | Yawata Mountain Warsall Theater |  |
Ima wa Naki Henry Moss | Akasaka Red Theater |  |
Osorubeki Oya-tachi | Tokyo Art Theater Small Hall 2 |  |
Laskolinikov to Sviedrikarov | Yawata Mountain Warsall Theater | Planning, production |
2011 | Edit Piaf | Tennozu Ginga Theater |  |
Honō no Hito | Tennozu Ginga Theater, Kanagawa Arts Theater Hall (KAAT) | Replay |
2012 | Jekyll & Hyde | Nikko Theater | As Sir Danvers |
Sen ni Kudake Chiru Sora no Hoshi | Theater Tram |  |
Hashi kara no Nagame | Theater Bonbon |  |
2013 | Kōritsu-gaku no Susume | New National Theater Small Theater |  |
Kikyō | Theater Appearance | RunsFirst Produced Performance |
Jeanne | Setagaya Public Theater |  |
Macbeth | Theater Cocoon |  |
2014 | Bobby Fischer wa Pasadena ni Sunde iru | Theater Appearance |  |
Honō: Ansandi | Theater Tram |  | [7]
2015 | Kyōjin na omote Ōjō o togu -Mukashi, Bokutachi wa Aishita- | Tokyo Arts Theater Theater West |  |
Yasōkyoku-shū | Ginga Theater |  | [7]
Spokane no Hidarite | Theater Tram |  | [8]
2016 | Eternal Chikamatsu | Theater Cocoon, Drama City |  |
'Tis Pity She's a Whore | New National Theater Middle Theater |  | [7]
Ima, koko ni aru Buki | Theater Appearance |
Henry IV | New National Theater Middle Theater |
2017 | Kōfukuna Shokuba | Setagaya Public Theater |  |
Honō: Ansandi | Theater Tram |  | [9]
Other Desert Cities | Tokyo Arts Theater Theater West |  | [10]

### Films

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Ref.

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1977 | Gokumonjima |  |
1980 | Kagemusha |  |
1985 | Ran |  |
1990 | Dreams | Party companion |
1993 | Madadayo |  |
2001 | To End All Wars | Nagatomo |
2008 | The Ramen Girl | Merchant 3 |
2013 | Kujikenaide |  |
Bye Bye, Marano |  |
47 Ronin | Horibe Yasubei |
2014 | Saigo no Inochi | Ono (homeless) |
2015 | The Emperor in August | Hideki Tojo | [11]
2017 | Sekigahara | Serubicchi |
Birds Without Names | Kunieda | (final film role)

### TV dramas

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Network  | Notes

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1987 | Dokuganryū Masamune |  | NHK |
1988 | Takeda Shingen | Hirate Hirohide |
1994 | Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary 4 | Publisher editorial staff | EX |
Tonosama Dūraibō Kakure Tabi |  | Episode 20
1995 | Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune | Atsumi Hisatada | NHK |
Onihei Hankachō | Ichino no Umanana | CX | 6th Series Episode 11
1996 | Furuhata Ninzaburō 2nd Season |  | Episode 7
Shinjuku Love Story Jiken-bo 2 |  | EX |
Keiji Ou! |  | TX | Episode 12
1998 | Setsunai: Tokyo Heart Break |  | EX | Episode 2
Taxi Driver no Suiri Nisshi 9 |  |
2012 | Rich Man, Poor Woman |  | CX |
2013 | Seicho Matsumoto Special: Kao | Kunimitsu Ishii |
2014 | Kosuke Kindaichi VS Kogoro Akechi futatabi |  |
Long Goodbye | Bartender | NHK |
2015 | Kaze no Tōge: Ginkan no Fu | Yutoki Kuki |
Osugi Tantei Jimusho: Utsukushiki Hyōteki-hen |  | TBS |
2016 | Mikaiketsu Jiken |  | NHK | File.05 "Lockheed Jiken"

## Directorial works

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### Stage

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Title  | Performance  | Notes

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Ubau koto | Cotton Club |
Kakeru koto |
Myōna koto |
Kanojo o Fuan ni sa seru Ikutsu ka no koto |
Kumo wa kitto Mizu ni naru | Conclave |
Laskolinikov to Sviedrikarov |
Mizu no Hanashi |  | Performed at the Matsumoto Civic Art Center
Rōdoku Geki: Ten-kiri Matsu: Yamigatari |  | Sea-Activity Produce

## References

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1. ^ "紀伊国屋演劇賞、団体賞に華のん企画". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 18 Dec 2010. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
2. ^ "中嶋しゅうさん死去、舞台「アザー・デザート・シティーズ」は7日から9日まで公演中止発表". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. 7 Jul 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
3. ^ "俳優中嶋しゅうさん死亡＝公演中、舞台から転落－東京". Jiji.com (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 7 Jul 2017. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
4. ^ Oguchi, Fumiko (7 Jul 2017). "中嶋しゅうを応援して下さった皆様へ" (in Japanese). Come True. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
5. ^ "俳優の中嶋しゅうさんが死亡舞台から客席に落下". Asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. 7 Jul 2017. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
6. ^ "鷲尾真知子 25年以上事実婚状態から入籍した理由は…生命保険のため". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 1 Sep 2015. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
7. ^ a b c "中嶋しゅうさん死去、生前は巧みな台詞術で舞台演出". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 11 Jul 2017. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
8. ^ Fujisawa, Shihoko (14 Nov 2015). "舞台「スポケーンの左手」中嶋しゅう＋小川絵梨子 人の哀しさ面白さ…緻密な演出で". Sankei News (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
9. ^ Hamada, Motoko (15 Feb 2017). "Interview:中嶋しゅう 芝居は観客との会話 「炎 アンサンディ」に出演". Mainichi Shimbun (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
10. ^ "ジョン・ロビン・ベイツの「OTHER DESERT CITIES」に寺島しのぶ". Stage Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 1 Nov 2016. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.
11. ^ "俳優中嶋しゅうさん病死か、公演中舞台から転落". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Yomiuri Online. 7 Jul 2017. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved 15 Jul 2017.

## External links

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* Nakajima Shu Come True (in Japanese)
* M.T. Project Shu Nakajima (in Japanese)
* Shu Nakajima – allcinema (in Japanese)
* Shu Nakajima – Kinenote (in Japanese)
* Shu Nakajima at IMDb

*[m.]: married