Yūichi Nakamura (actor)

Japanese actor

For the voice actor, see Yuichi Nakamura (voice actor).

Yūichi Nakamura

中村 優一

Born|  (1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 (age 37)

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 2003–2012, 2014–present

Yūichi Nakamura (中村 優一, Nakamura Yūichi, born October 8, 1987) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the roles of Kyōsuke Kiriya in the 2005 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Hibiki, Otoya Hanazono in the 2006 midnight drama Princess Princess D, and Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos in the 2007 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O.

Nakamura was affiliated with the acting group D-Boys 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.[1]

## Career

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Nakamura started his career in entertainment in 2003, joining the talent agency Johnny & Associates 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.[2]

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,[3] along with runner-up Shunji Igarashi 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 alongside Shunji Igarashi, Kōji Seto, Hirofumi Araki and Arata Horii,[4] but had to leave for health reasons and medical treatment. Despite recovering, on September 25, 2012, he resigned from his agency, retiring from the entertainment industry.[5]

He returns to the show business on August 31, 2014.[6]

On December 18, 2022, Nakamura announces his marriage to a non-celebrity woman.[7]

## Filmography

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### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Network

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2005 | Gokusen 2 | Yūichi Kawada | Nippon Television
Daisuki! Itsugo Go!! | n/a | Tokyo Broadcasting System
Kamen Rider Hibiki | Kyosuke Kiriya | TV Asahi
2006 | Kitana(i) Hero | Hiroshi Onodera | Nippon Television
Princess Princess D | Otoya Hanazono | TV Asahi
DD-Boys | Himself | TV Asahi
Kazoku Zenzai | Kou Kamizawa | Tokyo Broadcasting System
2007 | Puzzle | Masanori Ootaka | TV Asahi
Shinigami no Ballad | Makoto Hayama | TV Tokyo
Delicious Gakuin | Ryouji Nangou | TV Tokyo
Kamen Rider Den-O | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos | TV Asahi
2008 | Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu | Masayuki Misaki | Fuji Television
2009 | Twin Spica | Shū Suzuki | NHK
Last Mail 2 | Kazuki Yamada | BS Asahi
The Negotiator | Tomoyuki Miura | TV Asahi
2010 | Sunao ni Narenakute | Shu Mizuno | Fuji Television
Jotei Kaoruko | Junpei Kojima | TV Asahi
Moyashimon | Tadayasu Souemon Sawaki | Fuji Television
2019 | Kamen Rider Zi-O | Kyosuke Kiriya (later transform to Kamen Rider Hibiki) | TV Asahi
Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos

### Cinema

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2007 | Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos |  |
2008 | Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos |  |
Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos |  |
Classmates | Jun Shibahara |  |
Taiikukan Baby | Jun Shibahara |  |
Shakariki! | Daisuke Hatomura (Poppo) |  |
Bokura no Houteishiki | Shinpei Shimokura |  |
Kaze Ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru | Akane Kashiwazaki |  |
2009 | Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship | Yūto Sakurai |  |
Wangan Midnight | Akio Asakura |  |
2010 | Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos |  |
2015 | Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3 | Yūto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos |  |
2016 | Humming of Yaeko | Eiji Ishizaki |  |
2020 | Dance, Mita | Mayor Maruyama |  |
2021 | Love and the Grand Tug-of-war |  |  | [8]
2022  | Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z | Tokioka Ryuichi/Zabil/Evil Trigger (voice)  |  |
1446: An Eternal Minute |  |  | [9]
Nagisa ni Saku Hana |  |  | [10]
2024  | Let It Rain |  |  | [11]

## Other media

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### Radio

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

### Theatre

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* Please Me (2005)
* Limit - Anata no monogatari wa nan desu ka? (2005)
* Sophistry (2006)
* Out of Order (2007)
* D-Boys 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

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* 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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* Kentucky Fried Chicken: Arigato no Uta (2007)
* Sapporo Beverage: Gerolsteiner (2008)

## Promotional media

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Nakamura has been featured in the following promotional releases:

### CDs

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* Princess Princess D: Character Song Series Vol.2: Shiawase no Yokan \- Yuichi Nakamura, Kento Shibuya & Kazuma
* Kamen Rider Den-O: Action-Zero \- Yuichi Nakamura & Hōchū Ōtsuka
* 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

### DVDs

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* 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

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* D-Boys: D-Boys (2005/04, ISBN 4-924566-42-X)
* D-Boys: Start! (2006/03, ISBN 4-05-403035-1)
* Official Photo Album Princess Princess D (2006/08, ISBN 4-403-65027-9)
* Princess Princess D Making Book (2006/10, ISBN 4-403-65028-7)
* Kamen Rider Den-O Character Book vol. 01 (2007/08 ISBN 978-4-02-213800-2)
* Den-O Perspective (2008/01 ISBN 978-4-8130-6206-6)
* Kamen Rider Den-O Character Book vol. 02 (2008/03 ISBN 978-4-02-213820-0)
* Yuichi (2008/03 ISBN 978-4-05-403727-4) - solo photobook
* D-Boys in the movie: Shakariki! (2008/08, ISBN 4-8470-4122-4)
* Den-O Final Invitation (2008/09 ISBN 4-7778-0596-4)
* Bokura no Houteishiki: Official Photobook (2008/09 ISBN 4-8130-8012-X)
* D-Boys: Dash! (2008/12, ISBN 4-04-895035-5)
* Den-O Neo Generation!! [+ Decade] (2009/06 ISBN 978-4-7778-0664-5)
* D-Boys: Darling (2010/03 ISBN 978-4-391-13869-6)
* Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Episode Red Official Guide Book (2010/05 ISBN 978-4-04-885060-5)
* Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Character Book (2010/06 ISBN 978-4-86336-091-4)
* Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy: Complete Book -DEN-O TRILOGIC- (2010/07 ISBN 978-4-7778-0790-1)
* Birth -Standing There- (2010/10, ISBN 978-4-04-895087-9) - solo photobook

## References

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1. ^ "皆様へ". 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
2. ^ "D-RADIO BOYS 2008年01月05日 (Close-up Member: Yuichi Nakamura)". D-RADIO BOYS feat. D-BOYS. Season 1. Episode 14. 2008-01-05.
3. ^ "1st D-BOYS Audition Winners announcement as of August 15, 2004". Archived from the original on 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
4. ^ "D☆DATE OFFICIAL WEBSITE". Retrieved 2010-12-04.
5. ^ 俳優・中村優一が芸能界卒業「違う道を歩んでいきたい」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-09-25.
6. ^ "Yuichi Nakamura Return to Show Business" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-08-31.
7. ^ "中村優一、一般女性との結婚報告「人生を支え合いながら歩んでいけたら」". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
8. ^ "大綱引の恋". eiga.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
9. ^ "永遠の1分。". eiga.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
10. ^ "渚に咲く花". eiga.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
11. ^ "アディクトを待ちながら". eiga.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

## External links

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* Official profile (in Japanese)
* Official blog (in Japanese)

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