Shinichi Mitsui (三井 進一, Mitsui Shin'ichi; born 12 December 1955),[1] better known as Nakamura Baijaku II (二代目 中村 梅雀, Nidaime Nakamura Baijaku), is a Japanese actor, bassist, and composer. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Ogikubo High School and later graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music.

Nakamura Baijaku II
中村 梅雀
Also known asManabu Nakamura
Born
Shinichi Mitsui

(1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 70)
OccupationsActor, bassist, composer
Years active1965–present

Nakamura also has relatives who are kabuki actors.

  • Great-grandfather: Nakamura Kanemon II.
  • Grandfather: Nakamura Kanemon III[a].
  • Father: Nakamura Umenosuke IV[b].

His trade name is Narikomaya (成駒屋) and debuted in 1965. Nakamura learned about kabuki and modern theater at the Zenshinza troupe. His initial name was Manabu Nakamura (中村 まなぶ, Nakamura Manabu). Nakamura took on the name of his great-grandfather Baijaku in 1980 during the 50th Anniversary Performance of Zenshinza and became "Baijaku II". At the final performance of Otose in 2007, Nakamura announced he was leaving Zenshinza and turning freelance.[2]

Filmography

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TV series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1969Ten to chi toSuwa KatsuyoriTaiga drama[3]
1985Sanada TaiheikiTokugawa Hidetada[4]
1995Hachidai Shogun YoshimuneTokugawa IeshigeTaiga drama[5]
1997Mōri MotonariShiji HiroyoshiTaiga drama[6]
2000AoiTokugawa Mitsukuni / narratorTaiga drama[7]
2003Teru Teru KazokuSenkichi AnzaiAsadora[8]
2006Kōmyō ga TsujiTokugawa HidetadaTaiga drama[9]
2008AtsuhimeIi NaosukeTaiga drama[10]
2009–17Prosecutor AkakabuShigeru HiiragiLead role; 7 television films[11]
2010Prosecutor Akakabu in KyotoShigeru HiiragiLead role[12]
2012Taira no KiyomoriTaira no IesadaTaiga drama[13]
2014The Thorns of AliceKazufumi Mizuno[14]
2017Naotora: The Lady WarlordNarratorTaiga drama[15]
2022Bakumatsu Aibō-denIwakura TomomiTelevision film[16]
Kamen Rider Black SunDarom[17]
2022–24GannibalSabu2 seasons[18]

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997Lie Lie LieMitani[19]
1998Tsuribaka Nisshi TenKusamori[20]
2000Tsuribaka Nisshi ElevenKusamori[21]
A Class to RememberKuroi Sensei[22]
2001Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijō Saidai no Yūkyū KyūkaKusamori[23]
2002Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan Kikiippatsu!Kusamori[24]
The Twilight SamuraiTerauchi Gonbee[25]
2003The Blue LightEiji Yamamoto[26]
2004Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni Ashita Wanai!?Kusamori[27]
2005Tsuribaka Nisshi 16: Hamasaki wa Kyō mo DamedattaKusamori[28]
2007Tsuribaka Nisshi 18: Hama-chan Sū-san Seto no YakusokuKusamori[29]
2008Tsuribaka Nisshi 19: Yokoso! Suzuki Kensetsu Goikko SamaKusamori[30]
2011Bunny DropDaikichi's father[31]
Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiChijiiwa Jinnai[32]
2018Kids on the SlopeTsutomu Mukae[33]
2020The Dignified Death of Shizuo YamanakaShizuo YamanakaLead role[34]
2021Last of the WolvesTakayuki Seshima[35]
2026HomuraTomita Ujizane[36]

Notes

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  1. Real Name: Kanejirō Mitsui (Japanese: 三井金次郎, Hepburn: Mitsui Kanejirō).
  2. Real Name: Teruo Mitsui (Japanese: 三井鐵男, Hepburn: Mitsui Teruo).

References

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  1. "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. "中村梅雀さん、「前進座」退団し、フリーに - 文化・芸能" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-04. Asahi.com (Asahi Shimbun) (September 12, 2007)
  3. "天と地と". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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  5. "八代将軍吉宗". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. "毛利元就". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. "中村梅雀". NHK. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  8. "てるてる家族の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  9. "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  10. "篤姫". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  11. "赤かぶ検事奮戦記(中村梅雀主演)". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  12. "赤かぶ検事 京都篇". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  13. "平清盛の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  14. "アリスの棘の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  15. "大河ドラマ おんな城主直虎 総集編[1] これが次郎の生きる道". Broadcast Programming Center of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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  17. "西島秀俊×中村倫也『仮面ライダーBLACK SUN』10月28日配信 濱田岳、吉田羊らが"怪人"に". Real Sound. 29 August 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
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  19. "Lie lie Lie". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  20. "釣りバカ日誌10". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  21. "釣りバカ日誌イレブン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  22. "十五才 学校IV". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  23. "釣りバカ日誌12 史上最大の有給休暇". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  24. "釣りバカ日誌13 ハマちゃん危機一髪!". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  25. "たそがれ清兵衛". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  26. "青の炎". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  27. "釣りバカ日誌15 ハマちゃんに明日はない!?". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  28. "釣りバカ日誌16 浜崎は今日もダメだった". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  29. "釣りバカ日誌18 ハマちゃんスーさん瀬戸の約束". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  30. "釣りバカ日誌20 ファイナル". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  31. "うさぎドロップ". eiga.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  32. "一命". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  33. "坂道のアポロン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  34. "山中静夫氏の尊厳死". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  35. "松坂桃李主演『孤狼の血 LEVEL2』8.20公開決定 鈴木亮平、西野七瀬らキャスト解禁". Crank-in!. 4 February 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  36. "炎かがよへ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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