Taishi Nakagawa is a Japanese actor, host, and model. He is best known for his leading role as Yuiji Kira in the live action Closest Love to Heaven, and as Tenma Hase in the second season of Hana Yori Dango. Nakagawa originally started as a child actor but because of his sudden growth spurt he was given roles that were much older than his real age. He debuted in 2009 when he portrayed the young Ikki Sawamura in a drama re-enactment of TV documentary “When I Was a Child” which features Japanese actors and actresses in their childhood.
He is also a regular performer in “The Comedy of Life”, a comedy skit show that depicts the joys and sorrows of life which is presented in an omnibus format since 2018 but have been guesting on the show since 2017.
Known For
As For Me
2025
Cha-Cha
Raku
2024
A Conviction of Marriage
Koichi Miyamae
2024
Bushido
Yakichi
2024
儚き光のラプソディ
2024
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
2023
Scroll
2023
Black Night Parade
Kaiza Tanaka
2022
歌妖曲～中川大志之丞変化～
2022
Tom and Sawyer in the City
Nikaido Takuya
2021
Inubu: The Dog Club
Shibasaki Ryosuke
2021
Funny Bunny
Satoshi Kenmochi
2021
Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette
Uchijima
2021
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy
Kiyozumi Hamada
2021
Raijingu Jakuchu
2021
4 Mysterious Stories
Mutou Haruto
2020
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Tsuneo Suzukawa (voice)
2020
One Left Hand Shot
Tanaka Masayuki
2020
Samurai Marathon
Fujii
2019
Lock-On Love
Towa Furuya
2018
Rainbow Days
Tomoya Matsunaga
2018
Kids on the Slope
Sentaro Kawabuchi
2018
Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen
2018
ReLIFE
Arata Kaizaki
2017
Closest Love to Heaven
Yuiji Kira
2017
Your Lie in April
Ryouta Watari
2016
Unrequited Love
Satake
2016
Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy
Andrea (voice)
2015
Commuting to School Series On the Way to School
Kou
2015
Commuting to School Series Commuter Tram
2015
Blue Demon Ver. 2.0
Hiroshi
2015
GTO: The Graduation Special
2013
GTO: New Year's Special
2013
Golden Kamuy 2
The Laughing Salesman
(1 episode)
2025
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
Koito Otonoshin · (9 episodes)
2024
バタバタ買い物バケーション
(1 episode)
2024
Seven Orifices
Kawabata · (8 episodes)
2024
95
Suzuki Shotaro / "Sho" · (10 episodes)
2024
Eye Love You
Hanaoka Akito · (10 episodes)
2024
Ozu
(1 episode)
2023
ONE DAY~It’s Wonderful Christmas Ado~
Fuehana Mizuki · (11 episodes)
2023
Burn the House Down
Shinji Mitarai · (8 episodes)
2023
アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3ザ・ドキュメンタリー 映画はつねに新しい 完全密着1年間の記録
(1 episode)
2023
直前特番 アクターズ・ショート・フィルム3独占インタビュー 高良健吾/玉木宏/土屋太鳳/中川大志/野村萬斎
(1 episode)
2023
The Old Dog, New Tricks?
Takuya Jo · (10 episodes)
2022
The 13 Lords of the Shogun
Hatakeyama Shigetada · (48 episodes)
2022
Urban Tom & Sawyer Our Fort
Takuya Nikaido · (8 episodes)
2021
Hitman in Love
Onotora Shu · (10 episodes)
2021
4-tsu no Fushigi na Story
(1 episode)
2020
Daddy Is My Classmate
Masaji Hatakeyama · (7 episodes)
2020
You and I on the G-String
Kase Rihito · (10 episodes)
2019
Queen
Shuji Fujieda（藤枝 修二） · (10 episodes)
2019
Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!
Towa Furuya · (5 episodes)
2018
Boys Over Flowers: Season 2
Tenma Hase · (11 episodes)
2018
Kakegurui
Kaede Manyuda · (15 episodes)
2018
My Little Lover - Minami Kun no Koibito
Shun'ichi Minami · (10 episodes)
2015
Prison School
Kiyoshi Fujino · (9 episodes)
2015
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
Koji Sanada · (1 episode)
2014
Water Polo Yankees
Kohei Shimura · (10 episodes)
2014
Midnight Ferris Wheel
Takahashi Shinji · (10 episodes)
2013
Perfect Blue
Shinya Morooka · (11 episodes)
2012
GTO
(11 episodes)
2012
Blackboard
Kenji Yumioka · (1 episode)
2012
Blackboard
Yumioka Kenji · (0 episode)
2012
DOCTORS: The Ultimate Surgeon
Masaya Minagawa · (1 episode)
2011
I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
Kakeru Asuda · (11 episodes)
2011
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Koji Sanada · (1 episode)
1995