Ayumu Nakajima

Ayumu Nakajima
中島歩
Nakajima at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival
in 2017
Born (1988-10-07) October 7, 1988 (age 36)
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Alma materNihon University
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
AgentTen Carat
Notable work

Ayumu Nakajima (中島歩, Nakajima Ayumu, born October 7, 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor.

Early life

Ayumu Nakajima was born on October 7, 1988, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, but he grew up in Tokyo. Nakajima great-great-grandfather was Kunikida Doppo.[1] Nakajima went to Koishikawa High School and later got a degree in literature from Nihon University. Back in high school, he played football, and during his university days, he was part of a rakugo study group.[2]

Career

A Nakajima started modeling since he was still in college, but his real dream was to become an actor. During his modeling days, he was represented by Gig Management. He quit modeling in January 2012 and started auditioning for roles while working part-time jobs. He made his acting debut on stage in April 2013. In 2015, he played Jun'ichi Amamiya in a stage adaptation of The Black Lizard alongside Akihiro Miwa.[3]

In 2014, Ayumu Nakajima landed his first regular TV role in the series Hanako to Anne, where he played Ryūichi Miyamoto. He snagged the Best New Actor award at the 7th Tama Film Awards.[4]

In 2019, he made his first appearance in an international film with Saturday Fiction, which was selected for the competition section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[5] Fast forward to 2021, the film he starred in, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, won the Silver Bear at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[6][7]

From November 2021, he appeared in the Hong Kong film Anita, a biographical film about Anita Mui, which was released mainly across Asia (though it did not hit theaters in Japan, the Director's Cut version started streaming on Disney+ in Japan from April 2022).[8] In 2022, he snagged the Best Supporting Actor award at the 35th Takasaki Film Festival for his roles in Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Zentai
Mame Daifuku Monogatari
2015 Good Stripes Masao Minamisawa Lead role [9]
2017 Koi no Kitan-shu
It Girls: Anytime Smokin' Cigarette [10]
2018 Dynamite Grafitti Nakazaki
The Negotiator Masayuki Kuramochi
2019 Just Only Love Kanbayashi
Saturday Fiction Ohara [11]
2020 Korogaru Bidama Hishikawa
Gone Wednesday Araki [12]
2021 Asakusa Kid Inoue [13]
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Kazuaki Lead role [14]
Anita Goto Yuki [15]
Ito Kudo Yuichiro
2022 Love Nonetheless Ryosuke Wakata [16]
A Far Shore Club owner
The Nighthawk's First Love Tobisaka Shota [17]
How to Find Happiness Toshihide's brother
Take a Stroll Inada Hidekazu [18]
2023 Twilight Cinema Blues Watanabe Kensuke [19]
2024 Silent Love Kodō [20]
2024 Happyend Okada [21]
2025 Teki Cometh [22]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Extremely Inappropriate! Yasumori [23]

References

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  2. ^ "コラム／オトコの別腹－朝日マリオン・コム－". sp.asahi-mullion.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ 高田文夫のラジオビバリー昼ズ ニッポン放送 2016年12月5日放送
  4. ^ "最新号「ジャズと落語」には、日大芸術学部の落語研究会出身者が二人登場している". Instagram. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  5. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Sharf, Zack (March 5, 2021). "Berlin Film Festival Winners 2021: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Takes Golden Bear". IndieWire. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "香港トップスター、故アニタ・ムイの伝記映画に新映像追加「アニタ：ディレクターズカット」配信". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  9. ^ "菊池亜希子「グッド・ストライプス」でリアルな結婚事情に迫る！中島歩とダブル主演". 映画.com. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  10. ^ 第30回東京国際映画祭
  11. ^ "《兰心大剧院》：当娄烨遇见"大明星"" ["Lanxin Theater": When Lou Ye met the "big star"] (in Chinese). The Paper. 2021-10-13. Archived from the original on 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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  13. ^ "大泉洋(主演)×柳楽優弥で贈るNetflix映画『浅草キッド』に門脇麦、ナイツの土屋伸之、鈴木保奈美ら出演！". SCREEN ONLINE（スクリーンオンライン） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  14. ^ 濱口竜介監督の新作映画『偶然と想像』が『ベルリン国際映画祭』に正式出品
  15. ^ 日本人歌手熱愛の真相も!?香港歌姫の生涯を描く『アニタ』日本初上映 大阪アジアン映画祭
  16. ^ 城定秀夫監督&今泉力哉脚本『愛なのに』2022年初春公開決定!ポスター&キャスト解禁!
  17. ^ 松井玲奈×中島歩で島本理生「よだかの片想い」映画化! 監督は安川有果
  18. ^ "散歩時間 その日を待ちながら". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  19. ^ "小出恵介主演「銀平町シネマブルース」映画愛に満ちた予告 全国のミニシアター12館からの応援コメントも". 映画.com. eiga.com. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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  22. ^ "敵". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  23. ^ "不適切にもほどがある！の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 31 August 2024.