, occasionally credited mononymously as Eita, is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys. He also appeared in Summer Time Machine Blues and Tokyo Friends: The Movie.
Biography In March 2009, Nagayama made his theatrical role debut as human in a romantic relationship with a female ghost. The same year in August, he made his theatrical role in Tokyo Gekko Makyoku, playing the mysterious character living in the early Shōwa era.
On June 1, 2010, after becoming engaged at the end of 2009, Nagayama married singer Kaela Kimura, who was already five months pregnant. The couple announced that they submitted their marriage registration on September 1, 2010. Nagayama and Kimura have two children together.
Nagayama appeared with Jun Matsumoto and Masami Nagasawa in Hideki Noda. Performances occurred at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Kitakyushu and Osaka as well as Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, the latter under the name of "Love in Action", running from July 11 until November 2, 2024.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2002Aoi HaruObake2003Azumi Hiei9 SoulsKaneko Noboru2005Summer Time Machine BluesKomoto TakumaLead roleDensha Otoko HirofumiHanging GardenTezuka2006Su-ki-daYosuke (young)Memories of MatsukoSho Kawajiri2007DororoTahomaru The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin LockerKawasakiLead role2008Season of SnowShiroyama GunLead role2009April BrideTaro AkasuLead roleDear DoctorKeisuke SomaNo More Cry!!!Yusuke ShimoigusaNodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part IRyutaro MineToad's OilTetsuya Yazawa2010Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part IIRyutaro Mine2011Hara-Kiri: Death of a SamuraiChijiiwa Motome2014The Magnificent NineTokuheiji Sugawara201664: Part IAkikawa64: Part IIAkikawa2017Mixed DoublesHisashi Hagiwara Lead role2018My Friend "A" Hideto SuzukiLead role2020Family Bond Takashi Kawai2021Hokusai Ryūtei TanehikoIn the WakeMikumo2023September 1923ShinsukeMonsterHoriLead roleUndercurrentSatoruDon't Call it Mystery: The MovieGaro Inudō2024Don't Lose Your Head!Ōishi KuranosukeKaze yo Arashi yoŌsugi SakaeI AiKuga2025Hero's IslandOn2027In My Father's RoomTaku2028The Realm BeyondLead role
Television Year Title RoleNotes2002The Queen of Lunchtime CuisineNoboru SakaiRemoteKeisuke SawamuraEpisodes 3 and 42003Water BoysMasatoshi TanakaKimi wa PettoJunpei HoribeThe Always the Two of UsKohei Morinaga2004Orange DaysKeita Yashima2006Nodame CantabileRyutaro MineUnfairKazuyuki AndoSupplimentSatoshi Ogiwara2008AtsuhimeNaogoro/Komatsu TatewakiTaiga dramaLast FriendsTakeru Mizushima2009The VoicesKaji DaikiLead role2010Hard to Say I Love YouKeisuke NakajimaLead role2011Still, Life Goes OnHiroki FukamiLead role2013Matrimonial ChaosMitsuo HamasakiLead role2014Kuroi FukuinYoshitaka IchimuraAll About My SiblingsSatoru Satō2017Hello, Detective HedgehogGoro NanaseLead role2018SegodonŌkubo ToshimichiTaiga dramaAnoneRiichi Nakaseko2020Ashita no KazokuKōtarō HyōdōTelevision film2021How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!Kōichi ObaraBullets, Bones and Blocked NosesMunateMiniseries2022Bakumatsu Aibō-denSakamoto RyōmaTelevision filmDon't Call it MysteryShō KumadaKaze yo Arashi yoŌsugi SakaeTelevision film2023Even If You Don't Do ItYōichi Yoshino
Japanese dub Year Title Role Notes 2013PlanesDusty Crophopper2014Planes: Fire & RescueDusty Crophopper
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2024Sei Sankkaku Kankei/Love in Action
Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Work Result 200933rd Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer AwardHimself 5th Annual TV Navi Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActorLast Friends17th Hashida AwardsBest Newcomer34th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting ActorDear Doctor201052nd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor2013 6th International Drama Festival in TokyoBest ActorMatrimonial Chaos201973rd Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorMy Friend A202478th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorSeptember 1923
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