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's great-great-grandfather was Kunikida Doppo. 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.
Career 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.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
In 2014, Ayumu Nakajima landed his first regular TV role in the series Hanako and Anne, where he played Ryūichi Miyamoto. He snagged the Best New Actor award at the 7th Tama Film Awards.
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. 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.
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). In 2022, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 35th Takasaki Film Festival for his roles in Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2013ZentaiMame Daifuku Monogatari2015Good StripesMasao MinamisawaLead role2017Koi no Kitan-shuIt Girls: Anytime Smokin' Cigarette第30回東京国際映画祭2018Dynamite GrafittiNakazakiThe NegotiatorMasayuki Kuramochi2019Just Only LoveKanbayashiSaturday FictionOhara2020Korogaru BidamaHishikawaGone WednesdayAraki2021Asakusa KidInoueWheel of Fortune and FantasyKazuakiLead role 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AnitaGoto Yuki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ItoKudo Yuichiro2022Love NonethelessRyosuke Wakata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!A Far Shore Club ownerThe Nighthawk's First LoveTobisaka Shota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How to Find Happiness Toshihide's brotherTake a StrollInada Hidekazu2023Twilight Cinema Blues Watanabe Kensuke2024The ParadesHiroshi SasakiSilent LoveKodōHappyendOkada2025Teki ComethRenoirToru OmaezakiYoyogi JohnnyJinseiKuzu (voice)Sato and SatoAkira Shoji2026Zakken!: The Cosmos Beneath Our Feet FukuzawaSheep in the BoxEngineerTwo Cigarettes, Three NightsShinji2027Traveling PracticeKeisukeLead roleKasuka na Kare o DakishimeteKosuke HayashiAo no JoFujino
Television Year Title Role Notes2014Hanako and AnneRyuichi MiyamotoAsadora2024Extremely Inappropriate!Yasumori2025Gannibal Season 2Osamu GotōAnpanJiro WakamatsuAsadoraLast Samurai StandingNagase Shinpei2026Extremely Inappropriate! SpecialYasumoriTelevision filmBrothers in ArmsAzai NagamasaTaiga dramaStraight to HellYutaka SudoHuman VaporObata (young)Until the T-shirt DriesItsuki
References
External links Official profile at Ten Carat
Ayumu Nakajima's Sina Weibo