Motoki Nakazawa
Motoki Nakazawa | |||||
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 Nakazawa in 2024 | |||||
| Born | February 20, 2000 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||
| Years active | 2022–present | ||||
| Agent | Tristone Entertainment | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 中沢元紀 | ||||
| Hiragana | なかざわ もとき | ||||
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Motoki Nakazawa (中沢元紀, born February 20, 2000) is a Japanese actor.
Career
[edit]Nakazawa made his acting debut in the 2022 mini-drama web series, Maison Haagen-Dazs: Eight Happy Stories.[1]
On September 29, 2023, he made his film debut in the movie The Silent Service.[2] In October of the same year, he attracted much attention after he played the role of ace pitcher Sho Inuzuka in the TBS Sunday television drama Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle.[3][4]
In July 2024, Nakazawa co-starred with Toranosuke Kobayashi in the TV Tokyo drama, I Hear the Sunspot.[5] In 2025, he is set to appear as Chihiro Yanai in NHK's Asadora television drama Anpan.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Goodbye Monotone | Makoto Fujimiya | [7] | |
| The Silent Service | Akira Hiranuma | [2] | ||
| 2024 | Fast Break | Shunto Kusamura | Lead role | [8] |
Television drama
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Saitama Host Club | Sen Takasaki | [9] | |
| Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle | Sho Inuzuka | [10] | ||
| 2024 | What are you doing on Saturday!? | Kotone Fujii (voice) | Lead role; short drama | [11] |
| 366 Days | Tatsuya Takimoto | Episodes 2, 5, & 9 | [12] | |
| I Hear the Sunspot | Kohei Sugihara | Lead role | [13] | |
| 2025 | Anpan | Chihiro Yanai | [14] |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maison Haagen-Dazs: Eight Happy Stories | Cameo | Mini-series | [1] |
| First Love | Classmate
(cameo) |
Episode 1, 5, 6, & 9 | [15] | |
| 2024 | The Silent Service: The Battle of Tokyo Bay | Akira Hiranuma | Season 1 | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "日常の「ハローしあわせ。」をテーマに描いたミニドラマ". January 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service Manga Gets Live-Action Film on Amazon Prime". Anime News Network. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "日曜劇場「下剋上球児」野球部員を演じる12名に兵頭功海、伊藤あさひ、奥野壮ら" ["Sunday Theater Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle Baseball Club Members to be Played by 12 People: Kokai Hyodo, Asahi Ito, So Okuno, and More"]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "「下剋上球児」オーディション勝ち抜いた次世代スター球児役12人を一挙紹介＜プロフィール・これまでの出演作＞ - モデルプレス" ["Introducing the 12 next-generation star baseball players who won the "Gekokujo Baseball Players" audition <Profiles and past appearances>"]. Modelpress (in Japanese). October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "中沢元紀×小林虎之介で"ノートテイク"を描くドラマ「ひだまりが聴こえる」7月スタート（コメントあり）". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "2025年度前期 連続テレビ小説『あんぱん』出演者発表第5弾＜柳井家の人々＞". NHKドラマ (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "中田圭祐、映画単独初主演『さよならモノトーン』製作発表 相手役は大原優乃". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "中沢元紀がバスケットボールにすべてを捧げる、初主演映画「ファストブレイク」公開（動画あり / コメントあり）" [Motoki Nakazawa dedicates everything to basketball, his first starring movie Fast Break released]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "山本千尋主演ドラマ「埼玉のホスト」に木村了、中沢元紀、田中洸希らが出演（コメントあり）" ["Kimura Ryo, Nakazawa Motoki, Tanaka Kouki and others will appear in the drama Host in Saitama starring as Yamamoto Chihiro"]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "新日曜劇場「下剋上球児」球児キャスト発表 中沢元紀、兵頭功海、菅生新樹ら12名｜シネマトゥデイ" [New Sunday Theatre "Gekokujo Baseball Players" Baseball Player Cast Announced: 12 Cast Members Including Motoki Nakazawa, Kokai Hyodo, and Araki Sugo]. シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). September 17, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "1月「イケドラ」に中沢元紀が出演！パティシエ役に「お菓子作りを趣味にしようかな」" [Motoki Nakazawa will appear on "Ikedora" in January! "I think I'll make baking my hobby" as a pastry chef]. めざましmedia (in Japanese). January 22, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "フジ月9ドラマ「366日」に夏子、前田公輝、中沢元紀、中田青渚、清乃あさ姫が出演（コメントあり）" [Natsuko, Maeda Kouki, Nakazawa Motoki, Nakata Aoba, and Kiyono Asahime will appear in Fuji TV's Monday 9pm drama 366 Days]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "来春朝ドラ『あんぱん』第5次キャスト豪華6人発表 今田美桜＆北村匠海に大きく関わる柳井家の人々【コメントあり】" [Next spring's morning drama "Anpan" fifth cast of 6 gorgeous people announced: Mio Imada & Takumi Kitamura's Yanai family members [comments included]]. Oricon. August 1, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Tristone Entertainment Inc". tristone.co.jp. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "Breaking News - Prime Video to Exclusively Premiere Original Drama Series "The Silent Service Season One - The Battle of Tokyo Bay" on February 9, 2024 | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Agency profile (in Japanese)
- Motoki Nakazawa at IMDb