Eita Nagayama (永山 瑛太, born December 13, 1982), 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.

Eita Nagayama
永山 瑛太
Born
Eita Nagayama (永山 瑛太)

(1982-12-13) December 13, 1982 (age 41)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
SpouseKaela Kimura (m. 2010)
Children2
RelativesKento Nagayama (younger brother)
Websitewww.eita.jp

Career edit

In 2009, Eita was cast in his first theatrical role playing a human in a romantic relationship with a female ghost.[1] Not long after in August 2009, it was announced that Eita had been cast as the lead in the play Tokyo Gekko Makyoku, playing a mysterious character living in the early Shōwa era. It was his first time playing the lead in a theatrical production.[2]

Stage edit

Nagayama is to appear with Jun Matsumoto and Masami Nagasawa in Hideki Noda's Sei sankaku kankei (正三角関係, Trilateral connection). Performances are expected at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, in Kitakyushu and Osaka, as well as Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, under the name of "Love in action", running from July 11 until November 2, 2024.[3]

Personal life edit

On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Eita would marry singer Kaela Kimura, who was already five months pregnant, that summer after becoming engaged in late 2009.[4][5] Eita and Kimura announced that they submitted their marriage registration on September 1, 2010.[6]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2002 Aoi Haru Obake
2003 Azumi Hiei
9 Souls Kaneko Noboru
Omohi no Tama~Nenju
2004 Believer Teru
2005 Densha Otoko Hirofumi
Summer Time Machine Blues Komoto Takuma Lead role
Hanging Garden Tezuka
2006 Su-ki-da Yosuke (young)
Memories of Matsuko' Sho Kawajiri
Tokyo Friends: The Movie Ryūji Shintani
2007 Dororo Tahomaru
Invisible War Tomoki Kosaka
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker Kawasaki Lead role
2008 Season of Snow Shiroyama Gun Lead role
2009 April Bride Taro Akasu Lead role
Toad's Oil Tetsuya Yazawa
Dear Doctor Keisuke Soma
No More Cry!!! Yusuke Shimoigusa
Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part I Ryutaro Mine
2010 Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part II Ryutaro Mine
2011 Tada's Do-It-All House Keisuke Tada Lead role
Someday Kanji Shibayama
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai Motome Chizīwa
Wild 7 Dairoku Hiba Lead role
2012 Train Brain Express Kenta Kotama Lead role
Monsters Club Ryoichi Kakiuchi
2014 Tada's Do-It-All House: Disconcerto Keisuke Tada Lead role
2016 64: Part I Akikawa
64: Part II Akikawa
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio Shinya Kabuto
The Magnificent Nine Tokuheiji Sugawara
2017 Ringside Story Hideo Lead role
And Then There Was Light Tasuku Kurokawa Lead role
Mixed Doubles Hisashi Hagiwara Lead role
2018 My Friend "A" Hideto Suzuki Lead role
2020 Family Bond Takashi Kawai [7]
2021 Hokusai Ryūtei Tanehiko [8]
In the Wake Mikumo [9]
2023 September 1923 Shinsuke [10]
Monster Hori Lead role [11]
Undercurrent Satoru [12]
Don't Call it Mystery: The Movie Garo Inudō [13]
2024 Don't Lose Your Head! Ōishi Kuranosuke [14]
Kaze yo Arashi yo Ōsugi Sakae [15]
I Ai [16]

TV dramas edit

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2001 Sayonara, Ozu-sensei Tsuyoshi Mikami Fuji TV
2002 Lunch no Joō Noboru Sakai Fuji TV
Remote Keisuke Sawamura NTV
Shiritsu Tantei Hama Maiku Chihiro Kurusu YTV
2003 Itsumo Futari de Kohei Morinaga Fuji TV
Kimi wa Petto Junpei Horibe TBS
Otoko-yu Eiichi Koike Fuji TV Lead role
Water Boys Masatoshi Tanaka Fuji TV
Otoko-yu 2 Eiichi Koike Fuji TV Lead role
Hatsukoi.com Kohei Mizushima NTV
2004 Hatachi ~1983-nen ni Umarete~ Daisuke Nakashima Fuji TV
Orange Days Keita Yashima TBS
Medaka Taku Sakuragi Fuji TV
2005 Minna Mukashi wa Kodomo Datta Masaki Sagami Kansai TV
Water Boys 2005 Natsu Masatoshi Tanaka Fuji TV
Tokyo Friends Ryūji Shintani DVD release only
2006 Unfair Kazuyuki Ando KTV
Suppli Satoshi Ogiwara Fuji TV
Nodame Cantabile Ryutaro Mine Fuji TV
2008 Atsuhime Naogoro/Komatsu Tatewaki NHK Taiga drama [17]
Loss:Time:Life Haruhiko Nakayama Fuji TV Lead role
Tokyo Daikushu Boku Hitoshi NTV
Last Friends Takeru Mizushima Fuji TV
2009 Voice Kaji Daiki Fuji TV Lead role
2010 Hard to Say I Love You Keisuke Nakajima Fuji TV Lead role [18]
2011 Soredemo, Ikite Yuku Hiroki Fukami Fuji TV Lead role
2012 Lucky Seven Teru Nitta Fuji TV
2013 Saikou no Rikon Mitsuo Hamasaki Fuji TV Lead role
Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi Keisuke Tada TV Tokyo Lead role
Kyokuhoku Rhapsody Yoshio Imanaka NHK Lead role
2014 Kuroi Fukuin Yoshitaka Ichimura TV Asahi [19]
All About My Siblings Satoru Satō Fuji TV
2015 Watashi wa Chichi ga Kirai desu Shuichi Yoshida NHK Lead role
2017 Hello, Detective Hedgehog Goro Nanase TBS Lead role [20]
2018 Segodon Ōkubo Toshimichi NHK Taiga drama [21]
Anone Riichi Nakaseko NTV [22]
2020 Ashita no Kazoku Kōtarō Hyōdō TBS TV movie [23]
2021 How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family! Kōichi Obara TBS [24]
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses Munate NHK Miniseries [25]
2022 Bakumatsu Aibō-den Sakamoto Ryōma NHK TV movie [26]
Don't Call it Mystery Shō Kumada Fuji TV [27]
Kaze yo Arashi yo Ōsugi Sakae NHK TV movie [15]
2023 Even If You Don't Do It Yōichi Yoshino Fuji TV [28]

Japanese dub edit

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Planes Dusty Crophopper [29]
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue Dusty Crophopper [29]

Music video edit

Year Song Title Artist
2002 "Clover" Takako Matsu
2013 "Yin Yang" Keisuke Kuwata

Stage edit

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Sei sankaku kankei (Love in Action) [3]

Awards edit

Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2009 33rd Elan d'or Awards Newcomer Award Himself Won [30]
5th Annual TV Navi Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Last Friends Won [31]
17th Hashida Awards Best Newcomer Won [32]
34th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Dear Doctor Won [33]
2010 52nd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor Won [34]
2013 6th International Drama Festival in Tokyo Best Actor Matrimonial Chaos Won [35]
2019 73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor My Friend A Nominated [36]
2024 78th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor September 1923 Nominated [37]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Eita's first starring role on stage". Tokyograph. 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  3. ^ a b "松本潤、長澤まさみ、永山瑛太が舞台初競演、NODA・MAP新作『正三角関係』【コメントあり】". The qoonet (in Japanese). 17 April 2024. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Oricon Style - Kaela Kimura is 5 months pregnant - got engaged to Eita late last year" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  5. ^ "2010/06/01 - From Kaela Kimura to all fans" (in Japanese). kaela-web.com. 2010-06-01. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  6. ^ "Eita, Kaela Kimura tie the knot". Tokyograph. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
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  10. ^ "福田村事件". eiga.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "怪物". eiga.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  12. ^ "アンダーカレント". eiga.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "ミステリと言う勿れ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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  15. ^ a b "吉高由里子主演「風よ あらしよ」劇場版、24年2月公開 100年前、自由を求め闘った伊藤野枝の生涯描く". eiga.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "i ai". eiga.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "篤姫の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  18. ^ "Eita, Juri Ueno team up again for "Twitter drama"". Tokyograph. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  19. ^ "ビートたけし:瑛太・竹内結子と初共演 SPドラマ「黒い福音」". Mantan Web. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "瑛太、4年ぶり連ドラ主演 深田恭子、森田剛、山口智子と名作探偵漫画に挑戦". Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  21. ^ "瑛太、10年ぶり大河で大久保利通!西郷どん鈴木亮平と初共演". Sankei Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "広瀬すず、新ドラマ『anone』でベリーショート披露 共演に瑛太ら決定". Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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  27. ^ "「ミステリと言う勿れ」バスジャック事件に関わる重要人物・熊田翔役に永山瑛太". Natalie. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  28. ^ "奈緒、4月期木曜劇場『あなたがしてくれなくても』でフジ連ドラ初主演 『昼顔』スタッフが再集結". Oricon. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  29. ^ a b "瑛太 『プレーンズ2』吹き替え声優続投 レスキュー隊員に". Oricon. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  30. ^ "2009 Elan d'or Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  31. ^ ""Maou" voted TVnavi's Drama of the Year". Tokyograph. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  32. ^ "Eita, Juri, Meisa win Hashida Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  33. ^ "34th Hochi Film Awards". Tokyograph. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  34. ^ ""Tsurugidake" wins 52nd Blue Ribbon Awards". Tokyograph. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  35. ^ Tokyo Drama Awards 2013
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  37. ^ "毎日映画コンクール 是枝裕和監督「怪物」が9部門ノミネート 阪本順治監督「せかいのおきく」は8部門". Sponichi. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

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