Aoi Nakamura

History

Nakamura Aoi entered the entertainment industry when he won the Grand Prix at the final round of the 18th Junon Superboy Contest held in November 2005. He was in the third year at junior high school and only 14 at the time, making him the first ever junior high school student Grand Prix winner.

Nakamura's father was responsible for sending in the application to the contest. Since Nakamura was a child he was called cute by those around him and his father wondered if it was really true, leading to the application. Nakamura himself was initially unenthusiastic about the contest as he disliked having to leave Fukuoka for Tokyo, and felt more apprehension than happiness when he won.

In October 2006, he made his debut as an actor in the stage play "Den-en ni Shisu", playing the lead role. At the end of March 2007, in order to start his entertainment activities seriously, he left his hometown of Fukuoka alone and moved to Tokyo. In July, he received his first lead role in a drama serial, "Boys Este". He also made his first movie appearance in the film "Koizora" which started showing in theatres November the same year.

Nakamura's first lead role in a movie "Hyakuhachi" showed in theatres in August 2008. In 2010, he was in movies one after another, including "Beck" and "Ooku". He also starred in "Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night" that premiered in November 2010 and was released in more than 30 countries.

In 2011, from May to June, he played the leading role in stage play "Curry Life". In July, he played a semi-leading role in "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2011", a remake of popular drama serial.

Filmography

Movies

Hyakuhachi (2008), Nobuhiro "Nobu" Kobayashi

Beck (2010), Yuji "Saku" Sakurai

Perfect Blue (2010), Shinya Moro'oka

Ooku (2010), Kakizoe

Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night (2010), Koichi Yamano

Sabi♂Sabi♀: Quirky Guys and Gals (2011), Konosuke Muratsubaki

Hoshi no Furumachi (2011), Kotaro Tsutsumi

Kimi to Boku (2011), young man

My Back Page (2011), Hiroshi Shibayama

Ike! Genshi Koukouen Gekibu (2011), Genki Ogasawara

Hara ga Kore Nande (2011), Yōichi Kodama

Beyond the Memories (2013), Toshikuni Mayama

Tokyo Nanmin (2014), Osamu Tokieda

Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015)

Recall (2018), Hajime Sugimoto

Momi's House (2020)

Nemesis: The Mystery of the Golden Spiral (2023), Yūji Shimanto

The Silent Service (2023), Eiji Yamanaka

Aimitagai (2024), Sumito

Muromachi Outsiders (2025), Ashikaga Yoshimasa

TV dramas

Shinigami no Ballad episode 5 (2007), Daiki Ikuma

Boys Este (2007), Hibiki Akagi

The Yasumi Jikan (2008-2009), Akira

Gakko ja Oshierarenai! (2008), Kazuki Mizuki

Q.E.D. Shomei Shuryo (2009), So Toma

Tsutaetai! Bokura no Yume Chōdōken ga Oshiete Kureta Chikara ~Asunaro Gakkō no Monogatari~ (2009), Akira Takahara

Otokomae! 2 episode 12 (2009), Hisanao Hasegawa

Angel Bank ~Tenshoku Dairinin (2010), Natsuki Emura

Perfect Blue (2010), Shinya Moro'oka

Sekai no Owari ni Saku Hana (2010), Taiyo Yano

Propose Kyodai ~Umare Jun Betsu Otoko ga Kekkon Suru Hōhō~ episode 3 (2011), Saburo Yamada

Saisei Kyoryu (2011), Hideki Hōrai

Marumo no Okite last episode (2011), Izumi Sano (special appearance)

Hanakazari no Kimitachi e 2011 (2011), Izumi Sano

Majutsu wa Sasayaku (2011), Mamoru Takagi

Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyōshitachi~ episode 1 (2012), Takefumi Baba

Legal High episode 1 (2012), Yūichi Tsubokura

L et M Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyu, Sono Hoka no Monogatari (2012), Kei Kurata

Stage plays

Den-en ni Shisu (2006), youth Terayama

Curry Life (2011), Kensuke

Curry Life (Recitation) (2011), Kensuke

Atami Satsujin Jiken Next: Kuwae Tabako Denbee Sōsa Nisshi (2012), Kintaro Oyama

Tsuku, Kieru (2013), young person working in hotel

Sanada Jūyūshi (2014), Daisuke Sanada

Commercials

Asahi Breweries Cocktail Partner (2012)

Music videos

2Backka - Harebare (2009)

Lecca - Clown Love (Short Movie) (2012)