Eita Nagayama

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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
Nagayama in 2024
Born	Eita Nagayama (永山 瑛太) (1982-12-13) December 13, 1982 (age 42) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Kaela Kimura ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
Relatives	Kento Nagayama (younger brother)
Website	www.eita.jp

Biography

In March 2009, Nagayama made his theatrical role debut as human in a romantic relationship with a female ghost.^[1] The same year in August, he made his theatrical role in Tokyo Gekko Makyoku, playing the mysterious character living in the early Shōwa era.^[2]

On June 1, 2010, after becoming engaged at the end of 2009, Nagayama married singer Kaela Kimura, who was already five months pregnant.^[3][4] The couple announced that they submitted their marriage registration on September 1, 2010.^[5] Nagayama and Kimura have two children together.^{[citation needed]}

Nagayama appeared with Jun Matsumoto and Masami Nagasawa in Sei Sankaku Kankei (正三角関係; Trilateral Connection) 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.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	Aoi Haru	Obake		[7]
2003	Azumi	Hiei		[8]
9 Souls	Kaneko Noboru		[9]
2005	Summer Time Machine Blues	Komoto Takuma	Lead role	[10]
	Densha Otoko	Hirofumi		[11]
	Hanging Garden	Tezuka		[12]
2006	Su-ki-da	Yosuke (young)		[13]
	Memories of Matsuko	Sho Kawajiri		[14]
2007	Dororo	Tahomaru		[15]
	The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker	Kawasaki	Lead role	[16]
2008	Season of Snow	Shiroyama Gun	Lead role	[17]
2009	April Bride	Taro Akasu	Lead role	[18]
	Dear Doctor	Keisuke Soma		[19]
	No More Cry!!!	Yusuke Shimoigusa		[20]
	Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part I	Ryutaro Mine		[21]
	Toad's Oil	Tetsuya Yazawa		[22]
2010	Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part II	Ryutaro Mine		[23]
2011	Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai	Chijiiwa Motome		[24]
2014	The Magnificent Nine	Tokuheiji Sugawara		[25]
2016	64: Part I	Akikawa		[26]
	64: Part II	Akikawa		[27]
2017	Mixed Doubles	Hisashi Hagiwara	Lead role	[28]
2018	My Friend "A"	Hideto Suzuki	Lead role	[29]
2020	Family Bond	Takashi Kawai		[30]
2021	Hokusai	Ryūtei Tanehiko		[31]
	In the Wake	Mikumo		[32]
2023	September 1923	Shinsuke		[33]
	Monster	Hori	Lead role	[34]
	Undercurrent	Satoru		[35]
	Don't Call it Mystery: The Movie	Garo Inudō		[36]
2024	Don't Lose Your Head!	Ōishi Kuranosuke		[37]
	Kaze yo Arashi yo	Ōsugi Sakae		[38]
	I Ai	Kuga		[39]
2025	Hero's Island	On		[40]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine	Noboru Sakai		[41]
	Remote	Keisuke Sawamura	Episodes 3 and 4	[42]
2003	Water Boys	Masatoshi Tanaka		[43]
	Kimi wa Petto	Junpei Horibe		[44]
	The Always the Two of Us	Kohei Morinaga		[45]
2004	Orange Days	Keita Yashima		[46]
2006	Nodame Cantabile	Ryutaro Mine		[47]
	Unfair	Kazuyuki Ando		[48]
	Suppliment	Satoshi Ogiwara		[49]
2008	Atsuhime	Naogoro/Komatsu Tatewaki	Taiga drama	[50]
	Last Friends	Takeru Mizushima		[51]
2009	The Voices	Kaji Daiki	Lead role	[52]
2010	Hard to Say I Love You	Keisuke Nakajima	Lead role	[53]
2011	Still, Life Goes On	Hiroki Fukami	Lead role	[54]
2013	Matrimonial Chaos	Mitsuo Hamasaki	Lead role	[55]
2014	Kuroi Fukuin	Yoshitaka Ichimura		[56]
	All About My Siblings	Satoru Satō		[57]
2017	Hello, Detective Hedgehog	Goro Nanase	Lead role	[58]
2018	Segodon	Ōkubo Toshimichi	Taiga drama	[59]
	Anone	Riichi Nakaseko		[60]
2020	Ashita no Kazoku	Kōtarō Hyōdō	Television film	[61]
2021	How to Get a Divorce for the Whole Family!	Kōichi Obara		[62]
	Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses	Munate	Miniseries	[63]
2022	Bakumatsu Aibō-den	Sakamoto Ryōma	Television film	[64]
	Don't Call it Mystery	Shō Kumada		[65]
	Kaze yo Arashi yo	Ōsugi Sakae	Television film	[38]
2023	Even If You Don't Do It	Yōichi Yoshino		[66]

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Planes	Dusty Crophopper	[67]
2014	Planes: Fire & Rescue	Dusty Crophopper	[67]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2024	Sei Sankkaku Kankei/Love in Action		[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result	Ref.
2009	33rd Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer Award	Himself	Won	[68]
	5th Annual TV Navi Drama Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Last Friends	Won	[69]
	17th Hashida Awards	Best Newcomer		Won	[70]
	34th Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Dear Doctor	Won	[71]
2010	52nd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[72]
2013	6th International Drama Festival in Tokyo	Best Actor	Matrimonial Chaos	Won	[73]
2019	73rd Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	My Friend A	Nominated	[74]
2024	78th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	September 1923	Nominated	[75]