Biography
Nakamura Shichinosuke II (二代目 中村 七之助, Nidaime Nakamura Shichinosuke), born Takayuki Namino on 18 May 1983 in Tokyo, is a Japanese Kabuki, theatre, television and film actor. He is the second son of Kabuki performer Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII and a member of the Nakamura-ya guild. He made his stage debut in 1986 and assumed his hereditary name the following year; he performs both male (tachiyaku) and female (onnagata) roles.
His film work includes the role of Emperor Meiji in The Last Samurai (2003) and the voice of the Mikado in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). He has also appeared in other films such as Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005) and in NHK television dramas.
