Motoki Nakazawa (中沢元紀, born February 20, 2000) is a Japanese actor.

Motoki Nakazawa
Nakazawa in 2024
Born (2000-02-20) February 20, 2000 (age 24)
OccupationActor
Years active2022–present
AgentTristone Entertainment
Japanese name
Kanji中沢元紀
Hiraganaなかざわ もとき
Transcriptions
RomanizationNakazawa Mōtōki

Career

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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

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Film

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "「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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Tristone Entertainment Inc". tristone.co.jp. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
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