Kazuki Nakashima
Kazuki Nakashima
Born in Fukuoka Pref. in1959, Kazuki Nakashima is active today primarily a theater scriptwriter. He has served as the company writer for theater company Gekidan Shinkansen since 1985. Since then he has primarily written play scripts that stress story narrative for the series of period action plays known as “Inoue Kabuki.”
His play Aterui starring Somegoro Ichikawa and Shinichi Tsutsumi (2003, Shinbashi Enbujo Theater) won the 47th Kishida Drama Award. In recent years, he has also been writing scripts actively for productions other than those of Shinkansen, such as Lady Zoro starring Hibiki Takumi and Oinari – Asakusa Ginko Monogatari starring Nobuko Miyamoto.