Taishi Nakagawa is a Japanese actor, host, and model. He is best known for his lead role as Yuji Kira in the live-action adaptation of Closest Love to Heaven and for his role as Temma Hase in the second season of Hana Yori Dango. Nakagawa started out as a child actor, but due to a sudden growth spurt he was given roles that were much older than his real age. He made his debut in 2009, when he played young Ikki Sawamura in the dramatic reconstruction of the television documentary "When I Was a Child," in which Japanese actors and actresses are shown in childhood.

He is also a regular on "Life Comedy," a comedy sketch show depicting the joys and sorrows of life, which has aired in omnibus format since 2018, but he had appeared in it as a guest since 2017.