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Lily Franky
Masaya Nakagawa (中川 雅也, Nakagawa Masaya; born 4 November 1963), known professionally as Lily Franky (リリー・フランキー, Rirī Furankī), is a Japanese illustrator, writer, and actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2001.
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| Franky at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025 |
| Masaya Nakagawa (1963-11-04) 4 November 1963Fukuoka, Japan |
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| Actor, writer, illustrator, designer, musician, lyricist, photographer, essayist |
| 1980s–present |
Masaya Nakagawa (中川 雅也, Nakagawa Masaya; born 4 November 1963), known professionally as Lily Franky (リリー・フランキー, Rirī Furankī), is a Japanese illustrator, writer, and actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2001.
In 2016, Franky received the Cut Above Award for Outstanding Performance in Film at Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film in New York.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Shitamachi Ninjō Gekijō | |||
| 2010 | Code Blue | Season 2 | ||
| Ryomaden: The Legend | Kawada Shōryō | Taiga drama | ||
| 2016 | Crow's Blood | Undertaker | Cameo | |
| 2017 | Million Yen Women | Tatsuyuki | ||
| Silver and Gold | Ginji Hirai | |||
| Hello, Detective Hedgehog | Minami | |||
| 2019 | Idaten | Taketora Ogata | Taiga drama | |
| Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Kazusada Mogi | Asadora | ||
| Two Homelands | Kōki Hirota | Television film | ||
| The Naked Director | Takei | |||
| Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 2020 | A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura | Himura | Episode 3 | |
| 2022 | He's Expecting | Eiichi Hiyama | ||
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Hisamatsu Toshikatsu | Taiga drama | |
| The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House | Ren | |||
| 2024 | Tokyo Swindlers | Tatsu | ||
| What Comes After Love | Takuto Aoki | Episode 2, 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Omusubi | Narrator | Asadora | |
| 2025 | Who Saw The Peacock Dance in the Jungle? | Haruo Yamashita |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Song of the Sea | Conor / Mac Lir | ||
| 2018 | My Life as a Courgette | Raymond | ||
| 2022 | The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily | Old Bear |
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Newcomer | All Around Us | Won | |
| 18th Japanese Movie Critics Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | ||
| 26th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | The Devil's Path and Like Father, Like Son | Won | |
| 87th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 35th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 23rd Japanese Movie Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| 37th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Like Father, Like Son | Won | |
| The Devil's Path | Nominated | |||
| 41st Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | After the Storm, Scoop! and Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Nominated | |
| 29th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | After the Storm and Scoop! | Nominated | |
| 59th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow and Scoop! | Won | |
| 40th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Scoop! | Nominated | |
| 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | Shoplifters | Nominated | |
| 61st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| 28th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Nominated |
- Lily Franky at IMDb
- Lily Franky on Japanese Film Database
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