Tatsuya Nakamura

Tatsuya Nakamura is proof that a drummer can be the loudest personality in a room without singing a note. Born in Toyama in January 1965, he came up through punk bands before taking the drum stool in Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000 — a band whose reputation rests on speed and menace, both of which came from behind the kit as much as from the front of the stage. In 1996 he started Losalios, a solo project where he plays every instrument himself, which is usually a warning sign and here somehow is not. He has also played in Friction, in Mannish Boys with Kazuyoshi Saito, and in Gokumontō Ikka. Then there is the acting, which makes complete sense the moment you watch him play. He has a face and a physical presence that directors clearly want on camera, and the drumming and the screen work seem to draw on the same source: a kind of controlled violence that never tips into showing off. Musicians like this are rare because most people pick a lane.

Name (English)

Tatsuya Nakamura

Name (Japanese)

中村達也

Reading

なかむら たつや

Born

January 4, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

actor / composer / drummer

High school

Meijo University Senior High School

University

Meijo University Senior High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuya%20Nakamura
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E9%81%94%E4%B9%9F%20(1965%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7688362

Tags

• Toyama Prefecture
• actor
• composer
• drummer

Last updated

2026-08-07

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