{{Short description|Japanese actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Satsuki Nakayama | native_name = {{lang|ja|中山 咲月}} | native_name_lang = ja | other_names = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|17|mf=yes}}<ref name="oricon profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/746995/profile/ | title=中山咲月のプロフィール | trans-title=Satsuki Nakayama's profile | work=Oricon | language=ja | accessdate=2020-03-06}}</ref> | birth_place = Tokyo, Japan<ref name="oricon profile"/> | years_active = 2011-present | occupation = {{flatlist| * Model * actor }} | agent = Tencarat Plume | height_cm = 168<ref name="oricon profile"/> | relatives = | website = {{URL|http://tencarat-plume.jp/models/details/nakayamasatsuki.shtml}} }} {{nihongo|'''Satsuki Nakayama'''|中山 咲月|Nakayama Satsuki|born September 17, 1998}} is a Japanese model and actor, known for his portrayal as Naki in ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' and Shima Nishina in ''Kiss Him, Not Me''. He started his modeling career as an exclusive model for the magazine ''Pichi Lemon'' and later became one of the standout models of Japan's genderless fashion subculture.
Nakayama initially came out as non-binary in 2019, but he later came out as a transgender man in 2021.
==Career== In 2011, at age 12, Nakayama became an exclusive model for the magazine ''Pichi Lemon''.<ref name="japantimes 2017-09-26">{{cite news | first=Matthew | last=Hernon | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/09/26/style/genderless-model-satsuki-nakayama-cashes-androgyny-trend-says-style-just-feeling-comfortable/#.XmKfUuTsaUk | title='Genderless' model Satsuki Nakayama cashes in on androgyny trend | work=The Japan Times | date=2017-09-26 | accessdate=2020-03-06}}</ref> After seeing photos of Korean model Kaito on a fashion brand website, Nakayama was inspired by their androgynous appearance and began to wear more androgynous clothing, becoming an influential figure for women in Japan's genderless fashion subculture.<ref name="japantimes 2017-09-26"/>
In 2018, Nakayama made his first television acting appearance in the live-action television adaptation of ''Chūgakusei Nikki''.<ref name="confidence 2018-10-24">{{cite news | first=Shinichi | last=Kinuwa | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/confidence/special/52000/ | title="ジェンダーレス女子"中山咲月、悩んだ10代「過去を黒歴史にしたくない」 | language=ja | work=Confidence | via=Oricon | date=2018-10-24 | accessdate=2020-03-06}}</ref> He later made his film debut in ''Nunuko no Seisen: Harajuku Story'', playing Akihisa Kubo, frontman for the fictional band ORION.<ref name="confidence 2018-10-24"/> In 2019, He played the role of Kaoru in the Y!mobile webseries ''Parallel School Days'', which later gained a theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nbpress.online/archives/17846|title=劇場版「パラレルスクールDAYS」公開決定|website=NB Press Online|language=ja|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref> In 2020, He appeared in ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' and its direct-to-Blu-ray spin-off series, ''Project Thouser'', as Naki, a character confirmed by producer Takahito Omori to be genderless.<ref name="oricon 2020-03-01"/>
Nakayama was slated to star in the 2020 theatre adaptation of All About J as Rita Barthelme; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production was cancelled.
Nakayama is a brand ambassador for unisex clothing brand BLAKICHY and a partner of its sister brand KINGLYMASK. In 2019, he started his own fashion line, Xspada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Xspada_0|title=Xspada official Twitter|last=|first=|date=|website=Twitter|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2019, Nakayama came out as asexual and non-binary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/archives/1505894.html|title=無性愛続き [Asexuality, continuation]|last=|first=|date=|website=中山咲月 公式ブログ|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922053202/https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/archives/1505894.html|archive-date=September 22, 2022|access-date=2020-04-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=無性愛 [Asexuality]|url=https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/archives/1467406.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922110548/https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/archives/1467406.html|archive-date=September 22, 2022|access-date=2020-04-26|website=中山咲月 公式ブログ|language=ja|url-status=dead}}</ref> on his blog as well as in an interview with ''Vogue Girl'', expressing his desire not to be defined as either male or female.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voguegirl.jp/lifestyle/people/satsuki-nakayama-interview/|title="当たり前"に惑わされない。中山咲月が選んだ⾃分だけの個性。 - 自分らしく生きるってどんな感じ？|publisher=CondeNast|website=VOGUE GIRL|language=ja|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> In August 2021, he came out as a transgender man.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202108140000872.html | title=中山咲月がトランスジェンダー＆無性愛者公表「性別の枠超えご覧頂けたら」 | language=ja | work=Nikkan Sports | date=2021-08-16 | accessdate=2021-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-19|title=トランスジェンダー告白した中山咲月、"ジェンダーレス女子"から「男性として生きていくと決めた」覚悟|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/57123/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=Oricon|language=ja}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Network ! class="unsortable"| Note |- | 2018 | ''Chūgakusei Nikki'' | Sarasa Aoyama | TBS | Supporting role<ref name="confidence 2018-10-24"/> |- | 2020 | ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' | Naki / Kamen Rider Naki | TV Asahi | Supporting role<ref name="oricon 2020-03-01">{{cite news | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2156492/full/ | title=『ゼロワン』滅亡迅雷.net"最後の1人"亡役に中山咲月 スピンオフ『プロジェクト・サウザー』に登場 | language=ja | work=Confidence | via=Oricon | date=2020-03-01 | accessdate=2020-03-06}}</ref> |- | 2020 | ''Project Thouser'' | Naki | Direct-to-Blu-ray | Lead role<ref name="oricon 2020-03-01"/> |- |2022 | ''Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!'' | Mugi Sasaki |MBS |Supporting role<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19870412/?ref_=tt_ov_inf | title=Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb | website=IMDb }}</ref> |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2018 | ''Nunuko no Seisen: Harajuku Story'' | Akihisa Kubo | <ref name="confidence 2018-10-24"/> |- | 2019 | ''Parallel School Days'' | Kaoru | Supporting role |- | 2020 | ''Kiss Him, Not Me'' | Shima Nishina | Supporting role<ref>{{cite news | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-06/live-action-kiss-him-not-me-film-trailer-previews-more-cast-theme-song-kabe-don-scene/.157200 | title=Live-Action 'Kiss Him, Not Me' Film's Trailer Previews More Cast, Theme Song, Kabe-Don Scene | work=Anime News Network | date=2020-03-06 | accessdate=2020-03-06}}</ref> |- | 2020 | ''Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie'' | Naki | Supporting role |- | 2021 | ''Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider Metsubou Jinrai'' | Naki | Supporting role |- | 2023 | ''Touken Ranbu the movie 2'' | Shuten Dōji | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-25/live-action-touken-ranbu-film-sequel-trailer-reveals-more-cast-theme-song/.194192 | title=Live-Action Touken Ranbu Film Sequel's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Song }}</ref> |- |2023 | ''Takumi-kun'' | Izumi Tabayashi |Supporting role <ref>{{cite tweet|user=takumikun_movie|number=1615544910979162112|title=キャスト紹介🏫!!|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}
=== Theater === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2025 | ''Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!'' | Minato Wataya | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Tai |first=Anita |date=December 18, 2024 |title='Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Manga Gets Stage Musical |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-18/cherry-magic-thirty-years-of-virginity-can-make-you-a-wizard-manga-gets-stage-musical/.219236 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://tencarat-plume.jp/models/details/nakayamasatsuki.shtml}}
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