Editing Satsuki Nakayama

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| date_birth=September 17, 1998
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'''Satsuki Nakayama''' (中山 咲月 ''Nakayama Satsuki'') is a Japanese model and actor who is known for their roles as Naki in ''Kamen Rider Zero-One'' and Shima Nishina in ''Kiss Him, Not Me''. They started their modeling career as an exclusive model for the magazine ''Pichi Lemon'' and later became one of the standout models of Japan's genderless trend.
In 2019, Nakayama came out as [[asexual]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/archives/1467406.html|title=無性愛 |trans-title=Asexuality|last=|first=|date=|website=中山咲月 公式ブログ|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref> and [[agender]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/archives/1505894.html|title=無性愛続き |trans-title=Asexuality, continuation|last=|first=|date=|website=中山咲月 公式ブログ|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref> on their blog as well as in an interview to Vogue Girl,<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？|last=Japan|first=CondeNast|website=VOGUE GIRL|quote=わたしも自分のことを男でもない、女でもないっていう存在と感じているので|language=ja|access-date=2020-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527230253/https://voguegirl.jp/lifestyle/people/satsuki-nakayama-interview/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> expressing their desire not to be defined as either male or female.

==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 one of the standout female models of Japan's genderless fashion trend.<ref name="japantimes 2017-09-26"/>

In 2018, Nakayama made their 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> They later made their 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, they 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429032437/https://nbpress.online/archives/17846|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> In 2020, they 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, they started their own fashion line, Xspada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Xspada_0|title=Xspada official Twitter|last=|first=|date=|website=Twitter|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Network
! class="unsortable"| Note
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| 2018
| ''Chūgakusei Nikki''
| Sarasa Aoyama
| Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
| Supporting role<ref name="confidence 2018-10-24"/>
|-
| 2020
| ''Kamen Rider Zero-One''
| 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"/>
|- 
|}

===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>
|-
|}

==Links==
*[https://lineblog.me/nakayamasatsuki/ Blog]
*[https://twitter.com/nakayama_stsuk Twitter]
*[https://www.instagram.com/nakayama_satsuki/ Instagram]

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