Nakagawa is a filmmaker and screenwriter. August in Tokyo (2013) and Tokyo Sunrise (2014) were selected for the Japanese Cinema Splash section at the Tokyo IFF. Summer Blooms (2017) received the FIPRESCI Award and the Russian Film Critics Award – Special Mention at the Moscow IFF, while Mio on the Shore (2019) was specially invited to the same festival. Silent Rain (2020) was officially invited to the Busan IFF.