Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima

1971

Active years (films on this site)

2002–2021

Genres

DramaRomanceAnimationBiography

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaAnimation and Puppet Film

Directors worked with

Takeshi Kitano1 filmHayao Miyazaki1 filmRyusuke Hamaguchi1 film

Biography

Hidetoshi Nishijima is a Japanese actor and model. He is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading actors, having appeared in a wide range of films from science fiction films such as Shin Ultraman (2022) to small-scale art films such as Dolls (2002). He gained international recognition for his critically acclaimed leading role in the 2021 film Drive My Car, for which he received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor.

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Awards and honours

International

• Japanese Professional Movie Awards 1999
• Japanese Professional Movie Awards 2005

National / local

• Yokohama Film Festival 2008

3 films on this site

1. Dolls 2002 · Takeshi Kitano · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. The Wind Rises 2013 · Hayao Miyazaki · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
3. Drive My Car 2021 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi · IMDb 7.5 · Cast