Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor)
Hidetoshi Nishijima (西島 秀俊, Nishijima Hidetoshi, born March 29, 1971) is a Japanese actor.
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Nishijima in 2018 | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Career
Nishijima made his debut in the contemporary detective television drama series Hagure Keiji Junjōha in 1992.
In 1993, he gained public recognition for his portrayal of a gay character in the television series Asunaro Hakusho. He co-starred with Takuya Kimura.[1]
He starred for the first time in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1998 film License to Live, and co-starred with Kōji Yakusho.[2]
He attracted attention again, by being selected by Takeshi Kitano, for the lead role in Dolls in 2002.[3]
He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival in 2008.[4]
In Amir Naderi's 2011 film Cut, he played a leading role, which was described by Chris Cabin of Slant Magazine as "the most convincingly pretentious and frustrated cinephile to ever be portrayed on film".[5] His performance in the film was praised by Dan Fainaru of Screen International as "painfully memorable".[6]
He also played the role of Kiro Honjo in Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 animated film The Wind Rises as a voice actor.[7]
In 2017, he became the first Japanese to be appointed to a model for Giorgio Armani's Made-to-Measure.[8]
He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2019 for his performance in Samurai's Promise.[9]
He has also appeared in films such as Akihiko Shiota's Canary[10] and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Loft.[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1994 | Ghost Pub | Koichi |
1995 | Marks no Yama | Mori |
Kura | Ryota Takeda | |
1997 | 2/Duo | Kei |
1998 | License to Live | Yutaka |
2000 | Love/Juice | Sakamoto |
2001 | Sekai no Owari to Iu Na no Zakkaten | |
2002 | Dolls | Matsumoto |
Tokyo.sora | ||
Last Scene | ||
2004 | Casshern | Lieutenant Colonel Kamijo |
Tony Takitani | Narrator (voice) | |
The Cat Leaves Home | ||
Kikyo | ||
Angel in the Box | ||
2005 | House of Himiko | Hosokawa |
Sayonara Midori-chan | ||
Su-ki-da | Yosuke | |
Loft | Koichi Kijima | |
Canary | ||
2006 | Oh! Oku | Shingoro Ikushima |
2007 | Freesia: Bullet Over Tears | Toshio Iwasaki |
Pacchigi! Love & Peace | ||
Shindo | ||
2008 | Tonan Kadobeya Nikai no Onna | Takashi Nogami |
2009 | Kanikōsen | Asakawa |
Zero Focus | ||
2010 | Sayonara Itsuka | Yutaka |
2011 | Cut | Shuji |
2012 | Seiji: Riku no Sakana | Seiji |
2013 | Strawberry Night | Kazuo Kikuta |
Memories Corner | Okabe | |
The Wind Rises | Kiro Honjo (voice) | |
2014 | Genome Hazard | Taketo Ishigami |
2015 | Mozu | |
Poison berry in my brain | Yoshida | |
2016 | Creepy | Takakura |
2016 | While the Women Are Sleeping | |
2017 | The Last Recipe | Yamagata |
2018 | Samurai's Promise | Uneme Sakakibara |
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps | Kazumasa Harima | |
Oz Land | Yoshihiko Ozuka | |
Penguin Highway | Aoyama's Father (voice) | |
2019 | Ninkyō Gakuen | |
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki | ||
2020 | The Phone of the Wind | |
Caution, Hazardous Wife | Yūki Isayama | |
Silent Tokyo | ||
2021 | Shin Ultraman | |
What Did You Eat Yesterday? | Shirō Kakei | |
Television
- Asunaro Hakusho (1993)
- Mori Motonari (1997)
- Ōoku (2004), Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Unfair (2006)
- Real Clothes (2009)
- General Rouge no Gaisen (2010)
- School (2011)
- Boku to Star no 99 Nichi (2011)
- Strawberry Night (2012)
- Yae no Sakura (2013), Yamamoto Kakuma
- Toto Neechan (2016), Takezō Kohashi
- Crisis (2017), Saburo Tamaru
- Caution, Hazardous Wife (2017), Yūki Isayama
- Maison de Police (2019)
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019)
Dubbing roles
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), Detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds)
References
- 木村拓哉、西島秀俊ら「あすなろ白書」同窓会していた. modelpress Style (in Japanese). modelpress. July 30, 2017.
- Tom Mes (15 August 2001). "Midnight Eye review: License to Live". Midnight Eye.
- Roger Ebert (4 February 2005). "Dolls". Rogerebert.com.
- "Kim Tae-hee to Star in Romantic Comedy in Japan". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 August 2011.
- Chris Cabin (23 April 2012). "Cut - Film Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine.
- Dan Fainaru (2 September 2011). "Cut - Review - Screen". Screen.
- ジブリ最新作『風立ちぬ』ヒロインに瀧本美織! 西島秀俊ら追加キャストも発表. cinemacafe Style (in Japanese). cinemacafe. June 6, 2013.
- 西島秀俊のスーツは何色? ジョルジオ アルマーニ最高級ラインの顔に. UOMO Style (in Japanese). UOMO. September 20, 2018.
- 第42回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Ronnie Scheib (29 July 2008). "Canary". Variety.
- "Update on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's LOFT, starring Miki Nakatani, Etsushi Toyokawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima". Twitch Film. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
External links
- Hidetoshi Nishijima on IMDb
- Hidetoshi Nishijima at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Hidetoshi Nishijima, The Japan Times (in English)