Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor)
| Hidetoshi Nishijima | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 29, 1971 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Hidetoshi Nishijima (西島 秀俊 Nishijima Hidetoshi, born March 29, 1971) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Nishijima starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1998 film License to Live.[1] He co-starred with Miho Kanno in Takeshi Kitano's 2002 film Dolls.[2]
He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival in 2008.[3]
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".[4] His performance in the film was praised by Dan Fainaru of Screen International as "painfully memorable".[5]
He has also appeared in films such as Akihiko Shiota's Canary[6] and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Loft.[7] And more recently, appearead as cover of Leonet Times magazine, number 11, 2017.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Aircraft Carrier Ibuki | ||
| Penguin Highway | ||
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
- Okusama wa, Toriatsukai Chui (2017), Yūki Isayama
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Hidetoshi Nishijima on IMDb
- Hidetoshi Nishijima at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Hidetoshi Nishijima, The Japan Times (in English)
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