Hidetoshi Nishijima
Actor
55 years (Mar 29, 1971)Tokyo, Japan
Hidetoshi Nishijima is a Japanese actor born March 29, 1971, in Tokyo. He has built an extensive career in Japanese cinema and television, taking on leading dramatic roles across a range of critically regarded films. His performances have earned recognition within Japanese film circles for their nuance and range. He has worked consistently in both film and television productions over several decades. He remains one of the respected leading actors in contemporary Japanese cinema.
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Actor
Hidetoshi Nishijima is a Japanese actor born March 29, 1971, in Tokyo. He has built an extensive career in Japanese cinema and television, taking on leading dramatic roles across a range of critically regarded films. His performances have earned recognition within Japanese film circles for their nuance and range. He has worked consistently in both film and television productions over several decades. He remains one of the respected leading actors in contemporary Japanese cinema.
69 Movies
Plays Hayashi
Her Private Hell
2026
Plays Honjô (voice)
The Wind Rises
2013
Plays Yūsuke Kafuku
Drive My Car
2021
Plays Kimio Tamura
Shin Ultraman
2022
Plays Koichi Kijima
Loft
2006
Plays Lieutenant Colonel Kamijo
Casshern
2004
Plays Aoyama's Father (voice)
Penguin Highway
2018
Plays Akechi Mitsuhide
Kubi
2023
Plays Ishigami Taketo
Genome Hazard
2014
Plays Matsumoto
Dolls
2002
Plays Kyohei Nagumo
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
2021
Plays Shinobu Seta
Silent Tokyo
2020
Plays Takakura Koichi
Creepy
2016
Plays Uneme Sakakibara
Falling Camellia
2018
Plays Shingorou Ikushima
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace
2006
Plays Yoshimura
Serpent's Path
2024
Plays Shiro Kakei
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
2021
Plays Keigo Kusano
All About Suomi
2024
Plays Kyohei Nagumo
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
2021
Plays Koichiro Naruse
Prodigy
2007
Plays Koichi
Ghost Pub
1994
Plays Kenji
While the Women Are Sleeping
2016
Plays Naotaro Yamagata
The Last Recipe
2017
Plays Doctor
Chloe
2001
Plays Ryota Akitsu, Captain of Ibuki
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
2019
Plays Yuhki Isayama / Yuji
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie
2021
Plays Takashi Nogami
Tokyo Rendezvous
2008
Plays Morio
Voices in the Wind
2020
Plays Yosuke
Su-ki-da
2006
Plays Naotake Kuraki
Mozu The Movie
2015
Plays Chairman Yoshida
Poison Berry in my Brain
2015
Plays Yoshiko Ozuka
Oz Land
2018
Plays Yutaka Yoshii
License to Live
1999
Plays Kenji Saiga
Dear Stranger
2025
Plays Kazumasa Harima
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018
Plays Akira Izawa
Canary
2005
Plays Kenichi Ubara
Zero Focus
2009
Plays Hosokawa
La Maison de Himiko
2005
Plays Koichi Hayami
Team Batista the Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos
2014
Plays Yutaka
Goodbye, Someday
2010
Plays Kei
2/Duo
1997
Plays Ken Mihara (1965)
Last Scene
2002
Plays Asakawa
Kanikôsen
2009
Plays Yoshitaka Mori
MARKS
1995
Plays Toshio Iwasaki
Freesia: Bullet Over Tears
2007
Plays Editor Michihara
tokyo.sora
2002
Plays Shinichi Kaneda
Vacation
2008
Plays Renji
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
2005
Plays Haruo
Going Home
2004
Plays Sakamoto
Love/Juice
2000
33 TV Shows
Plays Takezo Kohashi
Toto Nee-chan
2016
Plays Sugi Togo
Junjo Kirari
2006
Plays Asaoka Satoru
Welcome Home, Mone
2021
Plays Kakuma Yamamoto
Yae's Sakura
2013
Plays Shiro Kakei
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
2019
Plays Naotake Kuraki
MOZU
2014
Plays 速水晃一
Team Batista no Eikō
2008
Plays Shohei Iguchi
Mountain Woman, Wall Woman
2007
Plays Kazuya Yuzuhara
Always Smiling
2003
Plays Junichiro Matsuoka
The Ordinary People
1993
Plays Minazuki Shinya
Waltz of Her Heart
2004
Plays Ichiro Sezaki
Unfair
2006
Plays 為頼 英介（ためより えいすけ）
Painless - Eye Can Diagnose
2015
Plays Kazuo Nagata
Second Chance Chauffeur
2015
Plays Kotaro Minami/Kamen Rider Black Sun
Kamen Rider Black Sun
2022
Plays 나미키 코헤이 역
99 Days with the Superstar
2011
Plays Soichiro Natsume
Maison de Police
2019
Plays Masahiko 'Masa' Sakamoto
Sunny
2024
Plays Satoshi Kotori
Riding a Unicorn
2022
Plays Shunpei Natsume
Sayonara, Maestro!
2024
Plays Yuki Isayama
Caution, Hazardous Wife
2017
Plays Mifune Shinobu
Chef Is a Great Detective
2021
Plays Eiji Kagawa
Keishichou Outsider
2023
Plays Iori Kirihara
School!!
2011
Plays 三沢恭介
ジャッジ~島の裁判官 奮闘記~
2007
Plays 미사와 쿄스케
ジャッジII ~島の裁判官奮闘記~
2008
Plays Professor Shiro Sakaki
Human Specimens
2025
Plays Shiro Maki
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
2007
Plays 마키 시로
怪奇大作戰 セカンドファイル
2007
Plays Itami Shuhei
Mangan
2018
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Her Private Hell
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All That Exists
Kadota
2027
Her Private Hell
Hayashi
2026
Human Specimens
Professor Shiro Sakaki · 5 episodes
2025
Dear Stranger
Kenji Saiga
2025
Sunny
Masahiko 'Masa' Sakamoto · 10 episodes
2024
Sayonara, Maestro!
Shunpei Natsume · 10 episodes
2024
All About Suomi
Keigo Kusano
2024
Serpent's Path
Yoshimura
2024
Keishichou Outsider
Eiji Kagawa · 9 episodes
2023
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Hidetoshi Nishijima and where are they from?
Hidetoshi Nishijima is 55 years old, born on March 29, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Hidetoshi Nishijima?
Hidetoshi Nishijima is best known for roles in The Wind Rises, Drive My Car, Dolls.
How many movies has Hidetoshi Nishijima been in?
Over a 34-year career (since 1992), Hidetoshi Nishijima has appeared in 69 movies and 33 TV shows.
What was Hidetoshi Nishijima's first movie?
The career of Hidetoshi Nishijima began with Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992).
What is Hidetoshi Nishijima's most recent movie or series?
Hidetoshi Nishijima's most recent release is The Brightest Sun, which premiered on August 28, 2026.
What TV shows has Hidetoshi Nishijima appeared in?
On television, Hidetoshi Nishijima has appeared in Sunny, The Oscars, Kamen Rider Black Sun, What Did You Eat Yesterday?.
Does Hidetoshi Nishijima have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Hidetoshi Nishijima's upcoming work includes: All That Exists (2027).
Hidetoshi Nishijima
1971-03-29 · Tokyo, Japan
Hidetoshi Nishijima (born March 29, 1971) is a Japanese actor. He is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading actors in numerous films and television drama series. He has appeared in a wide range of films from epic science fiction films such as Shin Ultraman (2022) to small-scale art films such as Dolls (2002). He is best known internationally for his leading role in the film Drive My Car (2021). He received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor for the film.Hidetoshi Nishijima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.