Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor)


Hidetoshi Nishijima is a Japanese actor.

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.
He starred for the first time in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1998 film License to Live, and co-starred with Kōji Yakusho.
He attracted attention again, by being selected by Takeshi Kitano, for the lead role in Dolls in 2002.
He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival in 2008.
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". His performance in the film was praised by Dan Fainaru of Screen International as "painfully memorable".
He also played the role of Kiro Honjo in Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 animated film The Wind Rises as a voice actor.
In 2017, he became the first Japanese to be appointed to a model for Giorgio Armani's Made-to-Measure.
He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2019 for his performance in Samurai's Promise.
He has also appeared in films such as Akihiko Shiota's Canary and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Loft.

Filmography

Film

Television