Acting
Toshiyuki Nishida
Born 1947-11-04
Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Toshiyuki Nishida (西田 敏行, Nishida Toshiyuki, born November 4, 1947, died October 17, 2024) was a Japanese actor. He has won two Japanese Academy Awards for best actor, for The Silk Road (1988) and Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 (1993). He has also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for Get Up! and Tsuribaka Nisshi 14 (2003). Outside Japan he is best known for his role as Pigsy (Cho Hakkai) in Monkey.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Toshiyuki Nishida
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A Letter to Momo
2012
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The Ramen Girl
2008
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Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
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Kita no kazoku
1973
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Emperor
2012
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Space Battleship Yamato
2010
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Beyond Outrage
2012
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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
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Outrage Coda
2017
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Monkey
1978
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (172 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doctor X: The Movie Final | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Last Town We Saw | [Farmer] | Movie | 2024 |
 | Sayonara, Maestro! | Jiro Komura | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Fixer | Goichi Hongo | TV Series | 2023 |
| Nature’s Hidden Miracles | 教授 | TV Series | 2022 | |
 | What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? | Prime Minister Kan Nishiotachime | Movie | 2022 |
 | A Morning of Farewell | Toru Sengawa | Movie | 2021 |
 | Story of My Family!!! | Jusaburo Miyama | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Peep Time | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Voices in the Wind | Imada | Movie | 2020 |
 | Ninkyo Gakuen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
| Ninkyo Gakuen | Songs | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sign | Kuniaki Hyodo | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 必殺仕事人2019 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Kohaku no yume | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2018 |
 | Miss Devil | Kanji Kitamura | TV Series | 2018 |
 | 4.50 from Paddington | Shinsuke Tomizawa | Movie | 2018 |
 | Outrage Coda | Nishino | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Yuuji Namiya | Movie | 2017 |
 | Kohaku | Yoneda Katsumi | Movie | 2017 |
 | Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
 | Family's Form | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2016 |
 | A Living Promise | Kentaro Nishimura | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Housekeeper Saw! | Iwakura Jusaburo | Movie | 2015 |
 | Galaxy Turnpike | Doctor Domoto | Movie | 2015 |
 | Free and Easy: The Rookie Densuke Hamasaki | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Love & Peace | Mysterious Old Man | Movie | 2015 |
 | I'm Home | Yukio Kozukue | TV Series | 2015 |
 | A Farewell to Jinu | Nakanussan | Movie | 2015 |
 | Maestro! | Tetsusaburo Tendou | Movie | 2015 |
 | Murder on the Orient Express | Buichi Miki | Movie | 2015 |
 | Murder on the Orient Express | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Ambassador's Chef | Kuraki Kazuya | Movie | 2015 |
 | Nobunaga Concerto | Dosan Saito | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Out Burn | Shogo Senba | Movie | 2014 |
 | Back of Father | Koizumi Kinjirou | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Team - Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Special Crime Investigation Headquarter | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Miyamoto Musashi | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu | Ieyasu Tokugawa | Movie | 2014 |
 | A Tale of Samurai Cooking | Dennai Funaki | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Kiyosu Conference | Rokubei Sarashina | Movie | 2013 |
| The Glacier Fox - 35th Anniversary Edition | 柏の木 | Movie | 2013 | |
 | 졸음 선생님 | 선생님 | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Onna Nobunaga | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Reunion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2013 |
 | Yae's Sakura | Tanomo Saigo | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Castle of Crossed Destinies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | Fly with the Gold | Zii-chan | Movie | 2012 |
 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Shigekatsu Hiruma | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Going My Home | Osamu Torii | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Emperor | General Kajima | Movie | 2012 |
 | Beyond Outrage | Nishino | Movie | 2012 |
 | A Letter to Momo | Iwa (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | FLY！～平凡なキセキ～ | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | A Flawless Concierge | The Salaryman | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Ghost of a Chance | Rokubei Sarashina | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hayabusa | Yasuhiro Matoba | Movie | 2011 |
 | Phone Call to the Bar | Toshio Kirishima | Movie | 2011 |
 | Star Watching Dog | Dad | Movie | 2011 |
 | Taro no Tō | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Two Strategists of the Warring States Era | Hideyoshi Hashiba (Hideyoshi Toyotomi) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke | Yoshinaka Kira | Movie | 2010 |
 | Space Battleship Yamato | Hikozaemon Tokugawa | Movie | 2010 |
 | Detective Lovesick | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The History of Our Family | Tokijiro Yame | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | Free and Easy 20: Final | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Clouds Over the Hill | 高橋是清 | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Chichi yo, anata wa erakatta - 1969 nen no oyaji to boku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Three Musketeers | Bertrand (voice) | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Castle Under Fiery Skies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky | Kanji Takizawa | Movie | 2009 |
 | What the War Meant | Soho Tokutomi | Movie | 2008 |
 | Free and Easy 19 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Magic Hour | Teshio | Movie | 2008 |
 | Oka wo koete | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 |
 | AIBOU: The Movie | Yoshinobu Kisahara | Movie | 2008 |
 | Hitomi | Ippongi Katsutaro | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Ramen Girl | Maezumi | Movie | 2008 |
 | Flowers in the Shadow | Moses | Movie | 2008 |
 | Happily Ever After | Ieyasu Morita | Movie | 2007 |
 | Sukiyaki Western Django | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Free and Easy 18 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Haunted Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | 王様の心臓〜リア王より〜 | 刈谷一 | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Asakusa Fukumaru Ryokan | Daikichi Fukumaru | TV Series | 2007 |
| 浅草福丸旅館 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 | |
 | Tsubakiyama's Send Back | Kazuaki Tsubakiyama | Movie | 2006 |
 | Free and Easy 17 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | Tokumei! Keiji Dongame | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Suite Dreams | Zenbu Tokugawa | Movie | 2006 |
 | Love and Glory | Ieyasu Tokugawa | TV Series | 2006 |
 | 人生の楽園 | MC | TV Series | 2005 |
| 人生の楽園 | Creator | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika | Elder Toshiaki Yajima | Movie | 2005 |
 | Free and Easy 16 | Densuke | Movie | 2005 |
 | Miracle in Four Days | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 |
 | Tiger and Dragon | Shoukichi Yanaka | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Tiger & Dragon Special | Shoukichi Yanaka | Movie | 2005 |
 | Free and Easy 15 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
| Jiiji~Mago to ita Natsu~ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Half a Confession | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Great White Tower | Matachi Zaizen | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Get Up! | Daisuke | Movie | 2003 |
 | Free and Easy 14 | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 2003 |
| Free and Easy 14 | Theme Song Performance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game | Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Musashi | Hanbei | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso | Dr. Shibata | Movie | 2002 |
 | Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS | Kagaya | Movie | 2002 |
 | Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project | Toshiaki Hamasaki | Movie | 2001 |
 | Tokyo Zance | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Free and Easy 11 | Dennosuke Hamasaki | Movie | 2000 |
 | Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations | Tokugawa Hidetada | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Kagayakeru Shunkan | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Office Affairs | Animation Director | Movie | 1999 |
 | Free and Easy: Samurai Edition | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1998 |
 | Free and Easy 10 | Toshiaki Hamasaki | Movie | 1998 |
 | Oda Nobunaga | Saitō Dōsan | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Rainbow Seeker 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 |
 | Free and Easy 9 | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Rainbow Seeker | Katsuo Shirogane | Movie | 1996 |
 | A Class to Remember II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Free and Easy 8 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Eighth Shogun Yoshimune | Tokugawa Yoshimune | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Free and Easy 7 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Free and Easy Special | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
| Always Have The Sun in Mind | Koutarou | TV Series | 1994 | |
 | Free and Easy 6 | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1993 |
 | Tora-san's Matchmaker | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Class to Remember | Mr. Kuroi | Movie | 1993 |
 | How to speak Japanese | Yamada | Movie | 1993 |
 | Free and Easy 5 | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1992 |
 | Heavenly Sin | Huang Fung Foo | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Dream of Russia | Atsuzou - navigator | Movie | 1992 |
 | Midwinter Camellia | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
 | Free and Easy 4 | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1991 |
 | Free and Easy 3 | Densuke Hamasaki | Movie | 1990 |
 | As If In Flight | Saigo Takamori | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Free and Easy 2 | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1989 |
 | Free and Easy | Densuke Hamazaki | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Silk Road | Zhu Wangli | Movie | 1988 |
 | Takeda Shingen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Lost in the Wilderness | Naomi Uemura | Movie | 1986 |
 | Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Location | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | Heaven Station | Tagawa | Movie | 1984 |
 | Burning Mountain River | Tadashi Amo | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Akashi Kanpei 35-sai | Akashi Kanpei | TV Series | 1983 |
 | 淋しいのはお前だけじゃない | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Karate Cop | Scam Artist | Movie | 1982 |
 | Edo Porn | Kyokutei Baken | Movie | 1981 |
 | Onna Taikoki | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | TV Series | 1981 |
 | There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game | Kōichi Tabuchi | Movie | 1980 |
 | There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race | Kōichi Tabuchi | Movie | 1980 |
 | Ikenaka Genta 80 kilo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | There Goes Our Hero | Kōichi Tabuchi | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Man Who Stole the Sun | Loan Collector | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dead Angle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Devil's Flute | Kosuke Kindaichi | Movie | 1979 |
 | Monkey | Pigsy | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Ballad of Orin | Suketaro | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Far Road | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Special Crime Investigation Front | Detective Takasugi | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Last Swordsman | Nagakura Shinpachi | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Tattered Banner | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | White Runway | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Kita no kazoku | 島田源太郎 | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Japan Academy Film Prize Award Ceremony | Self | TV Series | — |
 | いごこち満点 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |
 | Downtown Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |