was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...

's ''

The Bad Sleep Well is a 1960 Japanese crime mystery film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Toshiro ...

'' and '' Yojimbo'', Kihachi Okamoto's ''

Sword of Doom ''The Sword of Doom'', known in Japan as , is a 1966 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Tatsuya Nakadai. It is based on the serial novel of the same title by Kaizan Nakazato. Plot The story follows the life of Ryu ...

'', Yoshitaro Nomura's ''

Zero Focus is a 1961 Japanese mystery film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and is based on a novel by Seicho Matsumoto. Plot One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, ad agency manager Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip to Kanazawa a ...

'', and

Kon Ichikawa was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won ...

's '' The Burmese Harp'' (where he was credited as Akira Nishimura). Nishimura made his film debut in the

Shin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujirō Ozu including '' Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (1941), '' Tea Over Rice'' (1952), ''Equinox Flower'' (1958) and '' Late Autumn'' (19 ...

film ''Fusetsu Nijyunen'' in 1951. He won the

Blue Ribbon Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanes ...

for best supporting actor in 1964 for Unholy Desire directed by Shohei Imamura. In 1982, he won the Best Actor award in the Mainichi Film Awards for his performances in ''Matagi''. In Japan, Nishimura is well known for playing the role of the title character in the long-running television

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—'' Portrait of H ...

series Mito Kōmon from 1983 to 1992. He also portrayed the voice of the "Mamo/Howard Lockewood" in the original Japanese version of anime film ''

The Mystery of Mamo ''The Mystery of Mamo'', also known as ''The Secret of Mamo'', is a 1978 Japanese animated science fiction adventure action comedy film; it is the first animated film of the '' Lupin III'' franchise created by manga author Monkey Punch. The film w ...

'' in 1978.

Filmography

Film

*'' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) *'' Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate'' (1957) *'' Umi no yarodomo'' (1957) *''

Arashi no naka o tsuppashire is a 1958 Japanese color drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and produced by Nikkatsu. Cast * Yujiro Ishihara * Mari Shiraki * Sanae Nakahara * Kō Nishimura * Shinsuke Ashida was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 90 fi ...

'' (1958) *'' The Ballad of Narayama'' (1958) *'' Kurenai no tsubasa '' (1958) *'' Ballad of the Cart'' (1959) *''

'' (1960) *''

Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru also known as ''The Call of the Foghorn'' is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Yamazaki Tokujirō. It was the final film of young star Akagi Keiichiro before his death, and considered his most famous work. Plot Sugi is a navigator of the ship Suz ...

'' (1960) *''

'' (1961) *'' Yojimbo'' (1961) *''

Burari Bura-bura Monogatari ''Burari Bura-bura Monogatari'' ( ja, ぶらりぶらぶら物語) is a 1962 Japanese comedy film directed by Zenzo Matsuyama. It was Matsuyama's second film as a director. Plot Komako (Hideko Takamine) is a confidence trickster who pretends to ...

(1962) *''

Gorath is a 1962 Japanese epic science fiction disaster film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Based on an idea by Jojiro Okami, the film is about mankind's efforts to move Earth out of its orbit to prevent it from c ...

'' (1962) as Murata, Minister of Space *'' High and Low'' (1963) *'' Rickshaw Man'' (1963 version) *''

Bushido, Samurai Saga , also titled ''Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai'' and ''Cruel Tale of Bushido'', is a 1963 Japanese drama film, drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it w ...

'' (1963) *''

Attack Squadron! is a 1963 Japanese film directed by Shue Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is about Lt. Colonel Senda ( Toshiro Mifune) who commands three fighter squadrons, eventually being dominated by Allied forces in June 1944. ...

'' (1963) *'' Unholy Desire'' (1964) *''

Kunoichi Keshō also known as ''The Spying Sorceress''is a 1964 Japanese comedy ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Sadao Nakajima. Nakajima himself did the casting and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Kō Nishimura and Masumi Harukawa were cast from Shohei Imamura's film Unholy ...

'' (1964) *'' Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire'' (1965) *'' Ninpō-chushingura'' (1965) *''

The Sword of Doom ''The Sword of Doom'', known in Japan as , is a 1966 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Tatsuya Nakadai. It is based on the serial novel of the same title by Kaizan Nakazato. Plot The story follows the life of Ryu ...

'' (1966) as Shichibei *''

The Dancing Girl of Izu is a novel by Japanese writer and Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata first published in 1926. Plot The narrator, a twenty-year-old student from Tokyo, travels the Izu Peninsula during the last days of the summer holidays, a journey which he ...

'' (1967 Toho version) *'' Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) *'' Black Lizard'' (1968) *''

The Living Skeleton is a 1968 Japanese tokusatsu horror film directed by Hiroshi Matsuno. The film's plot begins in the past where a gang of pirates commandeer a ship and kill everyone on board. Three years later in a seaside village, a Catholic priest (Masumi Okada ...

'' (1968) *''

Black Rose Mansion , also known as ''Black Rose'', is a 1969 Japanese drama film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The millionaire Kyohei Sako converts his mother's old villa into an entertainment parlor for his hobbies called the Black Rose Mansion. Ryuko Fujio, a ...

'' (1969) *''

The Wild Sea is a 1969 Japanese Seafaring film directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki. Planning took five years, and it was filmed under Director Yamazaki over a one year and two month period. Plot Source: Yōji Kitami is a young man who stands at the crossroads of ...

'' (1969) *'' Zatoichi, The Festival Of Fire'' (1970) *'' Hanzo The Razor: Sword of Justice'' (1972) *''

Lady Snowblood ''Lady Snowblood'' may refer to: * ''Lady Snowblood'' (manga), 1972–1973 serialized manga * ''Lady Snowblood'' (film), 1973 film adaptation of the manga ** '' Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'', the 1974 sequel to the film {{Disambig ...

'' (1973) *'' Tsugaru Folk Song'' (1973) *'' Hanzo The Razor: The Snare'' (1973) * '' Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (1974) *'' Hanzo The Razor: Who's Got the Gold'' (1974) *'' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) *''

Hokuriku Proxy War is a 1977 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata. Plot Kawada Noboru is a peasant from Mikuni who becomes a yakuza in the Tomiyasu Group in Fukui. He holds a letter from his boss Mr. Yasuhara promising th ...

'' (1977) as Mr. Yasuhara *'' The Incident'' (1978) * '' Ogin-sama'' (1978) *'' Nomugi Pass'' (1979) *'' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) as

Makoto Nishimura was a Japanese biologist. He is most renowned as the inventor of Gakutensoku, Japan's first functional robot. He was the father of actor Kō Nishimura. Biography Makoto was born on March 26, 1883 in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. During his life ...

*''

47 Ronin 47, 47 or forty-seven may refer to: *47 (number) *47 BC * AD 47 *1947 * 2047 * '47 (brand), an American clothing brand * ''47'' (magazine), an American publication * 47 (song), a song by Sidhu Moose Wala *47, a song by New Found Glory from the al ...

'' (1994) as Kira Yoshinaka

TV Drama

*'' Taiga drama series'' **''

Hana no Shōgai is a 1963 Japanese television series. It is the 1st NHK taiga drama. Story Ten to Chi to deals with the Sengoku period. Based on Funahashi Seiichi's novels "Hana no Shōgai". The story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke. Cast * Onoe Shoroku ...

'' (1963) as Tada Ichiro **'' Akō Rōshi'' (1964) as Aizawa Shinbei **''San Shimai'' (1967) as Ennma no Choji **''Mominoki wa Nokotta'' (1970) **''

Haru no Sakamichi (TV series) is a 1971 Japanese television series. It is the ninth NHK taiga drama. Story Shin Heike Monogatari deals with the early Edo period. Based on Sōhachi Yamaoka's novel by the same title. The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori Produc ...

'' (1971) as Kawai Jinzaemon **'' Kunitori Monogatari'' (1973) as Hamura Shoha **''

Kaze to Kumo to Niji to is a 1976 Japanese historical television series. It is the 14th NHK taiga drama. Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels ''Taira no Masakado'' and ''Umi to Kaze to Niji to''. The drama wa ...

'' (1976) as Minamoto no Mamoru **''Homura Tatsu'' (1993) as Kichiji *'' Mito Kōmon'' as

Tokugawa Mitsukuni , also known as , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the sec ...

of season 14 to 21 (1983-1992) *''

Lone Wolf and Cub is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970, the story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and i ...

'' (

Yorozuya Kinnosuke (November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born , son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name ('' ...

version, 1974) as Yagyū Retsudō *''

Tōyama no Kin-san is a popular character based on the historical Tōyama Kagemoto, a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history. In kabuki and kōdan, he was celebrated under his childhood name, Kinshirō, shortened to ...

'' (1975 version) *''

Momotarō-zamurai ''Momotarō-zamurai'' (桃太郎侍) or ''Samurai Momotarō'' is a Japanese novel by Kiichirō Yamate (1899–1978). Published in 1946, the novel centers on an Edo-period ''rōnin'', Shinjirō, the younger twin brother of a ''daimyō'' who was caug ...

'' (1976) *''

Ōedo Sōsamō and are long-running (1970 to 1992) prime time television ''jidaigeki'' programs that originally aired from 1970 to 1992. The series was broadcast on TV Tokyo (Tokyo 12 Channel). The title literally translates as " Oedo Dragnet" ("New Oedo Dragne ...

'' (season 4, 1976) *''Umi wa Yomigaeru'' (1977) as

Itō Hirobumi was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Japan. He was also a leading member of the ''genrō'', a group of senior statesmen that dictated Japanese policy during the Meiji era. A London-educated samur ...

*''

Naruto Hichō is a series of jidaigeki novels written by Eiji Yoshikawa. The stories were originally serialized as a serial in the Japanese newspaper ''Osaka Mainichishimbun'' , between 1926 and 1927. It has been re-released in book format in 1927 and 1933. Yo ...

'' (1977) as Yoami *''

Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a ...

'' (1978) as Kyosuke Takemura *'' Akō Rōshi'' (1979) as Onodera Jyunai *''

Fumō Chitai is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki was a Japanese novelist. A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her fi ...

'' (1979) *''

Sarutobi Sasuke is a ninja who appears in kōdan narrative art and fictional writings. The nickname is generally believed to have been concocted from Meiji to the Taishō period. Some argue he is based on real live personages, such as and . His family name, ...

'' (1980) as

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...

*''Dai Chūshingura'' (1980) as Kira Yoshinaka *''Miyamoto Musashi'' (1984) as Yagyū Sekishūsai *''Daichi no Ko'' (1995)

Anime voice

*'' Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo'' (1978) as Mamo/Howard Lockewood *''

Nutcracker Fantasy is a Japanese-American stop motion animated film produced by Sanrio, very loosely based on Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet ''The Nutcracker'' and E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It is directed by Takeo Nakamura and writ ...

'' (1979) as Uncle Drosselmeyer, Puppeteer, Street Singer, Watchmaker

Other

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Quiz Derby A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several specific topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, ...

Honours

Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ...

(1987) * Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1994)

References

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* 1923 births 1997 deaths People from Sapporo Japanese male film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class {{Japan-film-actor-stub