Masatoshi Nagase
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Masatoshi Nagase (b. July 15, 1966 in Miyazaki
, Miyazaki
, Japan
) is a Japanese actor
. He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's
Cold Fever
and Jim Jarmusch
's Mystery Train
, in Japan for his role as TV's Mike Hama (Mike Hammer
).
He has won two Japanese Academy Awards
, for Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer in 1992
for Musuco, and been nominated a further three times. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 29th Yokohama Film Festival
for Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero.
He dated Japanese pop-star Mika Nakashima
, who is 17 years his junior, from 2004 to 2008. The rumour that they were dating was confirmed by their managements, and the couple even had a photoshoot for a Japanese Music and Film Magazine together. Despite rumours of the couple heading for marriage in 2007, they ended their relationship in spring 2008.
Miyazaki, Miyazaki
is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Located on the coast and perforated by several rivers, Miyazaki City enjoys scenic views of both ocean and nearby, verdant mountains...
, Miyazaki
Miyazaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) is a Japanese actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
Cold Fever
Cold Fever
Cold Fever is a 1995 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It is a road movie set in Iceland and was the first of Friðrik's films to be made in the English language. The movie depicts the travels of a Japanese man across Iceland...
and Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
James R. "Jim" Jarmusch is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
's Mystery Train
Mystery Train (film)
Mystery Train is a 1989 independent anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and set in Memphis, Tennessee. The film comprises a triptych of stories involving foreign protagonists unfolding over the course of the same night...
, in Japan for his role as TV's Mike Hama (Mike Hammer
Mike Hammer
Michael "Mike" Hammer is a fictional detective created by the American author Mickey Spillane in the 1947 book I, the Jury .-Description:...
).
He has won two Japanese Academy Awards
Japanese Academy Awards
The , often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film...
, for Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer in 1992
1992 in film
The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. -Top grossing films:-Awards:Academy AwardsGolden Globe AwardsNational Film Awards...
for Musuco, and been nominated a further three times. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 29th Yokohama Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival
The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
for Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero.
He dated Japanese pop-star Mika Nakashima
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
, who is 17 years his junior, from 2004 to 2008. The rumour that they were dating was confirmed by their managements, and the couple even had a photoshoot for a Japanese Music and Film Magazine together. Despite rumours of the couple heading for marriage in 2007, they ended their relationship in spring 2008.
Feature Filmography
- Shonben Rider (1983)
- MiyukiMiyuki (manga)is a romantic comedy manga series by Mitsuru Adachi. It was published by Shogakukan from 1980 to 1984 in the biweekly manga magazine Shōnen Big Comic . The series was adapted into a movie, an anime television series, and a live-action television drama...
(1983, anime voice-overSeiyuVoice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
) - Mystery TrainMystery Train (film)Mystery Train is a 1989 independent anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and set in Memphis, Tennessee. The film comprises a triptych of stories involving foreign protagonists unfolding over the course of the same night...
(1989) - Bakayarou! 3: Henna yatsura (1990)
- My SonsMy Sonsis a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Synopsis:The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo,...
(1991) - Autumn MoonAutumn MoonAutumn Moon is a 1992 film directed by Clara Law and written by Eddie Ling-Ching Fong.A Hong Kong high school girl befriends a twenty-something Japanese man visiting Hong Kong....
(1992) - Tora-San Makes ExcusesTora-San Makes Excusesis a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Kumiko Gotō as his love interest or "Madonna"...
- Original SinOriginal Sin (1992 film)is a 1992 film directed by Japanese director Takashi Ishii. Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film is about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22 year old man....
(1992) - The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
- Outobai shoujo (1994)
- The Stairway to the Distant Past (1994)
- Cold FeverCold FeverCold Fever is a 1995 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It is a road movie set in Iceland and was the first of Friðrik's films to be made in the English language. The movie depicts the travels of a Japanese man across Iceland...
(1995) - Flirt (1995)
- Berlin (1995)
- A Class to Remember 2 (1996)
- Trap (1996) aka Wana
- Niji o tsukamu otoko (1996)
- Wana (1996)
- Ullie (1996)
- Abduction (1997)
- Beautiful SundayBeautiful SundayBeautiful Sunday is a 2007 South Korean crime drama film.- Plot :Police detective Kang has resorted to illegal activities to pay for the medical bills of his wife, who is in a coma. One day he is approached by a man named Min-woo, who confessess to killing his own wife. Kang realises that the...
(1998) - Three BusinessmenThree BusinessmenThree Businessmen is a film made in 1998. It is a British-Dutch-Spanish-Japanese coproduction directed by Alex Cox. The screenplay is by Tod Davies, who was also the producer....
(1998) - Gojoe senki (2000)
- Party 7 (2000)
- A Closing Day (2000)
- Electric Dragon 80.000 VElectric Dragon 80.000 VElectric Dragon 80.000 V is a 2001 Japanese film written and directed by Sogo Ishii. The comic-book style story stars Tadanobu Asano and Masatoshi Nagase as electricity wielding super-heroes.-Plot:...
(2001) - Chloe (2001)
- Luxurious Bone (2001)
- Pistol OperaPistol Operais a 2001 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Makiko Esumi. As one of Seijun's last fims, it is related to Suzuki's 1967 Branded to Kill, either as a remake or sequel...
(2001) - Stereo Future (2001)
- Suicide Circle (2002)
- The Sea Is Watching (2003)
- Dead End RunDead End RunDead End Run is a 2003 film directed by Japanese cult film director Sogo Ishii, notable for Ishii's trademark flashy visual style.The film has little plot to speak of, but is instead divided into three short episodes, each of which opens with a man desperately running away before being trapped in a...
(2003) - The Loved Gun (2004) aka Rabudo gan
- The Hidden BladeThe Hidden Bladeis a 2004 film, set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecessor The Twilight Samurai, based on a short story by...
(2004) aka Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume - Gina K (2005)
- Ubume no natsu (2005)
- SakuranSakuran, is a manga series created by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl, Kiyoha who becomes a tayu or oiran courtesan.- Plot :...
(2006) - Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero (2007)