Toshiyuki Nishida
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is a Japanese
actor
. Outside of Japan, Nishida is best known for his portrayal of Pigsy in the TV series Monkey
.
Toshiyuki Nishida has received ten Japanese Academy Award
nominations, winning twice, for Dun-Huang in 1988
(Best Actor) and Gakko and Tsuribaka Nisshi 6
in 1993
(Best Actor). He won the Blue Ribbon Award
for Best Actor in 2003 for Get Up! and Tsuribaka Nisshi 14
.
In Japan he is best known for his fishing
comedy series, known as Tsuribaka Nisshi
(釣りバカ日誌) ("The Fishing Maniac's Diary"), which currently spans 21 movies.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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...
. Outside of Japan, Nishida is best known for his portrayal of Pigsy in the TV series Monkey
Monkey (TV series)
Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series , based on the classic sixteenth century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television and International Television Films in association with NHK.The series ran for...
.
Toshiyuki Nishida has received ten Japanese Academy Award
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...
nominations, winning twice, for Dun-Huang in 1988
1988 in film
-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice...
(Best Actor) and Gakko and Tsuribaka Nisshi 6
Tsuribaka Nisshi 6
is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Tomio Kuriyama.-Awards:17th Japan Academy Prize*Won: Best Actor - Toshiyuki Nishida*Nominated: Best Actor - Rentaro Mikuni...
in 1993
1993 in film
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...
(Best Actor). He won the Blue Ribbon Award
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...
for Best Actor in 2003 for Get Up! and Tsuribaka Nisshi 14
Tsuribaka Nisshi 14
is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yūzō Asahara.-Awards:46th Blue Ribbon Award*Won: Best Actor - Toshiyuki Nishida...
.
In Japan he is best known for his fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
comedy series, known as Tsuribaka Nisshi
Tsuribaka Nisshi
' is a fishing manga by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kenichi Kitami that has been serialized in Big Comic Original since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1983...
(釣りバカ日誌) ("The Fishing Maniac's Diary"), which currently spans 21 movies.
Actor
- 1981 Hokusai mangaHokusai MangaThe is a collection of sketches of various subjects by the Japanese artist Hokusai. Subjects of the sketches include landscapes, flora and fauna, everyday life and the supernatural. The word manga in the title does not refer to the contemporary story-telling manga, as the sketches in the work are...
- 1984 Tengoku no eki
- 1986 Uemura Naomi monogatari
- 1988 Dun-Huang
- 1992 Tengoku no Taizai
- 1992 O-Roshiya-koku suimu-dan
- 1992 Kantsubaki
- 1993 Gakko
- 1996 Gakko IIGakko IIis a 1996 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 69th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Toshiyuki Nishida* Hidetaka Yoshioka* Masatoshi Nagase...
- 2002 Hi wa mata noboru
- 2003 Get Up!
- 2006 The Uchoten HotelThe Uchoten Hotelis a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Koki Mitani. The film is set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year's Eve, and follows the misadventures of various hotel staff and guests in the run-up to midnight.The film is reminiscent of the Hollywood screwball comedies of 1930s...
- 2007 Sukiyaki Western Django
- 2008 The Ramen GirlThe Ramen GirlThe Ramen Girl is an American-Japanese movie starring Brittany Murphy about a girl who goes to Japan and decides to learn how to cook ramen.-Plot:...
- 2008 The Magic HourThe Magic Hour (film)is a 2008 Japanese film written and directed by Koki Mitani.In photography and cinematography, the magic hour is only a moment and the most beautiful time of the day, when afterglow of a sunset lights up around...
- 2010 Space Battleship YamatoSpace Battleship Yamato (2010 film)is a live action film adaptation of the original Space Battleship Yamato anime TV series from 1974. The film was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on June 24, 2011.-Plot:...
- 2011 Once in a Blue MoonOnce in a Blue Moon (2011 film)is a 2011 Japanese comedy film directed by Kōki Mitani.-Cast:* Eri Fukatsu* Toshiyuki Nishida* Hiroshi Abe* Kiichi Nakai* Yūko Takeuchi* Tadanobu Asano...
Major television appearances
- 1972 Shin Heike Monogatari, NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
Taiga dramaTaiga dramais the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. Beginning in 1963 with the black-and-white Hana no Shōgai, starring kabuki actor Onoe Shōroku and Takarazuka star Awashima Chikage, the network has hired a producer, director, writer, music...
, as Hōjō YoshitokiHojo Yoshitokiwas the second Hōjō shikken of the Kamakura shogunate and head of the Hōjō clan. He was the eldest son of Hōjō Tokimasa and his wife Hōjō no Maki... - 1977 花神, NHK Taiga drama, as Yamagata AritomoYamagata AritomoField Marshal Prince , also known as Yamagata Kyōsuke, was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He is considered one of the architects of the military and political foundations of early modern Japan. Yamagata Aritomo can be seen as the father of Japanese...
- 1978 SaiyukiMonkey (TV series)Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series , based on the classic sixteenth century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. It was originally produced by Nippon Television and International Television Films in association with NHK.The series ran for...
, Nippon TelevisionNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
, as Pigsy - 1981 Onna Taikō-ki, NHK Taiga drama, as Toyotomi HideyoshiToyotomi Hideyoshiwas a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
- 1984 Sanga Moyu, NHK Taiga drama as a fictitious character
- 1988 Takeda Shingen, NHK Taiga drama, as Yamamoto KansukeYamamoto Kansukewas a Japanese samurai of the 16th century who was one of Takeda Shingen's most trusted Twenty-Four Generals. Also known by his formal name, Haruyuki . He was a brilliant strategist, and is particularly known for his plan which led to victory in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima against Uesugi...
- 1990 Tobu ga gotoku, NHK Taiga drama, as Saigō TakamoriSaigo Takamoriwas one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the last true samurai.-Early life:...
- 1995 Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune, NHK Taiga drama, as Tokugawa YoshimuneTokugawa Yoshimunewas the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.-Lineage:...
- 2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai, NHK Taiga drama, as Tokugawa HidetadaTokugawa Hidetadawas the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.-Early life :...
- 2003 武蔵 MUSASHI, NHK Taiga drama, as Yamanouchi Hanbei
- 2005 Tiger and Dragon, TBS Renzoku drama, as Hayashiyatei Donbei
- 2005 Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu MuikaHiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muikais a Japanese television special drama.The story is about a family of three sisters and one brother with a dog living and running a Japanese Ryokan in Tenjin-cho, Hiroshima near Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall....
as elder Toshiaki Yajima - 2006 Kōmyō-ga-tsuji, NHK Taiga drama, as Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasuwas the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...