Biography and filmography

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima (born March 29, 1971) is a Japanese actor. He is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading actors in numerous films and television drama series. He has appeared in a wide range of films from epic science fiction films such as Shin Ultraman (2022) to small-scale art films such as Dolls (2002). He is best known internationally for his leading role in the film Drive My Car (2021). He received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor for the film.

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Movies (105)

All That Exists

All That Exists

2027 · Monden Jiro

The Brightest Sun

The Brightest Sun

2026

Su propio infierno

Su propio infierno

2026 · Hayashi

Dear Stranger

Dear Stranger

2025 · Kenji Saiga

All About Suomi

All About Suomi

2024 · Keigo Kusano

Serpent's Path

Serpent's Path

2024 · Yoshimura

Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story

Ougon No Toki - Kintaro Hattori Story

2024 · Hattori Kintaro

Kubi

Kubi

2023 · Akechi Mitsuhide

Goodbye Cruel World

Goodbye Cruel World

2022

Making of Drive My Car

Making of Drive My Car

2022 · Self

Shin Ultraman

Shin Ultraman

2022 · Kimio Tamura

Down the Road: The Making of Drive My Car

Down the Road: The Making of Drive My Car

2022 · Self

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie

2021 · Kyohei Nagumo

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP

2021 · Kyohei Nagumo

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

2021 · Shiro Kakei

Drive My Car

Drive My Car

2021 · Yūsuke Kafuku

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie

2021 · Yuhki Isayama / Yuji

Silent Tokyo

Silent Tokyo

2020 · Shinobu Seta

Voices in the Wind

Voices in the Wind

2020 · Morio

What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020

What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020

2020 · Shiro Kakei

People of the Isono Family ~Ms Sazae 20 years from now~

People of the Isono Family ~Ms Sazae 20 years from now~

2019 · Masuo

Ninkyo Gakuen

Ninkyo Gakuen

2019 · Himura Seiji

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

2019 · Ryota Akitsu, Captain of Ibuki

Mario

Mario

2018 · Mario

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

2018 · Kazumasa Harima

Oz Land

Oz Land

2018 · Yoshiko Ozuka

Falling Camellia

Falling Camellia

2018 · Uneme Sakakibara

Penguin Highway

Penguin Highway

2018 · Aoyama's Father (voice)

The Last Recipe

The Last Recipe

2017 · Naotaro Yamagata

async - first light

async - first light

2017

Creepy

Creepy

2016 · Takakura Koichi

Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special

2016

While the Women Are Sleeping

While the Women Are Sleeping

2016 · Kenji

Mozu The Movie

Mozu The Movie

2015 · Naotake Kuraki

Poison Berry in my Brain

Poison Berry in my Brain

2015 · Chairman Yoshida

The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story

The Work of Hayao Miyazaki "The Wind Rises" Record of 1000 Days/Retirement Announcement Unknown Story

2014 · Self

Team Batista the Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos

Team Batista the Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos

2014 · Koichi Hayami

Genome Hazard

Genome Hazard

2014 · Ishigami Taketo

Hameln

Hameln

2013 · Noda

The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

2013 · Honjô (voice)

Strawberry Night

Strawberry Night

2013 · Kazuo Kikuta

Strawberry Night: After the Invisible Rain

Strawberry Night: After the Invisible Rain

2013

Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

Double Face: gisō keisatsu-hen

2012 · Moriya Jun

Double Face: Sen'nyû sôsa hen

Double Face: Sen'nyû sôsa hen

2012 · Jun Moriya

Fish on Land

Fish on Land

2012 · Seiji

Cut

Cut

2011 · Shuji

Memories Corner

Memories Corner

2011

チーム・バチスタSP2011~さらばジェネラル!天才救命医は愛する人を救えるか~

チーム・バチスタSP2011~さらばジェネラル!天才救命医は愛する人を救えるか~

2011

Strawberry Night

Strawberry Night

2010 · Kazuo Kikuta

Hebi no Hito

Hebi no Hito

2010

Goodbye, Someday

Goodbye, Someday

2010 · Yutaka

Zero Focus

Zero Focus

2009 · Kenichi Ubara

Kidnapping

Kidnapping

2009

Kanikôsen

Kanikôsen

2009 · Asakawa

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

2008

Tokyo Rendezvous

Tokyo Rendezvous

2008 · Takashi Nogami

Vacation

Vacation

2008 · Shinichi Kaneda

Oka wo koete

Oka wo koete

2008

Prodigy

Prodigy

2007 · Koichiro Naruse

Pacchigi! Love & Peace

Pacchigi! Love & Peace

2007

Freesia: Bullet Over Tears

Freesia: Bullet Over Tears

2007 · Toshio Iwasaki

Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace

Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace

2006 · Shingorou Ikushima

Umi de no hanashi

Umi de no hanashi

2006 · Hiroshi Hirono

Loft

Loft

2006 · Koichi Kijima

Su-ki-da

Su-ki-da

2006 · Yosuke

Haru, Bânîzu de

Haru, Bânîzu de

2006

Three Year Delivery

Three Year Delivery

2006 · Toru

Dirt(y) Hero

Dirt(y) Hero

2006

La Maison de Himiko

La Maison de Himiko

2005 · Hosokawa

Sayonara Midori-chan

Sayonara Midori-chan

2005 · Yutaka

実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還

実録・小野田少尉 遅すぎた帰還

2005

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

2005 · Renji

Canary

Canary

2005 · Akira Izawa

More Painful than Rain

More Painful than Rain

2005 · Kurasawa

Silver Angel

Silver Angel

2004 · Kousuke Satou

Dogs & Cats

Dogs & Cats

2004 · Furuta

Going Home

Going Home

2004 · Haruo

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special

2004 · Yamaoka Takashi

世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編

世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編

2004

Tony Takitani

Tony Takitani

2004 · Narrator

Casshern

Casshern

2004 · Lieutenant Colonel Kamijo

The Diary from the Past

The Diary from the Past

2004

In The Still Of The Night

In The Still Of The Night

2003 · 山形

A Painful Pair

A Painful Pair

2002 · Ryo

Last Scene

Last Scene

2002 · Ken Mihara (1965)

tokyo.sora

tokyo.sora

2002 · Editor Michihara

Dolls

Dolls

2002 · Matsumoto

Somewhere on Earth

Somewhere on Earth

2001 · Yutaka

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Jesus in the Barn

2001

Chloe

Chloe

2001 · Doctor

Self and Others

Self and Others

2001 · (Narrator)

Love/Juice

Love/Juice

2000 · Sakamoto

License to Live

License to Live

1999 · Yutaka Yoshii

The Cold-Blooded Trap

The Cold-Blooded Trap

1998

The Artful Dodgers

The Artful Dodgers

1998

2/Duo

2/Duo

1997 · Kei

Seraphim Night

Seraphim Night

1996 · Hiroyuki Oshima

Kura

Kura

1995 · Takeda Ryota

Love of Sawako 2: 1000 Miles Away

Love of Sawako 2: 1000 Miles Away

1995

MARKS

MARKS

1995 · Yoshitaka Mori

Broken Heart

Broken Heart

1995 · Yosuke

Ghost Pub

Ghost Pub

1994 · Koichi

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

1992

Enemies

Enemies

Road House 2

Road House 2

TV shows (48)

Human Specimens

Human Specimens

2025 · Professor Shiro Sakaki

Sunny

Sunny

2024 · Masahiko 'Masa' Sakamoto

Sayonara, Maestro!

Sayonara, Maestro!

2024 · Shunpei Natsume

Keishichou Outsider

Keishichou Outsider

2023 · Eiji Kagawa

Kamen Rider Black Sun

Kamen Rider Black Sun

2022 · Kotaro Minami/Kamen Rider Black Sun

Riding a Unicorn

Riding a Unicorn

2022 · Satoshi Kotori

I Told You to Forget It

I Told You to Forget It

2022

Guilty Flag

Guilty Flag

2021

Chef Is a Great Detective

Chef Is a Great Detective

2021 · Mifune Shinobu

Welcome Home, Mone

Welcome Home, Mone

2021 · Asaoka Satoru

North Light

North Light

2020

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

2019 · Shiro Kakei

Detective Akechi Kogoro

Detective Akechi Kogoro

2019 · Akechi Kogoro

Maison de Police

Maison de Police

2019 · Soichiro Natsume

Mangan

Mangan

2018 · Itami Shuhei

Caution, Hazardous Wife

Caution, Hazardous Wife

2017 · Yuki Isayama

Blanket Cats

Blanket Cats

2017

CRISIS: Special Security Squad

CRISIS: Special Security Squad

2017 · Saburo Tamaru

Toto Nee-chan

Toto Nee-chan

2016 · Takezo Kohashi

Painless - Eye Can Diagnose

Painless - Eye Can Diagnose

2015 · 為頼 英介(ためより えいすけ)

Red Cross

Red Cross

2015

Second Chance Chauffeur

Second Chance Chauffeur

2015 · Kazuo Nagata

MOZU

MOZU

2014 · Naotake Kuraki

Yae's Sakura

Yae's Sakura

2013 · Kakuma Yamamoto

Strawberry Night

Strawberry Night

2012 · Kazuo Kikuta

99 Days with the Superstar

99 Days with the Superstar

2011 · 나미키 코헤이 역

School!!

School!!

2011 · Iori Kirihara

Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen

Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen

2010 · Koichi Hayami

ジャッジII ~島の裁判官奮闘記~

ジャッジII ~島の裁判官奮闘記~

2008 · 미사와 쿄스케

Team Batista no Eikō

Team Batista no Eikō

2008 · 速水晃一

Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage

2008

ジャッジ~島の裁判官 奮闘記~

ジャッジ~島の裁判官 奮闘記~

2007 · 三沢恭介

Mountain Woman, Wall Woman

Mountain Woman, Wall Woman

2007 · Shohei Iguchi

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File

2007 · Shiro Maki

怪奇大作戰 セカンドファイル

怪奇大作戰 セカンドファイル

2007 · 마키 시로

Junjo Kirari

Junjo Kirari

2006 · Sugi Togo

Unfair

Unfair

2006 · Ichiro Sezaki

Waltz of Her Heart

Waltz of Her Heart

2004 · Minazuki Shinya

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ

2004 · Sukekiyo Inugami / Shizuma Aonuma

Always Smiling

Always Smiling

2003 · Kazuya Yuzuhara

The Ordinary People

The Ordinary People

1993 · Junichiro Matsuoka

Devil's Kiss

Devil's Kiss

1993

Am I Unattractive?

Am I Unattractive?

1993

お願いダーリン!

お願いダーリン!

1993

Mokuyoubi no Shokutaku

Mokuyoubi no Shokutaku

1992

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

1962 · Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self