Biography and filmography

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu (根津 甚八, Nezu Jinpachi; 1 December 1947 – 29 December 2016) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2010. He starred in the 1982 film Farewell to the Land, which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.

He died on 29 December 2016 in Tokyo of pneumonia. He had retired from acting after getting into a car accident and experiencing subsequent health problems, though he came out of retirement to reprise the character of Hizu in Gonin Saga at director Takashi Ishii's request. The film would be his last.

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Movies (70)

Gonin Saga

Gonin Saga

2015 · Kaname Hizu

Japan Ghost Stories 3

Japan Ghost Stories 3

2007

Runin: Banished

Runin: Banished

2004

Dragon Head

Dragon Head

2003 · Matsuo

Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3

Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 3

2003

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion

The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion

2003 · Shiraishi

The Man in White

The Man in White

2003 · Shiraishi

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

2002 · Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

2002 · Self

Kumamoto Stories

Kumamoto Stories

2002 · Frontier guard

Red Shadow

Red Shadow

2001 · Gensai Negoro

極悪 人間魚雷ブルース

極悪 人間魚雷ブルース

2001

Ekiden

Ekiden

2000

School Day of the Dead

School Day of the Dead

2000 · Shozo Yuki

Senrigan

Senrigan

2000

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

School Ghost Story: Curse Special

2000

The Hanging Balloons

The Hanging Balloons

2000

Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle

1999 · Hattori Hanzo

Jubaku: Spellbound

Jubaku: Spellbound

1999 · Kohei Nakayama

Dead Beat

Dead Beat

1999

Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa

Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa

1999

Tadon and Chikuwa

Tadon and Chikuwa

1998

Black Angel

Black Angel

1998 · Goro Nogi

Love Letter

Love Letter

1998

Immoral Affairs

Immoral Affairs

1997

Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky

1997 · Man in TV Drama

The Terrorist’s Parasol

The Terrorist’s Parasol

1996

La Sombra del Verano - Ilusion in Andalusia

La Sombra del Verano - Ilusion in Andalusia

1996

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

1996

Snow falls on a southern island

Snow falls on a southern island

1995

Gonin

Gonin

1995 · Kaname Hizu

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case

1995

Goodbye Japan

Goodbye Japan

1995

Ruby Fruit

Ruby Fruit

1995 · Mikuo Kaga

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. III

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. III

1994

Alone in the Night

Alone in the Night

1994 · Namekata Kozo

Angel Guts: Red Flash

Angel Guts: Red Flash

1994 · Muraki

Nobody

Nobody

1994 · Detective Karaki

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II

1994

A Night in Nude

A Night in Nude

1993 · Kozo Yukikata

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Patlabor 2: The Movie

1993 · Yukihito Tsuge (voice)

Goto shi kabushiki gaisha

Goto shi kabushiki gaisha

1993

Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP

Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP

1992

Ghost Story: Flower House

Ghost Story: Flower House

1991

Orchids Under the Moon

Orchids Under the Moon

1991 · Tetsuro Muraki

Discontinuous Bombing Incident

Discontinuous Bombing Incident

1991 · Superintendent Ikebe

Young Lady

Young Lady

1991

Battleship Yamato

Battleship Yamato

1990 · Colonel Shigenori Kami

Tasmania Story

Tasmania Story

1990

Raffles Hotel

Raffles Hotel

1989 · Toshimichi Kariya

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989 · Tsukasa Kono

Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1988 · Yoshio Hakamada

In the Aftermath

In the Aftermath

1988 · Boy (voice)

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

1987

This Story of Love

This Story of Love

1987

Tokyo Bordello

Tokyo Bordello

1987 · Shinsuke Furushima

Angel's Egg

Angel's Egg

1985 · Man (Voice)

Ran

Ran

1985 · Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Bobby's Girl

Bobby's Girl

1985 · Mr. Kida (voice)

It's All Right, My Friend

It's All Right, My Friend

1983 · Doctor

Kidnapping Blues

Kidnapping Blues

1982 · Drunken Guest

Lullaby of Death

Lullaby of Death

1982 · Sudo

Farewell to the Land

Farewell to the Land

1982 · Yukio Yamazawa

Station

Station

1981 · Goro Yoshimatsu

Powerless King

Powerless King

1981

The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

1981 · Kazuo Asada

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980 · Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1979 · Toshio Aiba

The Sea of Genkai

The Sea of Genkai

1976 · Yakuzu

Wet Dice

Wet Dice

1974 · Jun

TV shows (16)