# Hideaki Nitani > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hideaki_Nitani > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hideaki_Nitani.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Nitani > Source revision: 1346188587 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Japanese actor Hideaki Nitani 二谷 英明 Hideaki Nitani Born (1930-01-28)28 January 1930 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Died 7 January 2012(2012-01-07) (aged 81) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Occupation Actor Years active 1957–1992 Spouse Yumi Shirakawa (1964–2012, his death) **Hideaki Nitani** (二谷英明, *Nitani Hideaki*; 28 January 1930 – 7 January 2012) was a Japanese [actor](/source/Actor). ## Career Born in [Kyoto Prefecture](/source/Kyoto_Prefecture), Nitani attended [Doshisha University](/source/Doshisha_University) but quit before graduating.[1] He first worked as an announcer at Nagasaki Broadcasting Company, but in 1956 made his debut as an actor at [Nikkatsu](/source/Nikkatsu).[1] Gaining the nickname "Dump Truck Guy" for his handsome, tough guy roles,[2] he soon became a staple in [Nikkatsu Action](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nikkatsu_Action&action=edit&redlink=1) movies, often playing the second lead, but sometimes starring in his own films. He is probably best known abroad for his role in [Seijun Suzuki](/source/Seijun_Suzuki)'s *[Tokyo Drifter](/source/Tokyo_Drifter)*. Nitani left Nikkatsu in 1971 and moved to television, where he starred in the *[Tokusō Saizensen](/source/Tokus%C5%8D_Saizensen)* police detective series, which ran for ten years between 1977 and 1987.[2] Nitani married the actress [Yumi Shirakawa](/source/Yumi_Shirakawa) and their daughter, [Yurie Nitani](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yurie_Nitani&action=edit&redlink=1), is also an actress.[2] He died of pneumonia on 7 January 2012, at age 81.[2] ## Selected filmography ### Film - *[I Am Waiting](/source/I_Am_Waiting_(film))* (1957) - *[Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate](/source/Sun_in_the_Last_Days_of_the_Shogunate)* (1957) - *[Underworld Beauty](/source/Underworld_Beauty)* (1958) - *[Voice Without a Shadow](/source/Voice_Without_a_Shadow)* (1958) - *[Kurenai no Tsubasa](/source/Kurenai_no_Tsubasa)* (1958) - *[Young Breasts](/source/Young_Breasts)* (1958) - *[My Second Brother](/source/My_Second_Brother)* (1959) - *[Kenju burai-chō Denkō Setsuka no Otoko](/source/Kenju_burai-ch%C5%8D_series)* (1960) - *[Man with a Shotgun](/source/Man_with_a_Shotgun)* (1961) - *[Red Handkerchief](/source/Red_Handkerchief)* (1964) - *[A Chain of Islands](/source/A_Chain_of_Islands)* (1965) - *[Asia-Pol Secret Service](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asia-Pol_Secret_Service&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1966) - *[Tokyo Drifter](/source/Tokyo_Drifter)* (1966) - *[Massacre Gun](/source/Massacre_Gun)* (1967) - *[Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō](/source/Yogiri_yo_Kon'yamo_Arigat%C5%8D)* (1967) - *[Retaliation](/source/Retaliation_(film))* (1968) - *[The Sands of Kurobe](/source/The_Sands_of_Kurobe)* (1968) as Odagiri - *[Men and War Part I](/source/Men_and_War)* (1970)[3] - *Gang Warfare* (1972) - *[Submersion of Japan](/source/Submersion_of_Japan_(1973_film))* (1973) - *[Karei-naru Ichizoku](/source/Karei-naru_Ichizoku)* (1974) - *Sakura no Kinoshita de* (1989) ### Television - *[Mighty Jack](/source/Mighty_Jack)* (1968)[4] - *[Tokusō Saizensen](/source/Tokus%C5%8D_Saizensen)* (特捜最前線) (1977–1987) - *Nobunaga: King of Zipangu* (1992), as [Hirate Masahide](/source/Hirate_Masahide) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kotobank_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kotobank_1-1) ["Nitani Hideaki"](http://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BA%8C%E8%B0%B7%E8%8B%B1%E6%98%8E). *Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus*. Kōdansha. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-47News_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-47News_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-47News_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-47News_2-3) ["Haiyū Nitani Hideaki-san shikyo"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090227/http://www.47news.jp/CN/201201/CN2012010801001003.html). *47News*. Archived from [the original](http://www.47news.jp/CN/201201/CN2012010801001003.html) on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["戦争と人間"](https://eiga.com/movie/37531/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved October 12, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Jonathan Clements; Motoko Tamamuro (1 November 2003). [*The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953*](https://books.google.com/books?id=LzeSd4SvU7cC&pg=PA9). Stone Bridge Press. pp. 188–189. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-880656-81-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-880656-81-5). ## External links - [Hideaki Nitani](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632967/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - Fukushima, Tatsuya. ["Nitani Hideaki"](http://shishido0.tripod.com/nitani.html). *Nikkatsu Action Lounge*. Retrieved 10 January 2012. Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Japan Israel Artists MusicBrainz People Trove Deutsche Synchronkartei Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hideaki Nitani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Nitani) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Nitani?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.