# Masahiko Nishimura

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Japanese theatre and film actor (born 1960)

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Masahiko Nishimura Born (1960-12-12) December 12, 1960 (age 65) Toyama, Toyama, Japan Occupation Actor Years active 1984–present

**Masahiko Nishimura** (西村 まさ彦, *Nishimura Masahiko*; born December 12, 1960) is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals.

## Biography

Nishimura was born on December 12, 1960, in [Toyama, Toyama](/source/Toyama%2C_Toyama), Japan. While he attended [Toyo University](/source/Toyo_University) to study photography, he met [Kōki Mitani](/source/K%C5%8Dki_Mitani), a script writer for radio and playwright who aspired to be an actor and who turned his attention to the theatre.

In 1983, Nishimura, Mitani and others including the actors Zen Kajiwara and [Kazuyuki Aijima](/source/Kazuyuki_Aijima) formed the [Tokyo Sunshine Boys](/source/Tokyo_Sunshine_Boys), a comedy troupe that grew in popularity over the following ten years. They produced the popular play *12 Gentle Japanese*, a parody of [Reginald Rose](/source/Reginald_Rose)'s *[12 Angry Men](/source/Twelve_Angry_Men_(story))*. When *12 Gentle Japanese* was adapted to film, Nishimura did not form part of the cast.

In the 1990s, the success of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys brought Nishimura parts in television dramas, notably a part in *Furikaereba Yatsuga Iru* and as the flamboyant Shintaro Imaizumi in Kōki Mitani's *[Furuhata Ninzaburo](/source/Furuhata_Ninzaburo)*.

With the release of the Kōki Mitani film adaptation of the play *[Radio no Jikan](/source/Welcome_Back%2C_Mr._McDonald)* in 1997, Nishimura won acclaim for his portrayal of a radio producer—a role for which he won the Best Supporting Actor award from the [Japanese Academy Awards](/source/Japanese_Academy_Awards) as well as a [Blue Ribbon Award](/source/Blue_Ribbon_Awards).

The Tokyo Sunshine Boys disbanded in 1998, but most of its actors, including Nishimura, continued to work in television.

## Awards

- [Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year](/source/Elan_d'or_Award_for_Newcomer_of_the_Year) (1997)[1]

- Best Supporting Actor ([Japanese Academy Awards](/source/Japanese_Academy_Awards)) for [Kōki Mitani](/source/K%C5%8Dki_Mitani) *Radio no Jikan*

- Best Supporting Actor (Japanese Academy Award) for [Juzo Itami](/source/Juzo_Itami) *Marutai no Onna*

- Popularity Award "Most Popular Performer" for 1997

- [Blue Ribbon Awards](/source/Blue_Ribbon_Awards) "Best Supporting Actor"

- Best Supporting Actor at the 22nd [Hochi Film Award](/source/Hochi_Film_Award) for *[Marutai no onna](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marutai_no_onna&action=edit&redlink=1)* and *[Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald](/source/Welcome_Back%2C_Mr._McDonald)*[2]

- [Kinema Junpo Award](/source/Kinema_Junpo_Award)

## Filmography

### Films

- *Tomoko no baai* (1996)

- *Shichi-gatsu nano ka, Hare* (1996)

- *[Radio no Jikan: Welcome Back Mr. McDonald](/source/Radio_no_Jikan%3A_Welcome_Back%2C_Mr._McDonald)* (1997)

- *[Princess Mononoke](/source/Princess_Mononoke)* (1997) - Kōroku (voice)

- *Marutai no onna* (1997)

- *The Black House* (1999)[3]

- *[Godzilla 2000](/source/Godzilla_2000)* (1999)

- *O-juken* (1999)

- *[GTO](/source/Great_Teacher_Onizuka)* (1999)

- *[Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni](/source/Kawa_no_Nagare_no_Y%C5%8D_ni)* (2000)

- *Denen no yuutsu* (2001)

- *Ghiblies: Episode 2* (2002)

- *[Ganryujima](/source/Ganryujima)* (2003) - [Sasaki Kojirō](/source/Sasaki_Kojir%C5%8D)

- *Nin Nin the Movie* (2004)

- *Furyo shonen no yume* (2005)

- *[Warai no Daigaku](/source/Warai_no_Daigaku%3A_University_of_Laughs)* (2006)

- *[Tokyo Family](/source/Tokyo_Family)* (2013) - Kōichi Hirayama

- *[Samurai Hustle](/source/Samurai_Hustle)* (2014) - Kanetsugu Sōma

- *[The Magnificent Nine](/source/The_Magnificent_Nine)* (2016)

- *[What a Wonderful Family!](/source/What_a_Wonderful_Family!)* (2016)

- *[*What a Wonderful Family! 2*](/source/What_a_Wonderful_Family!)* (2017)

- *Linking Love* (2017)

- *[*What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life*](/source/What_a_Wonderful_Family!)* (2018)

- *Iwane: Sword of Serenity* (2019)

- *JK Rock* (2019)

- *Samurai Shifters* (2019)

- *The 47 Ronin in Debt* (2019)

- *Apparel Designer* (2020)

- *Angry Rice Wives* (2021)

- *The Supporting Actors: The Movie* (2021) - himself[4]

- *My Father's Tracks* (2021)[5]

- *Dreaming of the Meridian Arc* (2022)[6]

- *The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie* (2022)[7]

- *Mado* (2022)[8]

- *The Ohara Family Rhapsody* (2024)[9]

- *Our Last Day* (2024)[10]

- *End-of-Life Concierge 3* (2026)[11]

- *AnyMart* (2026)[12]

### Television

- *Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru*(1993)

- *[Furuhata Ninzaburo](/source/Furuhata_Ninzaburo)* (1994) - Shintaro Imaizumi

- *Ousama no restoran* (1995)

- *[Hideyoshi](/source/Hideyoshi_(TV_series))* (1996) - [Tokugawa Ieyasu](/source/Tokugawa_Ieyasu)[13]

- *Otona no otoko* (1997)

- *[Sōrito Yobanaide](/source/S%C5%8Drito_Yobanaide)* (1997) - Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister

- *[Yamato Nadeshiko](/source/Yamato_Nadeshiko)* (2000)

- *Yome wa mitsuboshi* (2001)

- *Koi no chikara* (2002)

- *Itsumo futari de* (2003)

- *Kanojo ga shinjatta* (2004)

- *[Wonderful Life](/source/Wonderful_Life_(2004_TV_series))* (2004)

- *[Nodame Cantabile](/source/Nodame_Cantabile)* (2006)

- *[The Family](/source/Karei-naru_Ichizoku)* (2007)[14]

- *[Sanada Maru](/source/Sanada_Maru_(TV_series))* (2016) - Muroga Masatake[15]

- *Kyoaku wa Nemurasenai* (2016) - Nobutsuna Nakae

- *Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter* (2017), [Nishimura Yohachi](/source/Nishimura_Yohachi)[16]

- *[Awaiting Kirin](/source/Awaiting_Kirin)* (2020) - Akechi Mitsuyasu[17]

- *[Unbound](/source/Unbound_(TV_series))* (2025), Nishimura Yohachi[16]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧"](https://www.producer.or.jp/backnumber/elandor/elandor-00.htm). *All Nippon Producers Association*. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [報知映画賞ヒストリー](https://web.archive.org/web/20111005192909/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1997/) (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from [the original](http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1997/) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["黒い家"](https://eiga.com/movie/1800/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved August 29, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["バイプレイヤーズ もしも100人の名脇役が映画を作ったら"](https://eiga.com/movie/94194/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved February 9, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["西村まさ彦、佐藤隆太、田中俊介が「僕と彼女とラリーと」に出演、予告編も公開"](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/438826). *Crank-in!*. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["志の輔の落語を実写化した「大河への道」に岸井ゆきの、橋爪功ら出演、全員1人2役"](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/457062). *Natalie*. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["バスカヴィル家の犬 シャーロック劇場版"](https://eiga.com/movie/94731/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["窓 MADO"](https://eiga.com/movie/98260/). *eiga.com*. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["お終活 再春！人生ラプソディ"](https://eiga.com/movie/99290/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved May 26, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["祝日"](https://eiga.com/movie/101325/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["お終活3 幸春! 人生メモリーズ"](https://eiga.com/movie/105036/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["チルド"](https://eiga.com/movie/105408/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["秀吉の出演者・キャスト一覧"](https://thetv.jp/program/0000936094/cast/). *The Television*. Retrieved May 26, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["華麗なる一族"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211129093127/https://www.mbs.jp/pgm/tbs_karei2007/1170032832.shtml). *MBS*. Archived from [the original](https://www.mbs.jp/pgm/tbs_karei2007/1170032832.shtml) on November 29, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["真田丸の出演者・キャスト一覧"](https://thetv.jp/program/0000885319/cast/). *The Television*. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-yohachi_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-yohachi_16-1) ["横浜流星主演の大河ドラマ「べらぼう」に西村まさ彦、水沢林太郎、里見浩太朗ら"](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/571425). *Natalie*. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["麒麟がくる"](https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/20-taiga.html). *Haiyaku Jiten*. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

## External links

- [Masahiko Nishimura](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0632761/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Masahiko Nishimura](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2041) at [Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)'s encyclopedia

Awards v t e Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor Chishū Ryū (1951) Daisuke Katō (1952) Eitarō Shindō (1953) Eijirō Tōno (1954) Daisuke Katō (1955) Jun Tatara (1956) Kōji Mitsui (1957) Nakamura Ganjirō II (1958) Shoichi Ozawa (1959) Masao Oda (1960) So Yamamura (1961) Yūnosuke Itō (1962) Chōichirō Kawarasaki (1963) Kō Nishimura (1964) Takahiro Tamura (1965) Katsuo Nakamura (1966) Yoshio Harada (1975) Hideji Ōtaki (1976) Tomisaburo Wakayama (1977) Tsunehiko Watase (1978) Rentarō Mikuni (1979) Tetsurō Tamba (1980) Masahiko Tsugawa (1981) Akira Emoto (1982) Kunie Tanaka (1983) Kaku Takashina (1984) Takeshi Kitano (1985) Kei Suma (1986) Toshiro Mifune (1987) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1988) Eiji Bandō (1989) Toshirō Yanagiba (1990) Masatoshi Nagase (1991) Hideo Murota (1992) George Tokoro (1993) Atsuo Nakamura (1994) Masato Hagiwara (1995) Tetsuya Watari (1996) Masahiko Nishimura (1997) Ren Osugi (1998) Shinji Takeda (1999) Teruyuki Kagawa (2000) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001) Kanji Tsuda (2002) Tarō Yamamoto (2003) Joe Odagiri (2004) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005) Teruyuki Kagawa (2006) Tomokazu Miura (2007) Masato Sakai (2008) Eita (2009) Renji Ishibashi (2010) Yūsuke Iseya (2011) Arata Iura (2012) Pierre Taki (2013) Sosuke Ikematsu (2014) Masahiro Motoki (2015) Lily Franky (2016) Yūsuke Santamaria (2017) Tori Matsuzaka (2018) Ryo Yoshizawa (2019) Ryo Narita (2020) Taiga Nakano (2021) Kazuki Iio (2022) Kōichi Satō (2023) Takao Osawa (2024) Jiro Sato (2025) v t e Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hideji Ōtaki (1976) Takeshi Katō (1977) Tsunehiko Watase (1978) Rentarō Mikuni (1979) Tsutomu Yamazaki (1980) Katsuo Nakamura (1981) Akira Emoto (1982) Juzo Itami (1983) Kaku Takashina (1984) Tomokazu Miura (1985) Kei Suma (1986) Masahiko Tsugawa (1987) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1988) Yoshio Harada (1989) Renji Ishibashi (1990) Hiroshi Kanbe (1991) Takehiro Murata (1992) Ittoku Kishibe (1993) Kiichi Nakai (1994) Etsushi Toyokawa (1995) Tetsuya Watari (1996) Masahiko Nishimura (1997) Ren Osugi (1998) Kippei Shiina (1999) Tadanobu Asano (2000) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001) Ryo Ishibashi (2002) Hiroyuki Miyasako (2003) Yoshio Harada (2004) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005) Teruyuki Kagawa (2006) Shirō Itō (2007) Masato Sakai (2008) Eita (2009) Akira Emoto (2010) Denden (2011) Mirai Moriyama (2012) Pierre Taki (2013) Masahiko Tsugawa (2014) Masahiro Motoki (2015) Go Ayano (2016) Koji Yakusho (2017) Kazunari Ninomiya (2018) Ryo Narita (2019) Gen Hoshino (2020) Ryohei Suzuki (2021) Ryusei Yokohama (2022) Hayato Isomura (2023) Eiji Okuda (2024) Jiro Sato (2025) v t e Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Tetsuya Takeda (1978) Tsunehiko Watase (1979) Bunta Sugawara (1980) Tetsurō Tamba (1981) Katsuo Nakamura (1982) Morio Kazama (1983) Morio Kazama (1984) Kaku Takashina (1985) Kaoru Kobayashi (1986) Hitoshi Ueki (1987) Masahiko Tsugawa (1988) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1989) Eiji Bandō (1990) Renji Ishibashi (1991) Masatoshi Nagase (1992) Naoto Takenaka (1993) Kunie Tanaka (1994) Kiichi Nakai (1995) Naoto Takenaka (1996) Naoto Takenaka (1997) Masahiko Nishimura (1998) Chosuke Ikariya (1999) Nenji Kobayashi (2000) Kōichi Satō (2001) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2002) Min Tanaka (2003) Kōichi Satō (2004) Joe Odagiri (2005) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2006) Takashi Sasano (2007) Kaoru Kobayashi (2008) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2009) Teruyuki Kagawa (2010) Akira Emoto (2011) Denden (2012) Hideji Ōtaki (2013) Lily Franky (2014) Junichi Okada (2015) Masahiro Motoki (2016) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2017) Koji Yakusho (2018) Tori Matsuzaka (2019) Ryo Yoshizawa (2020) Ken Watanabe (2021) Ryohei Suzuki (2022) Masataka Kubota (2023) Hayato Isomura (2024) Takao Osawa (2025) Jiro Sato (2026) v t e Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (1988) Eiji Bandō (1989) Hidetaka Yoshioka (1990) Masatoshi Nagase (1991) Takehiro Murata (1992) Ken Tanaka (1993) Masahiko Tsugawa (1994) Hitoshi Ueki (1995) Tetsuya Watari (1996) Masahiko Nishimura (1997) Ren Osugi (1998) Kippei Shiina (1999) Tetsurō Tamba (2000) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2001) Teruyuki Kagawa (2002) Bunta Sugawara (2003) Nakamura Shidō II (2004) Shinichi Tsutsumi (2005) Takao Osawa (2006) Takashi Sasano (2007) Masato Sakai (2008) Tomokazu Miura (2009) Goro Inagaki (2010) Toshiyuki Nishida (2011) Mirai Moriyama (2012) Lily Franky (2013) Sosuke Ikematsu (2014) Masahiro Motoki (2015) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2016) Koji Yakusho (2017) Issey Takahashi (2018) Kiyohiko Shibukawa (2019) Satoshi Tsumabuki (2020) Ryohei Suzuki (2021) Tasuku Emoto (2022) Hayato Isomura (2023) Tatsuya Fuji (2024) Min Tanaka (2025) v t e Yokohama Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor Keizō Kanie (1980) Morio Kazama (1981) Renji Ishibashi (1982) Mitsuru Hirata (1983) Juzo Itami (1984) Kaku Takashina (1985) Tomokazu Miura (1986) Kaoru Kobayashi (1987) Sabu Kawahara (1988) Tsurutaro Kataoka (1989) Yoshio Harada (1990) Keizō Kanie (1991) Koji Matoba (1992) Hideo Murota (1993) Masato Hagiwara (1994) Kōichi Satō (1995) Kazuhiko Kanayama (1996) Ryo Ishibashi (1997) Masahiko Nishimura / Isao Bitoh (1998) Ren Osugi (1999) Kazuki Kitamura (2000) Teruyuki Kagawa / Jun Murakami (2001) Tsutomu Yamazaki (2002) Shinya Tsukamoto (2003) Nao Ōmori (2004) Akira Emoto (2005) Ittoku Kishibe (2006) Takashi Sasano (2007) Masatoshi Nagase (2008) Hidetoshi Nishijima (2009) Yoshinori Okada / Yutaka Matsushige (2010) Renji Ishibashi (2011) Denden (2012) Takayuki Yamada (2013) Lily Franky (2014) Sosuke Ikematsu (2015) Ken Mitsuishi (2016) Masaki Suda (2017) Sansei Shiomi / Tori Matsuzaka (2018) Tori Matsuzaka (2019) Ryo Narita (2020) Shōhei Uno / Naoto Ogata (2021) Ryohei Suzuki (2022) Hayato Isomura / Tasuku Emoto (2023) Hayato Isomura / Kōichi Satō (2024) Sosuke Ikematsu (2025) Min Tanaka (2026)

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