Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor)

Hidetoshi Nishijima
西島 秀俊
Nishijima at the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born (1971-03-29) March 29, 1971 (age 53)
EducationYokohama National University
OccupationActor model
Years active1992–present
Spouse
  • Ayaka Mori
    (m. 2014)
Children2

Hidetoshi Nishijima (Japanese: 西島 秀俊, Hepburn: Nishijima Hidetoshi, born March 29, 1971) is a Japanese actor and model. He is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading actors, having appeared in a wide range of films from science fiction films such as Shin Ultraman (2022) to small-scale art films such as Dolls (2002). He gained international recognition for his critically acclaimed leading role in the 2021 film Drive My Car, for which he received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor.[1]

  1. ^ "【第45回日本アカデミー賞】西島秀俊が最優秀主演男優賞を初受賞!「日本映画のためにこれからも身を捧げたい」". Cinemacafe.net. 11 March 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.