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. ^ Schilling, Mark (March 12, 2022). "Oscar-Contender 'Drive My Car' Wins Eight Japan Academy Prizes". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2022.