Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Masahiko Nishimura won a newcomer award in 1997 and a Blue Ribbon for best supporting actor the very next year, which tells you the important thing about him: he was not discovered young. He came out of Toyama, went through Toyo University, and put in years of stage work before television caught up. What I love is how little he appears to be doing. Hand him a scene as a put-upon subordinate getting chewed out by his boss and you cannot look anywhere else in the frame. That timing is not something you can manufacture. He later adjusted how he writes his given name, a quiet tweak rather than a reinvention, which feels entirely in character. Actors like this hold a whole production together from its edges.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masahiko Nishimura
- Name (Japanese)
- 西村まさ彦
- Born
- December 12, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- actor / seiyū / presenter
2. Background
- High school
- Toyama Shogyo High School
- University
- Toyo University
Awards & achievements
- 1997 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
- 1998 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%91%E3%81%BE%E3%81%95%E5%BD%A6
Frequently asked questions
When was Masahiko Nishimura born?
Born December 12, 1960 (age 65).
Where is Masahiko Nishimura from?
Masahiko Nishimura is from Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Masahiko Nishimura do?
Masahiko Nishimura works as actor, seiyū, presenter.
How tall is Masahiko Nishimura?
Masahiko Nishimura is 178 cm.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.