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My Take
Nishida could play the bumbling salaryman of Tsuribaka Nisshi and still walk off with two Japan Academy Prizes for Best Actor. Comedy and gravity in one body, plus hit records, narration work, and Pigsy in Monkey. He died in 2024, but that warm, unmistakable voice is not going anywhere.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Toshiyuki Nishida
- Name (Japanese)
- 西田敏行
- Born
- November 4, 1947 – October 17, 2024
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 166 cm
- Occupation
- actor / singer / narrator / seiyū
2. Background
- University
- Meiji University
Awards & achievements
- 1989 Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- 1994 Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- 2008 Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 2004 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
- 2018 The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
- Golden Arrow Award
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://nishidatoshiyuki.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/Nishida_1104
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E7%94%B0%E6%95%8F%E8%A1%8C
Frequently asked questions
When was Toshiyuki Nishida born?
November 4, 1947 – October 17, 2024.
Where is Toshiyuki Nishida from?
Toshiyuki Nishida is from Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
What does Toshiyuki Nishida do?
Toshiyuki Nishida works as actor, singer, narrator, seiyū.
How tall is Toshiyuki Nishida?
Toshiyuki Nishida is 166 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
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.