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{{nihongo|'''Kō Nishimura'''|西村 晃|Nishimura Kō|25 January 1923 – 29 April 1997}} was a Japanese actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'' and ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'', [[Kihachi Okamoto]]'s ''[[Sword of Doom]]'', [[Yoshitaro Nomura]]'s ''[[Zero Focus]]'', and [[Kon Ichikawa]]'s ''[[The Burmese Harp (1956 film)|The Burmese Harp]]'' (where he was credited as Akira Nishimura).
{{nihongo|'''Kō Nishimura'''|西村 晃|Nishimura Kō|25 January 1923 – 15 April 1997}} was a Japanese actor.


Known in the [[Western world|West]] primarily for supporting roles in such films as [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'' and ''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'', [[Kihachi Okamoto]]'s ''[[Sword of Doom]]'', [[Yoshitaro Nomura]]'s ''[[Zero Focus]]'', and [[Kon Ichikawa]]'s ''[[The Burmese Harp (1956 film)|The Burmese Harp]]'', Nishimura also played leading roles throughout his career. He is sometimes known as Akira Nishimura, as the [[kanji]] character 晃 can be translated as either Akira or Kō.
Nishimura made his film debut in the [[Shin Saburi]] film ''Fusetsu Nijyunen'' in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eigadb.com/p10088209 |title= 西村晃|publisher=eigadb|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> He won the [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] for best supporting actor in 1964 for [[Unholy Desire]] directed by [[Shohei Imamura]].<ref name="kotoba"/> In 1982, he won the Best Actor award in the [[Mainichi Film Awards]] for his performances in ''Matagi''.<ref name="kotoba"/>


In Japan, Nishimura is well known for playing the role of the title character in the long-running television [[jidaigeki]] series [[Mito Kōmon]] from 1983 to 1992.<ref name="kotoba">{{cite web|url= https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%91%20%E6%99%83-1651881 |title= 西村晃|publisher=kotobank.jp|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> He also portrayed the voice of the "Mamo/Howard Lockewood" in the original Japanese version of anime film ''[[The Mystery of Mamo]]'' in 1978.
The son of biologist and inventor [[Makoto Nishimura]], Nishimura made his film debut in the [[Shin Saburi]] film ''Fusetsu Nijyunen'' in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eigadb.com/p10088209 |title= 西村晃|publisher=eigadb|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> He won the [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] for best supporting actor in 1964 for ''[[Unholy Desire]]'' directed by [[Shohei Imamura]].<ref name="kotoba"/> In 1982, he won the Best Actor award in the [[Mainichi Film Awards]] for his performances in ''Matagi''.<ref name="kotoba"/>

In Japan, Nishimura is well known for playing the role of the title character in the long-running television [[jidaigeki]] series ''[[Mito Kōmon]]'' from 1983 to 1992.<ref name="kotoba">{{cite web|url= https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%91%20%E6%99%83-1651881 |title= 西村晃|publisher=kotobank.jp|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> He also portrayed the voice of the "Mamo/Howard Lockewood" in the original Japanese version of anime film ''[[The Mystery of Mamo]]'' in 1978.

In July 2019, Tokyo's Cinemavera Shibuya honored him with a film festival celebrating both Nishimura and [[Yūnosuke Itō]], another popular character actor who attained high status in Japan's entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Famous Supporting Roles IV: Yunosuke Itō vs. Kō Nishimura Showdown|url=https://lp.p.pia.jp/shared/cnt-s/cnt-s-11-02_1_f9be9b42-2ffa-4f3a-b48d-b2c8692e93f1.html|website=lp.p.pia.jp|publisher=PIA Global Entertainment|access-date=6 November 2022|language=ja}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
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*''[[The Burmese Harp (1956 film)|The Burmese Harp]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Burmese Harp (1956 film)|The Burmese Harp]]'' (1956)
*''[[Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate]]'' (1957)
*''[[Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate]]'' (1957)
*''[[Umi no yarodomo]]'' (1957)
*''[[Umi no Yarōdomo]]'' (1957) as Mekkachi
*''[[Arashi no naka o tsuppashire]] '' (1958)
*''[[Arashi no naka o tsuppashire]]'' (1958)
*''[[The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)|The Ballad of Narayama]]'' (1958)
*''[[The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)|The Ballad of Narayama]]'' (1958)
*''[[Kurenai no tsubasa]] '' (1958)
*''[[Kurenai no Tsubasa]]'' (1958) as Mizutani Tetsuji
*''[[Ballad of the Cart]]'' (1959)
*''[[Ballad of the Cart]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'' (1960)
*''[[Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru]]'' (1960)
*''[[Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru]]'' (1960)
*''[[Zero Focus]]'' (1961)
*''[[Zero Focus]]'' (1961)
*''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' (1961)
*''[[Yojimbo]]'' (1961)
*''[[Burari Bura-bura Monogatari]] (1962)
*''[[Gorath]]'' (1962) as Murata, Minister of Space
*''[[Gorath]]'' (1962) as Murata, Minister of Space
*''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' (1963)
*''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' (1963)
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*''[[Sleepy Eyes of Death|Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire]]'' (1965)
*''[[Sleepy Eyes of Death|Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire]]'' (1965)
*''[[Ninpō-chushingura]]'' (1965)
*''[[Ninpō-chushingura]]'' (1965)
* ''[[House of Terrors]]'' (1965) as the Hunchback<ref>{{cite book|last=Lentz III|first=Harris M.|year=1989|title=Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits, Supplement: Through 1987|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGlZAAAAMAAJ|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|page=421|isbn=0-89950-364-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/52165|title=不気味な洋館に集う人間の欲望。怪奇作の名手が見せる白黒の恐怖！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場|last=Kasuga|first=Taichi|author-link=:ja:春日 太一|date=24 February 2022|website=[[Shūkan Bunshun]]|language=ja|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
*''[[The Threat (1966 film)|The Threat]]'' (1966) as Kawanishi<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/35322/|title= 脅迫 おどし|access-date= April 24, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''[[The Sword of Doom]]'' (1966) as Shichibei<ref>{{cite book|author=Stuart Galbraith IV|title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f7o8pq6G_dYC&pg=PA168|date=16 May 2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-1-4616-7374-3|page=227}}</ref>
*''[[The Sword of Doom]]'' (1966) as Shichibei<ref>{{cite book|author=Stuart Galbraith IV|title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f7o8pq6G_dYC&pg=PA168|date=16 May 2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-1-4616-7374-3|page=227}}</ref>
*''[[The Dancing Girl of Izu]]'' (1967 Toho version)
*''[[The Dancing Girl of Izu]]'' (1967 Toho version)
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*''[[Black Rose Mansion]]'' (1969)
*''[[Black Rose Mansion]]'' (1969)
*''[[The Wild Sea]]'' (1969)
*''[[The Wild Sea]]'' (1969)
*''[[Zatoichi|Zatoichi, The Festival Of Fire]]'' (1970)
*''[[Zatoichi|Zatoichi, The Festival of Fire]]'' (1970)
*''[[Men and War|Men and War Part II]]'' (1971)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/37532/|title= 戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河|access-date= October 11, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
*''[[Hanzo the Razor|Hanzo The Razor: Sword of Justice]]'' (1972)
*''[[Hanzo the Razor|Hanzo The Razor: Sword of Justice]]'' (1972)
*''[[Lady Snowblood (film)|Lady Snowblood]]'' (1973)
*''[[Lady Snowblood (film)|Lady Snowblood]]'' (1973)
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*''[[The Incident (1978 film)|The Incident]]'' (1978)
*''[[The Incident (1978 film)|The Incident]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Ogin-sama]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Ogin-sama]]'' (1978)
* ''[[The Strangling (film)|The Strangling]]'' (1979)
*''[[Nomugi Pass]]'' (1979)
*''[[Nomugi Pass]]'' (1979)
*''[[Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis]]'' (1988) as [[Makoto Nishimura]]
*''[[Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis]]'' (1988) as [[Makoto Nishimura]]
*''[[47 Ronin (1994 film)|47 Ronin]]'' (1994) as [[Kira Yoshinaka]]
*''[[47 Ronin (1994 film)|47 Ronin]]'' (1994) as [[Kira Yoshinaka]]
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===TV Drama===
===TV Drama===
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*''Dai Chūshingura'' (1980) as [[Kira Yoshinaka]]
*''Dai Chūshingura'' (1980) as [[Kira Yoshinaka]]
*''Miyamoto Musashi'' (1984) as [[Yagyū Munetoshi|Yagyū Sekishūsai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-21074 |title=宮本武蔵 (Musashi Miyamoto) |access-date=28 July 2021 |website=TV drama database |language=ja}}</ref>
*''Miyamoto Musashi'' (1984) as [[Yagyū Munetoshi|Yagyū Sekishūsai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-21074 |title=宮本武蔵 (Musashi Miyamoto) |access-date=28 July 2021 |website=TV drama database |language=ja}}</ref>
*''The Men Who Made Ultraman'' (1989) as [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]
*''Daichi no Ko'' (1995)
*''Daichi no Ko'' (1995)
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


===Anime voice===
===Voice===
*''[[The Mystery of Mamo|Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo]]'' (1978) as Mamo/Howard Lockewood
*''[[The Mystery of Mamo|Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo]]'' (1978) as Mamo/Howard Lockewood
*''[[Nutcracker Fantasy]]'' (1979) as Uncle Drosselmeyer, Puppeteer, Street Singer, Watchmaker
*''[[Nutcracker Fantasy]]'' (1979) as Uncle Drosselmeyer, Puppeteer, Street Singer, Watchmaker

=== Dubbing ===

* ''[[Serpico]]'' (1977 TV Asahi edition) as Captain McClain ([[Biff McGuire]])


===Other===
===Other===

Latest revision as of 14:55, 29 April 2024

Kō Nishimura
西村 晃
Born(1923-01-25)January 25, 1923
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
DiedApril 15, 1997(1997-04-15) (aged 74)
Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Other namesAkira Nishimura
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1997

Kō Nishimura (西村 晃, Nishimura Kō, 25 January 1923 – 15 April 1997) was a Japanese actor.

Known in the West primarily for supporting roles in such films as Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well and Yojimbo, Kihachi Okamoto's Sword of Doom, Yoshitaro Nomura's Zero Focus, and Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp, Nishimura also played leading roles throughout his career. He is sometimes known as Akira Nishimura, as the kanji character 晃 can be translated as either Akira or Kō.

The son of biologist and inventor Makoto Nishimura, Nishimura made his film debut in the Shin Saburi film Fusetsu Nijyunen in 1951.[1] He won the Blue Ribbon Awards for best supporting actor in 1964 for Unholy Desire directed by Shohei Imamura.[2] In 1982, he won the Best Actor award in the Mainichi Film Awards for his performances in Matagi.[2]

In Japan, Nishimura is well known for playing the role of the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1983 to 1992.[2] He also portrayed the voice of the "Mamo/Howard Lockewood" in the original Japanese version of anime film The Mystery of Mamo in 1978.

In July 2019, Tokyo's Cinemavera Shibuya honored him with a film festival celebrating both Nishimura and Yūnosuke Itō, another popular character actor who attained high status in Japan's entertainment industry.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

TV Drama[edit]

Voice[edit]

Dubbing[edit]

Other[edit]

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "西村晃". eigadb. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "西村晃". kotobank.jp. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Famous Supporting Roles IV: Yunosuke Itō vs. Kō Nishimura Showdown". lp.p.pia.jp (in Japanese). PIA Global Entertainment. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (1989). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits, Supplement: Through 1987. McFarland & Company. p. 421. ISBN 0-89950-364-0.
  5. ^ Kasuga, Taichi [in Japanese] (24 February 2022). "不気味な洋館に集う人間の欲望。怪奇作の名手が見せる白黒の恐怖！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". Shūkan Bunshun (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "脅迫 おどし". eiga.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  8. ^ "戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ "不毛地帯". TV drama database. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  10. ^ "宮本武蔵 (Musashi Miyamoto)". TV drama database (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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