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Toshiyuki Nishida
西田 敏行
Nishida in 2018
Born	Toshiyuki Imai (今井 敏行) (1947-11-04)November 4, 1947 Koriyama,Fukushima Prefecture,Japan
Died	October 17, 2024(2024-10-17) (aged 76) Setagaya,Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, business executive
Years active	1967–2024

Toshiyuki Nishida (西田 敏行,Nishida Toshiyuki; November 4, 1947 – October 17, 2024) was a Japanese actor. He won twoJapanese Academy Awards for best actor, forThe Silk Road (1988) andTsuribaka Nisshi 6 (1993). He also won theBlue Ribbon Award for Best Actor forGet Up! andTsuribaka Nisshi 14 (2003). Outside Japan he was best known for his role asPigsy (Cho Hakkai) in the TV seriesMonkey.

Nishida served as president of the Japan Actors Union and vice president of the Japan Academy Film Prize Organization Committee. He received theOrder of the Rising Sun in 2018.

Nishida was bornToshiyuki Imai (今井 敏行)^[1] on November 4, 1947, inKōriyama,Fukushima, to Izumi and Kie Imai. His biological father Izumi worked at the Kōriyama Postal Savings Bureau, and was born to the family of akarō, a top-rankingsamurai official. Izumi died when Nishida was young, and Kie raised him while working as abeautician. After Kie remarried, Nishida, five years old at the time,^[1] was adopted by Kie's younger sister and her husband,^[1][2] Miyo and Tatsuji Nishida, respectively.^[1] His adoptive father's ancestors servedShimazu Nariakira, thedaimyo ofSatsuma Domain, and defended Satsuma during theAnglo-Satsuma War.^[2]

Nishida and his adoptive parents lived at aShinto shrine's office, and although Tatsuji worked at the Kōriyama City Hall, the family was barely making a living. Tatsuji took him to the movies on the weekends, which inspired Nishida to join the drama club at his elementary school. During middle school, he told his parents that he wanted to become an actor and received strong support from his parents. During high school, he moved toTokyo to "learnstandard Japanese". In 1968, he entered an acting school, and his parents moved to Tokyo to support him.^[1]

Nishida was found dead in his home inSetagaya, Tokyo, on October 17, 2024, at the age of 76.^[3] He had previously been suffering from a chronic heart condition.^[4]

In Japan, he was best known for hisfishing comedy series,Tsuribaka Nisshi ("The Fishing Maniac's Diary"), which spans 21 episodes. Outside Japan Nishida was best known for his portrayal ofPigsy in the first season of the TV seriesMonkey, or for his role in the 2008 filmThe Ramen Girl, as thesensei of American actressBrittany Murphy's character.

Nishida was nominated 10 times for aJapanese Academy Award and won twice, once for best actor inThe Silk Road in 1988 asGakko, and once for best actor inTsuribaka Nisshi 6 in 1993.^[5] He won theBlue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 2003 forGet Up! andTsuribaka Nisshi 14.^[6]

In 2017, Nishida reprised his role as yakuzaunderboss Nishino inTakeshi Kitano'sOutrage trilogy to positive reviews.

In 2018, Nishida received theOrder of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, alongside comedianTakeshi Kitano.^[7]

Nishida served as president of the Japan Actors Union and vice president of the Japan Academy Film Prize Organization Committee.^[8][9] He was a 'Frontier Ambassador' for his hometown of Kōriyama City.^[10]

• Robots (Bigweld)^[32]

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (2008)^[33]
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018)^[34]

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