Portrait of Hideaki Nitani

Acting

Hideaki Nitani

Career

Active from 1957 to 1989, busiest in 1958 and 1965 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hideaki Nitani Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Noir 3
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Tragedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
熱っぽいの!
熱っぽいの!

TV show · as 花岡秀朗

1990s

1 title
The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1990)

TV show · as Teizo Azuma

1980s

4 titles
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms (1989)

as Asakura

Hana no Furu Gogo
Hana no Furu Gogo (1989)

TV show

The Brave Man Says Little
The Brave Man Says Little (1983)

TV show

突然の明日
突然の明日 (1980)

TV show

1970s

8 titles · average score 63
Special Crime Investigation Front
Special Crime Investigation Front (1977)

TV show · as Assistant Commissioner Kamishiro

Variation
Variation (1976)

as Kyoko's husband

Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave (1975)

as Dr. Nakata

The Family
The Family (1974)

as Shoichi Migumo

Submersion of Japan
Submersion of Japan (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Nakata

姫君捕物控
姫君捕物控 (1972)

TV show

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

as Shofu Yatsugi

Story of Yakuza in Naniwa
Story of Yakuza in Naniwa (1970)

TV show

1960s

32 titles · average score 66
The Domain: Flower and Dragon
The Domain: Flower and Dragon (1969)

as Shinnosuke Oi

Retaliation
Retaliation (1968)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hakozaki

Massacre Gun
Massacre Gun (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shirasaka

A Warm Misty Night
A Warm Misty Night (1967)

as Gwen HoaDai

Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
GoodWatch score 83

as Kenji Aizawa

Woman Gambler
Woman Gambler (1965)

as Seiji Asano

A Chain of Islands
A Chain of Islands (1965)

as Harashima

Gambling Kitten
Gambling Kitten (1965)

as Seiji Ito

Killer Sword
Killer Sword (1965)

as Okada Denshichiro

The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
The Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965)

as Nui Sapp

The Man with a Shotgun
The Man with a Shotgun (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Watari Ryoji

Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (1961)

as Keisuke Kuroda

1950s

13 titles · average score 70
A Love that Wagers the World
A Love that Wagers the World (1959)

as Minoru Muraoka

When a Man Risks His Life
When a Man Risks His Life (1959)

as Junichi Tenou

Underworld Beauty
Underworld Beauty (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Detective Watanabe

The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

as Eijirô Yamada

Red Pier
Red Pier (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Katsumata

Crimson Wings
Crimson Wings (1958)

as Kazuo Ohashi

死の壁の脱出
死の壁の脱出 (1958)

as Hassa

Inn of the Floating Weeds
Inn of the Floating Weeds (1957)

as Shunji

I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shibata elder

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

as Monta Shiji

Eight Hours of Terror
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ryoji Aoki

Temptation
Temptation (1957)

as Shigeo Togoshi