Acting
Kō Nishimura
- Titles
- 111movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 1990, busiest in 1964 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 25top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Intimidation77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Violence6.6average 4.3
- Crime5.9average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Dark Humor4.1average 2.9
- Eroticism3.0average 1.8
- Politics3.6average 2.6
- Tension6.9average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Historical Drama 6
- Crime Thriller 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Setting 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Character Study 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Psychological Drama 3
- Social Critique 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Sanae NakaharaActorThe Threat, Endless Desire, Play It Cool, Hokuriku Proxy War, Warrior of the Wind, +4 more
Toshirō MayuzumiComposerJapan's Don, Intentions of Murder, Endless Desire, Japanese Godfather: Conclusion, Stolen Desire, +2 more
Yoshi KatōActorUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Intentions of Murder, The Scarlet Camellia, Tale of Army Brutality, Zero Focus, +1 more
Shintarō KatsuActorHanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice, Samaritan Zatoichi, Zatoichi the Outlaw, Hanzo the Razor: The Snare, Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival, +1 more
Jun HamamuraActorThe Burmese Harp, Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees, The Temptress and the Monk, Bamboo Doll of Echizen, Intimidation, +1 more
Masaru SatōComposerTale of Army Brutality, Intimidation, Stairs of Evil, The Desperate, The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow, +1 more- MMasanori TsujiiEditorThe Burmese Harp, The Temptress and the Monk, Who's the Real Killer, The Wild Reporter, Crimson Wings, +1 more
Hiroyuki NagatoActorEndless Desire, Stolen Desire, My Second Brother, Escape from Hell, ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
Shoichi OzawaActorEndless Desire, The Scarlet Camellia, Stolen Desire, The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow, Crimson Wings
Rentaro MikuniActorThe Burmese Harp, Zatoichi the Outlaw, The Threat, Tale of Army Brutality, Escape from Hell
Taiji TonoyamaActorEndless Desire, Bamboo Doll of Echizen, My Second Brother, Who's the Real Killer, The Desperate
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerZatoichi the Outlaw, Hanzo the Razor: The Snare, Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival, Bamboo Doll of Echizen, A Killer's Key
Movies and TV shows
441980s
3 titles · average score 60
60
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
as Makoto Nishimura
Kemono Michi (1982)
TV show
Niji wo Oru (1980)
TV show · as 沢木忠一郎
1970s
10 titles · average score 69
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)
as Shigetomi Katta
70
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
as Mr. Yasuhara
71
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
as Kenpeishi
61
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi
65
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
as Magobei "Snake" Onishi
83
Lady Snowblood (1973)
as Priest Dokai
63
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi
1960s
24 titles · average score 71
52
Black Rose Mansion (1969)
as Ex-husband
72
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
as Sosuke Saruya
55
Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
as Yasuke
68
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
as Uneshiro Suga
70
Samurai Wolf II (1967)
as Magobe
81
The Sword of Doom (1966)
as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
83
Red Beard (1965)
as Chief retainer
The Scarlet Camellia (1964)
as Sakichi
Warrior of the Wind (1964)
as Mizuno Izumi
67
Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
as Kizaru
90
Yojimbo (1961)
as Kuma
The Lost Alibi (1960)
as Okudaira
1950s
7 titles · average score 70
66
My Second Brother (1959)
as Goro Mitamura
The Wild Reporter (1959)
as Ryu Konei
68
Endless Desire (1958)
as Pharmacist
83
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Drunken Ghost (1958)
as Daigorô
72
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
as Kiyami no Shinko
62
The Burmese Harp (1956)
as Baba