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Kô Nishimura(1923-1997)

  • Actor
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Kô Nishimura in Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
Kô Nishimura was born on 25 January 1923 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and High and Low (1963). He died on 29 April 1997 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 25, 1923
DiedApril 29, 1997(74)
BornJanuary 25, 1923
DiedApril 29, 1997(74)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins

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Toshirô Mifune, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Kô Nishimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Kô Nishimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Kô Nishimura and Kunie Tanaka in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Kô Nishimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Masayuki Mori, Kô Nishimura, and Takashi Shimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Masayuki Mori, Kô Nishimura, and Takashi Shimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Masayuki Mori, Kô Nishimura, and Takashi Shimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Kô Nishimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Masayuki Mori, Kô Nishimura, and Takashi Shimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Masayuki Mori, Kô Nishimura, and Takashi Shimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Kô Nishimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Kô Nishimura in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Known for:

Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo
8.2
  • Kuma
  • 1961
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
The Bad Sleep Well
8.0
  • Contract Officer Shirai
  • 1960
Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Nakadai in High and Low (1963)
High and Low
8.4
  • Third Creditor
  • 1963
Matagi (1982)
Matagi
7.1
  • Heizo Sekiguchi
  • 1982

Credits

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  • Kaseifu wa mita! 15
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • 47 Ronin (1994)
    47 Ronin
    • Kôzukenosuke Kira
    • 1994
  • Tsuribaka nisshi 4 (1991)
    Tsuribaka nisshi 4
    • 1991
  • Urutoraman o tsukutta otoko-tachi hoshi no hayashi ni tsuki no fune (1989)
    Urutoraman o tsukutta otoko-tachi hoshi no hayashi ni tsuki no fune
    • Eiji Tsuburaya
    • 1989
  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
    Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
    • Makoto Nishimura
    • 1988
  • Mito Kômon
    • Mito mitsukuni
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Inujini sesi mono (1986)
    Inujini sesi mono
    • Awamasa
    • 1986
  • Ku-Kai (1984)
    Ku-Kai
    • 1984
  • Miyamoto Musashi
    • Sekishusai Yagyu
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Theater of Life
    • 1983
  • Ryôjin nikki
    • Kentarô Hatanaka
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Kiken na shamen
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Tange Sazen Kenfû! Hyakuman ryô no tsubo
    • Guraku
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Matagi (1982)
    Matagi
    • Heizo Sekiguchi
    • 1982
  • Kemonomichi
    • Kôta Kitô
    • TV Series
    • 1982

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Akira Nishimura
  • Born
    • January 25, 1923
    • Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Died
    • April 29, 1997
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart failure)

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