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Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Actor · Died April 29, 1997, aged 74 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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, Kihachi Okamoto's Sword of Doom, Yoshitaro Nomura's Zero Focus, and Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp (where he was credited as Akira Nishimura). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kō Nishimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 25, 1923
Died
April 29, 1997 (aged 74)
From
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 263 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Kō Nishimura's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
45%
Power
21%
Self
15%
Survival
13%
Bonds
3%
Society
3%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 7

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
7
Absurd
5
Dread
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Haunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kō Nishimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kō Nishimura's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

263 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Salaryman Senka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • 47 Ronin(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Free and Easy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • ベビーシッター 桃子の冒険 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Seventeen Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • The Men Who Made Ultraman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Eiji Tsuburaya

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Makoto Nishimura

  • One Who Died in Vain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • What if the school...? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • The Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Senkichi Otsubo

  • Kukai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • A Hunter's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Kentaro Hatanaka

  • Theater Of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as 岸井亥之吉

  • Highschool Scramble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Goyou Sen Enjou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Old Bear Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Heizo Sekiguchi

  • Kemono Michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Black Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Niji wo Oru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 153 episodes · as 沢木忠一郎

  • The Claws of the Divine Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • 映画村殺人事件 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Nomugi Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Strangling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Yasuzo Kariba

  • Down with The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Glass-Eating Mime

  • Nutcracker Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)

  • Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo(1978)

    as Mamo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Shigetomi Katta

  • Love and Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sojin Kamiya

  • The Incident(1978)

    as Goichi Ômura

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Beauty in the Bathroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Fushoku no kōzō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Honda Yoshikazu

  • Love in the Mud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Yokomizo Seishi Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mr. Yasuhara

  • Japan's Don(1977)

    as Kahe Shimabara

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Skyscraper Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Elegy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Nobuhisa Hyodo

  • Manhunt(1976)

    as Nagaoka Ryokai

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Boss's Head(1975)

    as Tokuji Owada

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Solar Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees(1975)

    as Kenpeishi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Without Complaint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Rapacious Jailbreaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sukezo Kojima

  • Wounded Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 26 episodes · as Detective Kaizu

  • Jack and the Beanstalk(1974)

    as Old bean-seller

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?(1974)

    as Magohei 'Snake' Ohnishi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sentaro Watanuki

  • The Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Tsugaru Folksong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Tamezo Tsukamoto

  • Lady Snowblood(1973)

    as Priest Dokai

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Summer Days Across the River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Magobei "Snake" Onishi

  • When the Night Breaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice(1972)

    as Magobei 'Snake' Onishi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Pirates of Buban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Waterfront Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival(1970)

    as Migi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Play It Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Kada

  • Shinjuku Plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Second Generation Young Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Yanosuke Hashimoto

  • The Wild Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Munekata

  • 喜劇 深夜族 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • One Two Punch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Mito Komon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as 水戸光圀

  • Black Rose Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ex-husband

  • ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as 寺田保造

  • Lady with Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Printer

  • Black Comedy - Ah, Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Kanto Woman Infamy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Steel Edge of Revenge(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Quick-draw Okatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Makabe

  • Samaritan Zatoichi(1968)

    as Sosuke Saruya

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Lavish Invitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Living Skeleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Nishizato

  • Age of Japanese Guerrillas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Policeman on Island

  • Black Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Detective Matoba

  • Snake Woman's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Yasuke

  • The Bride from Hades(1968)

    as Banzou

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Neon Taiheiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • New Year Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Eleven Samurai(1967)

    as Errant samurai Daijuro

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Killer's Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Yasujiro Endo

  • Whispering Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Man

  • Shogun and His Mistress 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Itakura

  • Zatoichi the Outlaw(1967)

    as Uneshiro Suga

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Singing Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Classmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Hanada

  • Express Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Samurai Wolf II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Magobe

  • Flower Cards Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Debt of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Iinuma

  • Rub Out the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Tanzo Koide

  • Seven Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Dokonjo Taisho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Pornographers(1966)

    as Detective Sanada

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Sword of Doom(1966)

    as Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kawanishi

  • Rise Against the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Etanba

  • Stairs of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Shimoyama

  • The Ghost of the One Eyed Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • House of Terrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Baron Tominaga / The Hunchback

  • The Retreat from Kiska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Staff Officer

  • Tale of Japanese Burglars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Red Beard(1965)

    as Chief retainer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tale of Ninja Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Chisaka Hyobu

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Tahei Narumiya

  • Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as 今川義元

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Spying Sorceress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Gorgeous Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Scarlet Camellia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Sakichi

  • The Glamorous Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Hiroshi Asami

  • Giant Rumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Intentions of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Koichi Takahashi

  • Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Enzo Tatara

  • The Desperate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Yamaguchi

  • Life of Hishakaku 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • An Impudent Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Warrior of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mizuno Izumi

  • Doggie March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Killer (voice)

  • 13 Assassins(1963)

    as Kujuro Hirayama

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Miren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Okazaki

  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Chubei

  • Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • A Prisoner in Search of Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Apple Blossom Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Life of a Horse-Trader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • At the Side of the Bridge 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Maid Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tale of Army Brutality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Kameoka, Zenji

  • Bushido(1963)

    as Yamaoka

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • To Your Majesty, The Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Life of a Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 39 episodes · as Tada Ichiro

  • High and Low(1963)

    as Third Creditor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Pressure of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Escape from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Heiroku

  • At the Side of the Bridge 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Attack Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Petty Officer Inaba

  • Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Kizaru

  • Curry Rice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • My Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Farm Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Gosaku

  • At the Side of the Bridge 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Let's Meet in Our Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Mount Hakone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • I. George monogatari taiyō no ko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Gang vs. Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • At the Side of the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Four Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Michiharu Mitsumine

  • Akitsu Hot Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Yamiya

  • Tokyo Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Noboru Sumikawa

  • Ika naru hoshi no moto ni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Gorath(1962)

    as Murata - Secretary of Space

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Kono ni uruwashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Haru no sanmyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Woman of Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Temple of Wild Geese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mokudō Kida

  • The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Cat and Dried Bonito Flakes: The Story of a Swindler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tale of a Company Boss 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hanada

  • Snow in the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Man in Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Refresher Course for Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Shiroi minamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Tale of a Company Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Age of Lawless Moneymaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Yojimbo(1961)

    as Kuma

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Eternity of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Zero Focus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sotaro Uhara

  • Blind Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Denroku

  • Killers on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Sai

  • The Wind and Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Hidden Fangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Matsukawa Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • An Angel is Chasing Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Pigs and Battleships(1961)

    as Yajima

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • For This We Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Aces Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Chikuhō no kodomotachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Towering Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Wait for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Uno

  • The Angry Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Everything Goes Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Nishimura

  • Sixteen years old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Yakuza sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Last Trump Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Chibi (Shorty)

  • The Bad Sleep Well(1960)

    as Contract Officer Shirai

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Call of the Foghorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Morimoto

  • The Blue Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Showdown on Pier No.3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Boss

  • The Sleeping Beast Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Intimidation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Matakichi Nakaike

  • The Lost Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Okudaira

  • Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Yang Sanyuan

  • The Devil's Sigh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • My Second Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Goro Mitamura

  • The Wild Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Ryu Konei

  • The Human Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Elegy to Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Farewell to Southern Tosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Light The Explosives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Sakamaki (Trade journal reporter)

  • Break Down that Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Tokyo no Kodoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Umi wa kurutte iru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • おヤエの家つき女中 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • おヤエのママさん女中 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Song of the Cart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Romance Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Tsuki wa chikyū o mawatteru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Crimson Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tetsuji Mizutani

  • Endless Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Pharmacist

  • Zoku fûfu hyakkei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Masakichi

  • Showdown in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Invisible Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Wolves of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tominaga

  • Drunken Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Daigorô

  • Nishi Ginza Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Bus Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Seasons of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Reporter

  • The Ballad of Narayama(1958)

    as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Stolen Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kanji Takada

  • Breasts and Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Fangs of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • But the Flesh is Weak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Acupressurist

  • The Eagle and the Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Hikobei

  • Harbor Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Temptress and the Monk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Peasant

  • Shiroi natsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kiyami no Shinko

  • Who's the Real Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Nakagawa

  • Devil Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Saigo no totsugeki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Lunar Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Frankie the Milkman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Tax Collector

  • Dotanba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Saigo no sentō-ki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Nikoyon monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Excursion to Treasure Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Meiken monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Where's Paradise? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Fountainhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kasuya

  • The Burmese Harp(1956)

    as Baba

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Yukiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Billionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Street Without Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Extraordinary detective

  • At the End of the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Vacuum Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Sergeant Osumi

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 263 titles from 1952 to 1995; peak year 1974.

Biggest box office

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

$47K worldwide

Highest rated

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Jack and the Beanstalk (1974)

Film career

19521995

Peak 1974 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1956Screen debut· The Burmese Harp
  • 1964Career best· Intentions of Murder

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting263 of 263: 263 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

By decade

1950s56 · acting1960s143 · acting1970s39 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s6 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 28 roles
566671

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Kō Nishimura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Jack and the Beanstalk (1974)

50th percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

High and Low (1963)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kō Nishimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kō Nishimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shintarō Katsu shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles