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Takashi Nishina

Takashi Nishina

Actor · Born August 21, 1970 (56) · Kyoto, Japan

Takashi Nishina was born on 21 August 1970 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Brother (2000), The ABCs of Death (2012) and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 21, 1970 (56)
From
Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 115 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 1% in 30 days

What are Takashi Nishina's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Survival
22%
Self
18%
Morality
13%
Power
11%
Ideas
11%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Absurd
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Takashi Nishina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Nishina'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

115 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Crossroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Broken Rage(2024)

    as Coffee Shop Manager

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • CONNECT: Road to Conquest 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • CONNECT: Road to Conquest 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Watashi ga Ore no Jinsei!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sasaoka

  • Boku no Tsuki wa Kitanai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Touch(2024)

    as Chef Kawasaki

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Be My Guest, Be My Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Kyokaisyaku Momo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Kubi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Koroku Hachisuka

  • Motion Picture: Choke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Bad Lands(2023)

    as Tsuji

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Blazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Isozaki

  • The Melancholy of Nagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Iyashi no otonari-san niwa himitsu ga aru(2023)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • ナニワ金融道 3発目～大蛇市マネーウォーズ～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • ナニワ金融道 2発目〜銭と泪と権利と女〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Fool's Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Yoshiro

  • Sorezore no Hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • ミドリムシの姫 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • I Want to Walk in the Sun Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Emblem Legend: Chapter 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Ikemen Domoyo Meshi wo Kue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Higuchi

  • Yakuza Emblem Legend: Chapter 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Emblem Legend: Chapter 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Emblem Legend: Chapter 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Baby Assassins(2021)

    as Owner of Japanese Sweets Shop

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Police in a Pod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ura Aka: L'Aventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Naked Angel : The Red Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Sexual Drive(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • True Mothers(2020)

    as Hikari's Uncle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Osaka Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Unification of Japan Gaiden: Kawatani Yuichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • 日本統一外伝 川谷雄一 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • CONFLICT VI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • 探偵は、今夜も憂鬱な夢を見る。2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • CONFLICT V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Hydra(2019)

    as Masa Sugimoto

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Samurai Marathon(2019)

    as bandit

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Okinawan Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Giver: Revenge's Giver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stray Dogz 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Kenichi Yuzawa

  • Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Brutal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ryuhei

  • Detective Yugami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ageo Tataki

  • Outrage Coda(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Meatball Machine Kodoku(2017)

    as Man (Paris Couple)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Zero: Dragon Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonoda

  • Cutie Honey: Tears(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blow the Spring Wind in the Schoolyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Laws of Yakuza Chapter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Law of Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Yakuza's Lady 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • W - Women with Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • チア☆ドル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • CONTROL OF VIOLENCE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hanamaru

  • Samurai Cat 2: A Tropical Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Chasing World: Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Ninja War of Torakage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tokuzo

  • Mango and the Red Wheelchair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Yakuza's Lady 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Murder on D Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Kobe Zaiju: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mire Aika

  • Bayblues: 25 Years and 354 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Yakuza's Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Zombie TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • I am Ichihashi: Journal of a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • じんじん (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • New Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Shield of Straw(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Love of a Very Ordinary Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The ABCs of Death(2012)

    as Executioner (segment "J is for Jidai-geki")

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Snake of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Love Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Akimasa Sakoda

  • Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Centenarian Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Dead Sushi(2012)

    as Mr. Hanamaki

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Cursed Homeless Man

  • Kirin: Point of No Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Bailout! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Revenge: Blood for Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • YOU+ME=LOVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Yakuza Boss

  • Horny House of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Yuo Takatomi

  • Kill the Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Climber

  • Achilles and the Tortoise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Takanawa

  • X-Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Waruboro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Glory to the Filmmaker! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Car Owner

  • The Go Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Minoru Kitani

  • The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Yo-Yo Girl Cop(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Drawing Restraint 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Flensing Desk Crew

  • Under the Same Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Takeshis'(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Buried Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Blood and Bones(2004)

    as Yong-su Kim

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Through the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Kewaishi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack(2001)

    as AD Aki Maruo

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Getting Wild with Our Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Moshichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Run Ichiro Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Brother(2000)

    as Yakuza

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Today is closed again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Ring 2(1999)

    as Joshu

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • New Wangan Midnight S30 vs. Gold GT-R - Part I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • New Wangan Midnight S30 vs. Gold GT-R - Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Land-grabbers

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Iyashi no otonari-san niwa himitsu ga aru (2023)

Film career

19712026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 114: 114 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s56 · acting2020s33 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
990914

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 Takashi Nishina's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006)

57th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Touch (2024)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 32. 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.

Is Takashi Nishina's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Takashi Nishina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takashi Nishina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masanori Mimoto shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles