Kō Nishimura

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).

Kō Nishimura
西村 晃
Born(1923-01-25)January 25, 1923
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
DiedApril 15, 1997(1997-04-15) (aged 74)
Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Other namesAkira Nishimura
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1997

Nishimura made his film debut in the Shin Saburi film Fusetsu Nijyunen in 1951.[1] He won the Blue Ribbon Awards for best supporting actor in 1964 for Unholy Desire directed by Shohei Imamura.[2] In 1982, he won the Best Actor award in the Mainichi Film Awards for his performances in Matagi.[2]

In Japan, Nishimura is well known for playing the role of the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1983 to 1992.[2] He also portrayed the voice of the "Mamo/Howard Lockewood" in the original Japanese version of anime film The Mystery of Mamo in 1978.

Filmography

Film

TV Drama

Anime voice

Other

Honours

References
  1. "西村晃". eigadb. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "西村晃". kotobank.jp. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.


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