Hidetoshi Nishijima

Biography

Hidetoshi Nishijima (born March 29, 1971) is a Japanese actor. He is widely regarded as one of Japan's leading actors in numerous films and television drama series. He has appeared in a wide range of films from epic science fiction films such as Shin Ultraman (2022) to small-scale art films such as Dolls (2002). He is best known internationally for his leading role in the film Drive My Car (2021). He received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor for the film.

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Hidetoshi Nishijima

A Quiet Odyssey of Grief, Language, and the Road Between Us

on Drive My Car | Jun 15, 2025

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is not merely a film it’s a pilgrimage. Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, this three-hour meditation on loss, art, and the unspoken spaces between people unf... Read more

A Quiet Odyssey of Grief and Grace

on Drive My Car | Jun 07, 2025

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is not a film that hurries. It lingers in the silence between words, in the weight of unspoken regrets, in the way a face betrays emotions its owner refuses to voice. ... Read more