Nitani Hideaki
- Name: Nitani Hideaki
- Native name: 二谷英明
- Also Known as: にたに ひであき
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: January 28, 1930
- Died: July 1, 2012
Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Nitani attended Doshisha University but quit before graduating. He first worked as an announcer at Nagasaki Broadcasting Company, but in 1956 made his debut as an actor at Nikkatsu. Gaining the nickname "Dump Truck Guy" for his handsome, tough-guy roles, he soon became a staple in Nikkatsu Action movies, often playing the second lead, but sometimes starring in his own films. He is probably best known abroad for his role in Suzuki Seijun's Tokyo Drifter. Nitani left Nikkatsu in 1971 and moved to television, where he starred in the Tokuso saizensen police detective series, which ran for ten years between 1977 and 1987.
Nitani married the actress Shirakawa Yumi and their daughter, Nitani Yurie, is also an actress. He died of pneumonia on 7 January 2012.
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Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Nobunaga
Japanese Drama, 1992, 49 eps
Hirade Masahide
(Support Role)
|
7.7
|
Netsuppoi no!
Japanese Drama, 1988, 11 eps
Hanaoka Hideo
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Shiroi Hamon
Japanese Drama, 1977, 23 eps
Ayao Kitahara
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Tokuso Saizensen
Japanese Drama, 1977, 508 eps
Kamishiro Kyosuke
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Chotto Shiawase
Japanese Drama, 1974, 15 eps
Mizoguchi
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Himegimi Torimono Hikae
Japanese Drama, 1972, 13 eps
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Yasube no Umi
Japanese Drama, 1969, 156 eps
Lieutenant Kusano
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Variation
Japanese Movie, 1976,
[Kyoko's husband]
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Hatsukoi
Japanese Movie, 1975,
Kihara Naohiko
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Submersion of Japan
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Dr. Nakata [Cognitive Science D-2 Project Leader]
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Night Butterflies
Japanese Movie, 1971,
Ishizuka Motohito
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Men and War
Japanese Movie, 1970,
Yatsugi Shofu
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Bakuto hyakunin
Japanese Movie, 1969,
Saiga
(Support Role)
|
4.5
|
Wasureru mono ka
Japanese Movie, 1968,
Tsumura Yosuke
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
My Sweetheart
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Dr. Nitani
(Bit part)
|
0.0
|
Akagi Keiichiro wa Ikiteiru: Gekiryu ni Ikiru Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1967,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Burning Nature
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Komoto Masaki
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
A Warm Misty Night
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Gwen HoaDai
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Asiapol Secret Service
Japanese Movie, 1966,
Saeki Ryutaro
(Main Role)
|
8.0
|
Tokyo Drifter
Japanese Movie, 1966,
Aizawa Kenji
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
Black Gambler Devil's Left Hand
Japanese Movie, 1966,
[Professor]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Woman Gambler
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Asano Seiji
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Nui Sap / "The Killer"
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Chichibu Suikoden: Hissatsu Ken
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Denshichiro Okada
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Gambling Kitten
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Ito Seiji
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Shinkuna Umi ga Yon Deru ze
Japanese Movie, 1965,
Tsugawa Yusaku
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Yukyo Burai
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Shinzo
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Beyond the Green Hills
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Numata Tamao
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Rainbow over the Kinmen
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Matsuzaka Kazuo [Reporter]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
The Zero Fighter
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Yakumo Kabuto
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Blue Town: Aoi Machi no Okami
Japanese Movie, 1962,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Gekiryu ni Ikiru Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Maeda
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Kuroi Dice
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Miyamoto Kei
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Big Brother
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Ishii
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Pursuit
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Man with a Shotgun
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Ryoji Watari
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
Good-for-Nothing Guy
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Tiger of the Sea
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Kuroda Keisuke
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Ore wa Toppu Yada Kao no Nai Bijo
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Kurokawa Tetsuro
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Togyu ni Kakeru Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1960,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Human Jungle
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Sanshiro Tatsuzaki
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Gun Like Lightning
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Otsu Noboru
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Poem of the Blue Star
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Ichiro Aikawa
(Main Role)
|
1.0
|
My Second Brother
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Matsuoka Ryoichi
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Love and Death
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Muraoka Minoru
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Tokyo Romance Way
Japanese Movie, 1959,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Chanchiki Okesa
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Tadokoro Tahei [2nd son]
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Flight Time 7:50
Japanese Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Clows of the Devil
Japanese Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Underworld Beauty
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Detective Watanabe
(Support Role)
|
7.2
|
Chunnii
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Teacher Izumida
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Woman with the Gun
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Kida Ichiro
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Naked Woman and the Gun
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Sugawa Yuuji
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Misstepping of Virtue
Japanese Movie, 1957,
[Waiter]
(Bit part)
|
6.0
|
Temptation
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Togoshi Shigeo
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
I Am Waiting
Japanese Movie, 1957,
[older Shibata]
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
Eight Hours Of Terror
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Ryoji Aoki
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
The Last Assault
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Nakasho Toda
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Ukigusa no yado
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Miki Shunji
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
Okinawa no Tami
Japanese Movie, 1956,
[Ensign of night attack]
(Bit part)
|
0.0
|
Special
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 9: Sora no Kaidan
Japanese Special, 1993, 1 eps
Nakai Kohei
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 8: Kaze no Sasayaki
Japanese Special, 1993, 1 eps
Nakai Kohei
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 7: Fuyu no Furin
Japanese Special, 1993, 1 eps
Nakai Kohei
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 6: Dangai
Japanese Special, 1992, 1 eps
Izumi Naoto
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 5: Yasashii Uso
Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps
Izumi Naoto
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 4: Toi Kioku
Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps
Izumi Naoto
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 3: Notohanto Satsujin Jiken
Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps
Izumi Naoto
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 2
Japanese Special, 1990, 1 eps
Izumi Naoto
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Full Moon Ryojo Mystery 1
Japanese Special, 1989, 1 eps
Izumi Naoto
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Konyaku Haki wo Eranda Onna
Japanese Special, 1984, 1 eps
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
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