Hidetoshi Nishijima Biography: Wife, Age, Kids, Height, Net Worth, Parents, Movies & TV Shows

Hidetoshi Nishijima is a Japanese actor and model. He is widely regarded as one of Japan’s leading performers, known for his versatile work across independent art-house films, commercial cinema, and television.

He gained international acclaim for his leading role in the 2021 film Drive My Car, for which he received the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, along with awards from the National Society of Film Critics and other bodies.

Hidetoshi Nishijima
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Name:	Hidetoshi Nishijima
Born:	29 March 1971 (age 55 years old)
Place of Birth:	Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Height:	1.78 m
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Nishijima
Spouse:	Ayaka Mori (m. 2014)
Relationship:	Married
Children:	2
Occupation:	Actor, model
Net Worth:	$1 million–5 million

Early Life and Education

Hidetoshi Nishijima was born on March 29, 1971, in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, to parents referred to as Mr. and Mrs. Nishijima. His father, an engineer with a background in technology, fostered his early interest in cinema. Information about any siblings are not publicly known.

He attended Toho High School and later enrolled at Yokohama National University to study engineering, though he left before completing his degree to pursue acting full-time. He is of Japanese origin, and his religion is Shintoism.

Career

Hidetoshi Nishijima made his acting debut in 1992 in the television series Hagure Keiji Junjōha. He gained early public attention in 1993 with a notable role in the popular drama Asunaro Hakusho.

His first leading film role came in Kiyoshi Kurosawa‘s License to Live (1998), for which he received the Best Actor award at the Japan Film Professional Awards. He continued to build a strong reputation with performances in Takeshi Kitano‘s Dolls (2002) and other critically regarded projects.

Throughout the 2000s and 2010s he appeared in a wide range of films and television dramas, including Creepy, What Did You Eat Yesterday?, and the voice role of Honjō in Hayao Miyazaki‘s The Wind Rises (2013).

His international breakthrough arrived with Ryusuke Hamaguchi‘s Drive My Car (2021), in which he played the grieving theatre director Yūsuke Kafuku. The performance earned widespread critical praise, the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Actor, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, and recognition from the Boston Society of Film Critics. The film itself received multiple Academy Award nominations, including a win for Best International Feature.

Subsequent work has included Shin Ultraman (2022), Kubi (2023) as Akechi Mitsuhide, the Apple TV+ series Sunny (2024), and films such as Dear Stranger (2025). Nishijima remains one of Japan’s most respected and consistently working actors, moving fluidly between art-house, commercial, and international projects while also working as a model.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @hidetoshi_nishijima.official

Personal Life

Hidetoshi Nishijima married Ayaka Mori in 2014. The couple has two sons, born in 2016 and 2018. He maintains a private personal life and is based in Japan.

Filmography

• License to Live (1998)
• Dolls (2002)
• The Wind Rises (2013)
• Drive My Car (2021)
• Shin Ultraman (2022)
• Kubi (2023)
• Sunny (2024)
• Dear Stranger (2025)

Net Worth

Hidetoshi Nishijima has an estimated net worth of approximately $1–5 million, built through a long and distinguished career as a leading actor in Japanese film and television, international recognition following Drive My Car, modelling work, and ongoing high-profile projects.

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