As a Japanese actor, Hidetoshi Nishijima often receives offers to play morally gray characters, such as samurais and yakuza members, who are defined by a particular profession and era. But then he ...

Hamaguchi's film, about a widowed actor played by Hidetoshi Nishijima, has been widely hailed since its debut earlier in the year at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won for best screenplay.

Actors Hidetoshi Nishijima and Tomoya Nakamura will star in “Kamen Rider Black Sun,” a “tokusatsu” live-action special effects series streaming later this year. Nishijima will play Kotaro ...