is a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for his roles in

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's '' Cold Fever'' and

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's ''

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''. Nagase was described by Todd Brown of

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as "one of the great unsung heroes of Japanese film, a hugely reliable character actor with seemingly unerring taste in projects who - despite a huge body of work - remains largely unknown by name."

Career

Nagase co-starred in

's ''

'' (1989) with

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. He has starred in films such as

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's '' Suicide Club'' (2001),

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's '' Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name'' (2002), and

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's ''

The Hidden Blade is a 2004 film set in 1860s Japan, directed by Yoji Yamada. The plot revolves around several samurai during a time of change in the ruling and class structures of Japan. The film was written by Yamada with Yoshitaka Asama and, like its predecesso ...

'' (2004).

Filmography

Film

* ''Shonben Rider'' (1983) * '' Miyuki'' (1983), Masato Wakamatsu * ''

'' (1989) * ''Bakayarou! 3: Hen na Yatsura'' (1990) * ''

My Sons is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. Synopsis The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mo ...

'' (1991) * ''

Autumn Moon ''Autumn Moon'' is a 1992 film directed by Clara Law and written by Eddie Ling-Ching Fong. A Hong Kong high school girl befriends a twenty-something Japanese man visiting Hong Kong. The film stars Japanese actor Masatoshi Nagase therefore di ...

'' (1992) * '' Tora-San Makes Excuses'' * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

The Most Terrible Time in My Life is a 1994 film directed by Kaizo Hayashi. The film is the first in the series featuring the detective Mike Hama (a play on the Mickey Spillane detective Mike Hammer), which included two more films by Hayashi (''Stairway to the Distant Past'' and ...

'' (1994) * ''Outobai Shoujo'' (1994) * ''The Stairway to the Distant Past'' (1994) * ''Powder Road'' (1994) * '' Cold Fever'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''Berlin'' (1995) * ''Trap'' (1996) * ''

Gakko II is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It is a sequel to Yamada's 1993 film ''A Class to Remember''. The film was Japan's submission to the 69th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted ...

'' (1996) * ''Niji o Tsukamu Otoko'' (1996) * ''Ullie'' (1996) * ''Abduction'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

Three Businessmen ''Three Businessmen'' is a 1998 comedy film directed by Alex Cox and written by Tod Davies, who was also the producer. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and United States. Two businessmen, played by Mig ...

'' (1998) * ''

Gojoe is a 2000 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' action film directed by Gakuryū Ishii. In several English-speaking countries, it was released as ''Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle''. It is a historical fantasy martial arts film set in 12th-century medieval Japan b ...

'' (2000) * ''

Party 7 ''Party 7'' is a 2000 Japanese surreal comedy film directed by Katsuhito Ishii, distributed by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. Plot Cast * Masatoshi Nagase as Miki * Keisuke Horibe as Sonoda * Akemi Kobayashi as Kana * Yoshinori Okada a ...

'' (2000) * ''A Closing Day'' (2000) * ''

Electric Dragon 80.000 V is a 2001 Japanese tokusatsu film written and directed by Gakuryū Ishii. The comic-book style story stars Tadanobu Asano and Masatoshi Nagase as electricity wielding super-heroes. Plot As a child, Dragon Eye Morrison undergoes electro-shock ...

'' (2001) * ''Chloe'' (2001) * ''Luxurious Bone'' (2001) * ''

Pistol Opera is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Makiko Esumi. Storyline The film's main character, Miyuki Minazuki, ranked number three in The Assassins Guild, is known as the "Stray Cat". A stoic and deadly woman, she is forced ...

'' (2001) * ''Stereo Future'' (2001) * '' Suicide Club'' (2002) * ''Getting Wild with Our Monkey'' (2002) * '' Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name'' (2002) * ''

The Sea Is Watching is a 2002 Japanese romance film directed by Kei Kumai, based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa. Cast * Misa Shimizu – Kikuno * Nagiko Tōno – Oshin * Masatoshi Nagase – Ryosuke * Hidetaka Yoshioka is a Japanese actor known for his per ...

'' (2002) * '' Dead End Run'' (2003) * ''The Loved Gun'' (2004) * ''

'' (2004) * ''Gina K'' (2005) * ''Ubume no Natsu'' (2005) * ''

The Blossoming of Kamiya Etsuko is a drama written by Masataka Matsuda. Later, a movie version, directed by Kazuo Kuroki and starring Tomoyo Harada and Masatoshi Nagase, was released in Japan on August 12, 2006. Kuroki died several months before it was released. Plot In Kago ...

'' (2006) * ''

Sakuran , is a Japanese manga series by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl who goes through different names throughout the story and becomes a , or high ranking (courtesan). North American publisher Vertical Inc published it in English in July ...

'' (2006) * ''

Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Daihachi Yoshida, based on the novel by Yukiko Motoya. Awards 32nd Hochi Film Awards * Best Supporting Actress - Hiromi Nagasaku 29th Yokohama Film Festival * Best Actress - Eriko Sato * Best Supporting Act ...

'' (2007) * ''Dreaming Awake'' (2008) * ''R246 Story'' (2008) * ''Gelatin Silver, Love'' (2009) * '' Kaasan, Mom's Life'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

'' (2012) * ''A Road Stained Crimson'' (2012) * ''A Woman and War'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) – Hyōtarō Kondō * ''

Sweet Bean is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It is the second film, after I Wish, to star real-life grandmother and granddaughter Kirin Kiki and Kyara Uchida. The film was selected to open the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 ...

'' (2015) * ''

Black Widow Business is a 2016 Japanese crime comedy film directed by . It was released in Japan by Toho on August 27, 2016. Plot Cast *Shinobu Otake * Etsushi Toyokawa * Machiko Ono * Kyōko Hasegawa * Asami Mizukawa * Shunsuke Kazama * Kimiko Yo * Mimura * Sator ...

'' (2016) – Honda * ''Jūjika'' (2016) – Shunsuke's father * ''Happiness'' (2016) – Kanzaki * '' 64: Part I'' (2016) * '' 64: Part II'' (2016) * '' Paterson'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''The Blue Hearts'' (2017) * ''Red Snow'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) * ''Butterfly Sleep'' (2018) * ''Punk Samurai Slash Down'' (2018) * ''Talking the Pictures'' (2019) * '' We Are Little Zombies'' (2019) * ''Love's Twisting Path'' (2019) * '' Hotel New Moon'' (2019) * ''They Say Nothing Stays the Same'' (2019) * ''The First Supper'' (2019) * ''Fancy'' (2020) * ''Sakura'' (2020) – Akio Hasegawa * ''Just the Two of Us'' (2020) * ''Under the Stars'' (2020) * '' Living in the Sky'' (2020) * ''Bolt'' (2020) * ''Tracing Her Shadow'' (2020) * ''Malu'' (2020) * ''A Day with No Name'' (2021) * ''A Madder Red'' (2021) – Nakamura * ''Hotel Iris'' (2021) * ''Noise'' (2022) * ''Just Remembering'' (2022) – Jun * ''A Hundred Flowers'' (2022) * ''The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn'' (2022) – Kiyoshi Ogawa * ''Brats, Be Ambitious!'' (2023) – Makio * ''Mountain Woman'' (2023) * ''Goldfish'' (2023) – Ichi

Television

* ''

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'' (1987) * '' Waru'' (1992) * '' The Private Detective Mike'' (2002) – Mike Hama * ''Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses'' (2021)

Awards

* 1992:

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- Newcomer of the Year * 1992:

Japanese Academy Awards The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...

- Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer (''

'') * 2008: 29th Yokohama Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor (''

'') * 2010:

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- Best Actor (''

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'') * 2016: 37th Yokohama Film Festival - Best Actor (''An'')

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagase, Masatoshi 1966 births Living people Japanese male actors Actors from Miyazaki Prefecture People from Miyakonojō