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Tokuma Nishioka. Actor: Ultraman Mebius. Tokuma Nishioka began his career as a child actor but had to suspend his activities due to childhood asthma. He later resumed studying theater in Tamagawa Gakuen university and joined one of the most prestigious theater companies, Bungakuza, in Japan.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Kanagawa, Japan
Apr 9, 2024 · Tokuma Nishioka of ‘Shōgun’ talks about playing the ‘many layers’ of Hiromatsu’s relationship with Toranaga and how his big scene in episode eight was originally much different.
Apr 10, 2024 · Tokuma Nishioka and Hiroyuki Sanada of Shōgun discuss Hiromatsu and Toranaga's relationship in the FX series and what it was like to film the tragedy in Episode 8.
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Tokuma Nishioka is an actor who portrays Toda Hiromatsu in the FX limited series, Shōgun.
Tokuma Nishioka is a veteran Japanese actor from Yokohama whose career in film, television and theater has spanned more than 50 years. In 1970, Nichioka joined the prestigious Bungakuza Theater Group, where he played many lead roles until he left in 1979. In 1989, at age 40, he played a lead role in Bakumatsujunjoden, a play directed by Kohei Tsuka. The success led to other highly acclaimed roles in theater, including Hamlet and Tenpou 12 Nen no Shakespeare directed by Yukio Ninagawa.
Nishioka rose to fame for his appearance in Tokyo Love Story, which was a hugely popular TV series across East Asia in 1991. He continues to be prolific in TV, films, theater as well as comedic variety shows. Recent credits include Metal Macbeth Disc One (theater), Queen Elizabeth (theater), Gakyoujinn Hakusai (theater), Sanhjuro (feature) and Sekigahara (feature).
Tokuma Nishioka. Actor: Ultraman Mebius. Tokuma Nishioka began his career as a child actor but had to suspend his activities due to childhood asthma. He later resumed studying theater in Tamagawa Gakuen university and joined one of the most prestigious theater companies, Bungakuza, in Japan.
- October 5, 1946
Mar 5, 2024 · Tokuma Nishioka in Shōgun (2024). Photo copyright FX, 2023 on IMDB. Last week, the FX channel (Disney+ in Canada) started streaming Shōgun, a new limited TV series. It’s based on a 1975 novel by...
Apr 9, 2024 · When Shōgun star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada saw the three actors in the final round of consideration for the role of Toda Hiromatsu, his onscreen right-hand man, Sanada knew there was only...
