<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Very sad to hear of his passing.<div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><br></span></div><div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Nishida quit Meiji University to become an actor and quickly became one of Japan's most versatile performers. He appeared on film and television, did drama and comedy, sang hit songs and hosted TV variety shows. To some he is most famous for starring in the long running Tsuri baka nisshi series and other Yamada Yoji films; to others, he was the star of four <span class="html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a tabindex="-1" class="html-a xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"></a></span>Taiga Dramas and appeared in nine more; to some, he was the MC of Knight Scoop, a popular late night variety show; and to yet others, he was the star of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Kitano Takeshi fans remember him for his appearances in the Outrage films. He won many awards both as a serious actor and as a comedian, and was given the Order of the Rising Sun in 2018. He will sorely be missed.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Aaron Gerow<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>10/17/24 午後9:51、Schermann Susanne via KineJapan <kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu>のメール:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif; margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;">The actor Nishida Toshiyuki passed away on October 17th, aged 76.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif; margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;">He will be most remembered for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;">Tsuribaka Nisshi</em><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>series (FIshing Nut's Diary, 1988 - 2009). I like his collaboration with the director Yamada Yoji in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;">Gakko</em><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(A Class to Remember, 1993). He was always himself, I would say, but he was very good at that. Rest in peace, and thanks</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif; margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif; margin: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Nishida" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: "MS Pゴシック", sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 100, 200); text-decoration: none;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Nishida</a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; 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