Seishirō Nishida

Seishirō Nishida
Native name	西田 聖志郎
Born	May 3, 1955 Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Kamoike Junior High School Kōnan High School Nihon University College of Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–
Home town	Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Seishirō Nishida (西田 聖志郎 Nishida Seishirō, born May 3, 1955, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese actor.

Biography

Nishida was born in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. He has a family relationship Bakumatsu scholar and poet Hatta Tomonori. Nishida graduated from Kamoike Junior High School, Kōnan High School, and Nihon University College of Art.

After graduating from university he started performing in the theater. Nishida's acting experience was from the film, Mr. Mrs. Miss Lonely. He debuted in the television drama, Kaikyō.

While acting, Nishida once debuted as a singer in 1984 with the single, "Amadare". Since he is born in Kagoshima, he gives a Kagoshima dialect in television dramas.^[2]

Nishida also became a producer and created an office called Paddy House.

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
1988	Tabaruzaka		NTV
1990	Tobu ga Gotoku	Shinohara Kunimoto	NHK
1991	Minamoto no Yoshitsune		NTV
2000	Aoi Tokugawa Sandai	Itakura Shigemune	NHK
	Atsuhime	Itakura Katsukiyo	NHK
2010	Ryōmaden	Ōyama Hikohachi	NHK
2011	Chōchō-san: Saigo no Bushi no Musume	Head clerk	NHK G
2012	One no Kanata ni: Chichi to Musuko no Nikkō-ki Tsuiraku Jiko	Barber	WOWOW

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Tokyo Heaven
2013	Rokuga Tsudō no Sanshimai	Shinpei Arima

Stage

Year	Title	Notes
2008	Tengoku ni itte 3ttsu-me no Door	Lead role
2009	Rokuga Tsudō no Sanshimai

Radio

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1995	Radio Toshokan	TBS Radio

Dialect

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2000	Atsuhime	NHK
2004	Shinsengumi!	NHK
2009	Saka no Ue no Kumo	NHK

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
1984	"Amadare"

References

1. "西田 聖志郎" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
2. "大河ドラマ「篤姫」の方言指導について". Tenshōin Atsuhime (in Japanese). Minami Nihon Shimbun. 31 January 2008.

External links

• Official profile (Japanese)