Masatoshi Nagase

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Masatoshi Nagase (永瀬 正敏 Nagase Masatoshi) (b. July 15, 1966 in Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Cold Fever and Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, in Japan for his role as TV's Mike Hama (i.e., Mike Hammer).

He has won two Japanese Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer in 1992 for Musuco, and been nominated a further three times.

Nagase (right) and girlfriend Nakashima (left)
Nagase (right) and girlfriend Nakashima (left)

Currently he is dating Japanese pop-star Mika Nakashima, who is 17 years his junior. The rumour was confirmed by their managements, and the couple even had a photoshoot for a Japanese Music and Film Magazine together.

[edit] Feature Filmography

  1. Sakuran (2006)
  2. Ubume no natsu (2005)
  3. Gina K (2005)
  4. The Hidden Blade (2004) aka Kakushi-ken: oni no tsume
  5. The Loved Gun (2004) aka Rabudo gan
  6. Dead End Run (2003)
  7. The Sea Is Watching (2003)
  8. Suicide Circle (2002)
  9. Stereo Future (2001)
  10. Pistol Opera (2001)
  11. Luxurious Bone (2001)
  12. Chloe (2001)
  13. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
  14. A Closing Day (2000)
  15. Party 7 (2000)
  16. Gojoe senki (2000)
  17. Three Businessmen (1998)
  18. Beautiful Sunday (1998)
  19. Abduction (1997)
  20. Ullie (1996)
  21. Wana (1996)
  22. Niji o tsukamu otoko (1996)
  23. A Class to Remember 2 (1996)
  24. Berlin (1995)
  25. Flirt (1995)
  26. Cold Fever (1995)
  27. Stairway to the Distant Past (1994)
  28. Outobai shoujo (1994)
  29. The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
  30. Original Sin (1992)
  31. Tora-San Makes Excuses
  32. Autumn Moon (1992)
  33. My Sons (1991)
  34. Bakayarou! 3: Henna yatsura (1990)
  35. Mystery Train (1989)
  36. Miyuki (1983)
  37. Shonben Rider (1983)

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