Nishida Toshiyuki Nishida, born in Fukushima prefecture, is a Japanese actor. Outside of Japan, Nishida is best known for his portrayal of Pigsy in the TV series Monkey.
Nishida Toshiyuki has received ten Japanese Academy Award nominations, winning twice, for Dun Huang in 1988 (Best Actor) and Gakko and Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 in 1993 (Best Actor). He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Get Up! and Tsuribaka Nisshi 14. In Japan, he is best known for his fishing comedy series, known as Tsuribaka Nisshi in The Fishing Maniac's Diary, which currently spans 21 movies.
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