Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

1947-12-01 – 2016-12-29 (age 69) Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan
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Biography

Jinpachi Nezu (根津 甚八, Nezu Jinpachi; 1 December 1947 – 29 December 2016) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2010. He starred in the 1982 film Farewell to the Land, which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.

He died on 29 December 2016 in Tokyo of pneumonia. He had retired from acting after getting into a car accident and experiencing subsequent health problems, though he came out of retirement to reprise the character of Hizu in Gonin Saga at director Takashi Ishii's request. The film would be his last.

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Known For

Ran
Ran

1985

as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Powerless King
Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg

1985

as Man (Voice)

Kagemusha
Kagemusha

1980

as Sohachiro Tsuchiya

Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh

1988

as Yoshio Hakamada

Patlabor 2: The Movie
Patlabor 2: The Movie

1993

as Yukihito Tsuge (voice)

Black Angel
Black Angel

1998

as Goro Nogi

Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello

1987

as Shinsuke Furushima

A Night in Nude
A Night in Nude

1993

as Kozo Yukikata

Gonin
Gonin

1995

as Kaname Hizu

Station
Station

1981

as Goro Yoshimatsu

Red Shadow
Red Shadow

2001

as Gensai Negoro

Alone in the Night
Alone in the Night

1994

as Namekata Kozo

Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

as Tsukasa Kono

Gonin Saga
Gonin Saga

2015

as Kaname Hizu

Dragon Head
Dragon Head

2003

as Matsuo

Farewell to the Land
Farewell to the Land

1982

as Yukio Yamazawa

Nobody
Nobody

1994

as Detective Karaki

Bobby's Girl
Bobby's Girl

1985

as Mr. Kida (voice)