Masatoshi Nagase (永瀬 正敏, Nagase Masatoshi; born July 15, 1966) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known in the West for his roles in Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's Cold Fever and Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train.
Nagase was described by Todd Brown of Twitch Film as "one of the great unsung heroes of Japanese film, a hugely reliable character actor with seemingly unerring taste in projects who - despite a huge body of work - remains largely unknown by name."
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Career
Nagase co-starred in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train (1989) with Youki Kudoh. He has starred in films such as Sion Sono's Suicide Club (2001), Shinji Aoyama's Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (2002), and Yoji Yamada's The Hidden Blade (2004).
Filmography
Television
Abunai Deka (1987)
Waru (1992)
The Private Detective Mike (2002) – Mike Hama
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021)
Awards
1992: 16th Elan d'or Awards - Newcomer of the Year
1992: 15th Japan Academy Film Prize - Best Supporting Actor and Best Newcomer (My Sons)
2008: 29th Yokohama Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor (Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!)
2010: Japanese Film Critics Awards - Best Actor (Mainichi Kaasan)
2016: 37th Yokohama Film Festival - Best Actor (An)
2022: Nippon Connection - Nippon Honor Award
