Actor
Masatoshi Nagase
- Born: 15 June 1966, Osaka, Japan
- Estimated net worth: $5 million
Masatoshi Nagase is a Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both film and television. He gained international recognition for his role in 'Mystery Train' and has appeared in numerous acclaimed films. With a distinctive voice and a talent for…
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About Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase is a Japanese actor known for his versatile performances in both film and television. He gained international recognition for his role in 'Mystery Train' and has appeared in numerous acclaimed films. With a distinctive voice and a talent for both dramatic and comedic roles, Nagase has established a strong reputation in the Japanese cinema landscape.
- Born
- 15 June 1966, Osaka, Japan
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Spouses
- Yoko Nagase (1994-present)
- Children
- 1 child, name not publicly known
- Parents
- Masashi Nagase, Yoshiko Nagase
- Estimated net worth
- $5 million
Fun facts about Masatoshi Nagase
- Masatoshi Nagase originally aspired to be a musician before pursuing acting.
- He is fluent in both Japanese and English, which has helped him in international roles.
Famous Masatoshi Nagase quotes
“You never know what you might find on the road.”
“Life is just a series of moments.”
“We all have our own paths to follow.”
Masatoshi Nagase filmography
Cast (144)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Numb Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2025 | Yakushima's Illusion Movie | Ukyo's father | 7.6 |
| 2025 | Hokusai's Daughter Movie | Hokusai | 7.8 |
| 2025 | Gosh!! Movie | Unknown character | 4.0 |
| 2025 | Last Shadow at First Light Movie | Isamu | 6.0 |
| 2025 | Kokuho Movie | Gongoro Tachibana | 7.9 |
| 2025 | Ikimono no kiroku Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2024 | Gekkan Matsuzaka Tori TV | Komoto | |
| 2024 | Adabana Movie | Aizu | |
| 2024 | The Box Man Movie | "Myself" | 6.8 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Family Movie | Kenji | 6.8 |
| 2023 | Jigen Daisuke Movie | Takeshi Kawashima | 6.8 |
| 2023 | Mountain Woman Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2023 | GOLDFISH Movie | Ichi | |
| 2023 | Brats, Be Ambitious! Movie | Makio Murase | 7.8 |
| 2022 | The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn Movie | Ogawa Kiyoshi | 7.2 |
| 2022 | Fantasmagorie~The Ghost Show Movie | The coffee shop owner | |
| 2022 | A Hundred Flowers Movie | Asaba Yohei | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Confession Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 2022 | Hotel Iris Movie | Violent Man | 2.5 |
| 2022 | Just Remembering Movie | Jun | 6.8 |
| 2022 | Noise Movie | Tsutomu Hatakeyama | 5.9 |
| 2021 | Namonaihi: A Day with No Name Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2021 | A Madder Red Movie | Nakamura | 7.2 |
| 2021 | Tracing Her Shadow Movie | Unknown character | 6.6 |
| 2020 | Sakura Movie | Akio Hasegawa | 8.0 |
| 2020 | Malu Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2020 | Living in the Sky Movie | Pet Undertaker | 7.4 |
| 2020 | Child of the Stars Movie | Chihiro's Father | 7.7 |
| 2020 | Hotel New Moon Movie | Takeshi Tanaka | 6.0 |
| 2020 | Just the Two of Us Movie | Shunsaku | 7.0 |
| 2020 | Fancy Movie | Akira Takasu | 5.5 |
| 2019 | Talking the Pictures Movie | Shusei Yamaoka | 7.5 |
| 2019 | The First Supper Movie | Hitoshi | 7.0 |
| 2019 | They Say Nothing Stays the Same Movie | Nihei | 6.8 |
| 2019 | BOLT Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2019 | Love's Twisting Path Movie | Kobayashi | 6.8 |
| 2019 | We Are Little Zombies Movie | Haruhiko Ibu | 6.6 |
| 2019 | Red Snow Movie | Kazuki Shirakawa | 4.0 |
| 2018 | The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine Movie | Narrator | 6.2 |
| 2018 | Punk Samurai Slash Down Movie | Nobuuzu Deusu | 5.8 |
| 2018 | Vision Movie | Satoshi | 4.9 |
| 2018 | Butterfly Sleep Movie | Omura | 6.1 |
| 2017 | Our Time Will Come Movie | Colonel Yamaguchi | 6.0 |
| 2017 | Radiance Movie | Masaya Nakamori | 6.5 |
| 2017 | The Blue Hearts Movie | (segment “Frozen Expectations”) | 5.0 |
| 2017 | Happiness Movie | Kanzaki | 6.3 |
| 2016 | Paterson Movie | Japanese Poet | 7.1 |
| 2016 | Black Widow Business Movie | Yoshinori Honda | 8.5 |
| 2016 | Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2016 | Zen and Bones Movie | Kazuo Kondo | |
| 2016 | 64: Part 2 Movie | Yoshio Amamiya | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 64: Part 1 Movie | Yoshio Amamiya | 7.3 |
| 2016 | Bitter Honey Movie | Goldfish Seller | 4.8 |
| 2016 | The Cross Movie | Shunsuke’s father | 7.0 |
| 2015 | Five to Nine Movie | Yamanaka | |
| 2015 | Sweet Bean Movie | Sentaro | 7.5 |
| 2014 | Words with Gods Movie | (ep. "Sufferings") | 5.7 |
| 2014 | Disconcerto Movie | Kobayashi | 6.4 |
| 2014 | The Furthest End Awaits Movie | Eriko's boyfriend | 5.3 |
| 2014 | Drive-In Gamo Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2014 | KANO Movie | Hyotaro Kondo | 7.0 |
| 2013 | A Girl in the Apple Farm Movie | Mikami Tamao | |
| 2013 | Miroku Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2013 | The War and a Woman Movie | Nomura | 4.2 |
| 2012 | A Road Stained Crimson Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2011 | Smuggler Movie | Joe | 6.3 |
| 2011 | Everyday Mom Movie | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Gelatin Silver, Love Movie | Photographer | 6.5 |
| 2008 | Dreaming Awake Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2008 | R246 STORY Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2008 | Buyusenki Battle Chronicle Movie | Unknown character | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers! Movie | Shinji | 6.8 |
| 2006 | Sakuran Movie | Mitsunobu | 6.5 |
| 2006 | The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya Movie | Ensign Nagayo | 7.6 |
| 2006 | Angel Movie | Yoshikawa | 7.0 |
| 2005 | Detective Office 5: Another Story TV | Unknown character | |
| 2005 | Gina K Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2005 | Summer of Ubume Movie | Tatsumi Sekiguchi | 7.0 |
| 2004 | The Hidden Blade Movie | Munezô Katagiri | 7.4 |
| 2004 | Loved Gun Movie | Katsushi Hayamada | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Dead End Run Movie | Unknown character | 6.5 |
| 2003 | Worst by Chance Movie | Kazuo Hikita | 9.0 |
| 2003 | Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name Movie | Mike Yokohama | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Aiki Movie | Unknown character | 4.8 |
| 2002 | The Sea Is Watching Movie | Ryosuke | 5.8 |
| 2002 | The Private Detective Mike TV | Mike Hama | 8.5 |
| 2001 | Tampen Movie | Dead Man | |
| 2001 | Suicide Club Movie | Detective Shibusawa | 6.5 |
| 2001 | Pistol Opera Movie | Man Dressed in Black | 6.1 |
| 2001 | Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Movie | Tetsukichi | 6.8 |
| 2001 | Luxurious Bone Movie | Shintani | 5.1 |
| 2001 | Getting Wild with Our Monkey Movie | Sashi | 7.0 |
| 2001 | 0cm⁴ Movie | Takashi Maeda | 6.7 |
| 2001 | My Name Is Magokoro Movie | Taro Magokoro | |
| 2001 | Chloe Movie | Kotaro | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Stereo Future Movie | Keisuke Katsura | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Electric Dragon 80000V Movie | Thunderbolt Buddha | 6.9 |
| 2001 | Paradice Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2000 | Party 7 Movie | Shunichirô Miki | 6.7 |
| 2000 | Enclosed Pain Movie | Unknown character | 4.8 |
| 2000 | The Experimental Film Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1999 | Hakuchi: The Innocent Movie | Party Guest | 6.0 |
| 1998 | Beautiful Sunday Movie | Unknown character | 7.6 |
| 1998 | Glassy Ocean Movie | Narrator | 6.7 |
| 1998 | Three Businessmen Movie | Blind Man | 6.2 |
| 1997 | Abduction Movie | Ichiro Fuji | 8.5 |
| 1996 | The Rainbow Seeker Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1996 | Atlanta Boogie Movie | Unknown character | 5.5 |
| 1996 | A Class to Remember II Movie | Unknown character | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Flirt Movie | Hal's assistant | 6.2 |
| 1996 | Yûri Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1996 | The Trap Movie | Maiku Hama / Mikki | 6.8 |
| 1995 | BeRLiN Movie | Tetsuo | 9.0 |
| 1995 | The Stairway to the Distant Past Movie | Maiku Hama | 7.2 |
| 1995 | Cold Fever Movie | Hirata | 6.4 |
| 1994 | Powder Road Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1994 | The Most Terrible Time in My Life Movie | Maiku Hama | 7.5 |
| 1994 | Motorcycle Girl Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1992 | Tora-san Makes Excuses Movie | 龙介 | 8.0 |
| 1992 | Autumn Moon Movie | Tokio | 5.9 |
| 1992 | Original Sin Movie | Makoto Hirano | 5.0 |
| 1992 | 悪女 TV | Ishii Takahiro | |
| 1991 | My Sons Movie | Tetsuo | 7.8 |
| 1991 | Asian Beat: Shadow of Nocturne Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1991 | Asian Beat: Sunrise in Kampung Movie | Unknown character | 9.5 |
| 1991 | Asian Beat: Powder Road Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1991 | Asian Beat: Love from Temasek Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1991 | Asian Beat: I Love Nippon Movie | Unknown character | 9.2 |
| 1991 | Mourning Work Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1990 | Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1990 | Tales of the Bizarre TV | Unknown character | 7.8 |
| 1990 | Graduation TV | Unknown character | |
| 1990 | Defeat the Devil! Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1989 | Mystery Train Movie | Jun | 7.3 |
| 1989 | Oshare dorobō Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1988 | Mismatch - Miho & Shizuka Xmas Special Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1988 | Mama is an Idol! Special Final Chapter Movie | Kenichiro Mizusawa | 6.0 |
| 1987 | Space Girl Morumo 1/10 Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1987 | Mama Is an Idol TV | Kenichiro Mizusawa | 7.8 |
| 1986 | 時にはいっしょに TV | Unknown character | |
| 1984 | Radio City Fantasy Movie | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1983 | Miyuki Movie | Masato Wakamatsu | 8.5 |
| 1983 | P. P. Rider Movie | Jojo | 6.0 |
Crew (3)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One Movie | Screenplay · Writing | |
| 2004 | The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One Movie | Editor · Editing | |
| 2004 | The Thirsty Flower: Four by Four Equals One Movie | Director · Directing |
Latest releases
- Numb2026
- Yakushima's Illusion2025 / TMDB 7.6
- Hokusai's Daughter2025 / TMDB 7.8
- Gosh!!2025 / TMDB 4.0
- Last Shadow at First Light2025 / TMDB 6.0
- Kokuho2025 / TMDB 7.9
Questions about Masatoshi Nagase
What are Masatoshi Nagase's most successful films?
Masatoshi Nagase's most successful films include 'Mystery Train,' 'The Eel,' and 'Shutter Island,' showcasing his range from indie films to mainstream cinema.
Has Masatoshi Nagase won any awards?
Yes, Masatoshi Nagase has received multiple awards throughout his career, including the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance and various Best Actor accolades.
What was Masatoshi Nagase's first film?
Masatoshi Nagase made his film debut in the 1985 movie 'The Family Game,' which helped launch his acting career.
What is Masatoshi Nagase's acting style?
Masatoshi Nagase is known for his naturalistic acting style, often portraying complex characters with emotional depth and subtlety.
How did Masatoshi Nagase gain international recognition?
Nagase gained international recognition through his role in Jim Jarmusch's 'Mystery Train,' which introduced him to a wider audience.
What is Masatoshi Nagase's estimated net worth?
Masatoshi Nagase's estimated net worth is approximately $5 million, reflecting his successful career in acting.
Does Masatoshi Nagase have any children?
Yes, Masatoshi Nagase has one child, though the name has not been publicly disclosed.
What are some of Masatoshi Nagase's notable collaborations?
Nagase has collaborated with notable directors like Jim Jarmusch and Shohei Imamura, contributing to his reputation as a versatile actor.