Today's Hidetoshi Nishijima has gone through half a hundred years and has entered the mature age of 51 years old, but he still shines on the big screen with his excellent acting skills, especially in the movie "Drive My Car", which made him successfully win the Oscar for Best Actor.
This outstanding adaptation of Haruki Murakami's classic novel has not only won many awards such as the Top 10 of the Year Film Booklet and Best Film at the Tokyo Film Festival, but also won Japan the highest honor of the Oscar for Best International Film after a 13-year absence.
Hidetoshi Nishijima's superb performance in the film undoubtedly left a deep impression on the audience. Although he is over half a hundred years old, he can still climb to the peak of his acting skills, which is really amazing.
Perhaps it is precisely because of his arduous journey from an idol star to a powerful actor that he can shine so brightly at this stage.
This former idol is now finally standing at the peak of show business and has won warm praise from the majority of fans. As a result, there was a wave of "Nishijima Hidejun Craze" on the Internet, and countless netizens left messages praising him: "Uncle is so handsome!", "At the age of 51, his figure is even better than that of a young man!" "I look forward to my uncle continuing to write wonderful chapters on the international stage in the future!" His never-say-die enthusiasm and persistent pursuit of perfect interpretation of the role will surely lead the Asian superstar to create new glories in the international film industry.
Looking back at Hidetoshi Nishijima's artistic career, we have to mention that important moment in 1992. That year, at the age of 21, he set foot in the entertainment industry for the first time and accidentally walked through the door of a talent show company in Tokyo.
At that time, Nishijima was tall and straight, with a handsome and chic face, a pair of bright eyes full of vitality, although a little young and immature, but in his bones revealed a rare masculine beauty.
Just a few months later, Hidetoshi Nishijima ushered in his first TV series performance opportunity - "Criminal Innocent 5". Although he was only 21 years old at the time, this debut film catapulted him to an overnight fame and quickly became the center of attention.
Immediately afterwards, the production team of the popular idol drama "Love White Paper" intends to push Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takuya Kimura, who has already emerged as "Japan's most handsome male god", to a new stage.
They play the role of a campus bully and a gentle scholar respectively, one is ruthless and the other is sunny and handsome, which perfectly interprets the image of the characters in the play.
Upon its release, the show's astonishing ratings jumped to a staggering 31.9%, setting a new record for an unprecedented number of people in the history of Japanese television! This phenomenal drama not only conquered audiences all over Japan, but also caused an incredible response throughout Asia, with countless teenagers obsessively revering Hidetoshi Nishijima and Takuya Kimura as their goddesses and idols!
That's it, Hidejun Nishijima, who is only 21 years old, became popular overnight because of this drama, successfully became a high-profile top celebrity, and officially started his road to idol superstardom.
However, although he became famous by relying on the broadcast of "Love White Paper", Hidetoshi Nishijima's popularity soared into the sky like a rocket and reached his peak, but deep in his heart, his endless desire for performing arts far exceeded the depth that the title of "King of Idol Dramas" could carry.
What he really yearns for is to become a powerful actor who can withstand the baptism of time through his unremitting efforts.
Therefore, in 1995, when everyone was talking about this "new generation of beautiful male idols", Hidetoshi Nishijima made a big surprise.
He did not hesitate to reject the idol drama resources carefully planned for him by the company, and instead chose to devote himself to the world of independent films and niche stage plays, bravely challenging various types of roles.
In the face of strong opposition from the company and die-hard fans, Hidetoshi Nishijima's determination is unbreakable. He knows very well that if he continues to stay in the comfort zone of idol dramas, one day he will be labeled as an "idol based only on his appearance", and this is definitely not what he is pursuing.
He aspires to grow into a truly powerful actor through rigorous acting skills, even if the road is full of thorns and the light is temporarily dimmed.
After retiring from mainstream idol dramas, Hidetoshi Nishijima devoted himself to the creation of unpopular independent works. The filming process of these film and television dramas is long and arduous, and the actors often need to modify the script on the spot, which requires extremely high acting skills.
However, it was undoubtedly an opportunity for Nishijima, who was eager to show his talents, and his love for acting was like a blazing fire.
He is no longer bound by fixed lines and plot settings, and all performances rely on improvisation, giving him more room to dig deeper and shape the multifaceted character of the character.
This period of tempering played a crucial role in laying a solid foundation for his performance.
In 2010, when the actor was faced with a new and daunting challenge, he fearlessly accepted the invitation to the film "Goodbye, Someday", in which he successfully played the three very different stages of the actor's life.
In order to present the most perfect artistic effect to the audience, Hidetoshi Nishijima deliberately had an in-depth discussion with the director, and they jointly decided that he would go all out to create these three characters with distinct personalities and characteristics.
From a vibrant rock singer, to an entrepreneur with a successful career but a confused heart, to an old man who has entered his old age, he needs to quickly complete the transformation of his role in a short period of time.
Perhaps the most difficult challenge is that in order to create an elderly character, Hidetoshi Nishijima had to increase his weight by 13 kilograms in a short period of time to reach the standard of 75 kilograms.
For him, who has always attached great importance to body management and healthy eating, this is undoubtedly a huge test.
However, in order to achieve this "fattening goal", Hidetoshi Nishijima firmly embarked on the "road of weight gain". He has to consume more than 2,500 calories a day, and staple foods and protein-rich meats such as beef and lamb become his main foods, and no matter how busy he is, he resolutely does not allow himself to relax in the slightest.
During the day, when he was filming other scenes on the set, whenever he had a little free time, he immediately threw himself into weightlifting training, and took practical actions to increase the protein and fat levels in his body.
Hidetoshi Nishijima gritted his teeth and persevered, and finally successfully increased his weight to 75 kilograms under the stunned eyes of the director and staff.
After the filming of the elderly characters, the shooting of the middle-aged and young people followed. Hidetoshi Nishijima fell into a "weight loss frenzy" again, and in less than 30 days, he successfully reduced his weight from 75 kg to 60 kg, completing an eye-catching "metamorphosis".
After the filming of the whole film was completed, all the staff were impressed by the performance of Hidetoshi Nishijima. No other actor has been able to achieve such a drastic weight change in such a short period of time.
All of this is a true portrayal of his persistent pursuit of performing arts and his dedication to character building.
Since retiring from the mainstream idol drama stage, Hidetoshi Nishijima has devoted himself to independent film and television production and niche drama clubs. Despite the meager remuneration and near-zero exposure of these works, he is still steadfast in pursuing his artistic dreams, focusing on the study of character performance techniques in unpopular works.
Such a difficult but precious experience allowed Hidetoshi Nishijima to meet the well-known director Takeshi Kitano, two like-minded artists who hit it off at first sight, and their love for acting coincided.
So, they worked together to create the film "Doll", in which Hidetoshi Nishijima brought to life a ruthless and self-controlled killer character, leaving audiences amazed by his new on-screen image.
This film was not only nominated for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, but also made Hidetoshi Nishijima stand out in the international film scene, and there is no doubt that it was his unremitting efforts and fearless courage on the difficult road of transformation that made him successfully knock on the door to the throne of a powerful actor at the age of 30.
In the years since, Hidetoshi Nishijima has shone in many works with his superb acting skills, winning unanimous praise from industry insiders and the audience.
Although he once said goodbye to the mainstream stage for a short time, his popularity and charm have not been affected in the slightest, but have become more and more precipitated and sublimated over time, he has always been firmly at the top of various rankings such as "the most handsome uncle" and "the most wanted to be embraced" in the Japanese entertainment industry, and has never even shown signs of decline.
The reasons behind this are actually not complicated. As a representative of the Internet celebrity face leading the trend of the new era, Yutaka Takenouchi's appearance should have caused more controversy, but Hidetoshi Nishijima's handsome face and charming body proportions have undoubtedly withstood the baptism of time.
What's even more rare is that despite entering the age of knowing his destiny, Hidetoshi Nishijima still sticks to himself, and through a highly disciplined lifestyle, he has developed an excellent posture, his health is far beyond that of his peers, and even at the age of 50, his muscle lines are still clearly visible, showing an incredibly strong physique.
Hidetoshi Nishijima, a famous Japanese actor, is unsparing in revealing his unique and effective way of shaping his body, whether he is riding with a bucket in hand or exercising his diet and exercise routines with precision and rigor in those seemingly ordinary days.
It is true that it is these inconspicuous details of life that have made him always in impeccable and best condition for a long time!
There is no doubt that he has become a model for the majority of Japanese men to learn and imitate!