The Best Kō Nishimura Movies, Ranked
79 credits from 1956 to 2002, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Bad Sleep Well (1960) with $47K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Latest Kō Nishimura Movies
The most recent films Kō Nishimura is credited on, newest first — starting with The Men Who Made Ultraman (1989). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Men Who Made Ultraman 1989 · Eiji Tsuburaya -
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988 · Makoto Nishimura -
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo 1982 · Drama -
The Old Bear Hunter 1982 · Heizo Sekiguchi -
The Claws of the Divine Beast 1980 · Mystery -
Nomugi Pass 1979 · Drama -
The Strangling 1979 · Yasuzo Kariba -
Nutcracker Fantasy 1979 · Uncle / Street Singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice) -
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo 1978 · Mamo (voice) -
The Incident 1978 · Goichi Ômura -
Hokuriku Proxy War 1977 · Mr. Yasuhara -
Japan’s Don 1977 · Kahe Shimabara
The Best Kō Nishimura Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kō Nishimura films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kō Nishimura movie?
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) made the most at the box office, with $47K worldwide, followed by The Burmese Harp (1956) with $33.8K. Together, Kō Nishimura's films with box office figures have made $80.8K.
What is the best Kō Nishimura thriller movie?
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) is the best-rated of Kō Nishimura's thriller films. In other genres: The Burmese Harp (war).
What is the newest Kō Nishimura movie?
The newest film on Kō Nishimura's filmography is Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Bad Sleep Well’ (2002), with Kō Nishimura as Self (voice).
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