Toshiyuki Nishida (西田 ... Award for Best Actor for Get Up! and Tsuribaka Nisshi 14 (2003). Outside Japan he is best known for his role as Pigsy (Cho Hakkai) in Monkey.

Toshiyuki Nishida, a prizewinning Japanese actor known for his unpretentious performances in numerous smash hit TV dramas and films, has died at his home in Tokyo, his office said Thursday. He was 76.

Japanese actor Toshiyuki Nishida, known for his roles in works including “Beyond Outrage” and “Tsuribaka Nisshi,” was found dead at his residence in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 76.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering, those sideburns he sported in Monkey weren’t real. The role of the young male monk was played by female actor ... 27. Toshiyuki Nishida played Pigsy ...

The series starred Masako Natsume as the priest Tripitaka, Masaaki Sakai as Monkey, Toshiyuki Nishida as Pigsy and Shiro Kishibe ... The original cast of Monkey Magic. Is it a cultural curiosity ...

TOKYO -- Japanese actor Toshiyuki Nishida, famed for roles in TV, film and on the stage spanning decades, has passed away at age 76, it was learned on Oct. 17. A native of Fukushima Prefecture ...

Toshiyuki Nishida, the actor who played Hama-chan ... The memorable characters he played range from Hama-chan to Cho Hakkai (Pigsy) in “Monkey,” Genta Ikenaga, and the bureau chief in ...

The Arthur Waley translation is the best English version. Nishida certainly introduced Eastern mythology to a western audience and the story might have even helped convert some people with its ...

Oh, and just in case you were wondering, those sideburns he sported in Monkey weren’t real. The role of the young male monk was played by female actor ... 27. Toshiyuki Nishida played Pigsy ...

Veteran actor Toshiyuki Nishida, best known for playing the lovable office worker obsessed with fishing in the “Tsuribaka Nisshi” (Free and Easy) film series, died on Oct. 17. He was 76.