Mari Nishio

Mari Nishio (西尾 まり, Nishio Mari, born April 2, 1974) is a Japanese actress. Her real name is Mari Kitazawa (北澤 麻里, Kitazawa Mari). She was born in Tokyo and graduated from Asia University Faculty of Business Administration. She is managed by SIS Company. Her blood type is A and she is 158 cm tall. Her hobby is mountaineering. She made her debut in 1979 as a child actress under her real name in the TV series Kusa Moeru.

Dolls (2002)

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Miho Kanno  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Chieko Matsubara

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Miho Kanno  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Tatsuya Mihashi  •  Chieko Matsubara

Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

Tora-san Makes Excuses is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his love interest or "Madonna".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Masatoshi Nagase

Tora-san Makes Excuses is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko Goto as his love interest or "Madonna".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Masatoshi Nagase

Women's Dream of Amakusa: Revitalizing Geisha Town (2012)

Ushibuka in Amakusa City prospered a century ago with its fishing industry and red-light district, but has become Japan's fastest declining city. Homemaker Yumie wants to revive the town she loves, and invites her friends to realize an unusual plan at a former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inori
CAST:  Tomori Abe  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Miyuki Matsuda  •  Brother Tom

Ushibuka in Amakusa City prospered a century ago with its fishing industry and red-light district, but has become Japan's fastest declining city. Homemaker Yumie wants to revive the town she loves, and invites her friends to realize an unusual plan at a former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inori
CAST:  Tomori Abe  •  Kenichi Endo  •  Miyuki Matsuda  •  Brother Tom

The Matsugane Potshot Affair (2007)

When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Tamae Ando  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Hyōe Enoki  •  Setsuko Karasuma

When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Yamashita
CAST:  Tamae Ando  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Hyōe Enoki  •  Setsuko Karasuma

Wandering Home (2010)

War photjournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these problems Yasuyuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Yosuke Fujioka  •  Kurea Mori

War photjournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these problems Yasuyuki ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yōichi Higashi
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Hiromi Nagasaku  •  Yosuke Fujioka  •  Kurea Mori

Tokyo Babylon 1999 (1993)

Subaru is investigating the death of of a enemy, Kaneyama but before he died, he undertook a project, which was how to teach seven teenage girls how to use black magic to get revenge on people they don't like, but when one of the girls feels remorse, she is told by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Iida
CAST:  Toshihide Tonesaku  •  Mari Nishio  •  Shiho Kitatsuji  •  Aki Miyase

Subaru is investigating the death of of a enemy, Kaneyama but before he died, he undertook a project, which was how to teach seven teenage girls how to use black magic to get revenge on people they don't like, but when one of the girls feels remorse, she is told by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Iida
CAST:  Toshihide Tonesaku  •  Mari Nishio  •  Shiho Kitatsuji  •  Aki Miyase

Mesen (2010)

Akari Dojima (Yukie Nakama), an illustrator, is the third daughter of Chairman Dojima, the head of a construction company. During her childhood, she had an accident which left her crippled and forced her to spend her life in a motorized wheelchair. The sudden ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Yukie Nakama  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Kaoru Okunuki

Akari Dojima (Yukie Nakama), an illustrator, is the third daughter of Chairman Dojima, the head of a construction company. During her childhood, she had an accident which left her crippled and forced her to spend her life in a motorized wheelchair. The sudden ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toru Hayashi
CAST:  Yukie Nakama  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Fumiyo Kohinata  •  Kaoru Okunuki

Detective Conan Drama Special 2: Confrontation With the Men in Black (2007)

Shinichi Kudo returns as the young Conan to investigate a murderous letter sent to a beauty pageant winner who demands affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Okamoto Koichi
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Tomoka Kurokawa  •  Takanori Jinnai  •  Yuu Kashii

Shinichi Kudo returns as the young Conan to investigate a murderous letter sent to a beauty pageant winner who demands affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Okamoto Koichi
CAST:  Shun Oguri  •  Tomoka Kurokawa  •  Takanori Jinnai  •  Yuu Kashii

Hakuro no Shibijin (2004)

The wife of a famous resident of Kamakura awakens to carnal passion . . . And when her blood cools down it's because she's been murdered!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Yamamoto
CAST:  Ikko Furuya  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Kōji Shimizu  •  Mariko Okada

The wife of a famous resident of Kamakura awakens to carnal passion . . . And when her blood cools down it's because she's been murdered!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Yamamoto
CAST:  Ikko Furuya  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Kōji Shimizu  •  Mariko Okada

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2018)

A police detective Shoukokuji Ryuuya from the first section of Metropolitan Police Department is tasked to investigate the murder case of a woman which takes place at a grand party held by a big-time actress but faces the hurdle of finding the true culprit among ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Ikki Sawamura  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa  •  Erena Mizusawa  •  Naomi Zaizen

A police detective Shoukokuji Ryuuya from the first section of Metropolitan Police Department is tasked to investigate the murder case of a woman which takes place at a grand party held by a big-time actress but faces the hurdle of finding the true culprit among ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Ikki Sawamura  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa  •  Erena Mizusawa  •  Naomi Zaizen

Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000)

Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown complacent after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Shigeru Izumiya  •  Hairi Katagiri

Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown complacent after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Miki Nakatani  •  Atsuro Watabe  •  Shigeru Izumiya  •  Hairi Katagiri

Marriage Ring (2007)

TheForbidden pure love story, based on the original work of Junichi Watanabe. Chitani Moriya is an ordinary 25-year-old office worker who is driven by a marriage desire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Shichiri
CAST:  Megumi Kobashi  •  Naoki Hosaka  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Shin Yazawa

TheForbidden pure love story, based on the original work of Junichi Watanabe. Chitani Moriya is an ordinary 25-year-old office worker who is driven by a marriage desire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Shichiri
CAST:  Megumi Kobashi  •  Naoki Hosaka  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Shin Yazawa

Odd Detective 15 (2017)

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the living room ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Shirō Itō  •  Michiko Hada  •  Masanori Ishii  •  Hisahiro Ogura

Overprotected Kahoko: 2018 Love & Dream (2018)

Set one year after drama series "Overprotected Kahoko." Kahoko is busy running her daycare center "Kahoko House" and also doing housework. Things at work and home are not going smoothly. "Kahoko House" is in financial difficulties and she isn't very good with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Higurashi
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Saburo Tokito

Set one year after drama series "Overprotected Kahoko." Kahoko is busy running her daycare center "Kahoko House" and also doing housework. Things at work and home are not going smoothly. "Kahoko House" is in financial difficulties and she isn't very good with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Higurashi
CAST:  Mitsuki Takahata  •  Ryoma Takeuchi  •  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Saburo Tokito

警視庁科学捜査研究所-文書鑑定の女- (2002)

Yuka (Michiko Hada), a document appraisal engineer at the Institute of Scientific Research, sees a young woman fall from a building. By the time Yuka rushed to the scene, the woman was already dead and had something like a suicide note in her hand. You can feel the ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Michiko Hada  •  Ken Ishiguro  •  Mari Nishio  •  Ryuichiro Nishioka

Yuka (Michiko Hada), a document appraisal engineer at the Institute of Scientific Research, sees a young woman fall from a building. By the time Yuka rushed to the scene, the woman was already dead and had something like a suicide note in her hand. You can feel the ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Michiko Hada  •  Ken Ishiguro  •  Mari Nishio  •  Ryuichiro Nishioka

友達 (2021)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kosuke Suzuki  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Kazuyuki Asano

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kosuke Suzuki  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kento Hayashi  •  Kazuyuki Asano

The Welkin (2022)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yoh Yoshida  •  Sakurako Ohara  •  Kiyo Hasegawa  •  Masayo Umezawa

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yoh Yoshida  •  Sakurako Ohara  •  Kiyo Hasegawa  •  Masayo Umezawa