FrameThrower · Actors · Jinpachi Nezu
Jinpachi Nezu
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1980–1985
Born 1 December 1947 · Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan · died 29 December 2016
Jinpachi Nezu was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2010. He starred in the 1982 film Farewell to the Land, which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.
He died on 29 December 2016 in Tokyo of pneumonia. He had retired from acting after getting into a car accident and experiencing subsequent health problems, though he came out of retirement to reprise the character of Hizu in Gonin Saga at director Takashi Ishii's request. The film would be his last.
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1980–1985
- Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year1976
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Jinpachi takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 70% of their frames are day, 63% natural — the look of the work Jinpachi takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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