Masahiko Nishimura has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Princess Mononoke.
CriticCrunch Career Percentile
Top 1%
Titles Scored
2
Highest-Ranked Title
Princess Mononoke (Top 1%)
Primary Role
Actor
Career Overview
By decade
Top 5%Top 6–25%Below 25%Unranked
Best Work
Top 7%
2 titles scored
By genre
Animation
2
Adventure
1
Fantasy
1
Drama
1
History
1
Titles can span multiple genres.
the vibe
Masahiko Nishimura’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, wistful, intense, layered, quiet
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto
