Actor Masatoshi Nagase was widely known for his presence on the silver screen. Nagase's earliest roles were in film, including the Tatsuya Fuji action movie "Shonben Raidaa" (1984), "Mystery Train" (1989) and "I Love Nippon" (1991). He also appeared in "Shinde Mo II" (1992) and "Autumn Moon" (1992). His film career continued throughout the nineties in productions like "Wana" (1996), "Cold Fever" (1996) and "Beautiful Sunday, Happy Go Lucky" (1998). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Chloe" (2001), "Jisatsu Circle" (2002) and "The Hidden Blade" (2006). He also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "Sakuran" (2007) with Anna Tsuchiya. Nagase most recently acted in "Smuggler" (2014).