Nakanishi Manabu

Name: Nakanishi Manabu
Native name: 中西学
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: January 22, 1967
Age: 59

Manabu Nakanishi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Nakanishi hosts his own variety show called Nakanishi Land on TV Asahi. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2018	99.9: Criminal Lawyer Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2018, 9 eps [Cast in cooking TV show] (Ep.4) (Guest Role)	9	[Cast in cooking TV show] (Ep.4) Guest Role	8.3
2014	Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo N Japanese Drama, 2014, 9 eps [PE Teacher] (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	9	[PE Teacher] (Ep. 1) Guest Role	8.1
2013	Keibuho Yabe Kenzo 2 Japanese Drama, 2013, 8 eps Himself [Morning show host] (Ep.1, 5-6) (Guest Role)	8	Himself [Morning show host] (Ep.1, 5-6) Guest Role	7.6
2012	Ataru Japanese Drama, 2012, 11 eps Himself (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	11	Himself (Ep. 5) Guest Role	7.8
2010	Keibuho Yabe Kenzo Japanese Drama, 2010, 6 eps Himself [Inn guest] (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	6	Himself [Inn guest] (Ep. 1) Guest Role	7.4
2010	RYOMADEN Japanese Drama, 2010, 48 eps Maeda Hikoemon (Support Role)	48	Maeda Hikoemon Support Role	7.9
2008	Ryokiteki na Kanojo Japanese Drama, 2008, 11 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	11	(Ep. 1) Guest Role	7.1

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2018	Out & Out Japanese Movie, 2018, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.0
2018	My Dad is a Heel Wrestler Japanese Movie, 2018, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.6
2013	ATARU the First Love & the Last Kill Japanese Movie, 2013, [Hoyabooya mascot] (Guest Role)	[Hoyabooya mascot] Guest Role	7.4
2009	20th Century Boys 3: Redemption Japanese Movie, 2009, [Wrestler] (Guest Role)	[Wrestler] Guest Role	7.6
2007	Tokyo Serendipity Japanese Movie, 2007, Satan Gokokuji (Support Role)	Satan Gokokuji Support Role	6.7

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