Manabu Nakanishi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 22, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Manabu Nakanishi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who was primarily associated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time G1 Climax winner and three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. Nakanishi has always stayed based in Japan, but has wrestled for various other promotions including World Championship Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1. Nakanishi's career slowly declined after a spinal injury in 2011, but he continued to wrestle for a further nine years, before retiring on February 22, 2020. In 1992, Nakanishi won bronze in freestyle wrestling at the Asian Championships. Later that year, he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and placed eleventh.
Known For
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
Tokyo Serendipity
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
New Japan Pro Wrestling
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
NJPW Destruction 2013
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
Filmography
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
TV · 1 ep
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Movie · as Himself
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
TV · as P.E. teacher · 1 ep
NJPW Destruction 2013
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Movie · as Himself
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Dominion 6.22
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Dominion 6.19
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
Movie
NJPW Resolution 2009
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Destruction 2009
Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
Tokyo Serendipity
Movie · as Satan Gokokuji
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
Movie
NJPW Nexess
Movie
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
Movie
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
Movie
NJPW The Spiral
Movie
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
Movie
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
Movie · as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Final Dome
Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Movie · as Kurasawa
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Movie · as Kurasawa
WCW World War 3 1995
Movie · as Kurasawa
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
TV · as P.E. teacher · 1 ep
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Movie
Clash of the Champions
TV · as Kurasawa · 1 ep
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV · as Manabu Nakanishi, Mascara Don · 656 eps