Hideaki Nitani was born on January 28, 1930 in Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Aoi sanmyaku (1963), La submersion du Japon (1973) and Tokusô saizensen (1977). He was previously married to Yumi Shirakawa and ?. He died on January 7, 2012 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.