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