Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

1983-05-09 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan 63 Credits

Biography

Ryuhei Matsuda (松田 龍平, Matsuda Ryūhei, born 9 May 1983) is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in Taboo and the rock star Ren Honjo in Nana. At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshima's 1999 film Taboo. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star, earning him a Japanese Academy award "Newcomer of the Year", as well as "Blu...

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Transcending Dimensions

Transcending Dimensions

2025

as Shinno

Acting

Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious facility in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcere...

Who Were We?

Who Were We?

2024

as Ao

2.0
Acting

On Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in the facility and takes the woman to her home. The woman...

Ichigeki

Ichigeki

2023

as Shimada Konosuke

6.0
Acting

The drama depicts the exploits of the “Ichigeki Hishikkitai”, a special combat unit formed by farmers to deal with the "Imperial Robbers" and the "Imp...

ZOKKI

ZOKKI

2021

as Fujimura

7.3
Acting

Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puerile potty jokes that punctuate the characters' dai...

Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord

Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord

2021

as Shibata Katsuie

8.0
Acting

Drama set in the historical Warring States Era of Japan. Tokaido name Imagawa Yoshimoto personally led his army to invade Owari Province territory, no...

The Day of Destruction

The Day of Destruction

2020

as Mr. Shinno

5.6
Acting

Seven years ago, a mysterious monster was found deep in a rural coal mine. Since then, rumors of a plague spread through the small town, and people ex...

Beneath the Shadow

Beneath the Shadow

2020

as Hiasa Norihiro

6.0
Acting

From coworkers to close friends, Konno and Hiasa drift apart. When Hiasa goes missing, Konno must face what he didn’t say in time.

A Stranger in Shanghai

A Stranger in Shanghai

2019

as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

9.0
Acting

China is tumultuous in 1921 when the famed Japanese author of "Rashōmon", Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, visits Shanghai as a correspondent. Here he encounters ...

Wolf's Calling

Wolf's Calling

2019

as Samurai

6.6
Acting

A girl finds an old handgun in her attic and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai (a stellar cast of actors joined by the 20-perso...

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

2018

as Shoji Segawa

7.0
Acting

Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tou...

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018

as Junior Scientist 4 / Bartender (voice)

7.9
Acting

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must ...

The Scythian Lamb

The Scythian Lamb

2018

as Ichirō Miyakoshi

6.2
Acting

Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by ...

The Last Shot in the Bar

The Last Shot in the Bar

2017

as Takada

7.6
Acting

In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.

Before We Vanish

Before We Vanish

2017

as Shinji Kase

6.5
Acting

Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally...

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter

2017

as Zenjiro Ikeda

8.0
Acting

Oei, later known as Katsushika Oi, was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei bec...

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

2017

as Tomoyuki

6.7
Acting

Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction...

My Uncle

My Uncle

2016

as Uncle

6.3
Acting

Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. ...

The Magnificent Nine

The Magnificent Nine

2016

as Moku Kayaba

5.3
Acting

Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future o...

The Mohican Comes Home

The Mohican Comes Home

2016

as Eikichi Tamura

6.1
Acting

Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to ...

A Farewell to Jinu

A Farewell to Jinu

2015

as Takeharu Takami

5.8
Acting

Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a...

Disconcerto

Disconcerto

2014

as Haruhiko Gyoten

6.5
Acting

Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school cl...

The Raid 2

The Raid 2

2014

as Keiichi

7.6
Acting

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goe...

My Little Sweet Pea

My Little Sweet Pea

2013

as Norio Koiwa

6.2
Acting

It isn't easy to find a dream to chase when you're young, but Mugiko has one: she can't wait to become an anime voice actress. Saving up for classes w...

Detective in the Bar 2

Detective in the Bar 2

2013

as Takada

7.7
Acting

A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for in...

The Great Passage

The Great Passage

2013

as Mitsuya Majime

7.2
Acting

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage....

A Chorus of Angels

A Chorus of Angels

2012

as Isamu

6.7
Acting

Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later fo...

I'm Flash!

I'm Flash!

2012

as Bodyguard

6.2
Acting

Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a ca...

Phone Call to the Bar

Phone Call to the Bar

2011

as Takada

7.2
Acting

In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favourite...

Tada's Do-It-All House

Tada's Do-It-All House

2011

as Haruhiko Gyoten

6.5
Acting

In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both ...

Boys on the Run

Boys on the Run

2010

as Aoyama

5.2
Acting

A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.

Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi

Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi

2009

Acting
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

2009

Acting

Documentary on the life of actor Yusaku Matsuda. This is a documentary film produced on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the birth of actor Yus...

Kanikôsen

Kanikôsen

2009

as Shinjo

6.2
Acting

On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not co...

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

2009

as Ikuta

6.0
Acting

In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.

The Vulture

The Vulture

2009

as Osamu Nishino

8.0
Acting

A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Jap...

Nobody To Watch Over Me

Nobody To Watch Over Me

2009

as Shogo Mishima

6.1
Acting

A 15-year-old girl forced into police protection to escape from the journalistic hordes after her brother is arrested for murder.

Can't Protect Anyone

2009

Acting
Nightmare Detective 2

Nightmare Detective 2

2008

as Kyoichi Kagenuma

6.1
Acting

A story of the unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated.

Life Can Be So Wonderful

Life Can Be So Wonderful

2007

as Shuichi

7.0
Acting

Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.

The Suicide Song

The Suicide Song

2007

as Riku Nagase

5.2
Acting

Original story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari) series. As the project was in development with an idea...

Tokyo Serendipity

Tokyo Serendipity

2007

as Takashi Ohno

5.9
Acting

Yui, a college student, moves in to her first own apartment, where she begins her new independent life in a big city. Soon after, the upstairs neighbo...

The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker

The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker

2007

as Kawasaki

6.9
Acting

A university student finds himself wrapped up in the bizarre world of his next door neighbor, learning about his history and relationship with a girl ...

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi

2007

as Tatsuji

5.5
Acting

Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly s...

Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective

2007

as Kyoichi Kagenuma

6.0
Acting

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.

Chosyu Five

Chosyu Five

2006

as Yozo Yamao

Acting

Fictionalised account of the story of the he Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) who travelled to and studied in Britain in 1863 while Japan was still u...

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006

as Jun Ariyoshi

6.5
Acting

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, th...

Nana

Nana

2005

as Ren Honjou

6.8
Acting

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Desp...

Demon Pond

Demon Pond

2005

6.6
Acting

The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken ...

Rampo Noir

Rampo Noir

2005

as Tarô Hirai (segment "Caterpillar")

5.7
Acting

An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.

Synesthesia

Synesthesia

2005

as Kaoru Homura

3.7
Acting

Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish ...

Otakus in Love

Otakus in Love

2004

as Mon Aoki

5.5
Acting

Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.

Izo

Izo

2004

as His Highness

6.1
Acting

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Inst...

Cutie Honey

Cutie Honey

2004

as NSA Client

6.3
Acting

When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Me...

Karaoke Terror

Karaoke Terror

2003

as Ishihara

6.0
Acting

One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and...

Happiness in August

2003

Acting

Teru, a 17-year-old high school student, goes to live at a relative's house in Okinawa after the death of his mother. He becomes aware of a mysterious...

9 Souls

9 Souls

2003

as Michiru Kaneko

6.5
Acting

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner...

Age 17

Age 17

2003

as Book Boy

Acting

Seventeen-year-old Ako works part-time in a cabaret club late at night. Because of this, she falls asleep in school every day. In the new semester, sh...

Collage of Our Lives

Collage of Our Lives

2003

as Masato Segawa

6.2
Acting

A young cameraman receives a letter from an old girlfriend, announcing that she is to hold a photo exhibition in the United States. Having heard rumor...

Blue Spring

Blue Spring

2001

as Kujo

7.1
Acting

Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desp...

Run Ichiro Run

Run Ichiro Run

2001

as Ryu Mochizuki

7.0
Acting

Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the peopl...

Love Ghost

Love Ghost

2001

as Shibayama Ryuuhei

5.7
Acting

Teenager Midori's family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. ...

The 300 million yen robbery

The 300 million yen robbery

2000

Acting

The 300 million yen robbery (San Oku En Jiken), also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident,was the single largest heist in Japanese history ...

Taboo

Taboo

1999

as Sozaburo Kano

6.6
Acting

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interperso...